Joined: May 06, 2006 Posts: 1155 Location: Philly, PA
Posted: Tue May 30, 2006 1:47 pm Post subject: Best HDD....please post your fav.
Ok just what the title states I am getting a new HDD and whated to know whos had the best ones, companies, Size.... I am really thinking 200Gigs...and maybe maxtor??? But seagate, western dit...Which one is best...thanks guys _________________ The mighty V6 Passat came to chew bubble gum and kick%^* and shes all out of bubble gum!
Joined: Mar 12, 2005 Posts: 1887 Location: Orlando/West Palm Beach, FL USA
Posted: Tue May 30, 2006 2:56 pm Post subject:
Everyone's different.
I say Maxtor, I have never had a problem with mine and it runs nearly 10 hours a day for the past 2 yrs. Maxtor Diamond Max 9 (i think its a 9) 200 gb.
Joined: Mar 12, 2005 Posts: 1887 Location: Orlando/West Palm Beach, FL USA
Posted: Tue May 30, 2006 3:27 pm Post subject:
When you check sites like newegg.com
Always remember to look up something like "OEM Hard drives"
Original Equipment basically. Its overstock from major computer manufacturers and you can find some rather cheap deals. All it comes with is sealed in a plain box, no retail packaging or instructions. So you can get this cheap.
At tigerdirect.com,
I got a refurbished 300gb HDD Maxtor AND an external Usb/firewire Ide-->USB enclosure (Retail around 45.00) for 129.99 plus a 40 dollar mail in rebate . Its just finding that great deal.
Someone always posts a website called "***Outpost" i think it was loki or sjohn usually. maybe they could cue in the proper address. _________________ XBOX v1.6
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Joined: May 06, 2006 Posts: 1155 Location: Philly, PA
Posted: Tue May 30, 2006 3:27 pm Post subject:
Yeah for less then 10 bucks more I get a extra 50 gigs.....but the funny thing is I will never use all that ever....I still have 2 gigs open now but need more of my games on it _________________ The mighty V6 Passat came to chew bubble gum and kick%^* and shes all out of bubble gum!
Joined: Mar 12, 2005 Posts: 1887 Location: Orlando/West Palm Beach, FL USA
Posted: Tue May 30, 2006 3:33 pm Post subject:
I have so many tv shows on my xbox, its saps a lot of space. I also have a lot of DiVX movies (Used the program Gordian Knot), about 90 of them, and then I had 10 games loaded on there so I didn't have to bring my discs to lan parties with me.
It goes quick.
One guy Scourge on here has the Xtender hdd setup, with 2x 300gb hdd's and than annother 100+gb i thnk. or maybe the original hdd...not sure, but he was always on the b rink of full, b/c he would still stream off his computer. _________________ XBOX v1.6
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Joined: May 06, 2006 Posts: 1155 Location: Philly, PA
Posted: Tue May 30, 2006 3:36 pm Post subject:
shortacid wrote:
When you check sites like newegg.com
Always remember to look up something like "OEM Hard drives"
Original Equipment basically. Its overstock from major computer manufacturers and you can find some rather cheap deals. All it comes with is sealed in a plain box, no retail packaging or instructions. So you can get this cheap.
At tigerdirect.com,
I got a refurbished 300gb HDD Maxtor AND an external Usb/firewire Ide-->USB enclosure (Retail around 45.00) for 129.99 plus a 40 dollar mail in rebate . Its just finding that great deal.
Someone always posts a website called "***Outpost" i think it was loki or sjohn usually. maybe they could cue in the proper address.
Yup I just posted on in the deals page where it was 30.00 bucks after the rebate and it was a 160 seagate _________________ The mighty V6 Passat came to chew bubble gum and kick%^* and shes all out of bubble gum!
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Posted: Tue May 30, 2006 5:17 pm Post subject:
maxtor is my best choice... frys eletronics have a 200gb maxtor (lockable) cuz i have it too and its only 60 bucks instant
google frys eletronics online store and then choose what state you are to see what promos you have avaible. _________________ Xbox 360 Premium edition
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Western Digital is the best Ive used, I tend to find that Maxtor harddrives run hotter. _________________
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Joined: May 06, 2006 Posts: 1155 Location: Philly, PA
Posted: Tue May 30, 2006 5:24 pm Post subject:
Wow thanks for that one I think thats the one..lol. _________________ The mighty V6 Passat came to chew bubble gum and kick%^* and shes all out of bubble gum!
which one you saying that he might need a chip? lol im not saying the 500 gb one look under it .. 200gb maxtor . btw my xbox doesnt run that hot in fact i think it runs cooler then my retail one _________________ Xbox 360 Premium edition
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Wow that is great....lol. I may just get the 200Gig I found a western dit 250 for 80.00 bucks shipped but for 20.00 less I will have a 200 G and that is more then I will ever need. Now why do you think the western dit runs cooler _________________ The mighty V6 Passat came to chew bubble gum and kick%^* and shes all out of bubble gum!
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