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   posted: Nov. 8, 2008 @ 5:52p
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Features
Storage Capacity : 500GB
Form Factor : 3.5" 1/3H Internal Hot-swappable
Rotational Speed : 7200 rpm
Interfaces/Ports : 1 x 7-pin Serial ATA/300 Serial ATA
Manufacturer Part Number : ST3500320AS
Standard Warranty : 5 Year Limited
Dimensions : 1.02" Height x 4" Width x 5.78" Depth
Weight : 1.2 lb

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   posted: Nov. 8, 2008 @ 6:17p
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Western Digital SE16 SATA 500GB from Newegg... $59.99 shipped.
They're fine prices, just not Hot Deals. I bought my 500GB for $60 after rebate, and that was over a year ago.
Thanks for trying, but next time try and compare prices first and some of the main sites, like Newegg for example.
(An extra 5% off is nice, but $3 savings doesn't a hot deal make.)

Message edited by: Danzilla on 2008-11-08 18:20:26 CST
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   posted: Nov. 8, 2008 @ 6:31p
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Danzilla said:Western Digital SE16 SATA 500GB from Newegg... $59.99 shipped.
They're fine prices, just not Hot Deals. I bought my 500GB for $60 after rebate, and that was over a year ago.
Thanks for trying, but next time try and compare prices first and some of the main sites, like Newegg for example.
(An extra 5% off is nice, but $3 savings doesn't a hot deal make.)


Actually, this is a good deal! The same drive, at Newegg, is $69.xx.
He posted a SEAGATE drive...NOT Western Digital....and the Seagate has 32mb cache,
whereas your Western Digital only has 16mb cache.

Thanks to the OP...I was looking for one of these!!

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   posted: Nov. 8, 2008 @ 6:38p
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VH2000 said:Danzilla said:Western Digital SE16 SATA 500GB from Newegg... $59.99 shipped.
They're fine prices, just not Hot Deals. I bought my 500GB for $60 after rebate, and that was over a year ago.
Thanks for trying, but next time try and compare prices first and some of the main sites, like Newegg for example.
(An extra 5% off is nice, but $3 savings doesn't a hot deal make.)


Actually, this is a good deal! The same drive, at Newegg, is $69.xx.
He posted a SEAGATE drive...NOT Western Digital....and the Seagate has 32mb cache,
whereas your Western Digital only has 16mb cache.

Thanks to the OP...I was looking for one of these!! That WD comparision is ALSO not a hot deal and was never claimed to be an equivalent product. It's used as an expample as it's an easily found, similar sized drive, and at the same price. Now do you understand?
PS. last tech article I read said there was no advantage found in using 32mb cache over 16mb... but still sure to lure in people that need bigger numbers.

Message edited by: Danzilla on 2008-11-08 18:44:20 CST
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   posted: Nov. 8, 2008 @ 6:43p
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Danzilla said:VH2000 said:Danzilla said:Western Digital SE16 SATA 500GB from Newegg... $59.99 shipped.
They're fine prices, just not Hot Deals. I bought my 500GB for $60 after rebate, and that was over a year ago.
Thanks for trying, but next time try and compare prices first and some of the main sites, like Newegg for example.
(An extra 5% off is nice, but $3 savings doesn't a hot deal make.)


Actually, this is a good deal! The same drive, at Newegg, is $69.xx.
He posted a SEAGATE drive...NOT Western Digital....and the Seagate has 32mb cache,
whereas your Western Digital only has 16mb cache.

Thanks to the OP...I was looking for one of these!! That WD comparision is ALSO not a hot deal and never claimed to be equal product. It's used as an expample as it's an easily found, similar sized drive at the same price. Now do you understand?

I understand...that you're picking on a newbie...for posting a deal on a hard drive...that is normally $70 elsewhere...
for <$58...for a savings of around 18%! I'd say that's a decent deal...what's the problem?

Message edited by: VH2000 on 2008-11-08 18:44:30 CST
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   posted: Nov. 8, 2008 @ 6:50p
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The 32MB versus 16MB cache (I have the WD and this Seagate) is making a noticeable difference to me. Copying large files--performance is the same. But opening up frequently used applications (MS-Office, Outlook) shows a noticeable improvement.

I wrote a visual basic app which starts a timer, launches a specified app, and waits until the last rendering message is handled, and prints out the result.

MS Office on WD = 1.8201 seconds
MS Office on Seagate (same system, same spec, same partition image) = 1.4533 seconds

I don't care about other benchmarks, smenchmarks. I just care about how it affects me.

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   posted: Nov. 8, 2008 @ 6:59p
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mohsan said:The 32MB versus 16MB cache (I have the WD and this Seagate) is making a noticeable difference to me. Copying large files--performance is the same. But opening up frequently used applications (MS-Office, Outlook) shows a noticeable improvement.

