I currently have a Maxtor 20 gig. I've had it for several years. It Kicked *** when I got it, It's 7200 RPM and has 2mb of chache. Everyone back then was saying that maxtor was bad, but it's given me no problems at all. Now, as much as I'd like to dump the rest of my money into a new sound card or some such, I really know I need a bigger hard drive. I have $100 now and my birthday is right around the cornner. (Feb 25) I should get at least $50 then.. I can also probably get some more work from my friend's dad. Bottom line, even if I can get more money, I don't think it's worth the extra $50 to go from an 80 gig to a 100 gig. I guess what I'm asking, is what's the best 80 gig. Also, where should I get it? I know newegg some ok looking deals. Going by the specs the best drive there is the Maxtor. They have an 80 gig for I think $155 shipped. It is 7200rpm, has 2 mb of chache, 8.5 ms seek time and it's the only one there I see that has ATA/133. (Though I think my mobo can do 66, MAYBE 100. It's an Intel D815EEA.. I know, I know...) However, there is a seagate and a Wester Digital with very simmilar though slightly less impressive stated specs for around the same price. I hear lot's of people sugesting Seagote over Maxtor and I also hear some people saying to stay away from Western Digital. Can anyone support either of these statements? I know my Maxtr has been very good to me and I also know the Western Digital has, or used to have, a great reputation. Also, how are the IBM drives?

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