Maxtor DiamondMaxPlus 160GB Opinions

[dakang]

I just bought this from Staples. The model number is L01P160.

I was wondering if anyone had this and what they thought of it. I just bought this for $150 with an $80 mail in rebate. Was wondering if this was a waste of money and I should have gotten an SATA hard drive instead. Thanks.

The specs:
Buffer Size: 8MB
Average Seek Time: < 9.3ms
Ultra ATA/133
Speed: 7200 RPM

 

[elzt]

Why ask for opinions if you've already bought it? Anyway it's a good deal for a fine HD, even though you can't compare its performance with the best SATA drive like WD Raptor. Also, whether it's a waste of money or not depends on what you do most on your PC. For average normal tasks, the L01P160 should be good enough.

 

[ghostuss]

I brought the same hard drive with the same deal from staple. I am having trouble trying to install this into a windows server 2003 computer. Anyone have any suggestion on how to install this? BTW. The HD comes with a ultra 133 pci card.