On Sun, Apr 15, 2001, Chun Kit Edwin Lau wrote: > Hi everyone, > > I am planning to buy a new harddisk about 10 - 20 GB. Is there any > recommandations? I am using P3V4X motherboard from ASUS with VIA chipset (I > heard there were some problems with this chipset) Anyway, an ATA66 harddisk > is what I want but I guess ATA100 with ide card is welcome too. thanx > everyone > > Edwin Lau ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
Edwin, Hi. Based on current bang for the buck, I'd go for a 40 Gb rather than 10-20Gb. It seems to be the sweet spot in pricing right now. The 10-20Gb start at 60-70, while the 40Gb start at 90. It seems worthwhile to get 4x the capacity for the extra $20-30. As for looking for them: Pricewatch.com is your friend... http://www.pricewatch.com/1/26/2119-1.htm Shows numerous 40Gb IBM drives for less than $100. Hope this helps and take care, Daniel -- Daniel A. Freedman Laboratory for Atomic and Solid State Physics Department of Physics Cornell University
