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Celephais
08-27-2007, 05:55 PM
I know a few people were asking about HDs semi-recently. This is a great deal, with no rebates & free shipping. Enjoy (via slickdeals.net)

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?ATT=22144423&CMP=AFC-SlickDeals&item=N82E16822144423
Sean of the Thread
08-27-2007, 06:05 PM
Meh so/so. Great price for the average tard who needs a cheap storage drive.

WD and Maxtor are pretty crappy for anything serious.
Celephais
08-27-2007, 06:41 PM
Meh so/so. Great price for the average tard who needs a cheap storage drive.

WD and Maxtor are pretty crappy for anything serious.

Which is exactly what has been request a few times recently... hence the post.

And it's pretty solid if you grab a few and RAID-5 them... 1.2TB of redundant storage for $280 is a pretty sweet deal.
Sean of the Thread
08-27-2007, 06:46 PM
I wasn't busting balls I was just saying.

Need some serious cooling if you want to run a decent raid with those.
grenthor
08-28-2007, 09:13 AM
Huh. I've used both WD and Maxtor for years and years and never had a problem with any drive I've ever had.
Sean of the Thread
08-28-2007, 10:25 AM
I've had many many problems with them in both the workplace and home. :shrug:
Celephais
08-28-2007, 10:36 AM
Never had a problem with either... but yeah they're not exactly the most reliable of brands.

Serious cooling? Any decent case with a reasonable (non-"serious"... 2 case fans) number of fans would be able to support three or four of those without issue.
Sean of the Thread
08-28-2007, 11:05 AM
At the expense of the drives.