Is this a good deal ?

I need some comments before buying this one :o

Western Digital 60 GB 5400 RPM Ultra ATA/100 - Retail Box




Western Digital?s WD Caviar Enhanced IDE (EIDE) hard drives now feature industry-leading 30 GB per-platter areal density and Ultra ATA/100 performance. The latest WD Caviar drives are faster, more reliable, and quieter than ever.

Full Retail kitIncludes jumpers, screws, cable, software & installation manual.




$99.00

hmmm.....7200rpm is the way to go.

yep, 7200rpm drives are far faster than 5400rpm

Hi Folks, my experience with Western Digital drives are that they are less reliable than Maxtor/Quantum....Hence the lower price. A low price means lower Speed/lower Reliability/lower Performance over all. Hence "Beware"...:(

Thanks all for your comments,

I will search for another one who is 7200 rpm :rolleyes:

Actually I have an IBM Desktar that I have paid over $300 CDN 1 year ago and this is a 20 gigs 7200 rpm ;)

But I need more space :p

Hey Bads, here are some prices from a local store where I live, and they usually compete better than the chain stores. So it looks like you were going to pay way too much for that drive.


HDI IBM 60GB 7200rpm IDE (U100) $88.00
HDI Maxtor 60GB 7200rpm IDE (U133) #6L060J3 $101.50
HDI IBM 80GB 7200rpm IDE (U100) $103.00

[quote:d4905aebf4][i:d4905aebf4]Originally posted by Beta Spanky [/i:d4905aebf4]
[b]Hey Bads, here are some prices from a local store where I live, and they usually compete better than the chain stores. So it looks like you were going to pay way too much for that drive.


HDI IBM 60GB 7200rpm IDE (U100) .00
HDI Maxtor 60GB 7200rpm IDE (U133) #6L060J3 1.50
HDI IBM 80GB 7200rpm IDE (U100) 3.00 [/quote:d4905aebf4]

Thanks Beta Spanky :)

I will check that, I really like the IBM series ;)

[quote:2849a0be63][i:2849a0be63]Originally posted by Beta Spanky [/i:2849a0be63]
[b]Hey Bads, here are some prices from a local store where I live, and they usually compete better than the chain stores. So it looks like you were going to pay way too much for that drive.


HDI IBM 60GB 7200rpm IDE (U100) .00
HDI Maxtor 60GB 7200rpm IDE (U133) #6L060J3 1.50
HDI IBM 80GB 7200rpm IDE (U100) 3.00 [/quote:2849a0be63]

Ok,

I have just buy this one :HDI Maxtor 60GB 7200rpm IDE (U133) #6L060J3 $101.50 for $165 CDN

Now I need to install it as master and copy my other drive to this one :glare:

I need this new as master for booting but I need my C Partition on this one, just copy to this one ?

Hi Bads1

No, even with your old drive as a master, you can still do the copy. I guess you will be using a program like Ghost or DriveImage. After the copy, just swap the master and slave configuration and all should work well.

Keep in mind that copying of FAT16 partitions can't be done on partitions that are larger then 2048 Mb, but I guess noone is still using FAT16 anymore.

Cheers,
Cactus

Thanks Le Cactus

I'm using NTFS and Drive Image for copying the HD

1- I install my second HD as slave

2- I copy my HD to the other one

3- I change master and slave jumper and my new HD will boot ?

If I'm wrong let me know

Thanks