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01-11-2010, 04:06 AM
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#1 | | I keep RS good
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| 1.5TB SATA 3Gb/s Hard Drive 32MB IntelliPower 3.5IN Caviar Green for 100 bucks!
dell.ca http://accessories.dell.com/sna/prod...1&sku=A2974750
i guess just for a few days. yeah it's just the "green" drive and not the "black" drive but whatever. awesome for storing shit. I'll probably pick up two.
DEAL ENDS TOMORROW 12th
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01-11-2010, 05:13 AM
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^ not to shit on your thread but before and during christmas, NCIX had these for 100-109 each for their weekly sale.
right now its 109.99 + tax.
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01-11-2010, 05:54 AM
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Originally Posted by jackmeister  ^ not to shit on your thread but before and during christmas, NCIX had these for 100-109 each for their weekly sale.
right now its 109.99 + tax. | Where is it $109.99? It's $150 at NCIX right now, and $114.99 at Newegg.ca
Still a good deal IMO. Not a "OMFG" deal, but worth it if you are looking for a new HDD.
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01-11-2010, 06:13 AM
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damn, my 500gb is 99% full...very tempting, but it's $940hk ($127cdn) here  | |
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01-11-2010, 06:24 AM
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Originally Posted by SkinnyPupp Where is it $109.99? It's $150 at NCIX right now, and $114.99 at Newegg.ca
Still a good deal IMO. Not a "OMFG" deal, but worth it if you are looking for a new HDD. | i forgot to write before/during christmas. prices generally went up 3-5% after christmss. http://www.shopbot.ca/default.asp?kw...osition=search
112.99 at ncix (should be weekly sale price)
it was 99.99 on boxing day as a door crasher.
i picked up two 1.5gbs two weeks before christmas at 108.99 each.
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109.99 is on the dell website (referring to the title)
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01-11-2010, 06:24 AM
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I just upgraded to a 2TB Barracuda XT for my Windows drive, and a pair of 1GB 7200.12's for my storage partition (RAID1).
It's funny because my Windows drive never gets more than 100GB stored on it... Well at least it's fast!  | |
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01-11-2010, 08:53 AM
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off topic but when are the HDD taht support sata 6.0Gb/s coming out? I'm assuming they're compatible with the current SATA mobo as well?
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01-11-2010, 09:06 AM
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Originally Posted by twitchyzero off topic but when are the HDD taht support sata 6.0Gb/s coming out? I'm assuming they're compatible with the current SATA mobo as well? | Yes, it's the drive that I just referred to (Barracuda XT).
I will be publishing a review this week or next week.
Short story: SATA 6G is almost completely useless today.
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01-11-2010, 10:29 AM
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| http://www.ncix.com/products/index.p...D&promoid=1145
there's another one here that's 3 bucks more but no wait time.
bah im starting to realise this isnt that great of a deal, but I'm 99% full as well! shit!
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01-11-2010, 10:34 AM
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I must be the only one going down on size.. 500gb -> 160gb. 
but it sure is fast and silent.
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01-11-2010, 03:07 PM
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what do you guys do with a 2T windows drive?
I only have a 160gb primary HD and 500gb HD for storage.
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01-11-2010, 03:24 PM
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01-11-2010, 03:57 PM
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#13 | | Got MOD?
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The 1.5TB drives always go on sale. It's a smoking deal if it goes under $100 though. I picked up 2x2TB hitachi's for $128 after rebate at NCIX.
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01-11-2010, 04:09 PM
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Holy crap!
I snatched up my 1TB for $89.99 at NCIX a couple months ago. 100 bucks is tempting though..
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01-11-2010, 05:22 PM
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shieeeeet
I JUSSSSSSSST bought mine last week for $120
Oh well.... good deal
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01-11-2010, 05:23 PM
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Originally Posted by !MiKrofT The 1.5TB drives always go on sale. It's a smoking deal if it goes under $100 though. I picked up 2x2TB hitachi's for $128 after rebate at NCIX. | Damn that's crazzzzy
I was looking at the 2TB's and they were all so expensive.
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01-11-2010, 06:08 PM
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Originally Posted by SkinnyPupp I just upgraded to a 2TB Barracuda XT for my Windows drive, and a pair of 1GB 7200.12's for my storage partition (RAID1).
It's funny because my Windows drive never gets more than 100GB stored on it... Well at least it's fast! | partition it? following that unproven urban myth (or i haven't seen any proof, but it makes sense) by wiping and creating a first partition of say < 200GB for the OS it'll be placed on the outer edge of the platter meaning faster seek times, etc. then just fill the rest with shit all.
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01-11-2010, 06:08 PM
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haha. Thing is they're still sitting boxed up in an NCIX bag on the floor. Lazy to install.
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01-11-2010, 07:10 PM
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#19 | | Even when im right, revscene.net is still right!
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I got this HDD from ncix couple months back for $99
and I know the lowest it has gone to was black Friday for $89.
So this isn't really amazing if you check ncix deals regularly. Posted via RS Mobile | |
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01-11-2010, 08:11 PM
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Originally Posted by dton13 partition it? following that unproven urban myth (or i haven't seen any proof, but it makes sense) by wiping and creating a first partition of say < 200GB for the OS it'll be placed on the outer edge of the platter meaning faster seek times, etc. then just fill the rest with shit all. | I actually just tested that theory recently. It actually works, a bit. Mostly BS though.
Fact is, I only need about 100GB on my Windows drive, and I am not about to store my important data on a single drive. I'll just use the spare space for a 2nd redundancy to my storage drives with a backup program.
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01-14-2010, 09:31 AM
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I thought the 1.5tb and 2tb are sort of hit or miss, because they are all new drives... I bought 2 1tb hdds when they first were available awhile ago, and they died on me less than a month later.
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01-14-2010, 09:53 AM
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i paid $69 for WD caviar black 640gb, i dont know if that is a good deal or not,, i hope i am not ripped off?
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01-14-2010, 10:14 AM
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#23 | | I WANT MY 10 YEARS BACK FROM RS.net!
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Originally Posted by SkinnyPupp Yes, it's the drive that I just referred to (Barracuda XT).
I will be publishing a review this week or next week.
Short story: SATA 6G is almost completely useless today. | I thought the average computer is barely hitting 1.5Gbps speed yet so 6Gbps would be deemed useless?
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01-14-2010, 10:31 AM
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Originally Posted by Jon_39 I thought the 1.5tb and 2tb are sort of hit or miss, because they are all new drives... I bought 2 1tb hdds when they first were available awhile ago, and they died on me less than a month later. | They both died on you? Were you running them ina RAID by any chance? Posted via RS Mobile | |
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