PCCG promotion on 500gb Western Digital Green drives.
If you don't need much storage but would like to buy a cheap drive just in case, this is pretty nice deal.
PCCG Shipping is ~11 for Regular or Express, so it's not too bad, and you get PC Case Gears excellent customer service.
Maybe if this was a 2.5" drive it would be a bargain.. but I've seen 1TB drives for $50 so this isn't so great tbh, it's a green eco drive too. :(
If you could show me where I would appreciate it. I need a cheap drive to use as my Windows/Programs drive and as much as I like these eco drives I don't think they're suitable for that purpose.
Me three , these drives are great for me so far , the 1tb that is :)
On the positive side, this drive is apparently only a single platter, so it will have better power usage.
Also, it's spindle speed will be somewhere between 5.4k and 6k… WD don't mention specifics for their "Green" drives unfortunately.
What about the Vertex 2 60 GB SSD for $159, is that good?
Yeah that's a great price for a 60gb SSD. Vertex 2 uses the sandforce controller which is good.
As I stated, these drives are for people that want some extra storage but don't need TB's of it.
netplus was having 1tb caviers for $49 a while back, BudgetPc has 2tb green caviars for $109 + shipping http://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/32833 this doesn't really seem attractive anymore, they will get cheaper just need to wait.
How much is shipping to NSW? Computer Alliance want $15…too much
They charge 11$ for EXPRESS post to my house, and I'm in Western Sydney. Great price.
I'm a computer tech. Most people are lucking to have a few hundred Gb on their computers. 500Gb is plenty for all but media use (video downloaders or HTPC).
Not bad…though with Samsung 1.5T @ $79 its $/GB ratio isn't as good (2x the price for 3 x the storage!)