Holy Crap. 200GB Barracuda drive for $100

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  • Gurm
    MS Fanboy
    • Aug 1999
    • 11460

    #16
    Jammrock is "affiliated" with Utah, although he'll claim otherwise.

    - Gurm
    The Internet - where men are men, women are men, and teenage girls are FBI agents!

    I'm the least you could do
    If only life were as easy as you
    I'm the least you could do, oh yeah
    If only life were as easy as you
    I would still get screwed

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    • Wombat
      Super MURCer
      • Aug 2000
      • 9498

      #17
      Okay, this looks pretty nice.

      <IMG SRC="http://dancingwombat.com/200GB_speed.jpg">
      Gigabyte P35-DS3L with a Q6600, 2GB Kingston HyperX (after *3* bad pairs of Crucial Ballistix 1066), Galaxy 8800GT 512MB, SB X-Fi, some drives, and a Dell 2005fpw. Running WinXP.

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      • Kooldino
        Super MURCer
        • Nov 2002
        • 3026

        #18
        Wow, that IS fast. Although, is it me, or should the seek time be a tad faster?

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        • Admiral
          Super MURCer
          • Aug 2000
          • 3125

          #19
          That's about it with HD Tach for 7200 rpm, 8-9 ms drives.
          If you will, my 10k rpm, 5ms Raptor gives 8.5-9 ms results.

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          • Byock
            Super MURCer
            • Jul 2000
            • 2328

            #20
            Not bad at all! I got the 160gb drive for $59 at Compusa, was too tempting to pass up
            "I dream of a better world where chickens can cross the road without having their motives questioned."

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            • dZeus
              Moderator
              • Aug 2000
              • 4622

              #21
              I bought a 200GB Maxtor 8MB cache drive for 150 euro, quite a good deal for that drive over here

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              • Wombat
                Super MURCer
                • Aug 2000
                • 9498

                #22
                The Seagate deal is back. Also, there's a 160GB SATA for $100.
                Gigabyte P35-DS3L with a Q6600, 2GB Kingston HyperX (after *3* bad pairs of Crucial Ballistix 1066), Galaxy 8800GT 512MB, SB X-Fi, some drives, and a Dell 2005fpw. Running WinXP.

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                • KvHagedorn
                  Super MURCer
                  • Aug 1999
                  • 10725

                  #23
                  Ordered one immediately this time. Last time I waited too long and it was out of stock. Thanks for the timely heads up again, Rob. You just saved me a bunch!

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                  • rugger
                    MURCer
                    • Jul 2000
                    • 914

                    #24
                    I think WD drives may start with seeks a bit slower then norm. Sort of like a careful workin/check mode.

                    I seem to recall that my WD drives seeks were faster after a few months use.

                    Of course, my sig probably explains the real situation
                    80% of people think I should be in a Mental Institute

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                    • rugger
                      MURCer
                      • Jul 2000
                      • 914

                      #25
                      Sigh,

                      Big hard drives are expensive here

                      160 gig for $219 AU
                      200 gig for $259 AU

                      At the moment, I make do with a 60gig and an 80gig.
                      80% of people think I should be in a Mental Institute

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                      • Wombat
                        Super MURCer
                        • Aug 2000
                        • 9498

                        #26
                        Originally posted by rugger
                        Sigh,

                        Big hard drives are expensive here

                        160 gig for $219 AU
                        200 gig for $259 AU

                        At the moment, I make do with a 60gig and an 80gig.
                        That's not expensive, really. That's about the same as our non-sale prices, about US$1/GB
                        Gigabyte P35-DS3L with a Q6600, 2GB Kingston HyperX (after *3* bad pairs of Crucial Ballistix 1066), Galaxy 8800GT 512MB, SB X-Fi, some drives, and a Dell 2005fpw. Running WinXP.

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                        • Jammrock
                          The Berserker
                          • Aug 1999
                          • 8661

                          #27
                          Originally posted by Gurm
                          Jammrock is "affiliated" with Utah, although he'll claim otherwise.

                          - Gurm
                          And what's that supposed to mean

                          Jammrock
                          “Inside every sane person there’s a madman struggling to get out”
                          –The Light Fantastic, Terry Pratchett

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                          • Byock
                            Super MURCer
                            • Jul 2000
                            • 2328

                            #28
                            There is only one way to be affiliated with Utah.
                            "I dream of a better world where chickens can cross the road without having their motives questioned."

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                            • Jammrock
                              The Berserker
                              • Aug 1999
                              • 8661

                              #29
                              I lived there for 5 years when I was a youngster. I have sworn that I will never return there unless there is not other place on planet earth I can get a job.

                              Jammrock
                              “Inside every sane person there’s a madman struggling to get out”
                              –The Light Fantastic, Terry Pratchett

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                              • KvHagedorn
                                Super MURCer
                                • Aug 1999
                                • 10725

                                #30
                                So you would prefer Sierra Leone or someplace similar, where the water is full of parasites, half the population is shooting at the other half, and there is AIDS and malaria to worry about too?

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