new hard disk and dvd-rw

j0e9o

with only 6gig left on my 120gig its time to get a new hard disk i was looking at the 120-160gig disk which seem the best value for money i was wondering if any1 could recommend a good one, because basicly i have no clue, I was wondering if its worth the extra money for 8mb cache over 2mb?

dvd-rw basicly im after a black 8 speed one, was wonderong about multi layer burning worth the money?


Ta Joe

Jammer

HDD - 200GB - 135Euro's.....its 7200RPM 8mb Cache. (http://www.komplett.ie/k/ki.asp?sku=123995&cks=PRL)

The seagate is a good drive, its quiet too.

8mb Cache is noticeable!


DVDRW - NEC Dual Layer, Black - 89Euro- http://www.komplett.ie/k/ki.asp?sku=300724&cks=PRL

[edit] The DVDRW does support 8x speed [/edit]

Mutant_Fruit

Exactly what i was going to recommend.

Just a point to keep in mind... there is a noticeable difference between 2mb and 8mb cache, but very little from 8mb-16mb. 16mb cache is not worth the extra at the moment.

j0e9o

i was wondering is it worth the extra for a serial drive?

http://www.komplett.ie/k/ki.asp?sku=123996&cks=PRL €143

http://www.komplett.ie/k/ki.asp?sku=123995&cks=PRL €135

less than a 10€ but whats the difference?

Mutant_Fruit

Big Drive Enabler
It just sets an item in registry to allow the extra GBs to be accessed. IT should be grand.

Stark

Originally posted by j0e9o
i was wondering is it worth the extra for a serial drive?

http://www.komplett.ie/k/ki.asp?sku=123996&cks=PRL €143

http://www.komplett.ie/k/ki.asp?sku=123995&cks=PRL €135

less than a 10€ but whats the difference?

Serial-ATA is a newer interface (you'll need to check for motherboard support). It's slightly faster, and the cables are much much better.