[Pc_Support] 320GB WD3200JD SATA drive for $107 shipped ...

[Jason Boxman]

On Wednesday 28 September 2005 11:43, Bryan J. Smith wrote:
> Ack!  I should have held off for just a few months.  Now the
> WD32000JD SATA drives are $107 shipped:
>
<snip>
> FYI, the "JD" models (Caviar SE) are the consumer-grade
> drives.
> The "SD" models (Caviar RE) are the RAID/server-tested
> versions with a 5-year warranty (with quite a bit of
> upcharge).

I have a couple of Seagate 300GBs with 5 year warranty.  It's probably not for 
25x7x365 operation, but neither was my Maxtor 120GB that failed I and was 
sent a warranty replacement just the same.  (My four 1+ year old 120GB WDs 
JDs haven't failed yet, so far.)

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