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  1. mariusz03

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    I have no idea what to buy I mean there are so many of them and each gets great reviews. I need your opinion on what hard drive to buy up to 150$, the best hard drive in your opinion.
     
    mariusz03, Aug 27, 2005
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  2. ddp

    ddp Moderator Staff Member

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    ide ot sata drives??
     
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    UDMA-133
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    200GB Maxtor Diamond Max® 10 7200RPM 9ms OEM - 16Mb Cache - 3 Year Manufacturer Warranty $119.99

    250GB Maxtor Diamond Max® 10 7200RPM 9ms OEM - 16Mb Cache - 3 Year Manufacturer Warranty $144.99

    SATA2-150
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    200GB Maxtor Diamond Max® 10 7200RPM 9ms OEM - 16Mb Cache - 3 Year Manufacturer Warranty $129.99

    250GB Maxtor Diamond Max® 10 7200RPM 9ms OEM - 16Mb Cache - 3 Year Manufacturer Warranty $154.99

    Looks like an extra $10 bucks for SATA.
    You can't go wrong with any of these drives mariusz03.
    Are you in USA? These prices are Canadian.

    http://www.pccanada.com/inventory.asp?cat=HARD DRIVES
     
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  4. mariusz03

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    I have no idea what ide or sata is and I read somewhere that he diamond maxtor break down easily.
     
    mariusz03, Aug 28, 2005
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  5. ddp

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    i prefer maxtor over wd but you do get a 3yr warranty.
     
    ddp, Aug 28, 2005
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  6. mariusz03

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    I have narrowed my search to these hard drives and I am stuck. Which one is better
    DiamondMax 10 6L300S0 300GB Hard Drive (Serial ATA-150, 7,200 RPM, 16MB) or
    Caviar SE16 250GB Hard Drive (Serial ATA II, 7,200RPM, 16MB)
    I am looking for a hard drive for storing movies ,music,dvds and multimedia in general. I also burn a lot of dvds and need a hard drive that can multitask.
     
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    do you have sata on your motherboard to handle 1 of these drives. it's the cpu that does multi-tasking not the hd.
     
    ddp, Aug 28, 2005
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  8. mariusz03

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    I don't know how do I check and even if I don't I can buy an interface card.
     
    mariusz03, Aug 28, 2005
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  9. ddp

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    check your user guide or motherboard manual.
     
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    I need to get a new hard drive too. I need ide, not sata. I was shootin 4 120 2 160. Does the cache size really make that much of difference? I have heard good and bad 4 both the wd and maxtors. What about seagate? Thanx.
     
    Ustop, Aug 28, 2005
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  11. webhedreg

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    I can't recommend either drive on experience, but owning both WD and maxtor drives, and having both makes go fawlty, I have found both companies very easy to deal with on returns and can recommend both on that side of things.
     
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    i've had no problem with seagate & the amount of cache does help the hd run smoother & faster.
     
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