Felger Carbon wrote:

Bluefront wrote:Where did you find it for $71?

Newegg $71.99 + $16.62 shipping.

CompUSA has it for $39.99 AR through next Saturday. Hot Deal IMO.

Do WD typically/always use at least different model numbers (the suffixes, at least) when they change areal densities, or are there/have there been cases where both, say, 2 and 3 platter versions of a given capacity Caviar SE16 might have the same model number, right down to the last two letters (W...

FYI, Matbe says the new Caviars will be available in September. Not sure who told them that though.

Also, I prefer SPCR's noise measurements over AT's.

Thanks SK.

Shadowknight,

I love Hot Deals! I've been thinking about playing a more active role in SPCR's Deals sub-forum, to help out my silent peeps.

BTW, I think my cat could eat Petsmart's entire food inventory within a weeks time.

geobrick, I read an article in Business Week last year that broke down the percentages of rebates. I googled it for you. The Great Rebate Runaround These companies have it all planned out. The term "slippage" is really funny. Basically, people who received their rebate check but never cashed it! As ...

Another Corsair review @ pcper.com . What about the Adda fans? Are they acoustically similar to the Seasonic S-12's? I suppose the fan controller circuitry would be more important. Corsair HX620W: Adda AD1212 H B-A71GL 2,200rpm Seasonic M12-500: Adda AD1212 M B-A71GL 2,050rpm Seasonic S12-500: Adda...

Hi, I'm also really interested in the new Caviar 320GB drives, and would hope they clearly beat out the Seagates 7200.10 in speed and silent operation. Did anyone notice the press release mentioned the new drives will have NCQ and ramp load technology? We might even see performance and efficiency i...

Thanks for the info! Cancelled my order of WD3200KS and will gladly wait :) You're welcome! Hopefully your new drive will be quieter, faster, and more energy efficient. :) When buying a 320gig western digital how do you know how many platters it is. Thanks You are never really sure with Western Dig...

As companies usually do, WD announced new products immediately before their earnings conference call. What a coincidence! :wink: For desktops: WD IN VOLUME PRODUCTION OF 160 GB-PER-PLATTER DESKTOP HARD DRIVES -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ramp Load ...

IMO, anyone interested in a WD 320GB, should wait for the new version with 2 x 160GB platters instead of the current 3 platters. WD IN VOLUME PRODUCTION OF 160 GB-PER-PLATTER DESKTOP HARD DRIVES -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ramp Load Technology Max...

Thanks - it looks interesting. The small-passive-heatsink cards have a heatpipe coiled in the back of the card. If this one has a heatpipe, the press release doesn't mention it. I wonder how much effect this has? Yeah, I don't believe this Galaxy has a heatpipe. You are correct in that one or more ...

I only skimmed the review so forgive me if I missed something. I'll read it again when I have more time. Seagate won most of the benchmarks and the review because it has more areal density (160GB) and other advanced technologies. Seagate is a leader in that department whereas Western Digital is the ...

Galaxy has just released a Dual-Slot 7600GS with a massive and passive Arctic-Cooling heatsink.

Galaxy 7600GS DDR2 Passive Press release.

I just want to know how they went from DiamondMax 11 all the way up to 17 :) I think it's most likely to be a Maxtor-designed drive (the clockwise-spinning platters are a dead giveaway!), but it'll be interesting to see what the actual casing looks like, since Maxtor has (finally) changed their des...

Two more reviews: Bjorn3d and Virtual-Hideout.

A pic from the Bjorn3d review showing the brushed aluminum of the P150 versus the silver paint of the SOLO. It's a very subtle difference.

TheQuietType wrote:Well, I tried.

Here is a direct link to your Solo pic.

winguy, Great find!! I knew that there had to be some sort of an explanation to this besides simple manufacturing variance. Seagate has outsourced its FDB motors to 2 or more companies, just as Samsung used JVC and Nidec FDB motors. Seagate shipped 17.5 million desktop drives in the previous quarter...

nina,

Those are some very ingenious mods! The wooden hard drive rack and the reverse PSU duct with blowhole are really smart ideas.

Take care.

This is an interesting and UNIQUE product. This drive is the first drive to come out of Seagate/Maxtor, since Seagate bought Maxtor.......... Hence the uniqeness. Quite. This drive is a total surprise to me as I thought Maxtor was toast. :) You brought up some interesting points Andy. I don't belie...

Slidax,

Thanks for all of the benchies! That HD Tach screenshot of your 320GB looks awesome.

Take care.

Edit: For all your hard work, you get a cookie!

Maxtor, now owned by Seagate, has just silently and surprisingly launched the DiamondMax 17 Series with 160GB platters. According to Maxtor.com, the DiamondMax 17 features: -80GB, 160GB, 250GB and 320GB capacities -3.0Gb Serial ATA and SATA II features -Native command queuing for enhanced efficiency...

I saw the pin assignments, but I was concerned that the jumpers on the mobo were there for a reason... I still am not sure what they are there for, if there were no jumpers on the ten pins, I would have connected it in a heartbeat! Ok, I understand now. I don't know what half the things on a mobo a...

Needless to say its going back and im getting another MAXTOR which have been serving me well as of late Lol. I think you and I are the only 2 people who actually like Maxtor drives. :lol: Of course, that's after using the Hitachi Feature Tool. :wink: ...if you're purely after every bit of performan...

eoctanker, I'm not sure I understand your question exactly, but you can find the pin assignments and instructions on page 4 of the Solo owner's manual. It does seem you will have to remove the jumpers and install each pin individually. I wish Intel and AMD could agree on the same standard! Take care.

...Bought this powersupply today from Frys (Austin, TX) as a replacement for my 300watt Sparkle. Purchase price was discounted from $89 to $49, which I thought was a great deal; this was not a returned item... Yeah, both the NeoHE 430 ($49.99 OTD) and the P150 ($99.99 AR) are on sale right now at F...

Sorry to bump this thread. I realize this power supply received a mediocre review, but Radioshack.com has the Ultra X-Finity 500W Power Supply-Black for $9.99 after a $50 rebate. Sale ends July 5th. Here is the rebate form . Some of you may need a reliable back-up in case your NeoHE doesn't work. :t...

Another review Nick, I agree that for someone building a quiet PC from scratch, the P150 is the better deal because of the NeoHE. No arguments here. :) Although, if their NeoHE is a dud then they might have to pay a little extra for an RMA. It does seem you guys are getting the shaft again on prici...

Hi pcweltz, FWIW, the NSK6000 has shown up in Japan . It's the NSK6500 w/o power supply. To the right you can also see the NSK4000 which is the NSK4400 w/o power supply. The NSK6000 and 6500 seem to be a good compromise for those who need more room than the P150 or SOLO can provide, without having t...

Thanks for the updates everyone. I do believe this thread had the first and the best reviews of this case! Here is an off-site review for the Solo . It seems the bezel is FUBARed around the front inputs and the optical drive. Maybe the door is on wrong or was damaged in transit? ...Sixth, and very s...