>>Probably less disk than you need. You can only get so many disks in >>a box (not just because of slots, but because of power supply and >>controllers) so I am loathe to buy below 200gb these days, even though >>it is slightly more expensive than the 160gb "sweet spot". > > Yeah, I can put up to 3 drives in that case which will certainly be enough > for me until I build a backend and put it in the basement. > >>Consider looking for 5400 rpm drive instead of 7200 if you can get a >>good price. Less power, less heat, less noise, in theory more >>reliable. > > Okay, I'll consider that for my next drives. I got this one cheap on the > recent Office Depot Maxtor rebate.
In case you didn't notice it, Fry's has 200GB Seagate's on sale this week:
http://shop2.outpost.com/product/4008252
I can't speak to the power/noise/performance for these.
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