When will we start seeing Hard drives with 8mb cache in stores

[Joyride]

I mean like that Western Digital at Dell that has so many up in arms?

Also when will other brands get in gear?

 

[tweakmm]

you know you can buy the WD in stores right?

 

[gopunk]

dell had the WD one for 125 for a short period of time... just got mine today preparing for a nice clean install... picking software to burn.

 

[Evadman]

Sometime around when the world crashes into the Sun.

Or next week.

 

[Joyride]

<< you know you can buy the WD in stores right? >>


Where at?



<< since it doesn't improve performance dramatically >>


Got any benchmarks on this or know where to find them?

 

[etech]

Got any benchmarks on this or know where to find them?

storagereview.com/

 

[slicksilver]

<< I mean like that Western Digital at Dell that has so many up in arms?

Also when will other brands get in gear? >>


What's the advantage of having an 8MB guys? How better is it that 2 MB ? and does it affect performance by a huge margin?

Raj

 

[Viper GTS]

I can get them locally, & I got two in the mail last week from Dell.



.12 TB of bliss.

Storage Review's take on them

Viper GTS

 

[Evadman]

<< I can get them locally, & I got two in the mail last week from Dell.



.12 TB of bliss.

Viper GTS >>



Wouldn't 2 be .24 TB of Bliss?

 

[Viper GTS]

<<

<< I can get them locally, & I got two in the mail last week from Dell.



.12 TB of bliss.

Viper GTS >>



Wouldn't 2 be .24 TB of Bliss? >>



One was for my roommate.

Viper GTS

 

[tweakmm]

<<

<< you know you can buy the WD in stores right? >>


Where at?
>>


wherever viper gets them from

 

[Viper GTS]

$100 more than I paid for mine, but you can get them locally

Viper GTS

 

[Cyberian]

<< When will we start seeing Hard drives with 8mb cache in stores >>

My first hard drive wasn't that big.

 

[Hamburgerpimp]

I've seen Intel Mobos with Serial ATA HD connectors. No Serial ATA HDs though.

 

[Viper GTS]

<< I've seen Intel Mobos with Serial ATA HD connectors. No Serial ATA HDs though. >>



Didn't they have adapters they were using to show off the controllers at conventions?

If you could get a couple of those...



Viper GTS

 

[Hamburgerpimp]

Goody Gumdrops, thanks for the link Viper, I'm gonna be in Tigard tomorrow. I'll have to visit the store if they allow pickup. And Tax Free!!

 

[Joyride]

Well that information is eye opening

I ordered mine Thursday at 10 pm hopeing to get it Friday with next business day shipping. It didn't come (no big surprise)

What way does Dell ship

I guess I won't have to look around town for an as good or better HD I'll just suck it up with no computer (other then g/fs POS) until I get my new HD

Thanks guys (and gals)

 

[jaeger66]

Fry's sells OEM and retail 8MB WD drives. The boxed ones have a silver sticker on the front indicating the 8MB. They had a whole stack of the 80 and 100 GB ones a few days ago.

 

[etech]

Cyberian
My first hard drive wasn't that big.

What system and hard drive was that? Even the first IBM XT's came with a 10meg harddrive.

 

[Joyride]

<< Fry's sells OEM and retail 8MB WD drives. The boxed ones have a silver sticker on the front indicating the 8MB. They had a whole stack of the 80 and 100 GB ones a few days ago. >>



To bad the closest Fry's is about 3 states and over 600 miles away

 

[jaeger66]

<<
To bad the closest Fry's is about 3 states and over 600 miles away >>


Don't shoot the messenger, it's not my fault that you live in the middle of nowhere.

 

[Joyride]

<< Don't shoot the messenger, it's not my fault that you live in the middle of nowhere. >>



Don't worry I'm out of ammo.
Ah the good old Midwest home of Circuit City (2 hours away though),Compusa and Best Buy

 

[Squisher]

<<

<<
To bad the closest Fry's is about 3 states and over 600 miles away >>


Don't shoot the messenger, it's not my fault that you live in the middle of nowhere. >>



Fry's/Outpost has the 120GB in stock($269).

 

[Joyride]

I ordered mine for about 210 somehow I didnt get the $20 off 199 coupon

Even though the 10% still kept it over 199

Anyway