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At 03:46 PM 04/01/2008, Francisco Tapia wrote:
I've actually had quite the opposite. After loosing my final WD drive last year (Dec) (400gb sata) I have sworn off WD. A buddy of mine also loves to buy WD, raptors for speed, but has had the same type of problem where they just wear out quickly or just go bad. It could be because they tend to run hotter imho. As for my seagates, the oldest one I currently own is from 2001, and it's still humming along just fine. On Jan 3, 2008 12:33 PM, Thane Sherrington <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I'd go Western Digital over Seagate. I replaced a lot of dead and > dying Seagates, and very few Western Digitals. I only sell WD, and I > have a very low failure rate. As an added plus, WD will cross ship > and Seagate won't. > > T > > At 04:25 PM 03/01/2008, GPL wrote: > >I have been looking for a hard drive, sata, in the 250-320 gb range. > >Looking at the following two that were rated customer choice awards: > > > >Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD2500KS 250GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA > >3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM > >http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16822144701 > > > >Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 ST3320620AS (Perpendicular Recording > >Technology) 320GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM > >http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16822148140 > > > >Despite obtaining a customer choice award some of these drives have > >some bad user feedback that worries me. > > > >We dont need to go raptor here, more space is worth more than speed > >for this build. Should I stay away from these drives? Probably, what > >might you folks suggest? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >On Jan 3, 2008 3:22 PM, DHSinclair <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Thane, > > > Was not aware of asking tricky questions! Perhaps, I just find myself > in > > > "tricky" situations! > > > (seems like it lately!!!) > > > In any case, in 2008, I'll try to be less "tricky"........ :) > > > Remove the card? The AP is on a separate plug-in card? That > > would do it 4Sure! > > > Will keep doing research. Looking for future spares......which will > be > > > whole upgrades, now! > > > Thanks. > > > Best, > > > Duncan > > > > > > > > > At 16:05 01/03/2008 -0400, you wrote: > > > >Of course you always ask tricky questions. :) According to the > manual, > > > >you can, although I haven't tested it. I *think* you might be able > to > > > >remove the card itself. You could, at the verty least, disconnect > the > > > >antenna, which should make the wireless unusable. > > > > > > > >T > > > > > > > >At 03:43 PM 03/01/2008, DHSinclair wrote: > > > >>Thane, > > > >>Can the WIFI-AP be disabled in bios? I like the rest of the > feature-set, > > > >>but do not wish to have a wifi rcvr just to use the m/b. I've used > asus > > > >>m/b's since 1999 and like the quality, features and reliability. > > > >>Best, > > > >>Duncan > > > >> > > > >>At 14:45 01/03/2008 -0400, you wrote: > > > >>>At 01:29 PM 03/01/2008, GPL wrote: > > > >>> > > > >>>>ASUS P5K-E/WIFI-AP LGA 775 Intel P35 ATX Intel Motherboard - > > Retail $139.99 > > > >>>>http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131196 > > > >>> > > > >>>I've used this motherboard a couple of times, and I like it. Seems > > > >>>reliable. > > > >>> > > > >>>T > > > > > > > > -- -Francisco http://sqlthis.blogspot.com | Tsql and More...
