NEWEGG New Arrival: Seagate 7200.11 500GB Drive $124.99 ** Free Shipping **

[CedarScott]

This is going to sell out fast.

This is the new Seagate 7200.11 technology. This is only 2 platters @ 250GB per platter. It should last a long time and read fast.

The deal is awesome.

Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 ST3500320AS 500GB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM @ NewEgg (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148288)
$124.99 + Free Shipping

I can't afford to build my new comp yet so I thought I'd share this with the rest of you who have helped me indirectly put together my PC parts list.

Edit: Please move to the HotDeals section. Sorry.

[setscrew]

I was looking really forward to this drive until I read this review (http://techreport.com/articles.x/13440) of the new model.

Were it significantly cheaper, I'd be more inclined to recommend the Barracuda 7200.11 for a wider range of applications. However, the drive's relatively high price and mixed performance narrows its appeal to users who don't mind paying extra for faster performance under demanding multitasking and multi-user loads. The new 'cuda is no doubt an improvement over its predecessor—a huge one in some cases—but it's not a clear winner across the board.

[CedarScott]

I was looking really forward to this drive until I read this review (http://techreport.com/articles.x/13440) of the new model.

And I read this review (http://www.tomshardware.com/2007/11/05/the_terabyte_battle/). Completely different results. Yikes.