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    500gb Hard Drive Upgrade is here... $99-$115

    Discussion in 'Gateway and eMachines' started by PopRoxMimo3, Nov 28, 2008.

  1. PopRoxMimo3

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    with free shipping on newegg.com
    Sawweeetttt.
     
    PopRoxMimo3, Nov 28, 2008
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    yup here in canada too :) except there $170 up here :(
     
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  3. iaTa

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  4. flowgoode

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    I have a samsung on the way to me :)
     
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  5. iaTa

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    Avoid the Samsung's. I had 2 of them in RAID 0 before the WDs. They were noisy, slow and hot.
     
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  6. flowgoode

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    eh, oh well too late. I'm just adding the samsung in for extra media storage.
     
    flowgoode, Nov 28, 2008
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    if its just for extra storage they will be fine, its just that the samsungs have 3 platters, meaning less density, meaning worse performance.
     
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    Even for additional storage I would avoid at all costs. Trust me a had two of them! Just refuse the delivery and order a WD instead.
     
    iaTa, Nov 28, 2008
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    I'm still waiting for the Seagate 7200.4's. Wonder how 2 of them in RAID 0 will perform *drools*
     
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    Personally Im waiting for the WD to fall more. They dropped from 140 to 115 in the past month.
     
    PopRoxMimo3, Nov 28, 2008
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  11. flowgoode

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    lol...I would refuse the order but I have other stuff in the box too and I want them haha. Maybe i'll just sell this one on ebay and get a WD.
     
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    any ideas on a release date for the WD 2 platters? or maybe even 7200rpm?
     
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    The WD5000BEVT is 2 platter. WD have not announced a 500GB 7200rpm disk yet. Seagate's 7200rpm disk (7200.4) is rumoured to be out mid December according to this.
     
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  14. flowgoode

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    iaTa,

    do you know if that 114.99 price on the WD 500gb drive is going to stay that way for a while or is it a holiday price?
     
    flowgoode, Nov 29, 2008
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    If anything it's going to continue to drop but this Seagate with 15% off and $1.99 shipping is a pretty good deal.

    I'm good to you guys :)
     
    iaTa, Nov 29, 2008
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    iaTa - Thanks for your PM (and sorry for not getting back to you). My WD 500 is on my way (very excited). I remember just a few months ago considering a 320GB external drive (to rip apart for internal use) for the same price as the WD I am getting; makes me really glad that I waited..
     
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  17. zarraza

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    iata that seagate is the same one that newegg has for 99$ + free shipping. And yes these 500GB are not good for gaming and stuff like that, but its fine for storage tho. I personally have external 1TB, but it is getting full (only 140GB left), so i might get another external 1-2TB Or i might just wait till 500GB 7200rmp comes out and i'll get 2 of them in raid. So 1TB lappy and 1TB external... :)
     
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    Oh yeah so it is... getting carried away with my cashback offers :)
     
    iaTa, Nov 30, 2008
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    Looks like Seagate 7200rpm 500GB may be delayed until Q1 2009 :(
     
    iaTa, Nov 30, 2008
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