Hey all, this is my first verbal post here at techspot (others were wallpapers I created with Bryce 5). I'm looking at purchasing a new hard drive over the Christmas break and have it narrowed down to a few selections, but honestly I have no experience in this area and was hoping for some assistance / opinions as to the ones I've found. They are as follows...
(1) Maxtor 200GB RETAIL BOX ATA/133 HD 7200RPM 9MS 8MB for $190.25
(2) Maxtor 200GB (6Y200M0) 7200RPM 8MB Buffer SATA Hard Drive - (OEM) for $165.53
(3) Maxtor 200GB RETAIL BOX SATA/150 7200RPM 8MB CACHE for $198.29
The storage on these drives is the same, therefore it is the features which distinguish the price differences. Does anyone have any knowledge about these hard drives and which ones might be best? Money isn't necessarily an option here, although I know from experience that the most expensive choice is not always the best.
I'm running a Dell Dimension 4550...
P4 @ 2.0 ghz
80 GB hard drive
nVidia 5600 ultra 128
1024 DDR
Thanks in advance for your time! :grinthumb
(1) Maxtor 200GB RETAIL BOX ATA/133 HD 7200RPM 9MS 8MB for $190.25
(2) Maxtor 200GB (6Y200M0) 7200RPM 8MB Buffer SATA Hard Drive - (OEM) for $165.53
(3) Maxtor 200GB RETAIL BOX SATA/150 7200RPM 8MB CACHE for $198.29
The storage on these drives is the same, therefore it is the features which distinguish the price differences. Does anyone have any knowledge about these hard drives and which ones might be best? Money isn't necessarily an option here, although I know from experience that the most expensive choice is not always the best.
I'm running a Dell Dimension 4550...
P4 @ 2.0 ghz
80 GB hard drive
nVidia 5600 ultra 128
1024 DDR
Thanks in advance for your time! :grinthumb