DVDR
Lastly, we have the DVDR drives. Since DVDR drives offer the ability to store data off of one's hard drive, they are great for back-ups. Given the extremely cheap prices, we really advise people against purchasing anything other than a DVD recorder these days. There are a number of great drives from which to choose, although we do have a few personal favorites. The NEC 16X ND-3550A [RTPE: ND-3550A] is one of our top picks, going for approximately $36 shipped. The Pioneer 16X DVR-110D [RTPE: DVR-110D] is another one of our favorites, which is currently on sale for about $43. Lastly, while being the most expensive of the bunch, we have the BenQ 16X DW1655 [RTPE: DW1655] priced at about $49 shipped.
If you don't mind paying a hefty premium, there is another niche market DVDR in which a few of you might be interested. The Plextor 16X PX-716AL [RTPE: PX-716AL] is about the only slot loader DVDR on the market. While it normally retails for $150 shipped, Newegg currently has a mail-in rebate that brings the price down to $100. Some of us really like slot load drives, but only a few of us are willing to pay that much money for the feature.
And as the world turns, this finishes off this week's storage price guide. Stay tuned next week as we'll be taking a look at the exciting world of CPUs. Honestly, it's going to be a bit difficult to top the Conroe benchmarks, but those processors are still two quarters away from shipping. Thanks for joining us!
Lastly, we have the DVDR drives. Since DVDR drives offer the ability to store data off of one's hard drive, they are great for back-ups. Given the extremely cheap prices, we really advise people against purchasing anything other than a DVD recorder these days. There are a number of great drives from which to choose, although we do have a few personal favorites. The NEC 16X ND-3550A [RTPE: ND-3550A] is one of our top picks, going for approximately $36 shipped. The Pioneer 16X DVR-110D [RTPE: DVR-110D] is another one of our favorites, which is currently on sale for about $43. Lastly, while being the most expensive of the bunch, we have the BenQ 16X DW1655 [RTPE: DW1655] priced at about $49 shipped.
If you don't mind paying a hefty premium, there is another niche market DVDR in which a few of you might be interested. The Plextor 16X PX-716AL [RTPE: PX-716AL] is about the only slot loader DVDR on the market. While it normally retails for $150 shipped, Newegg currently has a mail-in rebate that brings the price down to $100. Some of us really like slot load drives, but only a few of us are willing to pay that much money for the feature.
And as the world turns, this finishes off this week's storage price guide. Stay tuned next week as we'll be taking a look at the exciting world of CPUs. Honestly, it's going to be a bit difficult to top the Conroe benchmarks, but those processors are still two quarters away from shipping. Thanks for joining us!
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rrcn - Sunday, March 12, 2006 - link
We have addressed this concern at the beginning of the article. =)SnoMunke - Sunday, March 12, 2006 - link
Hitachi has been producing SAS drives for awhile...http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82...">http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82...
rrcn - Sunday, March 12, 2006 - link
Thanks for the heads up. We'll be adding it shortly. =)Souka - Sunday, March 12, 2006 - link
Too bad they didn't mention the Samsung Spinpoint series.I was looking for a 250gb SATA to replace a old 100gb 2mb/cache IDE drive (giving to dad)... I checked out StorageReview.com and they had a VERY NICE round up of 250gb drives.
After looking at the data, I choose the Samsung Spinpoint 250GB SATA2 w/8mb cache drive. The drive is fast, and the coolest and quietest option in the group.
In this AT article they mentioned the Maxtor 250gb drive is a good bargain at 98$ shipped.... Well, I think the Samsung I bought for $97.99 shipped from NewEgg is a better deal.
My $.02.
Oh yeah, here's a link to the Storage Review review.... http://www.storagereview.com/articles/200601/250_1...">LINK
JarredWalton - Sunday, March 12, 2006 - link
As was mentioned in the article, there are a LOT of good deals on hard drives. WD, Samsung, Maxtor, and Hitachi all offer 250GB SATA 3.0Gbps drives for around $100, and any of those are worthy of consideration. Personally, I like the WD 16MB SE models, but the others are good as well. The Samsung drives *are* the quietest on the market, but there really isn't a massive difference between many of the HDDs... except that Maxtors are generally louder on seek noise. (Gary Key described them to me as "bongo drums" not to long ago! :) )