mischa316
06-08-2007, 07:55 AM
Just wanted to put this here as well!! Does anyone know if Seagate is as good as Western Digital? I have a 160 Western Digital in my P4 3.0 now!! I've had it for about 3 years so I'm thinking it might go soon. Plus I have a crappy e-machines that I just bs on dont really use much on it but it is kinda slow. So if I get the 320 I could take the 160 format that drive and put that in the e-machines and have a 160 & an 80!!
Thanks for your help.
Mischa.:)
rbinck
06-08-2007, 09:24 AM
Seagate is a good drive, but you need to be careful that it is the same type of drive you need. Most 3 year old computers were still using the IDE drives and that price sounds like a serial ATA (SATA) drive. So just be sure it will work in your computer.
For my HTPC server I went with serial ATA drives in addition to the internal IDE drives it already had because of the cost savings. I just had to add a SATA card and an auxiliary power supply.
mischa316
06-08-2007, 09:45 AM
I just called the place where I bought the computer and they said I do have that kind of cable in mine!!
Thanks for your help.
Mischa.
mischa316
06-08-2007, 11:42 AM
Just picked it up on my lunch break came to $95 with tax!! Man that's a steal!!
Mischa.:D :yippee:
mshulman
06-08-2007, 01:18 PM
You got a decent deal. There are betters. I always check Newegg for good prices on computer parts and accessories.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822144188
And for the same price you paid, a 400GB drive. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148246
Now.. if you needed it today, then a store is always best.
mischa316
06-08-2007, 01:37 PM
You got a decent deal. There are betters. I always check Newegg for good prices on computer parts and accessories.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822144188
And for the same price you paid, a 400GB drive. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148246
Now.. if you needed it today, then a store is always best.
I'm off tomorrow so it probably was better so I can rearange everything!! God it's going to take hours but it will be worth it!!
Thanks again.
Mischa.
mshulman
06-08-2007, 01:53 PM
Check out www.acronis.com - They have a program called true image. It would allow you to clone the 160 onto the 320. While it's an $80 program, the time savings might just be worth it.
Unless Seagate includes something that will do the same thing - I think some drive makers do.
mischa316
06-08-2007, 02:08 PM
Check out www.acronis.com - They have a program called true image. It would allow you to clone the 160 onto the 320. While it's an $80 program, the time savings might just be worth it.
Unless Seagate includes something that will do the same thing - I think some drive makers do.
Oh that would be awesome!! That would save me alot of time. I"ll check the manual and what software comes with it once I'm done with work.
Thanks again.
Mischa.
