It's actually $150 + $0 shipping = $150 shipped with newsletter subscriber coupon code EMC1123HDD01.

http://promotions.newegg.com/NEemail/Nov-0-2007/Promo112307in/index-landing.html?CMP=EMC-IGNEBLFR111207&ATT=Morbacon&cm_mmc=EMC-IGNEBLFR111207-_-email-_-top-_-Morbacon

Seems to have some reviewers with DOA or dying drive problems. Plus, this is really a 700GB drive once formatted.

these drives are pretty reliable.. shouldnt have to worry too much about DOA or dying drives.

and everyone knows about the actual size once formatted.. thats the case with all drives, not just this one. kindof pointless to mention..

but if anyone needs to know.. you can multiple the advertised size by .931 to get roughly the amount of usable space

#2 - No, it's just that HDD makers use the proper SI Gigabyte (10^9, 1,000,000,000 bytes) while most operating systems use the binary Gibibyte (2^30, 1,073,741,824 bytes). 750 GB = 698.5 GiB.

Since CPUs process data in binary, software makers back in the relatively early days of computing decided to approximate 1000 with 2^10 (1024) for the purpose of measuring storage space. It saved a lot of processor time then, when computers were slow and expensive, and was worth the tradeoff of having to make a manual multiplication when you needed to convert "computer units" to real units. Since then, CPUs have become tremendously faster, to the point where the time saved is insignificant, and storage has expanded at an equal rate, meaning that instead of merely having to remember kilo = 1024, we have to deal with mega = 1024*1024, giga = 1024*1024*1024, tera = 1024*1024*1024*1024, and so on. However, old habits die hard, and software today still reports the binary approximations instead of the real sizes.

This 1000=2^10 concept that operating systems still enforce leads to all sorts of confusion; even trying to convert between "megabytes" and "gigabytes" stymies the average user. Most hardware makers that rate their products in bits or bytes (storage and network device manufacturers) have already started using real metric units (kilo=10^3, mega=10^6, etc.) Hopefully software developers will leave the past behind and follow suit, much to the relief of everyone.

i'm in for 1, can never have enough storage

What do you guys think...WD or Seagate? I want to buy a 750GB drive, but I want the more reliable one.

Get this one. It is the best balance of performance and low noise and low power consumption and heat generation. If you don't believe me, read the following review:
http://www.storagereview.com/WD7500AAKS.sr

"WD's latest performs quite well when contrasted with the other “huge drive” out there, Seagate's Barracuda 7200.10/ES. Further, the SE16's power draw and acoustic output are just about the lowest one can find from today's drives.

...though it can not lay claim to the performance champion title, the SE16 may nonetheless merit a look when factors such as noise, heat, power, and price are thrown in. To many prospective buyers, WD's balance of all factors in its latest offering may be enticing."

Plus, this is the lowest this drive has ever been (if you already subscribe to the Newegg Newsletter which enables you to get the $10 off).

I just bought this one last week. So far it seems very fast and silent. Nice deal!

I built a rig using two in a raid array.... They are very fast and very quiet, they also don't feel as hot as most of the seagate 7200.10's I've used in the past. Prices should still drop the close we get to x-mas... so if you wait you may be able to grab one or a few for around 100/120 bux a pop.

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in my opinion (and many others), seagate makes the top personal drives.. i definitly would recommend them first.. and they have a very solid 5 year warranty.. not sure about the WD warranty.

WD warranty is 3 years. By then the things will be obsolete and we'll be in the 4TB era.

Cool, thanks for the input guys.

isnt there a 1tb one for about 250$ listed somewhere here?