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Maxtor SATA 500 GB for $140, 250 GB for $70, Shipped
The Grim Ninja Offline
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#1
02-06-2007, 05:55 PM
Bare drives.

http://shop1.outpost.com/search?cat=-48956
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02-06-2007, 05:57 PM
[quote The Grim Ninja]Bare drives.

http://shop1.outpost.com/search?cat=-48956
So these are NSFW? Smile
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02-06-2007, 06:00 PM
Depends on where you work.

Let's just say they have no documentation and will need some screws and cables in order to install.
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02-06-2007, 06:48 PM
Didn't OWC have these for $133 recently?
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02-06-2007, 06:51 PM
Yes, sorta..

They were some type of 'media oriented' type drives.

Something about when coming upon a bad sector the drive would just pass on it. Supposed to be great/fast for video, but it doesn't seem too appealing for standard computer usage.

Add shipping to the OWC drive. $5-ish there.
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02-06-2007, 08:17 PM
Um - the quickview drives don't corrupt/leave bad data. And in computer use, operate with the command set as any SATA drive.

And yes - we still have them for $133.99. Smile
http://eshop.macsales.com/item/Maxtor/3H500F0S/
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02-06-2007, 08:46 PM
I almost ordered a "QuickView" drive yesterday, because the price seemed so good.

But then the strange "QuickView" name scared me away.

So, what exactly is a "QuickView" drive, and how does it differ from the standard, slow invisible drives?
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02-06-2007, 09:52 PM
Don't be shy, SeattlePhotog, click one of the links ...

QuickView 500 includes the following benefits:

Improved system reliability through expanded operating temperature
Massive 500GB storage
ATA 7 streaming commands enhance performance
Maxtor head management technology improves reliability in tough, higher temperature environments of AV recording devices

What I want to know is, what's the difference between SATA I/III and SATA II? And SATA 3GB? I'm assuming my lowly 2.0 G5 tower could get by with the $133 drive?
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02-06-2007, 10:49 PM
My QuickView from OWC arrived today. I'm waiting until it warms a little more before opening the package (to avoid condensation) and using it.

I will be using it to replace my stock 160GB boot drive in my 1st generation 1.8 dualie G5.
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02-07-2007, 12:20 AM
mine is working fine in my dual 2.0 G5. So far.
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