Seagate IDE HD drives - good stuff?

[MichaelD]

My local WorstBuy has a helluva deal. They have a ATA100, 7200rpm, 80GB drive for $140. But it has a $50 MIR. So, the drive really costs only $90. That's a little more than $1 per GB!

I am thinking of getting one...need another storage drive anyway. What do you guys think of this?

 

[Yonux]

Well, for the price you could probably find a better deal under the Hot Deals forum. The only problem with that is you sometimes need to order online or have to do some leg work.

As for Seagate Drives, I like them. They are generally a quiet drive but tend to be a little slower on the HD benchmarks vs WD or Maxtor (or at least they were in the past).

 

[Goi]

They still are, at least until the new 80GB/platter Seagate drives roll out. However, they're the best mix of performance and noise, if you care about the latter.

Of course, in the SCSI front, Seagate's Cheetah 15K.3 are the best with no competition at all.

 

[MichaelD]

Thanks guys; I'll check out Hot Deals.