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glc
06-28-2003, 10:30 AM
http://www.newegg.com/app/viewproduct.asp?description=22-144-154&DEPA=1

Yeah, it's pricey.
Kubie
06-28-2003, 12:00 PM
Yeah, it's pricey.

Yeh, but Free Freight!!:D

250gig though. I know there many people that can use that much, but not me.

Carl
Floppyman
06-28-2003, 12:46 PM
That's over $1.5/gig-- definitely not worth it until the price comes down IMHO.
Joeberg
06-28-2003, 12:59 PM
*gasp* Price needs to come down a bit ;)
RJ
06-28-2003, 01:04 PM
Yep, but that's how it always has been.
All new things, like SATA now, are expensive, and over the time prices will come down.

RJ
Redo40
06-28-2003, 01:13 PM
Ouch! Pricey for sure, it will be awhile before I get one of those.
Blakhart
06-28-2003, 03:55 PM
Might as well go................................... scsi.
:D
Joeberg
06-28-2003, 04:58 PM
Hopefully SATA will go the same way the CDRW drives went :) Expenive, cheaper, cheaper, cheaper, all while increasing in quality and speed :)
RJ
06-28-2003, 05:03 PM
Hopefully SATA will go the same way the CDRW drives went Expenive, cheaper, cheaper, cheaper, all while increasing in quality and speed

Well, actually this applies to all, not only CDRW drives. Look at the CPUs, graphics cards, NICs, sounds cards, DVD drives, etc.
Everything is expensive at the beginning ;)

RJ
pam123
06-29-2003, 01:44 PM
Now all I need is someone who can afford a build with that drive !
autotran
06-30-2003, 09:19 AM
In 1989 I bought a 157MB hard drive for $1316, that is $8,392.16 a GB. That was 5,174 times more a GB than you are paying for this drive now. High price is in the eye of the beholder. Dave
Force Flow
06-30-2003, 10:35 AM
:eek: Certainly pricey. I'll wait untill it drops down to $100 By that time, I be they'll have the SATA500 transfer rate they're talking about. :D

Originally posted by Blakhart
Might as well go................................... scsi.
:D

:rolleyes: You and SCSI... Sheesh
Spyda
06-30-2003, 12:02 PM
at that price, you may as well just get a special edition IDE
Blakhart
06-30-2003, 02:19 PM
1985, 5mb hdd from rat shack, $2500, or was it $5000?
There are folks who paid almost $5000 for a 486 mobo, as well. Nice we have a price/performance inversion...


Scsi rules ok.
:D
Floppyman
06-30-2003, 06:36 PM
Just wait until Ultra 640 SCSI-- zooooooooooom!
Xayd
06-30-2003, 08:27 PM
SCSI is still nice, I won't be trading my SCSI setup in anytime soon :).
Force Flow
06-30-2003, 10:51 PM
Originally posted by Blakhart
Scsi rules ok.
:D

But the price... :eek:
Spyda
07-01-2003, 07:24 AM
i still love my IDE Western Digital Special Edition 80GB :p