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  1. 10-12-2003, 01:28 AM #1
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    180gb harddrive for $85.. good deal?

    but its 2 mb cache and ata 100 ...

    do you think i shoud just buy a higher end hard drive or is that a good enough price to just get it ...

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  2. 10-12-2003, 01:30 AM #2
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    I would take performance over space... that's me at least
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  3. 10-12-2003, 01:31 AM #3
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    Depends on what you're gonna use it for though. If it's just gonna be a storage drive set as slave, then I'd pick it up
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  4. 10-12-2003, 01:35 AM #4
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    it'll be for my gaming rig ...

    I know 2 mb isnt must but 50cent for half gig is a pretty sweet deal ..

    I am just lost ... so bad idea? go with less space with better performance??

    by the way it is 7200 rpm tho
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  6. 10-12-2003, 01:46 AM #5
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    I'd go with an 8mb cache drive if I were you. You can probably find a 160gb WD 8mb drive for around $100 somewhere on sale in the sunday paper.

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  7. 10-12-2003, 09:18 AM #6
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    From what I remember, you rarely if ever use the cache on a hard drive anyways unless it gets load spikes, and even then wouldn't use that much of it. So if it's 7200 rpm with low seek time, I don't see the big deal. I thought 8 mb cache was a marketing gimmick like ata-133 was.
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  8. 10-12-2003, 11:10 AM #7
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    Good price for a 180gig. If you want performance as well you can pick up a Maxtor 160gig with 8mb cache from staples right now for $130 with a $30 mail in rebate. Link is here.
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  9. 10-12-2003, 02:41 PM #8
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    180GB on 7,200rpm , 2MB cache.. not bad at all!
    this is a new hdd right?
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  11. 10-12-2003, 04:09 PM #9
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    yeah itz brand new.

    reason i am going for this is that, it is 85 flat, no rebates ..

    i am still not sure if this is a great deal.
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  12. 10-12-2003, 04:20 PM #10
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    Is this a mass retailer deal or something only you can get~ I'd grab one just for storage... movies, mp3, etc stuff that really doesn't matter if its 2mb cache~
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