NewEgg.com has the Hitachi Deskstar P7K500 0A35415 500GB SATA 7200 RPM 16MB Buffer Hard Drive Bulk for $55 with free shipping. It features up to 40 percent operational power savings over previous generation products and a choice of parallel ATA or serial ATA interface.
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#1
goldenboyfx - Posted 8:39 am PDT 05/16/09 (1078 Posts)
Don't count on this drive for any performance, it's very slow. I had GTA4 installed on this, it's speed is insufficient to warrant a decent game. When I hard workerto my Seagate with 8 mb cache - everything was normal. As stated, it's a power saving drive available for dirt cheap and that's why it's slow. Good backup drive, though.
#2
21st_Hermit - Posted 8:51 am PDT 05/16/09 (292 Posts)
SATA and PATA on the same drive??? If so that's different.
#3
MisterE - Posted 9:21 am PDT 05/16/09 (493 Posts)
#2, Hitachi produces this product line with a choice of SATA or PATA interface, but not on the same physical drive. This particular drive is SATA-only. Ben's decription is wrong and/or misleading.
#4
nyker96 - Posted 11:59 am PDT 05/16/09 (63 Posts)
more deathstar? i think i'll pass on this one. Hitachi should mk tv not HD.
#5
danpi - Posted 1:27 pm PDT 05/16/09 (1133 Posts)
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#6
Ghost Rider - Posted 1:41 pm PDT 05/16/09 (1494 Posts)
#5 You mention "There was a Hitachi 2.5 in for $45 about 1/5 weeks ago. " Can you provide the link ? ( I hope you are talking about the 500Gb 2.5" HDD. 1/5 week is less than 2 days old)
#7
danpi - Posted 1:53 pm PDT 05/17/09 (1133 Posts)
| Ghost Rider wrote: |
| #5 You mention "There was a Hitachi 2.5 in for $45 about 1/5 weeks ago. " Can you provide the link ? ( I hope you are talking about the 500Gb 2.5" HDD. 1/5 week is less than 2 days old) |
Sorry for the typo. You are correct, I ordered one of those. It was from the HP parts site.
#8
Ghost Rider - Posted 12:39 pm PDT 05/19/09 (1494 Posts)
| danpi wrote: | ||
Sorry for the typo. You are correct, I ordered one of those. It was from the HP parts site. |
Can you please provide the part number or direct link ? I am looking for one drive like this., Thank you
#9
danpi - Posted 10:49 am PDT 05/25/09 (1133 Posts)
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