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Western Digital 80 Gig Hard Drive - $62

ThumpThump
edited July 2004 in Hardware
Thank you to everyone that helped.
The Western Digital Hard Drive is working fine
now. It's a good deal for sixty two dollars.

The problem was no doubt bad ribbon cables.
Here's the link:
http://www.pricegrabber.com/search_getprod.php/masterid=395977/zip_code=34731/f
Thump

Comments

  • RNRN
    It is a good deal! I'll get myself one soon!
  • SurfinShell23SurfinShell23
    That is a good deal, though I've seen like 200GB's for about $90 or $120 now. If you were building a system that didn't need that much (which most desktops don't) it would be good.
  • BODBOD
    wow. thats a very good deal that would cost tice as much over here AT LEAST....
  • IBMWarpsterIBMWarpster
    they're Western Digitals though

    you get a cheap 200GB that may fail or you can get a quality 80GB that wont fail liikely
  • DevilsJim89DevilsJim89
    $62? ...its now down to $53 so id definatly get it...

    bad ribbon cables? is that a fact are did u read it from a review? ....just use your own that you have layin around and use em.
  • IBMWarpsterIBMWarpster
    He already got it.

    The SQL fucked itself over
  • ThumpThump
    DevilsJim89 wrote:
    DevilsJim89 wrote:
    $62? ...its now down to $53 so id definatly get it...

    bad ribbon cables? is that a fact are did u read it from a review? ....just use your own that you have layin around and use em.
    Hi DevilsJim89
    I wrote about it exhaustively but it's gone now.
    It currently has two ribbon cables, one OEM
    and one from a junked Compaq. The hard drive
    will only work on one of the four connections.
    The end of the Primary cable. The CD runs on
    the end of the old Compaq cable. Neither will
    run with or without the other on either middle
    connector. It was my guess. I asked for other
    imput.
    guzzle.gif
    Thump
  • SurfinShell23SurfinShell23
    IBMWarpster wrote:
    they're Western Digitals though

    you get a cheap 200GB that may fail or you can get a quality 80GB that wont fail liikely

    I've seen high capacity Seagate Barracudas at CompUSA for rather cheap.
  • IBMWarpsterIBMWarpster
    How much?
  • SurfinShell23SurfinShell23
    I'll dig up the ad tomorrow.
  • frognetfrognet
    I have a seagate barracuda 80gb in my pc. I would say go for samsung or maxtor drives.

    This seagare barracuda 7200rpm is a bit noisy when loding, and seems slow when compared to a samsung 7200rpm drive.
  • IBMWarpsterIBMWarpster
    I got a Maxter 80GB.

    It doesnt hum at all and not that hot either
  • BODBOD
    i got a seagate 20gb drive. i put it in my server to test it and got worried cos i couldn't hear it and thought it had died
  • SurfinShell23SurfinShell23
    CompUSA ad that ends on Saturday:

    Hitachi 200GB HD $79.99 after rebates, which includes an 80 MFR MAIL IN. 7200RPM, 8MB Cache. http://www.compusa.com/products/product ... &pfp=srch1

    There's also a Maxtor SATA 7200RPM 8MB Cache 250GB for $159.99 after "Instant Savings".

    The Hitachi was an awesome deal. Oh well.
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