HOT?! 160gb Seagate SATA $69

[cmccrkn]

Originally posted by: usernamemax20charact
Maybe marcplante meant this one?

There is a $40 rebate at this link that is not specific to the vendor. It just has to be the retail kit. Amazon has it for $118 adn free shipping so it comes to $78 shipped AR + SH. Not too shabby since it has NCQ.
Link

 

[jjm]

BoKing Wen: "keep in mind the replacement Seagate send out is not a "Brand new" drive. I think the rep told me that the replacement drive is a refrushish from them."

To my knowledge, every manufacturer states that they will send you a new or refurbished drive - its choice.

I would still favor Seagate over Maxtor or WD. The 5-year warranty tells me Seagate has the confidence to stand behind its product.

That said, you have to have a backup plan for every drive you own. No excuses.

I think this is a good deal for a SATA drive.

 

[drewski]

currently, looks like in-store at Fry's B&M still has the $69.99 AR while online at Outpost is $89.99 AR. same $40 rebate, different base price:

instore
http://www.netaffilia.com/ad/electronics/frys/i/2005/03/18/9378.html

online (same link as previously posted)
http://shop1.outpost.com/product/4303155

 

[Sept1967]

The description makes it sound like the drive itself does it.

There is a vague "compatibility list" also

NCQ List

Taking Serial ATA to the Next Level With Native Command Queuing


A SATA drive that supports NCQ has an internal queue in which commands can be dynamically rescheduled and reordered. NCQ includes a tracking mechanism for both outstanding and completed portions of the drive workload. In addition, NCQ can let the host issue additional commands to the drive while the drive looks for another command.


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Intel® Matrix Storage Technology

Native Command Queuing (NCQ) is a feature supported by Advanced Host Controller Interface (AHCI) and it allows for ATA drives to accept more than one command at a time and dynamically reorder the commands for maximum efficiency. NCQ, when used in conjunction with a hard drive that supports NCQ, increases storage performance on random workloads.

Note: In order to take advantage of NCQ, you need: Intel® 915, 910, or Intel® 925X Express Chipset (ICH6R) OR Mobile Intel 915 or 910 Express Chipset, Intel® Application Accelerator version 4.0 or later, and a hard drive which supports NCQ.

 

[night]

so its useless for amd

 

[1EZduzit]

Originally posted by: night
so its useless for amd

I believe the new nforce chipset (nforce 4) has NCQ. I don't know if I'm reading things right, but it seems to me that you would need the proper chipset to take advantage of the NCQ features. Of course, if you bought this one, you would be ready fo a NCQ board when you update. I don't plan on updating for a while, but you never know. For now I'm going to pass and see what kind of deals pop up on bigger hard drives.

 

[cmccrkn]

Note: In order to take advantage of NCQ, you need: Intel® 915, 910, or Intel® 925X Express Chipset (ICH6R) OR Mobile Intel 915 or 910 Express Chipset, Intel® Application Accelerator version 4.0 or later, and a hard drive which supports NCQ.

Thanks for that info. Luckily my new Dimension 4700 has the 915G chipset so I'll be able to take advantage of the NCQ. That makes Seagate the choice for me.