which hard drive?

paulpaul
Posted:
in General Discussion edited January 2014
ummm... http://store.yahoo.com/livewarehouse...de---eide.html

those are some NICE prices.... but im having trouble deciding... should I go $100 for 120 (IBM) or $205 for 200 (WD) gaaaah! help!

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  • Reply 1 of 8
    cybermonkeycybermonkey Posts: 604member
    Quote:

    Originally posted by Paul

    ummm... http://store.yahoo.com/livewarehouse...de---eide.html

    those are some NICE prices.... but im having trouble deciding... should I go $100 for 120 (IBM) or $205 for 200 (WD) gaaaah! help!



    how much space do you need is the key. There both fast drives so ask yourself how much cash you have to spare and how much space do you need.
  • Reply 2 of 8
    agent302agent302 Posts: 974member
    Quote:

    Originally posted by Paul

    ummm... http://store.yahoo.com/livewarehouse...de---eide.html

    those are some NICE prices.... but im having trouble deciding... should I go $100 for 120 (IBM) or $205 for 200 (WD) gaaaah! help!



    What type of computer are you putting it in? Unless the comp supports ATA-6, you'll only be able to read drives up to 137 GB.
  • Reply 3 of 8
    paulpaul Posts: 5,278member
    im putting them into a firewire enclosure... so i can address all 200 gigs if i want...

    the hd will be for all different types of things.... DV, mp3, games... you name it... probably lots of video from eyeTV... i think i will need all the space i can get... ive always been short on room, it would be nice to not have to worry about it anymore...



    but the thing is, by the time i fill up 120 gigs, 200 hds should be common right?....
  • Reply 4 of 8
    lucaluca Posts: 3,833member
    Go for the 200. You know you want it.
  • Reply 5 of 8
    junkyard dawgjunkyard dawg Posts: 2,801member
    Why not spend the $200 on two IBM 120 GB drives instead of one Maxtor drive? That way you get more space, and there's the possibility of RAID.
  • Reply 6 of 8
    billybobskybillybobsky Posts: 1,914member
    Quote:

    Originally posted by Junkyard Dawg

    Why not spend the $200 on two IBM 120 GB drives instead of one Maxtor drive? That way you get more space, and there's the possibility of RAID.



    arent ibms notoriously bad (at least recently) for failures etc...
  • Reply 7 of 8
    roborobo Posts: 469member
    ^^ Man, i'm so tired of hearing 'IBM's are bad.. they always die, blah blah'.

    IBM had a bad batch of drives (the 60 and 75GXP models) a few years ago, which did have serious problems. The current models are several generations apart from these problem drives, and work extremely well. In fact, IBM drive quality is usually a bit better than Maxtor or Western Digital, IMO. Ragging on IBM drives now is like ragging on the 12" Powerbook because of the problems with the 5300c back in 1997.





    Paul - using two 120GB drives in a Firewire enclosure is actually a great idea, if you don't need to carry the enclosure around with you. I recently built two drive RAID/JBOD setup with two IBM/Hitachi 120GXP drives (bought slightly used for $80 each) in this enclosure: http://www.compgeeks.com/details.asp?invtid=MAP-302F-01



    It's a killer price ($49.95), and a very nice enclosure, using an Oxford 911 chip. The large fan actually runs quieter than the small fans in most single drive enclosures.



    -robo
  • Reply 8 of 8
    paulpaul Posts: 5,278member
    actually thats the exact enclosure i had just purchased

    im leaning toward one 120 now another one later if needed... IBM it is



    just ordered a 120... now i am kicking myself for not getting 2... \ oh well...
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