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HDD Setup

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Alex41290

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Hey guys,

Currently I have 2 hard drives and will be acquiring one for Christmas. Right now I have a 120GB and an 80GB, both of which are IDE. I'm getting the 74GB raptor for x-mas and was wondering if maybe I should pick up an SATA storage drive instead of these slow IDEs.

Now, if this would be a good move, would this be a good drive? My 80GB was a Maxtor, and I haven't had any problems with it, except for viruses which are my fault ;).

$130 for a 300GB HDD seems like a great deal to me. Your thoughts?

Other suggestions are welcome, but I'd prefer under $200 :D.

Thanks,

Alex
 
ZZF has it cheaper, and with better/faster shipping.

However, those drives are indeed good choices. Cheap capacity, backed by a five year warranty, and solid performance in just about all scenarios.
 
So, a worthwhile upgrade from two IDE drives, I'm assuming?

Thanks for the ZZF tip too, so used to clicking the Newegg bookmark ;).

Edit: After looking at ZZF, it's backordered there. But they do have the DiamondMax 10 version instead, which is like $3 more. Any difference between the two that would warrant one over the other? here
 
They want $3 _more_ for DiamondMax10 :confused: The MaxLine has a longer warranty (five years versus three). The drives have the exact same platters/actuator and firmware, but the MaxLine is supposedly built of higher quality components and to tighter tolerances to justify its five year warranty and maketing it as an enterprise drive.

However, before you put too much stock in these claims from Maxtor realize something: If the MaxLine really is a that much better drive...wouldn't it cost more? Surely it costs Maxtor more to have five years worth of warranty replacement inventory instead of three, and it surely the extra effort that goes into making a MaxLine costs more :rolleyes: Either they are making an enormous profit on DiamondMax versions, or (more likely in my judgment) there really isn't all that much difference between the DiamondMax and MaxLine.
 
Heh, thanks for the contradictions. </sarcasm>

What I got out of your post is that the MaxLine is a better choice because of the better warranty and better parts? The only problem I had discerning that was the last paragraph in which you said they weren't that different...

But overall, do you recommend Maxtor drives? I have a Maxtor and a Seagate right now, but my Seagate is much better to begin with.
 
My point was that the MaxLine isn't such a superior drive over the DiamondMax as the longer warranty would lead you to believe. Really they aren't all that different.
 
So essentially whichever is cheaper would be the best to get? The DiamondMax is, as I said, $3 more, but the free shipping pretty much makes up for it.

Should I choose the one with the longer warranty because of that?

And, going back to a previous question, do you even recommend Maxtor at all for a storage drive? Reading some of the reviews, while I don't necessarily believe all of them, it seemed as though more people than I expected had problems with the drive.
 
Goes back to why I'm steering you to ZZF in the first place. You should not be at all suprised that people who buy HDDs from Newegg have problems with them, as Newegg does not properly pack HDDs for shipping, allowing them to be damaged in transit.
 
Alright, well, then it seems as though I'll be picking up the DiamondMax from ZZF.

Thanks for your help.
 
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