New HD Suggestion

[JustinSane]

I need a new HD. Im out of space on my 80 gig and its a slow piece of ****. I got it 4 years ago with my Dell. I need advice on which HD to get. Im thinking this one -
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16822144359

Or maybe a Raptor but its only 74 gigs and I need more space. What do you guys think?

 

[DougLite]

Cheaper here from a better dealer.

Also, if you can afford it, having both a Raptor and 300GB DiamondMax is a pretty sweet setup. You will also like the 16MB WD 7200RPM drives, check them out (WD2500KS and WD4000KD)

 

[JustinSane]

Cheaper here from a better dealer.

Also, if you can afford it, having both a Raptor and 300GB DiamondMax is a pretty sweet setup. You will also like the 16MB WD 7200RPM drives, check them out (WD2500KS and WD4000KD)

Thanks man. I think I will order this and later get a Raptor to go with it.

 

[JustinSane]

Am I going to see a performance/load time difference between the Maxtor 16 mb cache and the Raptor? Or is it pretty much the same?

Also, if im not gonna see a big performance difference between the 16 mb and the Raptor, which drive should I get the WD 16mb or the Maxtor 16mb?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16822144701

http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/ProductDetail.jsp?ProductCode=100719-4

 

[DougLite]

I love my WD2500KS (250GB, 16MB). I haven't done any repeatable and quantifiable benchmarks on it yet. However, I'm at a LAN party right now, and it finishes loading Warhammer 40K Dawn of War: Winter Assault levels (when we're in the same multiplayer game) about 8-10 seconds faster than my buddy's WD740GD.

Seeks are pretty subdued, but there is a definite chatter. The drive is sitting in open air on top of a CD-ROM drive about 4 feet from my ears, sounds about like my older drives in a case. It would likely be much quieter in a case.

According to SR, the 16MB WDs use much less power than the 16MB Maxtors, and deliver better performance in contemporary applications. I put my money where my mouth is - I bought a WD2500KS when I made Cavar SE16 the >200GB Category leader in the Buyer's Guide. I have not been disappointed. It's my new favorite drive. ZZF has it cheaper than the 'Egg.

 

[JustinSane]

Thanks alot man. Looks like the WD will be my next drive.