Maxtor 500GB Hard Drive, SATAII, 7200rpm, 16MB Cache, 3yr - £34.99 @ Ebuyer
Maxtor DiamondMax 23 SATA 3Gb/s hard drives provide a value solution for applications needing high-capacity storage.
Maxtor DiamondMax 23 hard drives follow the Maxtor tradition of delivering well-engineered, reliable storage solutions by adding high-capacity drives to the product line.
DiamondMax 23 hard drives utilize proven Seagate second-generation perpendicular magnetic recording technology to deliver high-capacity drives with features and value that can go head-to-head with any competitor.
Specification Value
Product Description Maxtor DiamondMax 23 - hard drive - 500 GB - SATA-300
Type Hard drive - internal
Form Factor 3.5" x 1/4H
Dimensions (WxDxH) 10.2 cm x 14.7 cm x 2 cm
Weight 0.54 kg
Capacity 500 GB
Interface Type Serial ATA-300
Data Transfer Rate 300 MBps
Average Seek Time 8.5 ms
Spindle Speed 7200 rpm
Buffer Size 16 MB
Manufacturer Warranty 3 years warranty
£37.57 Delivered
All Comments (5)
Jump to unread Post a Commenthttp://www.scan.co.uk/Products/500-GB-Western-Digital-WD5000AAKS-Caviar-Blue-SATA-300-7200-rpm-16MB-Cache-89-ms
http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/500Gb-Samsung-Spinpoint-F3-HD502HJ-SATA-3Gb-s-7200rpm-16Mb-Cache-8ms-OEM
What I am not sure about is whether Maxtor are still having problems with reliability of their drives? It's normally worth spending a bit more for reliability. Just as an example, I've had 3 Samsungs that have died, and even though I use RAID 1 so don't lose any data, it's still a pain to RMA them.
like you say RMAing is a pain so why take more of a risk by buying a maxtor.
By the way scan have on their today only page http://www.scan.co.uk/TodayOnly/Index.aspx 500gb western digital blue and green for £35.36 and £35.64 respectivley.
Alternatively http://www.hotukdeals.com/item/524814/samsung-f3-500gb-hard-drive-33-28-d
You have to do about 50 posts now? So, it's crazy to say that Scan is post-free for most people.
The Aria deal looks good though. ^.^