good deal?

[ShagginJet]

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=4124175897&category=64460&sspagename=STRK%3AMEBWA%3AIT&rd=1

After shipping, handling, tax it comes to about 73 bucks total.

[IALuder]

aint a bad deal. its usually cost around 80-100 bucks new at a store. so i dont see why not.

[ShagginJet]

http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=22-152-010&depa=1

this was another thought. should be just 67+ tax, it's new and come siwht a 3 year warranty.

[Maxvla]

Originally posted by ShagginJet
http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=22-152-010&depa=1

this was another thought. should be just 67+ tax, it's new and come siwht a 3 year warranty.
samsung makes good drives. i'd go for that.

[Nelsmar]

If you are going to buy an ibm beware, they are rated to run 8 hours a day. and if you run it over 8 hours a day it voids warantee. if they are ran over 8 hours a day they can die. i had two drives just completely stop working after leaving my computer on for about 6 days straight... Most people prefer western digital, i personaly like seagate (ahhh the silence)

[Maxvla]

Originally posted by Nelsmar
If you are going to buy an ibm beware, they are rated to run 8 hours a day. and if you run it over 8 hours a day it voids warantee. if they are ran over 8 hours a day they can die. i had two drives just completely stop working after leaving my computer on for about 6 days straight... Most people prefer western digital, i personaly like seagate (ahhh the silence)
that is completely untrue. you can run the hd 24/7 and not lose the warranty. they use the 8 hour/day to determine their MTBF rating. Mean (avg) Time Before Failure, usually in thousands of hours.

[ebpda9]

newegg has some pretty bad ass prices, so does tiger direct, i think they had a special last week for a 120gb for less than $60 +shipping

[ShagginJet]

Fry's has a 80 gig, 7200, 8mb buffer, for 69.00 plus tax.

[ebpda9]

try to beat my 16mb buffer ;) 60gig, 5400rpm, >12ms average seek times, 16mb of buffer, plus it's quiet that i can't hear it

[Nelsmar]

Originally posted by Maxvla
that is completely untrue. you can run the hd 24/7 and not lose the warranty. they use the 8 hour/day to determine their MTBF rating. Mean (avg) Time Before Failure, usually in thousands of hours.

have you talked to ibm? i contacted them and they refused to repair my drives... i only bought them 20 or 30 days ahead of time with a 3 year warantee

[Maxvla]

Originally posted by hondaman-iac
try to beat my 16mb buffer ;) 60gig, 5400rpm, >12ms average seek times, 16mb of buffer, plus it's quiet that i can't hear it
no drive has a 16mb buffer ;)

[Maxvla]

Originally posted by Nelsmar
have you talked to ibm? i contacted them and they refused to repair my drives... i only bought them 20 or 30 days ahead of time with a 3 year warantee
i have not talked to them, but if this 8 hours thing is correct then they shouldn't even have an RMA department because i'm sure 99% of the drives they sell have been left on for more than 8 hours at a given point.

i think they were lying to you to screw you out of money. i would have them show it to you in writing or get the BBB on the phone and get them to honor their warranty.

[ebpda9]

Originally posted by Maxvla
no drive has a 16mb buffer ;)

how bout this ? -> http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=22-149-012&depa=1

[Maxvla]

hmm.. well thats a new one to me :bandit:

i guess i should rephrase it to be desktop drives. i don't know anything about laptops so i'm not real surprised.

[94_AcCoRd_EX]

Originally posted by hondaman-iac
how bout this ? -> http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=22-149-012&depa=1

Weird... thought it was a typo, but Toshiba's site says the same thing. Crazy :cool:

[Maxvla]

stefan got us both trev! :D

[Nelsmar]

Originally posted by Maxvla
i have not talked to them, but if this 8 hours thing is correct then they shouldn't even have an RMA department because i'm sure 99% of the drives they sell have been left on for more than 8 hours at a given point.

i think they were lying to you to screw you out of money. i would have them show it to you in writing or get the BBB on the phone and get them to honor their warranty.

they had it somewhere on their site. cant remember where. and i don't beleive they make drives any more and i think it was because of this issue.... anyways may not be true but i had 6 people on the phone deny me *shrug* and others have too that i know.

[Maxvla]

hitachi bought out IBM's hard drive business