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    Computer Hard drives

    Am looking for cheap hard drives ......any one have any ideas???
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    I`ve worked for circuit board mfgers for the last 10 plus years. The PC that seemed to be the best where Dells. I know there are a lot of Mac users that love them, but I`ve been on a PC to long to swtich. I`m running a IBM clone and it does what I need to to do!
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    If you looking for cheap samsung make them.
    If you looking for fast WD raptor 10000rpm
    Or you can get WD 60 gig 7200rpm for about 50 bucks.
    Don`t go lower that 7200 rpm, for performance reasons.
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    We run nothing but Western Digital drives in our computers @ home. My son builds/networks them as a hobby, and while nothing is infallible, WD are as close as we`ve found. They`re not the cheapest, but there are often rebates which brings the price down to / or below the competition.
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    I`ll say get the 7200rpm ones as you want the hd to be as cool as possible. I read the Hitachi and WD are quite popular
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    I think that I better stick to detailing and not PC I could have not been farther off than I was.....LOL
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    7200rpm 8mb cache units of 120gb or greater will offer you the best price/performance.

    Adding a second drive is usually a very painless process. Adding a new drive to an older pc and installing a fresh copy of the OS can usually extend the life of most PC`s.

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    I have always been a fan of Maxtor HDD. I know some people that hate them and others like me love them. I just recently got a 120 gig maxtor for in my new system.

    Here is a link to the one I am using now. Ive had it 3 months so far and its doing great. It is very quiet,

    Maxtor HDD

    Only thing is now I wish I would have went with the SATA drive instead of the IDEE but oh well.

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    Originally posted by roadman
    7200rpm 8mb cache units of 120gb or greater will offer you the best price/performance.

    Adding a second drive is usually a very painless process. Adding a new drive to an older pc and installing a fresh copy of the OS can usually extend the life of most PC`s.
    Plus I like the Maxtor as well...

    Ditto
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    Check out compusa, maybe best buys. They have sales occasionally. You might find a 120gig for about $60. Yeah, like 50 cents a gig.

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    Keep an eye on the Sunday ads, the big stores that carry computer stuff like CompUSA, Best Buy, Circuit City, or even OfficeMax often have really cheap drives with a rebate. CompUSA even has their own brand of made by Maxtor, I believe. I find that hard drive quality is hard to discern by your average computer user, so I wouldn`t worry about making sure its "high end", like someone else suggested, just make sure you go at or above 7200rpm.

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    well, i dont really know if this applies to you, but i actually made my own comp. you see, us kids are into this kinda computer gaming and all of this stuff, so i made my computer really fast, and high in preformance. it costed me around 1400 to make a great computer. its just the same as buying a dell, excluding maybe the monitor, and a keyboard and speakers etc. my friend really helped me build it tho. not a good idea if you dont know what youre doing. dell is probably the best bet with their cheap computers, or maybe HP or soemthing, but im not sure how far a $499 computer would go.... if you have some time, check this out, cool comp, but you pay for it. but hey, its painted with car paint, so you could polish it all you want


    http://www.alienware.com/gaming_main_desktop.aspx

    the good thing about this site is that they custom build your PC for you, and in addition, they give you 24 hour assistance. like i say, why buy a mercedes if you can afford a ferrari!
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    sorry, forgot to add this about the alienware PC. go here, and be sure to click on this button called the alienware difference. its gonna give you a rundown of the entire PC from inside out. also, be sure to check out the colors that it comes it, so you can mix and match. also, whats cool is that you can actually compare your computer to the alienware comp.

    GO HERE FOR COLORS ETC
    http://www.alienware.com/system_pages/area-51.aspx


    GO HERE TO SEE THE DEMO VIDEO (see picture attached)
    http://www.alienware.com/Configurato...de=SKU-EXTREME
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    ZESTY-MAN,

    Not say that AlienWare isnt any good but they are way over priced for what you get....You can build an awesome rig that will preform just as good if not better than there`s for about half the price they charge.

    I just recently built a new gamming rig for myself and I got everything new -
    Antec Performance Plus Case
    Asus K8VSE Deluxe Mobo
    AMD 64 3000+
    ATI Radeon 9800 Pro 128 Graphics card
    1GB Mushkin PC3200 Memory
    Maxtor 120 HDD
    430 W Antec True Power Supply
    Lite-on CD Burner (52x)
    Asus CD-Rom Drive
    SoundBlaster Audigy2 Sound Card
    Logitech Z640 5.1 Surround Sound Speakers
    ViewSonic 19" Perfect Flat UltraBright CRT Monitor
    KeyBoard and Mouse
    Windows XP Pro
    6 80mm Case Fans
    all for ...................... $1459.62

    To test my system against the best model AlienWare makes this is what it said:
    A High-performance system detected!
    The Performance Analyzer has detected that this new Alienware-system does not offer performance increasement compared to your current system. Please click "Continue" to view other Alienware-models!

    Component Comparison
    …………………………..Your system .............…………Aurora Enthusiast

    CPU: AMD Athlon(tm) …64 2003 MHz AMD ...............Athlon(tm) 64 2200 MHz

    Graphics Chipset: ……..ATI RADEON 9800 PRO ....... ..NVIDIA GeForce FX 5900

    Memory: ………………1022 MB ...………………..........512 MB

    OS:…………………….. Microsoft Windows XP .............Microsoft Windows XP


    Again not bashing Alienware but just as good can be had for alot less.

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    go on newegg.com get what you wonr with free shipping and cheapest price. Best website in my opinion.
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