EMERGENCY LAN HARDWARE PURCHASE!!!

[Sir Diesal0t]

i got an OS<!--EZCODE EMOTICON START :D --><img src=http://www.ezboard.com/images/emoticons/happy.gif ALT=":D"><!--EZCODE EMOTICON END--> !. got the drive reformatted, XP pro installed.<br><br>installed game voice<br><br>checked my hard drive space left... about 2xx megabytes<!--EZCODE EMOTICON START :eek --><img src=http://www.ezboard.com/images/emoticons/eek.gif ALT=":eek"><!--EZCODE EMOTICON END--> <br><br>compressed drive; now about 3xx megabytes:'(<br><br>with like 7 days b4 we leave 4 the lan... i am in emergency purchase mode. looks like 40 giggers are the best value per dollar.<br><br>looks like newegg doesn't have 'em *raised eyebrow* that kinda came as a surprise. <br><br>accubyte has one or two i could choose from. accubyte was like the first one that came up from a site i recognized the name from when i searched pricewatch.<br><br><a href=http://www.accubyte.com/applications/se ... contestant #1</a><br>40 GB, 5400 RPM, by Samsung. how is samsung for quality?<br><br><a href=http://www.accubyte.com/applications/se ... contestant #2</a><br>seagate, same kind of deal. gots a clear shell?<br><br>should i get maxtor? i want to order it tonight if possible...<br><br>needs 2 be under 70 bucks total (minimal fudging, but maybe some)<br> <p></p><i></i>

[Spinning Hat]

Newegg does have some, and in your price range too. I like Maxtor Drives, Gambit dogs on Western Digital and /or IBM... It's a matter of luck, really. click on the shop by category tab on Newegg, and you will see it. BTW- Do you have a NIC? i gave all mine away last year, so I am all out... dunno if there'll be any extras for sale or what at the LAN.... Can usually find a cheap one for $10... We can always go to Fry's on Friday if need be. Pricewatch was absolutely no help, as I did not see any really reputable vendors in the HDD section, and Bestbuy has all kinds of rebates on their stuff, but I haven't had very much luck with their rebate process. <p><div align="center"><embed width="250" height="200" src="http://www.theta_mercenaries.homestead.com/files/sphat.swf"></div><p align=center><font color=#ff0000>Why Do I Always Die?!?!?!?!<p align=center>"Manly Men, Unite!"<i> -XMEN|Ambush Bug[DTM]</i></font></p></p><i></i>

[XMEN Iceman]

No Samsung!!!!!<br><br>WD or Maxtor! <!--EZCODE EMOTICON START :) --><img src=http://www.ezboard.com/images/emoticons/smile.gif ALT=":)"><!--EZCODE EMOTICON END--> <p><table border="0"><tr><td><embed align="left" src="http://www.thzclan.com/avatars/ezice.swf" menu="false" quality="high" bgcolor="#000000" width="217" height="166" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/shockwave/dow ... <td><table border="0" style='Filter: Shadow(Color=#BB1403,Direction=255)'><tr><td><span class='usertitle'>XMEN Iceman [DTM]<br>Founder and Leader of the Base Tribes XMEN Clan<br>Proud member of the Dragon Talon Mercenaries teamplayers Guild<br>Citizen of New Fenecia<br><br>"You weren't much of a challenge" - T2 bot after killing Iceman<br><br>- click on avatar for links - no, not sausage links!</span></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></p><i></i>

[XMEN Ashaman DTM]

Or IBM. NEVER had one fail on me.<br><br><!--EZCODE EMOTICON START ;) --><img src=http://www.ezboard.com/images/emoticons/wink.gif ALT=";)"><!--EZCODE EMOTICON END--> <br><br>I would probably go with one that has a faster spindle speed though. 5400 rpms is just too slow for me.<br><br><br> <p><br><img src=http://www.xmenclan.org/avatars/ashaman2.jpg width=150 align=left><br><left><a href=http://www.dragontalonmercs.com>Dragon Talon Mercenary</a><br><a href=http://www.xmenclan.org>Member of the XMEN</a><br>Have a Nice Day!<br><br>"Politics, war, martial arts;<br>these are tools to bend the <br>universe to your will."</left><br><br><br><p><i>Edited by: <a href=http://pub3.ezboard.com/uxmengambit.sho ... ge=EN>XMEN Gambit</a> <img src=http://www.xmenclan.org/images/x.gif> at: 7/14/02 8:16:26 pm</i></p></p><i></i>

[XMEN Gambit]

Maxtor, Seagate, WD, all good choices right now. You ought to try for a 7200 RPM drive if you can get it for that price. <br><br>IBM is TRASH right now, their HDs took a BAD turn <!--EZCODE EMOTICON START :) --><img src=http://www.ezboard.com/images/emoticons/smile.gif ALT=":)"><!--EZCODE EMOTICON END--> a while back. <p><img src=http://www.xmenclan.org/xmengambit.gif border=0 align=left>XMEN member<br>Card-carrying DTM<br>OKL Fish-napper<br><br><br>Though a program be but three lines long,<br> someday it will have to be maintained.<br> <i>- The Tao of Programming</i><br>Life is complex; it consists of real and imaginary parts.</p><i></i>

