[CUBE] Recommend a hard disk

[Kunga]

Recently put 160 GB Maxtor Ultras in both my Cubes to make use of the 
full 128 GB that OS X can see on this old ATA/66 bus. Since each only 
cost $100 it was well worth a few dollars over the $88 120. Of course 
it has an 8 MB buffer and runs at 7200 RPM. The Ultra Quiet Fluid 
Dynamic Bearing Motor is outstanding at maintaining dead silence.

Bonus is that Panther automatically hides the "dead" 25 GB partition 
above 128. So you can't even accidentally try to put something there. I 
use a 4 partition setup.

1. 20.26 for os x
2. 12 for os 9
3. 20.26 for downloads
4. 75.37 for scratch and all else

Total 128 available HD space. I consider HD space on my Cubes to be too 
precious to forget about 16 GB of space above the net 112 GB of a 120 
GB HD inside. The price of 160 Maxtor Ultras is just too low to not 
want the inside drives maxed out. I'm thinking long term and I know it 
is very easy to underestimate how much HD space you will need long 
term.

kunga10 (AIM)
kungax (AIM)

On Oct 20, 2003, at 9:42 PM, Gnarlodious wrote:

> My HD is crapping out, what is a good one?  I don't need a lot of 
> GB's, but
> quiet is good. Got any servicable used ones out there?