Frys ad: 300GB SATA $99 No rebates

[John P]

Drats, wish I had seen the Seagate before I opened the Maxtor. I've had (2) Maxtor 160GB ATA drives fail on me in the past, but this was the only SATA deal I could find. I suppose it's too late to return it to Staples?

 

[AdamsJabbar]

Originally posted by: John P.
Drats, wish I had seen the Seagate before I opened the Maxtor. I've had (2) Maxtor 160GB ATA drives fail on me in the past, but this was the only SATA deal I could find. I suppose it's too late to return it to Staples?

Hard drives aren't like software where you can't return them once they've been opened. If you don't like the performance, the interface, or the color of the ribbon cable, you can still return it.

 

[solo717]

Newegg have the Seagate Verison 300g for $100...
HERE...

 

[prhamil52]

I bought one of the Seagate 300gb 16mb pata drives for $89.99 from outpost on 4/1...April Fool joke: It wouldnt even format, returned it next day.

 

[John P]

Newegg has a 300GB SATA Seagate for $100, no rebates....

The Seagate drive only has 8mb cache, the Maxtor has 16mb. Not sure how big a difference that'll make but I guess I'll stick with the Maxtor and hope for the best.