cabbot Xbox-HQ Freak Xbox Version: 1.1 Modded: SID4.5
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Posted: Wed Apr 12, 2006 1:59 pm Post subject: WHAT SIZE HD TO GET? i
i can get a 200 for 105 , 250 for 115 or a 300 for 139....all maxtor's 7200rpm 16 mb buffer....
my question is has anyone even filed their drives? is there a need for 300 gigs? _________________
enigma516 V.I.P. Lifetime
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Posted: Wed Apr 12, 2006 3:50 pm Post subject:
It depends on whether you plan on storing videos as well as games. Then you will need a bigger hdd. _________________
cabbot Xbox-HQ Freak Xbox Version: 1.1 Modded: SID4.5
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Posted: Wed Apr 12, 2006 3:52 pm Post subject:
enigma516 wrote:
It depends on whether you plan on storing videos as well as games. Then you will need a bigger hdd.
ok well ya i plan on storing movies too so i guess the 300 it is.... _________________
Dildongw Xbox-HQ Newbie Xbox Version: Xbox v1.6 Modded: Nknave 4.5
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Posted: Wed Apr 12, 2006 4:52 pm Post subject:
hop on over to newegg.com, I just got a 320gig for $119 shipped. That should fit all of your possible needs, and the hard drive was a western digital which is like 10x more reliable than the maxtors.
cabbot Xbox-HQ Freak Xbox Version: 1.1 Modded: SID4.5
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Posted: Wed Apr 12, 2006 6:22 pm Post subject:
Dildongw wrote:
hop on over to newegg.com, I just got a 320gig for $119 shipped. That should fit all of your possible needs, and the hard drive was a western digital which is like 10x more reliable than the maxtors.
i dont have a credit card to be ordering ish....and i dont know where that is but im in canada so im guessin it'd be more....
theres western digitals at this place too...ill have a look at em....but ive never seen anyone say anything bad about their maxtors on here...
the western digitals they had were only 8mb buffer i think too...the maxtors are 16mb..... _________________
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Posted: Wed Apr 12, 2006 6:36 pm Post subject:
as long as its 8 mb buffer and 160 gb 7200 rpm to 320 is all you need. _________________ Xbox 360 Premium edition
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cabbot Xbox-HQ Freak Xbox Version: 1.1 Modded: SID4.5
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Posted: Wed Apr 12, 2006 6:57 pm Post subject:
gus738 wrote:
as long as its 8 mb buffer and 160 gb 7200 rpm to 320 is all you need.
so are you saying the maxtors are unreliable?
cause heres the break down:
maxtor 300gb 7200rpm 16mb buffer = $139
western digital 320gb 7200rpm 8mb buffer = $139
if theres no real issue of reliability i'd go with the maxtor and extra 8mb buffer over the western digital's extra 20 gigs.... _________________
gus738 Xbox-HQ Newbie
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Posted: Wed Apr 12, 2006 7:12 pm Post subject:
nope i never said maxtors are unreliveable ... in fact i owen a 200gb maxtor hd dimond max serious
i was just saying that 8mb buffer is good enough... the more buffer the better reaction time. _________________ Xbox 360 Premium edition
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cabbot Xbox-HQ Freak Xbox Version: 1.1 Modded: SID4.5
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Posted: Wed Apr 12, 2006 7:39 pm Post subject:
gus738 wrote:
nope i never said maxtors are unreliveable ... in fact i owen a 200gb maxtor hd dimond max serious
i was just saying that 8mb buffer is good enough... the more buffer the better reaction time.
lol...thats what im saying...i was lookin and lots of people have maxtors on here....and ive never seen anyone complain about them being unreliable....
im guessing if they were unreliable i wouldnt see them in all these sigs....
cabbot Xbox-HQ Freak Xbox Version: 1.1 Modded: SID4.5
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Posted: Wed Apr 12, 2006 8:15 pm Post subject:
is fry's american? im in canada....300 gigs is alot too.... _________________
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Joined: Oct 16, 2004 Posts: 1472 Location: Alabama
Posted: Wed Apr 12, 2006 9:10 pm Post subject:
I agree go with the biggest that you want to buy. I wouldn't go with a hard drive with less than 200gb, I would recommend getting a 300gb, as you can use the xbox to store files from the computer as backup/hiding. I've got a 200gb maxtor, I've installed several 200gb maxtors for my friends, I had a 5 year old maxtor 80gb go dead on me, but it was used for 4 years in my pc which was basically constantly on for that entire time, and I also used it a year in my xbox. I believe I got my money's worth, and it did give me some warning signs. I also carried my xbox around kind of roughly so part of the failure was more than likely due to bumps. _________________
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Posted: Wed Apr 12, 2006 9:30 pm Post subject:
yep me 3 ... suggest it too . why you think i got a 200gb and im like less then 1 gb on E and F less then 50 % and on G about 75% left. _________________ Xbox 360 Premium edition
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