phyllis

Maxtor 120 GB @39.99
*rebate expires 03/18/05

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TheFeniX

Not bad, but it only spins at 5400 and not 7200.

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asch

yeah, it's only 5400 rpm and ATA-133. Much better deals out there.

phyllis

I'll have to look around then, I need something for storage, and wasn't to concerned about the rpms particularly.
In the big scheme of things does that rpm difference make a noticible diff. in performance ?

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=DdogG=

negligible.

and if you are really just using it for data service, then it will be a steal.

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TheFeniX

If you're just throwing files on it mainly for archive purposes, no it won't matter. A quick Google search will bring up expected performance gains: First one I found.

I run all my needed stuff on my SATA RAID array and have a swapable IDE drive bay for backup purposes. Works great.

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=DdogG=

do not trust that site too much (they even mention the results are skewed for rw).... the difference is half that on the outside 1/4 at best..... difference is closer to 10-20% slower in rw application.

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Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former. -Albert Einstein
The two most common elements in the universe are Hydrogen and stupidity. -Harlan Ellison

If all else fails: "rm -rf /"

TheFeniX

Granted, I just threw up the first with an actual benchmark. I would jump on that deal if I had the need for more file storage. I've already got two older WD 80 GB IDE drives though. When it comes to hard drives on a system or high activity drives, it's a good idea to burn the money to get the fastest possible. With ever increasing bus speeds a gigabit ethernet becoming more common, the hard drive is sadly becoming the greatest bottleneck of a PC (that and your Internet bandwidth).

I wish they'd hurry up with some form a crystal based hard drive, but I think that's probably a good 5 years in the future. That's considering that there is a feasible economic market for it. My research is all in the theoreticals though.

I'm considering in my next upgrade to run a full-blown 4 drive SATA RAID 0 array for the greatest performance. Would be interesting to benchmark that against a stand-alone SATA.

PS: Sorry for the hijack.

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phyllis

No apology needed...I learn something new everytime I read these threads in this forum, so it's all good My box only has a 70GB, and Q's only has 20, and considering neither of our machines contain "high performance" parts, I think these drives would work just fine (especially at the price )

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asch

here's a better deal if you just need space and can deal with rebates.

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage....=1051826249503