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Which hard drive?
I was all set for a Maxtor DiamondMax Plus 9 80Gb 8 Mb cache (three
actually - 2 for RAID 1 plus a spare) because the 120Gb got good reviews in my brother's magazine (PCPro or Internet I think). Then I look in my Computer Shopper magazine and it gets really rubbish reviews. I'm not bothered about upgrading to SATA. I can't see another another drive that is 80Gb with an 8Mb cache. Do I need an 8Mb cache? I don't do video editing, just websites and games (Doom3/Half Life 2, anyone?). Also in the list I have in front of me, only Maxtor seem to do UDMA133 drives... Any experiences of the Maxtor DiamondMax Plus drives please? -- Susan |
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"S.Boardman" wrote in message ... I was all set for a Maxtor DiamondMax Plus 9 80Gb 8 Mb cache (three actually - 2 for RAID 1 plus a spare) because the 120Gb got good reviews in my brother's magazine (PCPro or Internet I think). Then I look in my Computer Shopper magazine and it gets really rubbish reviews. I'm not bothered about upgrading to SATA. I can't see another another drive that is 80Gb with an 8Mb cache. Do I need an 8Mb cache? I don't do video editing, just websites and games (Doom3/Half Life 2, anyone?). Also in the list I have in front of me, only Maxtor seem to do UDMA133 drives... Any experiences of the Maxtor DiamondMax Plus drives please? -- Susan Been very impressed by the new Hitachi 7K250 range - running faster, quieter & cooler than my Maxtor DM+ 9 & Maxline II drives. Storage review seem to agree: http://tinyurl.com/u19w |
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S.Boardman wrote:
I'm not bothered about upgrading to SATA. I can't see another another drive that is 80Gb with an 8Mb cache. Do I need an 8Mb cache? I don't do video editing, just websites and games (Doom3/Half Life 2, anyone?). The 8 meg drives ussually have a much longer warranty as well. Something to look into.. I'm happy with the WD 8meg 7200RPM 80 gig drives I've used. -- Stacey |
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I bought a Maxtor Diamond Max 9 200GB drive last week and i have found it to
be fantastic, it is almost silent running and doesnt seem to generate as much heat as other 7200rpm drives ive had in the past. the 8mb cache does make a big difference when transfering data about and a little bit in games that access drive a lot, i noticed a bigger difference this way than when i tested a serial ata drive which i found performance to be a bit poor. "S.Boardman" wrote in message ... I was all set for a Maxtor DiamondMax Plus 9 80Gb 8 Mb cache (three actually - 2 for RAID 1 plus a spare) because the 120Gb got good reviews in my brother's magazine (PCPro or Internet I think). Then I look in my Computer Shopper magazine and it gets really rubbish reviews. I'm not bothered about upgrading to SATA. I can't see another another drive that is 80Gb with an 8Mb cache. Do I need an 8Mb cache? I don't do video editing, just websites and games (Doom3/Half Life 2, anyone?). Also in the list I have in front of me, only Maxtor seem to do UDMA133 drives... Any experiences of the Maxtor DiamondMax Plus drives please? -- Susan |
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"Carl Buckley" wrote in message ... I bought a Maxtor Diamond Max 9 200GB drive last week and i have found it to be fantastic, it is almost silent running and doesnt seem to generate as much heat as other 7200rpm drives ive had in the past. the 8mb cache does make a big difference when transfering data about and a little bit in games that access drive a lot, i noticed a bigger difference this way than when i tested a serial ata drive which i found performance to be a bit poor. Great, thanks. I think I'll go ahead with the Maxtor ones then. Wish they had a longer warranty though. -- Susan |
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3 years is good for a warranty, a lot of drives only come with 12 months
"S.Boardman" wrote in message ... "Carl Buckley" wrote in message ... I bought a Maxtor Diamond Max 9 200GB drive last week and i have found it to be fantastic, it is almost silent running and doesnt seem to generate as much heat as other 7200rpm drives ive had in the past. the 8mb cache does make a big difference when transfering data about and a little bit in games that access drive a lot, i noticed a bigger difference this way than when i tested a serial ata drive which i found performance to be a bit poor. Great, thanks. I think I'll go ahead with the Maxtor ones then. Wish they had a longer warranty though. -- Susan |
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I have the Maxtor 80GB 7200rpm 133Mhz 8MB cache drive. The end cost was only
$55 (retail boxed). Thats a lot of bang for your buck. Maxtor is one of the only few companies that honor their rebates. Its gonna take 10 weeks to get it though, Maxtor adds 2 weeks to the date they actually receive it. |
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