this hdd?

G4m3rof1337 · 11-23-2006, 05:48 PM

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822136014

is it good?

Tumbleweed36 · 11-23-2006, 06:56 PM

Hi,

IMHO, Western Digital makes very good hard drives and their SATA drives are no exception. My personal preference is for smaller drives, but don't let that keep you from using a large storage drive, if you have a way to back up large amounts of data for safekeeping. That is my opinion.

blackduck30 · 11-23-2006, 07:21 PM

I agree with Tumbleweed. the drive looks good for the price

**Done_Fishin** · 11-25-2006, 07:24 AM

Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD5000KS 500GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM

check that your mobo can handle the size
you'll need XP SP1 or SP2 slipstreamed to ensure good LBA48 support
if no SP then beware the 137GB barrier!

It's OEM and that probably means you won't get the usual 3 year warranty.

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