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

[ozz at ozz.is-a-geek.net]

On Wed, 2005-09-28 at 08:43 -0700, Bryan J. Smith wrote:
>
>Ack!  I should have held off for just a few months.  Now the
> WD32000JD SATA drives are $107 shipped:
>
> http://dealnews.com/deals/Western-Digital-320-GB-Serial-ATA-Hard-Drive-for-107-shipped/96634.html
>
> These are the exact same, 80GB x 4 platter drives I have in
> my Chenming 118 box.  I bought them for around $160 minus $30
> rebate each.
>
> 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).

It's a great price, but I've had nothing but trouble with Western Digital
drives.  Almost every hard drive failure I've had was a WD.  The last
straw for me was when I had a 120GB WD fail after less than 3 months.

I'd rather pay a few extra $$$ and get something more reliable.

Now, y'all seem to be having reasonable luck with them, so maybe I'm just
not lucky with WD.  All I can say is that my personal experience with WD
has been very poor.

Regards,
Ozz.