Moreover, 160 to 200GB drives are now easier to find than 120s--and are
frequently cheaper. For example, Office Depot now a Maxtor 160 for $50
(after rebates). The Maxtor 120 has the same base price, but no
rebates. Earlier in the week, Staples had a Maxtor 200 for $60. Looking
for a good price on smaller drives isn't worth the bother. Go for the
lowest price for a drive over 120GB.
On Feb 25, 2005, at 4:15 PM, Jonathan Newman wrote:
Ah-Ha! You see! I knew the size limit wasn't 128GB, it was in the
130's! and yes, of course when you ~format~ a drive you have less
available memory than what the label on the box says. But here's the
thing, if you say to someone "Hey your computer can only see a 120GB
hard drive" They are going to go out to the store and buy a 120GB hard
drive, which would format to around 111GB or there about. Thats 17GB
formated difference! Thats two hours of video from my HD camcorder.
Now Given there is no 137GB hard drives on the market, the closest
you'll get is 160GB which would like you said ~work~ in the computer,
and would therefore allow any particular person to have that 17GB gain
over a 120GB hard drive. And lastly the price difference between a
120GB and a 160GB is like, $15 - $20 bucks, I don't think most people
would mind springing for an additional 17GB.
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