Is this a good deal?
http://www.buy.com/retail/product.asp?sku=10338530&loc=101&sp=1
http://www.buy.com/retail/product.asp?sku=10338530&loc=101&sp=1
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Buy.com has a 200GB Maxtor for 109.98w/free shipping. Good deal?
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UtadaBarkley
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How do you knwo this? And more importantly, Is that gonna be after rebates?
Naked Snake
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Seagates work just as well as Maxtors with HDLoader/Advance as far as I know.
That model on Amazon that Mason linked to supposedly makes a lot of noise while running though, based on some consumer reviews.
That model on Amazon that Mason linked to supposedly makes a lot of noise while running though, based on some consumer reviews.
DarienA said:
I wasn't, but you just did it for me.
Western Digitals aren't all that hot either... if you don't have good air flow (like the retartedly design GX270's Dell designed, of which we have tons at work) they burn up like a mofo... they get extremely hot (especially their slimline versions in the GX270's).
tracky_dacks
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DarienA said:Maxtors are known to always work with HDLoader/HDadvance which is what this is for... also I don't have any Office Max's near me that I know of... so I need to go with Maxtor to prevent myself from any headaches.
I bought a 200GB Seagatehttp://www.centrecom.com.au/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=22&products_id=5820 and it works absolutely fine with HDAdvance. However, I've heard of compatibility issues with the Seagates if used with older Sony network adaptors.
Oh and when I installed and formatted the 200GB Seagate drive, HDAdvance was only showing 186GB free space -- which I was real miffed about. Dunno if the same thing will happen with the 200GB Maxtors though.
BigGreenMat
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You can get 200GB Maxtor's at Newegg for 110.
Meh, I don't really fall for the "X brand of hard drive is teh suxorz". I've had HDs of all varities, and most of them have worked for years. I had a 160GB Maxtor HD for a while, which I've recently sold to a friend and is continuing to work fine. The only reason I sold it is because it was a noisey drive (as Maxtors tend to be) and presently have a 160GB WD Barracude. I've owned Seagates, WDs, Maxtors, and I can't recall any of them just outright failing on me. The only HD I can really agree is almost universally bad is the old, infamous 80GB IBM 'Deathstars'. Treat your HDs right and they'll treat you right. Oh, and all manufacturers put out occasional batches of bad drives...
Mashing said:
The problem with the GX270 is that it was made with the hardware it comes with in mind, and little else. The air flow and design specs are so tight, that it just doesn't give much leeway in terms of higher-temperature upgrades. But let's face it, that system ain't exactly an idea gaming rig to being with. It's meant to be bought, thrown on a desk, left unupgraded and provide years of the basics you'd expect from a work PC. All the newer desktops we're getting at work have been GX270s and they've been working out great. They're extremely easy to work with and replace parts in, we've yet to have any that have given us any major problems (and we've been using some for about a year), and Dell provides good support and updates for them. Hell, we've got some GX110 systems in use (P3-850s) that are still kicking fine, only thing that will likely have to be replaced in them soon are the HDs, but that's expected. Dell tends to make a reliable basic desktop, it's just not the most upgradable thing in the world, but if you want that, you'd probably be building your own PC to begin with...
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