Is this hard drive worth it?

[nezzari]

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/searchtools/item-Details.asp?EdpNo=1265028&sku=THD-250A

It seems too good for the price tag...

 

[brady]

not bad at all... but then again this isn't really my expertise.

 

[j4ckaL]

seems like a pretty good price but it's only ATA-100....

 

[nezzari]

Is there a big difference between ATA-100 and ATA-150?

 

[j4ckaL]

Well besides the huge size of PATA cables SATA is better because it offers 150-300GB/s transfer rates. Also alot of SATA150/3G drives have NQC which speeds up the drive even more.

 

[nezzari]

Hmmm, so it wouldn't be a good choise for a gaming rig?

 

[j4ckaL]

I wouldn't get it. SATA drives aren't that much more expensive and they're alot better.

 

[nezzari]

Thanks, I think I'm going to go with http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16822148034 instead.

 

[HAVOC]

After "Mail-in-Rebate" that's an excellent price for a Ultra ATA 100 HDD.
$69.99... oh yeah... for a 250GIG Seagate.

The problem is waiting 12 freakin' weeks to get your $60.00 back.

Actually, if you bought that HDD and then bought a HDD external encloser... You could have yourself a 250GIG USB extermal HDD for $100.00... Not to bad... perfect for notebooks...

HDD:http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/searchtools/item-Details.asp?EdpNo=1265028&sku=THD-250A
ENCLOSER: http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=935100&CatId=1204

$100.00 after you get your $60 rebate back.
That's probably the best price you'll get now for an external HDD.

 

[nezzari]

It's not for a notebook though. I doubt an external HDD would be good for gaming... Unless there is something I'm missing?