Warm: Maxtor 250 GB, 16 meg, PATA, $130 No rebates, 1 year warranty

[NightCrawler]

http://www.compusa.com/adproducts/produ...asp?product_code=316138&pfp=ADPRODUCTS

PROS:

16 meg
no rebate

CONS:

PATA
1 year warranty
compusa

 

[TechDreamer]

Pros:

PATA = Tivo Upgrade

 

[T3C]

cool

 

[chinkgai]

why would pata be considered a con?

 

[Zap]

Definately a warm deal. Not hot, yet not cold because no rebate involved. Too bad they didn't bring back the $99 deal from late January.

 

[KristopherKubicki]

Cheaper elsewhere; with free shipping too:

http://labs.anandtech.com/alllinks.php?pfilter=1261

Kristopher

 

[Generic Moniker]

Originally posted by: Zap
Definately a warm deal. Not hot, yet not cold because no rebate involved. Too bad they didn't bring back the $99 deal from late January.

That recent staples sale had them $88 AR.

Nice drive though

 

[logic0010]

Originally posted by: KristopherKubicki
Cheaper elsewhere; with free shipping too:

http://labs.anandtech.com/alllinks.php?pfilter=1261

Kristopher

but its oem this is retail box

 

[Algere]

Originally posted by: logic0010

Originally posted by: KristopherKubicki
Cheaper elsewhere; with free shipping too:

http://labs.anandtech.com/alllinks.php?pfilter=1261

Kristopher

but its oem this is retail box

What's wrong with OEM? Especially when it comes with a 3 year warranty (ChiefValue).

 

[Trikat]

Also maybe no tax. Something to look out for also.

 

[fowen]

How much is a 16MB buffer gonna speed up performance over a 8MB buffer?