I wrote a visual basic app which starts a timer, launches a specified app, and waits until the last rendering message is handled, and prints out the result.

MS Office on WD = 1.8201 seconds
MS Office on Seagate (same system, same spec, same partition image) = 1.4533 seconds

I don't care about other benchmarks, smenchmarks. I just care about how it affects me. Unless you buy the exact same drive with 16 and 32mb cache, it's impossible to attribute performance gains to the cache rather than improved platter density or one of many other possible changes. I'm going by what I've read here, not by personal comparisons. As for the testing you did, the improved start up time could also be attributed to difference in when the SW was installed (all at once on new drive, vs piece by piece over time on old), fragmentation, and other hardware/firmware difference in the systems (unless you're saying one replaced the other).

Message edited by: Danzilla on 2008-11-08 19:13:28 CST
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   posted: Nov. 8, 2008 @ 10:29p
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double green for OP - good deal and a newbie.
red for buy

result = green for op.

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   posted: Nov. 8, 2008 @ 11:05p
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i need pata!!!!

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   posted: Nov. 8, 2008 @ 11:23p
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Danzilla said:Western Digital SE16 SATA 500GB from Newegg... $59.99 shipped.
They're fine prices, just not Hot Deals. I bought my 500GB for $60 after rebate, and that was over a year ago.
Thanks for trying, but next time try and compare prices first and some of the main sites, like Newegg for example.
(An extra 5% off is nice, but $3 savings doesn't a hot deal make.)

agreed! I would rather go with the 500GB WD from Newegg than buy a (possibly) slightly better Seagate drive from Buy.com, which has a history of scamming customers and overall treating them like sh!t.

Message edited by: scottxmso on 2008-11-08 23:23:49 CST
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   posted: Nov. 8, 2008 @ 11:27p
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Great find OP, just the drive I was looking at over at Newegg, but hadn't pulled the trigger.
In for one!

Now tech question, my idea is to put this into a older system that runs as a server and get rid of the 4 misc drives in there (not raided or anything) However, that MB isn't sata, only IDE, so do I 1. get a sata pci card, or 2. get a pata-sata convertor. 1 makes more sense, but I'll never use that card outside of this system since everything new has sata built on. 2. could be reused to make an ide drive sata compatable in the future right?
EDIT:
Anyone else with this question, I found my answer, PCI card that offers both SATA and PATA/IDE. Example

Message edited by: SunX on 2008-11-09 12:11:22 CST
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   posted: Nov. 9, 2008 @ 3:09a
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Good find Op

Ease up on the hate Senior member... people wonder why no one posts

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   posted: Nov. 9, 2008 @ 5:30a
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might as well go big

fwiw i just lost a WD500AAKS this morning to click of death. second time WD has bit me in arse. like samsung. dang pos.

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   posted: Nov. 9, 2008 @ 9:42a
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really, there are plenty of crap deals posted. no reason to waste everyones time harassing a newbie who posted a decent deal. ill take a Seagate over a WD anyday (ive gotten plenty of hardware from Buy.com with no problems on rebates or delivery, etc.) and this is Less than this Seagate drive usually is online... give it a rest. Green for OP.

Message edited by: Magick on 2008-11-09 09:44:52 CST
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   posted: Nov. 9, 2008 @ 9:44a
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Is this drive good for the OS drive? any other 32mb cache seagate drive that's smaller?

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   posted: Nov. 9, 2008 @ 11:02a
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With Black Friday around the corner, is it a good idea to buy a HD now instead of waiting? I am guessing we can get a 750gig for $50 on BF? That's just my logic. I am not buying anything really until BF or after when they have big sales. I imagine with the bad economy, they will be having weekly specials all the way to Xmas to pad their books.

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   posted: Nov. 9, 2008 @ 12:33p
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Decent deal imo and gets my "geek" approval .

May want to put "7200.11" in the title as that way most (geeky) people will know its the 32mb cache model .

Message edited by: stereo55 on 2008-11-09 12:38:01 CST
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   posted: Nov. 9, 2008 @ 12:35p
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Danzilla, Thanks for trying but next time try comparing the performance of the 2 drives first before belittling other people.

WD Vs. SEAGATE

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Danzilla said:Western Digital SE16 SATA 500GB from Newegg... $59.99 shipped.
They're fine prices, just not Hot Deals. I bought my 500GB for $60 after rebate, and that was over a year ago.
Thanks for trying, but next time try and compare prices first and some of the main sites, like Newegg for example.
(An extra 5% off is nice, but $3 savings doesn't a hot deal make.)

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   posted: Nov. 9, 2008 @ 12:48p
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good deal, thanks op.

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