[Sir Diesal0t]

soooo newegg DOES have them....why the heck couldn't i find them when i searched for both "hard drive" and "hdd" *shrug*<br><br>bought a 30 Gig Maxtor 7200 RPM <!--EZCODE EMOTICON START :) --><img src=http://www.ezboard.com/images/emoticons/smile.gif ALT=":)"><!--EZCODE EMOTICON END--> if it doesn't get here by tues or wednesday, th ***D is going to hit the fan. well... at least my corrugated fiberglass flourescent light covers.<br><br>SH: yes, i have 3 nics.. as well as on board <p></p><i></i>

[Spinning Hat]

It will be.Newegg is very good about qiuckly processing orders. <p><div align="center"><embed width="250" height="200" src="http://www.theta_mercenaries.homestead.com/files/sphat.swf"></div><p align=center><font color=#ff0000>Why Do I Always Die?!?!?!?!<p align=center>"Manly Men, Unite!"<i> -XMEN|Ambush Bug[DTM]</i></font></p></p><i></i>

[XMEN Gambit]

Fry's ad this morning:<br><br>30 GB Maxtor, retail box, 7200 RPM, 2 MB buffer = $49 after rebate<br><br>60 GB Maxtor, retail box, 7200 RPM, 2 MB buffer = $69 after rebate <p><img src=http://www.xmenclan.org/xmengambit.gif border=0 align=left>XMEN member<br>Card-carrying DTM<br>OKL Fish-napper<br><br><br>Though a program be but three lines long,<br> someday it will have to be maintained.<br> <i>- The Tao of Programming</i><br>Life is complex; it consists of real and imaginary parts.</p><i></i>

[Sir Diesal0t]

how much before rebate?<br><br>the order went through. does saturday count as a shipping day? fedex saver...hmm... i would think so, but maybe not. <p></p><i>Edited by: <A HREF=http://pub141.ezboard.com/usirdiesal0t. ... age=EN>Sir Diesal0t</A>&nbsp; <IMG SRC="http://www.ezboard.com/ezgfx/gicons/misc_2.gif" BORDER=0> at: 10/11/02 10:46:25 am<br></i>

[Gryphon]

I just bought a 60GB IBM 120GXP and love it, I will continue to buy IBM harddrives in the future as well. I hate Maxtor, ever since they became a CompUSA brand they went down hill; they are sluggish, imho...bleh <!--EZCODE EMOTICON START :) --><img src=http://www.ezboard.com/images/emoticons/smile.gif ALT=":)"><!--EZCODE EMOTICON END--> <p><head><link rel=stylesheet href="http://www.thzclan.com/gryphav.gif/gryphsig.css" type="text/css"></head><div align="left" id="gryphsig" style="background-color: #0b3d3c"><hr color="#daae52"><a href="http://www.thzclan.com/gryphav.gif/sigs.php" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="http://www.thzclan.com/gryphav.gif"></a> <a href="http://www.thzclan.com/cam" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.thzclan.com/cam/gryphon/thb_ccam.jpg" border="0"></a><br><font size="1"><b><a href="http://www.thzclan.com/tcdb" target="_blank">Tribes Clan DB</a> - List your Tribes1/2 Clan, Guild, Fansite, League, or Script site<br><a href="http://www.thzclan.com/snooknet" target="_blank">SnookNet Web Design</a> - My web building adventures<br><a href="http://www.ryanaaron.com/dtm" target="_blank">Dragon Talon Mercenaries</a> - Online Gaming Guild<br><a href="http://www.planettribes.com" target="_blank">PlanetTribes</a> - Sp3ci@l pr0jekts</font></b><hr color="#daae52"></div></p><i>Edited by: <A HREF=http://pub141.ezboard.com/uthzgryphon.s ... n</A>&nbsp; <IMG SRC="http://thzclan.com/images/thz.gif" BORDER=0> at: 10/11/02 12:29:52 pm<br></i>

[XMEN Ashaman DTM]

I have the same drive in my other system! It's great!<br><br>In my gaming system, I have two IBM DTLA-307045's (deskstar something or other).<br><br><!--EZCODE EMOTICON START :D --><img src=http://www.ezboard.com/images/emoticons/happy.gif ALT=":D"><!--EZCODE EMOTICON END--> <br> <p><br><img src=http://www.xmenclan.org/avatars/ashaman2.jpg width=150 align=left><br><left><a href=http://www.dragontalonmercs.com>Dragon Talon Mercenary</a><br><a href=http://www.xmenclan.org>Member of the XMEN</a><br>Have a Nice Day!<br><br>"Politics, war, martial arts;<br>these are tools to bend the <br>universe to your will."</left><br><br><br><p><i>Edited by: <a href=http://pub3.ezboard.com/uxmengambit.sho ... ge=EN>XMEN Gambit</a> <img src=http://www.xmenclan.org/images/x.gif> at: 7/14/02 8:16:26 pm</i></p></p><i></i>

[XMEN Ashaman DTM]

Oh and I'm not buying any computer hardware until the serial ATA drives come out (and are common).<br><br> <p><br><img src=http://www.xmenclan.org/avatars/ashaman2.jpg width=150 align=left><br><left><a href=http://www.dragontalonmercs.com>Dragon Talon Mercenary</a><br><a href=http://www.xmenclan.org>Member of the XMEN</a><br>Have a Nice Day!<br><br>"Politics, war, martial arts;<br>these are tools to bend the <br>universe to your will."</left><br><br><br><p><i>Edited by: <a href=http://pub3.ezboard.com/uxmengambit.sho ... ge=EN>XMEN Gambit</a> <img src=http://www.xmenclan.org/images/x.gif> at: 7/14/02 8:16:26 pm</i></p></p><i></i>