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| Thread ID: 30844 | 2003-03-04 10:45:00 | 80GB Segate Barracuda ATA V - ST380023A - Opinions/Comments Please | nz_liam (845) | Press F1 |
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| 125552 | 2003-03-04 20:36:00 | If your concerned about reliability, keep in mind that apart from IBM & Samsung, other drives have 12 month warranty, not 3 yrs. | Pheonix (280) | ||
| 125553 | 2003-03-04 20:38:00 | Ummm... you sure about that? Maxtor's have 3 years (www.maxtor.co.jp) too. Might want to check that before you post that statement Phoenix. Lo. |
Lohsing (219) | ||
| 125554 | 2003-03-04 20:47:00 | > If your concerned about reliability, keep in mind > that apart from IBM & Samsung, other drives have 12 > month warranty, not 3 warranty. I know samsung have 3 years warranty, but I'm not sure about IBM, I thought they were down to 1 year now. |
nz_liam (845) | ||
| 125555 | 2003-03-04 20:59:00 | Well I just brought the drive from ETC Computers (http://www.etccomputers.co.nz) for $175 +GST +Freight, which came to $201.32 all up (INC GST), anyway I have a lecture in 7 mins so I have to jet. Cheers Liam |
nz_liam (845) | ||
| 125556 | 2003-03-05 03:18:00 | > To Flyer 590 - I'd check whether or not your > Barracuda 4 is from the same batch which has huge > problems with over-heating, etc. There's a thread > around here somewhere which discusses the problem of > the Barracuda 4's... I did a search but could not find it. Do you have a link? |
flyer590 (2523) | ||
| 125557 | 2003-03-05 05:19:00 | Well I'll be dammed :), I ordered the HDD at 10 AM this morning, and I've just got back from the GYM and there was my HDD sitting at reception, talk about service! :D | nz_liam (845) | ||
| 125558 | 2003-03-05 05:24:00 | I've got a Barracuda IV, works fine. Perfectly. Anyway, you should've got a SerialATA drive! They're hot-pluggable! |
agent (30) | ||
| 125559 | 2003-03-05 05:32:00 | > Anyway, you should've got a SerialATA drive! They're > hot-pluggable! And your offering to pay for it and the serial ata card, thanks man, so I'll get a marginal speed increase for a setup that costs 3 times as much, man your a pal. |
nz_liam (845) | ||
| 125560 | 2003-03-05 07:18:00 | Well I'll start off with a statement that I think is rather truthful. All hardware manufacturers make bad products.......just not all the time Everyone has their own preferences. But in the end there is no way to know if something is bad or not. If it dies it dies. Though somethings are more likely to die than others. Billy T's Fujitsu drive was an examples of this. Also the Maxtor D740X 60GB is likely to die sooner than others. IBM had a drive that was known as the DeathStar. There newer drives are fine.... and some of the fastest you can buy. |
-=JM=- (16) | ||
| 125561 | 2003-03-05 08:45:00 | > IBM had a drive that was known as the DeathStar. "DeathStar"; I like it ]-) |
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