[mythtv-users] harddrive suggestions?

[and]

how about a drive like this one
http://www.target-sale.com/tusa/items/hdide/i02827.html
it's a maxtor 120gb and 5400rpm for 82$, so around 60¢ a gb

anders

On Monday, August 25, 2003, at 03:40 PM, mediaserver wrote:

> Why not just go for a slower speed, higher drive volume drive?  Maxtor
> offers a 5400rpm, 300GB drive right now for less than a buck a 
> megabyte.
> Even at 5400 rpm you're going to have plenty of throughput for watching
> videos and listening to music.   Now if you were going to be building a
> multiple streaming server, well then you might benefit from the higher
> rotational speed and increase in data coming off of the disk.
>
> 'Pulley
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: mythtv-users-bounces at mythtv.org
> [mailto:mythtv-users-bounces at mythtv.org]On Behalf Of and
> Sent: Monday, August 25, 2003 6:22 PM
> To: Discussion about mythtv
> Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] harddrive suggestions?
>
>
> The drive is almost the same as the one I have just ruined...120gb
> maxtor diamondmax plus9 (8mb cache) and I think it's a great value and
> very quite even if it is really hot. The drive cooler might solve and
> I'll certainly get one when I get my replacement drive
>
> anders
>
> On Monday, August 25, 2003, at 02:26 PM, mark.carline wrote:
>
>> Hmmmm..
>>
>> Main problem is that all these hard drives need FANS !
>>
>> I would love my hard disk recorder to make no sound at all.
>>
>> I am looking at getting one of these hard drives:
>>
>> http://web6.scan.co.uk/Products/Info.asp?WPID=46537
>> or:
>> http://web6.scan.co.uk/Products/Info.asp?WPID=44375
>>
>> With one of these hard drives cases:
>>
>> http://www.quietpc.com/uk/harddrive.php
>>
>> Not sure if this will overheat though????
>>
>> Mark.Carline at btinternet.com
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: mythtv-users-bounces at mythtv.org
>> [mailto:mythtv-users-bounces at mythtv.org] On Behalf Of and
>> Sent: 25 August 2003 22:15
>> To: Discussion about mythtv
>> Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] harddrive suggestions?
>>
>> They all require a 5 inch bay and I only have an 3 inch bay
>> available....
>>
>> Have anyone seen/used/heard anything about one that sits directly on
>> top of the drive?
>>
>> http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-
>> details.asp?EdpNo=561084
>> or
>> http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-
>> details.asp?EdpNo=561082
>>
>> rgds
>> anders
>>
>> On Monday, August 25, 2003, at 12:32 PM, Dane Kantner wrote:
>>
>>>> do you have a link to this cooler?
>>>
>>> http://www.casecooler.com/ulhardrivcoo.html
>>>
>>>
>>> http://www.casecooler.com/blaculhardri.html
>>>
>>>
>>> http://www.thetechzone.com/reviews/cooler/ultimate_hd_cooler/
>>>
>>> http://www.trianglecables.com/ulhardrivcoo.html
>>>
>>> There are a lot of sites selling them.  Also, I've seen them at the
>>> local
>>> CompUSA and Microcenter....
>>> -dane
>>>
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