[mythtv-users] The return of the $20 80GB hard drive

[Nate Carlson]

On Fri, 6 Feb 2004, Jarod C. Wilson wrote:
> I should note that I'm also somewhat picky about what I buy. I try to
> avoid the low(er) end stuff that only has the 1-year warranty now. My
> current 250 is a Western Digital w/the 8MB cache, purchased for $200,
> with $80 in mail-in rebates. Actually getting six more is wishful
> thinking at the moment, unless I have a REALLY good month of consulting
> projects... (I work a full-timer and do misc consulting work on the
> side). However, I think five 250s might be sufficient... ;-)

Just a note, I've been very happy with Samsung's drives - they still carry 
a standard 3-year warranty, and are nearly silent in my experience. I've 
got a couple 80gb's, a 160gb 2mb drive (that's my MythTV drive right now), 
and a 160gb 8mb SATA drive for my workstation.

At $103 retail (NewEgg) for a 160gb/2mb drive (or $118 for the 8mb) with a 
3 year warranty, no rebates or anything, how far wrong can you go? :)

I just wish they'd make something larger than 160gb.. ah well!

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