Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD2500KS (250 GB)$43.00 to $1,024.00

These reliable drives are lightning fast, but they still deliver technologically advanced acoustics and cool operation. The one-two performance punch of 300 MB/s transfer rate, state-of-the-art performance for SATA drives, and 16 MB cache make the WD Caviar SE16 family the fastest desktop-class hard drives available. These SATA II drives feature a transfer rate three times faster than EIDE and twice as fast as SATA 1. Cool operation means the highest reliability even in high-heat environments such as personal video recorders. That's why these drives, the coolest on the market, are the drive of choice for the world's leading consumer electronics manufacturers as well as the world's leading PC makers.Minimize
Manufacturer:Western Digital Product MPN MPN | WD2500KS | Key Features Designation | Desktop Computer | Capacity | 250 GB | Interface | Serial ATA | Enclosure | Internal | HDD Form Factor | 3.5" x 1/3H (Low Profile) | Spindle Speed | 7200 RPM | Technical Features Internal Data Transfer Rate | 748 Mbit/s | External Data Transfer Rate | 300 MBps | Seek Time | 8.9 ms | Buffer Size | 16 MB | Average Latency | 4.17 ms | Interface (Detailed) | Serial ATA II | Sound Emission | 33 dB | Other Features Platform | PC | Package Qty. | 1 | Dimensions Height | 1.03 in. | Width | 4 in. | Depth | 5.79 in. | Weight | 1.32 lb. | Warranty Warranty | 3 Years | Miscellaneous Release Date | May, 2005 | UPC | 718037114316 |
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| Hitachi Deskstar 7K250 (250 GB)$55.00 to $210.00

Hitachi's standardized features in desktop solutions enable fast transfer rates, low power utilization and quiet acoustics. These features combine to make the Deskstar 7K250 ideal not only for standard PC systems but also for ATA entry-servers, personal video recorders and other non-PC computing requirements.??The Hitachi Deskstar 7K250 extends the company's long-standing tradition of performance leadership. This new series of Deskstar drives incorporates both new and proven technologies to boost the performance, capacity, and reliability to handle a wide range of advanced storage requirements.Minimize
Manufacturer:Hitachi Product MPN MPN | HDS722525VLAT80 | Key Features Designation | Desktop Computer | Capacity | 250 GB | Interface | IDE/EIDE | Enclosure | Internal | HDD Form Factor | 3.5" x 1/3H (Low Profile) | Spindle Speed | 7200 RPM | Technical Features External Data Transfer Rate | 100 MBps | Seek Time | 8.5 ms | Buffer Size | 8 MB | Average Latency | 4.17 ms | Interface (Detailed) | DMA/ATA-100 (Ultra) | Other Features Platform | PC | Package Qty. | 1 | Dimensions Height | 0.99 in. | Width | 4.02 in. | Depth | 5.75 in. | Weight | 1.32 lb. |
Tags:hitachi, deskstar, 7k250, 250, gb,
| Seagate Barracuda 7200.9 (160 GB)$55.00 to $200.00

Barracuda 7200.9 is a member of the Seagate 3.5-inch family of high-capacity desktop drives targeted at mainstream and high-performance PCs and advanced storage applications. The product enables OEMs and system builders to qualify one family of drives from a premier provider for a wide range of storage applications.
Manufacturer:Seagate Product MPN MPN | ST3160812A | Key Features Designation | Desktop Computer | Capacity | 160 GB | Interface | IDE/EIDE | Enclosure | Internal | HDD Form Factor | 3.5" x 1/3H (Low Profile) | Spindle Speed | 7200 RPM | Technical Features External Data Transfer Rate | 100 MBps | Seek Time | 8.5 ms | Buffer Size | 8 MB | Average Latency | 4.17 ms | Interface (Detailed) | DMA/ATA-100 (Ultra) | Hot Swap | Yes | Sound Emission | 28 dB | Other Features Platform | PC | Package Qty. | 1 | Dimensions Height | 1 in. | Warranty Warranty | 5 Years | Miscellaneous Release Date | Q3, 2005 | UPC | 763649002308 |
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Insist on a high-performance, massive storage solution that can complement your IBM ThinkCentre desktop system's performance. Serial ATA is a storage interface for the latest computing platform.??PRODUCT FEATURES: ??Ontrack Disk Manager included. This software prepares the drive for use, migrates data from older, slower drives, and overcomes legacy hardware, BIOS, and operating system; ?Includes Self-Monitoring, Analysis and Reporting Technology (S.M.A.R.T.), which helps to predict and warn of some impending drive failures; ?Superior end-to-end error checking over Parallel ATA helps increase data integrity; ?Point-to-Point connections eliminate the need for Master/Slave settings on drives, simplifying installation; ?Improved cabling: eliminates the current 18-inch cable length limitation; thinner cables improve cable routing and airflow through the system; ?The new Serial ATA interface offers data transfer speeds up to 50% faster than the current parallel ATA interface: transfer ra...Minimize

Compaq hard disk drives undergo an intense qualification process that eliminates data integrity problems, firmware and O/S incompatibilities, and other causes of data corruption or premature failure. Compaq hard disk drives are specifically designed and tested for flawless operation in your equipment. Supply your server, workstation or notebook with a Compaq hard disk drive and you will prevent incompatibilities that can rob your system of performance or cause you to lose valuable data. Minimize

Compaq hard drives are provided with the reliability and functionality needed for today's systems. All hard drives are designed and tested for compatibility and interoperability in the systems for which they are intended in order to provide the immediate, flawless integration expected from Compaq equipment.

?Serial Attached SCSI is the logical evolution of SCSI, including its long-established software advantage and the Serial ATA electrical and physical connection interface. SAS meets all these demands while providing the highest performance.