10-12-2009, 07:30 PM
Quote:You can still pick up U320 drives (along with U160) from places like NewEgg, TigerDirect, and the large list of retailers on PriceWatch. While Seagate, Hitachi, Fujitsu, IBM, and others may not be producing U320 drives, there are quite a few still out on the market (both OEM and Retail). You can also find them in 68 pin, 80 pin, and LVD connections.One of Pournelle's Laws states "Silicon is cheaper than iron." May it yet be so.
IMO though, SSDs are going to be the way to go once the price drops on them, right now you're paying prices on SSDs like what you would find about a decade ago on IDE hard drives, about $2.50 to $3 a Gig.
Newegg does not seem to carry Cheetah drives at all. Last week PC Connection (my preferred supplier of hard drives) had no stock of ST3300655LW, nor did anyone else I googled, which is what prompted the small crisis in my mind. The ST3300655LW today is back in stock. However in the meantime I found a pair of headphones on sale, so no disc drive for me.
"I may be old, but I'm not dead."