Newegg has the Hitachi Deskstar P7K500 0A35415 500GB SATA 7200 RPM 16MB Buffer Hard Drive Bulk for $55 - $10 rebate [Exp 8/31] - $5 off with coupon code EMCLWMM36 [Exp 8/17] = $40 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
txgeorge - Posted 1:43 pm PDT 08/17/09 (256 Posts)
It's an OEM drive - warranty time uncertain, but has good reviews.
#2
tekgk - Posted 2:04 pm PDT 08/17/09 (63 Posts)
Hitachi = buy at your own risk regardless of length of warranty.
#3
dandragonrage - Posted 3:49 pm PDT 08/17/09 (442 Posts)
#2 is an idiot. Hitachi makes good drives. He's going to come back and give an argument that's equivalent to "I had a friend who owned a Chevrolet in 1970 and he said it sucked so I will never buy a GM in my life."
#4
danpi - Posted 4:42 pm PDT 08/17/09 (1133 Posts)
Oink
#5
cheapyet - Posted 7:28 pm PDT 08/17/09 (172 Posts)
I wish its for 40.00 without rebate. #2 Hitachi drives are as good as WDs to my opion based on user reviews and tech specifications. However, I have never own one before.
#6
dave_c - Posted 9:21 pm PDT 08/17/09 (7517 Posts)
There is no "brand" to totally avoid, only certain models and firmwares within each brand from time to time. Hint - this is why they are all still in business.
Price is good if you need something for a basic budget PC, though for a small % of total system price I think most of us would rather more performance and higher capacity. Won't be long till $70 for a modern generation 1TB drive is regular price w/o a rebate.
Price is good if you need something for a basic budget PC, though for a small % of total system price I think most of us would rather more performance and higher capacity. Won't be long till $70 for a modern generation 1TB drive is regular price w/o a rebate.
#7
crv_rave - Posted 10:05 pm PDT 08/17/09 (416 Posts)
Agreed with #6, remember the clicking issue with the Hitachi notebook drives about 6 years ago?
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