Quick, a CHEAP Hard Drive for video editing (1 Viewer)

[Holadem]

DVD authoring, that sort of stuff. I figured I would be comfy with 80GB? Perhaps even 40GB?

I don't see myself doing much editing or burning and such after I am done archiving the 40 hours or so of material that I have right now, except for the occasional new footage every couple of months (holidays, trips, special events).

Newegg has this thing for $61.50 shipped:

Excel Stor 80GB 7200RPM IDE Hard Drive, Model J680, OEM Drive only

Model# J680
Item # N82E16822162002

Specifications:
Capacity: 80 GB
Average Seek Time: 8.5 ms
Buffer: 2 MB
Rotational Speed: 7,200 RPM
Interface: IDE ULTRA ATA100
Features: Load/Unload Mechanism Non Head Disk Contact Start-Stop, FDB Motor, 350G Shock resistance
Manufacturer Warranty: 1 year
Packaging: OEM Drive Only

Never heard of this brand... whaddayathink?

Edited to add:

SEAGATE 80.0GB 7200RPM 9.4MS BARRACUDA ATA V (ST380023A)

$53 from PCMicrostore.

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[Ken Chan]

You'd only save about $20 going from 80GB to 40GB, so you might as well go with 80GB. Never heard of ExcelStor either, and this translated bit from their website isn't encouraging: Maybe there's no direct correlation, but....

You can get a Western Digital with a 8MB buffer at Newegg for $5 more. Hmm, they actually charge less for shipping. So that's... $2.75 more?

 

[David Norman]

Check out CompUSA if you want a bigger drive --

Seagate 160GB for $60 (after 50 MIR).
rebate?Barracuda

 

[Holadem]

Whoa! I am all over that, except it's sold out :frowning:

I will call local the local store.

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[David Norman]

Sorry about that, I swear when I put the link up it was still available. I would likely have gotten one except I got the same drive at BB a couple ago for 70 and didn't figure it be worth the trouble of returning those for the extra 10 since the store's an hour away.

There have been a lot of rebates on Seagate's lately -- almost weekly at either BB or CompUsa (or Fry's if you have a local) so wait a week and it may show up again. They also had a 120GB last week for 50 after MIR. These are great drives for upgrading TIVO since they run quieter than most of the other big drives.

 

[Mike LS]

This deal has been around forever.....

200gb WD drive for $90 after rebate. Great store to buy from too.

 

[Holadem]

Thanks, great deal, I just need to think this through a bit - I am really trying very hard to stop spending on stuff I don't need.

Ken, I never did thank you for your input, much appreciated. That ExcelStor blurb is hilarious.

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