Re: choise of HDD

[Alvin Oga <aoga@ns.Linux-Consulting.com>]

hi ya pim

On Wed, 12 May 2004, Pim Bliek wrote:

> Hiya all,
> 
> I am in the market for a new HDD for my Debian (Sarge) Desktop. I have
> an NForce2 ASUS A7N8X Deluxe 2.0 motherboard with 2 PATA connectors and
> 2 SATA ones. I guess I prefer SATA because.. well, it's the future :).

around this part of town, at the local "fries" pc general store,

	hitachi/ibm/maxtor/wd (pata) disks are selling for about 
	$0.50 per GB 250GB for roughly $130 after $120 rebates 
	same "1/2 price" deal for 160/120/80 GB versions
	( rebates expire at different times .. )

> Any suggestions? I am looking for something fast, in the range of 80-160
> GB, dependant on price. Price should be in range of 80 - 120 euros, in
> the Netherlands.

c ya
alvin