2tb Drives

[mehstg]

Hey guys.

This one is for the bargain hunters among you. What is the cheapest prices you have seen for a 2tb drive inc p&p?

I am looking to buy a pair of them for my Linux box to run in RAID, not too fussed on 7200rpm, as I will only be using them for file serving.

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[custard]

£108?

http://www.aria.co.uk/SuperSpecials...gCartAdd&productId=39394&context=superSpecial

£106

https://www.aria.co.uk/SuperSpecial....5"+SATA+II+Hard+Drive+-+OEM+?productId=38391

aria have been as low as £96 but the price has been yoyoing up to £110

 

[mehstg]

£108?

http://www.aria.co.uk/SuperSpecials...gCartAdd&productId=39394&context=superSpecial

£106

https://www.aria.co.uk/SuperSpecial....5"+SATA+II+Hard+Drive+-+OEM+?productId=38391

aria have been as low as £96 but the price has been yoyoing up to £110

Are Hitachi's good drives? I was originally looking at the WD Green drives as they will be running 24/7.

 

[custard]

well seemingly they have come a long way since the deathstars

 

[mehstg]

well seemingly they have come a long way since the deathstars

I had one of those. Hence the apprehension

 

[custard]

surprised the kept the name TBH

 

[arc]

that was IBM with GXP drives in around 2000 , Hitachi bought the division in 2003 - so i wouldn't connect the two at all.

 

[mehstg]

that was IBM with GXP drives in around 2000 , Hitachi bought the division in 2003 - so i wouldn't connect the two at all.

Just realised. Both are one per order :-(

 

[custard]

just get your old man to order one or whatever

 

[mehstg]

just get your old man to order one or whatever

Double delivery costs at £6.90

 

[custard]

oh yeah

http://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Comp...5"+SATA+II+Hard+Drive++-+OEM+?productId=39322

this work out better then?

 

[colin79666]

£118.06 for the WB Eco drives from Amazon:
Western Digital Caviar 2TB SATAII 64MB Cache 3.5-inch: Amazon.co.uk: Electronics & Photo

Edit: oooh fancy embedded thingy!

 

[dannygp]

I'm sure I got an email from aria saying £60