400 GB drives $139.99 at buy.com

Post by **MidnightQ4** » Wed Dec 14, 2005 10:41 pm

I just picked up a couple of the seagate 400GB ata drives for a decent price. Going to add them to my htpc. Also they have really cheap Linksys wireless access point $13 and usb wireless adapter $10 if you are looking to add some wireless to your home. (after rebates)

Post by **Denz** » Wed Dec 14, 2005 10:43 pm

I'm waiting for them to come down to $39.99

Post by **Mr.Magnetichead** » Wed Dec 14, 2005 10:44 pm

Do you really need THAT much gay porn?

Post by **MidnightQ4** » Wed Dec 14, 2005 10:50 pm

yes I do. This is going to be in addition to my 1.3 TB of current storage.

$300 for .8 TB seemed too good to pass up.

Actually this way I can record tons of TV shows and movies on my PC which I use like a TIVO. And yes, my pron collection has something for every taste at your fingertips

My gf likes the lesbians.

Post by **FragaGeddon** » Wed Dec 14, 2005 11:18 pm

What's the difference between an ata drive and a sata drive?
Does an ata drive just use the ide cable?

Post by **Canis** » Wed Dec 14, 2005 11:51 pm

FragaGeddon wrote:What's the difference between an ata drive and a sata drive?
Does an ata drive just use the ide cable?

Serial vs Parallel connections, and ATAs max out at 133MB/sec burst rates whereas SATAs have a 150MB/sec burst rate but I believe SATA II is double that.

Post by **duffman91** » Thu Dec 15, 2005 5:10 am

FragaGeddon wrote:What's the difference between an ata drive and a sata drive?
Does an ata drive just use the ide cable?

SATA is faster than PATA. PATA is what you're calling ATA. They use different cables and have different connectors. It is up to the motherboard whether your computer supports it or not.

edit: http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/ ... i_98977132

for a more in depth view.

Post by **+JuggerNaut+** » Thu Dec 15, 2005 5:56 am

bestbuy had a 300GB ATA drive (WD i believe) for $69 after rebates. should've grabbed one.

Post by **Psyche911** » Thu Dec 15, 2005 6:00 am

Canis wrote:
FragaGeddon wrote:What's the difference between an ata drive and a sata drive?
Does an ata drive just use the ide cable?
Serial vs Parallel connections, and ATAs max out at 133MB/sec burst rates whereas SATAs have a 150MB/sec burst rate but I believe SATA II is double that.

Right.
But that's just burst speed. No ATA drive on the market will ever saturate 133MB/sec of sustained transfers. The nicest improvement in SATA for me was the cable is about 1/8th the size of an ATA/IDE cable.

Post by **menkent** » Thu Dec 15, 2005 6:35 am

MidnightQ4 wrote: My gf likes the lesbians.

but what does that say about you? maybe that it's time to stop watching so much tv and porn and learn to fuck your gf right?

Post by **Deji** » Thu Dec 15, 2005 6:52 am

menkent wrote:
MidnightQ4 wrote: My gf likes the lesbians.
but what does that say about you? maybe that it's time to stop watching so much tv and porn and learn to fuck your gf right?

Post by **+JuggerNaut+** » Thu Dec 15, 2005 8:52 am

menkent wrote:
MidnightQ4 wrote: My gf likes the lesbians.
but what does that say about you? maybe that it's time to stop watching so much tv and porn and learn to fuck your gf right?

rofl

Post by **Deathshroud** » Thu Dec 15, 2005 6:24 pm

menkent wrote:
MidnightQ4 wrote: My gf likes the lesbians.
but what does that say about you? maybe that it's time to stop watching so much tv and porn and learn to fuck your gf right?

Hahaha, nice.

Post by **Giraffe }{unter** » Thu Dec 15, 2005 9:01 pm

It's a damn good drive too I won one last year when they came out, still havn't filled it up yet