Price Guide, November 2005: Storage
by Haider Farhan on November 19, 2005 7:36 AM EST- Posted in
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Again, nothing too noteworthy with these prices either. But we would like to remind you to be sure to pick up a drive with at least 8MB's of cache rather than one with only 2MB's of cache. We're positive that you will notice a larger boost in performance with any model with over 2MB of cache.
Your best bet is to go with the 250GB Maxtor DiamondMax 10 with 16MB of cache [RTPE: 6L250R0] which is at a fair price of just under $100.00; still this is not the lowest price we've seen this drive at, but something you should consider.
The new Maxtor DiamondMax 16 and the Samsung SpinPoint P drives have yet to hit retail stores. At the moment, they're still on pre-order only.
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Doormat - Sunday, November 20, 2005 - link
I thought this drive was a great value. I just bought one for $200. 50c/GB is great once you get up in this area (>= 400GB).PrinceGaz - Sunday, November 20, 2005 - link
Any chance of including CD-RW and floppy drives next time? :)Calin - Monday, November 21, 2005 - link
Yes, how could they forgot about the floppy disk drives? :DAnd we would like also articles about the best floppy drives, hopefully with media compatibility tests
Vesperan - Saturday, November 19, 2005 - link
Aside the marginal price difference, is there any reason for the recommendation of the BenQ DW1620 over that of the DW1640?Vesperan - Saturday, November 19, 2005 - link
...see above poster.That'll learn me for opening up a page to post, then posting only after making breakfast..
noxipoo - Saturday, November 19, 2005 - link
BenQ 1620 or 1640 DVDR?rrcn - Saturday, November 19, 2005 - link
That was a mistake as I overlooked the DW1640. The DW1640 is the one to go with, no doubt. I have updated the guide to reflect that. Thanks for pointing it out.DrZoidberg - Saturday, November 19, 2005 - link
I think u meant us instead of use. Just my opinion but hard drive prices move really slowly...its like watching paint dry.
DrZoidberg - Saturday, November 19, 2005 - link
sorry i accidently double clicked...DrZoidberg - Saturday, November 19, 2005 - link
I think u meant us instead of use. Just my opinion but hard drive prices move really slowly...its like watching paint dry.