hard drive choice

[SamBarry]

I'm stuck with which type to choose, im looking the fasted 80Gb HD.....any preferences to make?

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/acatalog/Online_Catalogue_IDE_Hard_Drives_59.html

 

[AND_YOU_ARE]

If you want the fastest drive out there and you have sata (serial ata) find a 10,000 or 15,000 rpm raptor drives. Otherwise you could get a ata133 drive, and the next fastest would be a seagate drive (ata100). They seem to be faster than any other brand.

 

[Vnet]

well the best you could find in an ATA-133 is WD 80GB 7200rpm 8MB Cache im using it myself n it rocks, otherwise get a serial ATA! what could be better....

 

[phosho510]

this is the cheapest one i could find , with good quality http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=22-144-160&depa=1
its not 80, but 73gb

 

[gaara]

As mentioned in the post above mine, the 74GB Western Digital Raptor hard drive will be the fastest of the fast, discluding SCSI drives which I don't really want to get into as I have heard they can get quite complicated.

 

[Pilotwings119]

dang those hds are expensive- i spent $200 (and the price has gone down DRASTICLY since then) on my Maxtor ATA 250gb! Now, you can get one for about $100 or even less.

 

[Wyluli]

Yes, the faster hard drives are expensive! Ouchy. That being said Seagate, Western Digital and Maxtor are good drives (in the order of my personal preference). I wouldn't touch most other brands with a 50000 foot pole.