Hard Drive: ATA 150 - 120GB +

[BobbyDouglas]

I am looking for an SATA 150 Internal Hard Drive that is 120GB or larger in size.

 

I took a look around a bit and found a Retail Hard Drive Kit, but I wasn't sure what is meant by "Kit".

 

Anyone familiar with this?

[Guest beatmix01]

Are you looking for a regular ATA or a SATA drive?

[BobbyDouglas]

SATA 150

[Brad]

I assume the kit refers to being in a retail box, usually with some kind of software, mounting rails (for mounting in a 5 1/4" drive bay) and screws. At least that is what they usually refer to.

[BobbyDouglas]

Thanks for clearing that up for me :)

[BobbyDouglas]

Something like this:

 

http://www.buy.com/prod/Maxtor_SATA_Ultra_Hard_Drive_Kit_hard_drive_250_GB_SATA_150/q/loc/450/10348872.html

 

But maybe with a little less $

[BobbyDouglas]

Or... $185 http://www.computerhq.com/Maxtor_250GB_SATA_150_L01M250_75192102829/hardware/partinfo-id-178868.html

[bockchow]

new only or would you be interested in used?

[BobbyDouglas]

New only. This will be a drive that contains secure files, so I would not want to have any chance of having a used hard drive (and then having that crash on me).

[BobbyDouglas]

What is the difference between:

 

Hard Drive: http://westerndigital.com/en/products/Products.asp?DriveID=59

Hard Drive Kit: http://westerndigital.com/en/products/productkit2.asp?DriveID=59

[Brad]

From the site: "For easy installation, kit includes installation and management software, hardware and step-by-step illustrated instructions."

 

Like I said before, you get mounting hardware, probably a SATA cable, software and manual. With the bare drive you get the bare drive - usually nothing else.

 

ZipZoomFly has the bare drive for $162 with free 2nd day shipping:

 

http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/ProductDetail.jsp?ProductCode=101220

 

It also says it has a 3 year warranty, which is nice.

[BobbyDouglas]

Nice hard drive, but it is ATA/100, I want SATA/150

[Brad]

oops. i thought it had the same model as the ones in the links you posted.

[BobbyDouglas]

It's ok Brad, just one last messup before RossMan removes your admin and gives it to me.

[Brad]

LOL. I'm not scared of RossMAN.

 

He removes my admin and I go on strike - there would be no more deals posted on the site ever again

 

is for Brad - RossMAN

[Guest beatmix01]

BobbyD... this should do you right.

http://www.buy.com/retail/product.asp?sku=10375374&loc=101&sp=1

Seagate 120 GB SATA 150MBps 8MB Cache 8.5ms for $110 Shipped.

 

Oh, its the retail version too so you get all the cables and junk not to mention the 3 year warranty.

[BobbyDouglas]

Actually that is the one I am using right now that is sometimes messing up on me. ST3120026AS-RK is the one.

 

I got it for $87 shipped about 5 months ago. I would rather wait for a week or so and find a good Western Digital deal. If I am going to spend over $100 to get a good hard drive, I might as well make it around $175 and get a WD 250GB SATA/150

[Guest beatmix01]

If the drive isnt working properly, then why not RMA it to seagate and have them ship you a new one?

[BobbyDouglas]

Because I can't have my computer down for that long.

 

I can't say 100% that the hard drive is bad, all I know is that it is causing a few problems, but it could be a problem with the cable, not the HD.