Which one is better???

[GreenGoblin]

A WD 80GB 7200rpm ATA100 with 3 years of warrenty
or MAXTOR 80GB 7200rpm ATA133 with 3 years of warrenty as well?

My motherboard does supports ATA133.

 

[arkus]

The answer could be: whichever is cheaper. But personally speaking I'd always buy WD over Maxtor, unles the price difference is considerable.

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[jammydodger]

I agree with Arkus. Are you sure the maxtor drive has a three year warrenty though? Im sure they only have one year.

P4c 2.6@3.25
512Mb PC4000
2x120Gb 7200.7 in RAID0
Waterchill KT12-L30
Abit AI7
Radeon 9800Pro

 

[GreenGoblin]

even though the MAXTOR cost slightly more I thinking of going on it due to its ATA 133 . I currently have a Maxtor 40GB 7200 ata 133, and it is faster in loading games ( I benched with my friends) than those with ATA 100.
So what do you think ATA 133 doesnt worth it?

 

[Woodman]

Don't think there's much, if any difference between ATA100 and ATA133 though, since only a fraction of the bandwidth is being used on ATA100 anyway. ATA133 is bollocks .

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[jammydodger]

I prefer WD, have heard a lot of bad stories about maxtor drives.

P4c 2.6@3.25
512Mb PC4000
2x120Gb 7200.7 in RAID0
Waterchill KT12-L30
Abit AI7
Radeon 9800Pro