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More info?)
Would need to get a Sata 150 card. Only got 1 sata connector free.
On Sat, 18 Jun 2005 08:13:04 +1000, "Rod Speed" <rod_speed@yahoo.com>
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>Jill haoulder <43434.com.au> wrote in message
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>> Just need one for a Media PC and 400 gigs shoudl do just fine.
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>Its currently pretty poor value $/GB
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>> Have a Sata socket waiting for it
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>> Any others worth concidering ?
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>I dont like the heat and noise of the Seagate Barras myself.
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>Unfortunately the ones I do like, the Samsungs, are
>currently max 200G. I'd get two of those instead myself.
>Quite a bit cheaper than the 400G Seagate too.
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>> 7200.8
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>> Model Number:ST3400832AS
>> Capacity:400 GB
>> Speed:7200 rpm
>> Seek time:8 ms avg
>> Interface:SATA 1.5Gb/s
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>> Thats the one i was talking about
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>> 459.00 Australian.
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>> 87 bucks for 100 gig. That good ??
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>Nope, lousy value. The 200G at A$165 each is much better value.
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>http://www.staticice.com.au/cgi-bin/search.cgi?q=seagate+400g+sata
>shows much better value for that Seagate if you insist on using it.
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>I'd go for two of these myself,
>http://www.staticice.com.au/cgi-bin/search.cgi?q=samsung+200g+sata
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