barracuda drives have serious reliability problems, i believe many, many were repaired under warranty and eventually the design was changed, but who knows which version your vendor will ship? ide is the original spec, ata (with a number like 66 or 100 etc.) is the later spec and includes everything that's part of the ide spec. plus enhancements. model numbers would really help in any case. i find it hard to believe any of the barracuda drives are straight ide, i'd think they'd all be ata. i'd definitely get the model numbers and check the spec sheets for any drive, vendors do make mistakes far too often in their sales blurbs. even if you do get the barracuda, check the model numbers. other Seagate's are popular amongst some. generally, ibm, fujitsu, and maxtor are considered good (though i've had a warranty nightmare with maxtor, so they are permanently off my list, the test of a company is what happens when things go wrong, maxtor has failed that test with me and was extremely obnoxious about it!).
jake williamson wrote: ------- > Seagate Baracuda 80Gb 7200rpm Hard Drive Mac / PC IDE Int �89.00 > (�104.58 inc vat) > > probably gonna get the 80gb one... > > 1st question, is this a good choice? > > 2nd is is ata and ide the same thing??? all these say their for mac and > pc internal but only one has ata... > > i'm confused! > > any feedback would be cool, know i've asked about this before but now i > got the cash!! -------------- -- "Promise me, promise me this day, promise me now..." he asked. "Even as they strike you down, you will remember: humanity is not our enemy. The only thing worthy of you is compassion...Hatred will never let you face the beast in human beings. One day, when you face the beast alone, with your courage intact, your eyes kind...out of your smile will bloom a flower. and...on the long, rough road, the sun and the moon will continue to shine." Thich Nhat Hanh, Buddhist monk -- G-List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- We have Apple Refurbished Monitors in stock! | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-List list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
