View Full Version : Newegg: WD Black 500GB - $60 w/free ship
FerrisB
Nov 3rd, 2009, 05:05 AM
Hot deal on a fast drive, esp with free shipping.
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136320
lincoln
Nov 3rd, 2009, 07:22 AM
Hot deal on a fast drive, esp with free shipping.
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136320
How is this faster than the 1tb 32mb drives available for $80 and the 1.5tb ones for $110?
Seems pretty expensive to me considering it doesn't have a raptors performance but you're definetly paying a high Price Per Gigabyte.
Brian99
Nov 3rd, 2009, 07:29 AM
How is this faster than the 1tb 32mb drives available for $80 and the 1.5tb ones for $110?
Seems pretty expensive to me considering it doesn't have a raptors performance but you're definetly paying a high Price Per Gigabyte.
warranty is better i believe.
FerrisB
Nov 3rd, 2009, 08:13 AM
How is this faster than the 1tb 32mb drives available for $80 and the 1.5tb ones for $110?
Links? I can only find 1 site with a 7200rpm 1TB drive for $80 and that doesn't include taxes and shipping, so make it over $100. It's also slower than the black drives. I paid $67 shipped with taxes for each drive. Price/GB is not the only factor. Consider speed and the fact that you can buy 3-5 of these and get a nice RAID-5 array and get MUCH better performance for the same $ vs buying 2-3 slower, larger 1tb - 1.5tb drives.
+ as mentioned these drives have a 5 year warranty.
lincoln
Nov 3rd, 2009, 08:19 AM
Link? I can only find 1 site with a 7200rpm 1TB drive for $80 and that doesn't include taxes and shipping, so make it over $100. It's also slower than the black drives. I paid $67 shipped with taxes for each drive. Price/GB is not the only factor. Consider speed and the fact that you can buy 3-5 of these and get a nice RAID-5 array and get MUCH better performance for the same $ vs buying 2-3 slower, larger 1tb - 1.5tb drives.
+ as mentioned these drives have a 5 year warranty.
http://canadacomputers.com/index.php?do=ShowProduct&cmd=pd&pid=021907&cid=HDD.443.877
1tb $85 and you don't need to have it shipped.
If you look up the access time of this 500gb you'll find it isn't anywhere close to a raptor. Its only slightly better performance compared the average HD.
Most cases fit 4 - 6 HD's. If you're planning on storing data the last thing you want is all your drive bays maxed out with 500gb when you could toss in 1.5tb for cheaper ($110) or 2tb.
It comes down to need I guess, but I don't regard a 500gb HD with slightly above average performance for $67 a hot deal. Just my opinion.
FerrisB
Nov 3rd, 2009, 08:38 AM
http://canadacomputers.com/index.php?do=ShowProduct&cmd=pd&pid=021907&cid=HDD.443.877
1tb $85 and you don't need to have it shipped.
So you're going to pick it up and drive it to my house?
You also quoted an in store cash price. For most people (like me) that can't get to a CC location with cash, that drive costs $85 + tax + shipping. So call it $108. Again, what are you trying to prove?
If you look up the access time of this 500gb you'll find it isn't anywhere close to a raptor. Its only slightly better performance compared the average HD.
God forbid this $67 drive doesn't compare to a $200+ Raptor.
Most cases fit 4 - 6 HD's. If you're planning on storing data the last thing you want is all your drive bays maxed out with 500gb when you could toss in 1.5tb for cheaper ($110) or 2tb.
Did you completely miss my point that for a RAID-5 array these drives will offer much better performance $ for $ vs the larger drives? Video editing, large format graphics work etc. Who said anything about storage? Also, what if you need 2 small drives for 2 separate computers. I just don't understand your need to crap on a thread because you don't personally need a smaller drive.
vorthex
Nov 3rd, 2009, 08:55 AM
when I was looking at benchmarks on tomshardware, it looked like the 2tb drive, and 1tb drive was faster than the 500gb drive
why is this?? i thought size had nothing to do with the speed.
im looking for a fast hard drive for gaming. doesnt have to be absolute top of the line, but would 2x 500gb drives be much faster than 1, 1tb drive or 1.5tb drive? and if so how much faster
Brandon
Nov 3rd, 2009, 08:57 AM
Performance wise, would a better option be the WD 640GB Caviar Blue at Canada Computers for $71+tax? It has 320GB platters instead of 250GB IIRC.
FerrisB
Nov 3rd, 2009, 10:03 PM
when I was looking at benchmarks on tomshardware, it looked like the 2tb drive, and 1tb drive was faster than the 500gb drive
why is this?? i thought size had nothing to do with the speed.
im looking for a fast hard drive for gaming. doesnt have to be absolute top of the line, but would 2x 500gb drives be much faster than 1, 1tb drive or 1.5tb drive? and if so how much faster
Platter density. The 500gb drives have lower density than the 640gb and up drives so they will be a little slower
integrity01
Nov 3rd, 2009, 10:44 PM
This deal is warm at best. It's been around this price these days.
Just a few days ago, I believe Newegg had this same drive on Halloween sale for $54 with free shipping.
KennethToronto
Nov 3rd, 2009, 11:03 PM
when i was looking at benchmarks on tomshardware, it looked like the 2tb drive, and 1tb drive was faster than the 500gb drive
why is this?? I thought size had nothing to do with the speed.
Im looking for a fast hard drive for gaming. Doesnt have to be absolute top of the line, but would 2x 500gb drives be much faster than 1, 1tb drive or 1.5tb drive? And if so how much faster
ssd
Calcutron
Nov 4th, 2009, 12:15 AM
Its a good price. You GTA boys are spoiled, not everyone lives nearby multiple computer shops.
rei
Nov 4th, 2009, 01:11 AM
Aw, crap. Brainfarted and thought it was a laptop hd for some reason.
MikeMurphy
Nov 4th, 2009, 01:18 AM
Lame deal. NCIX had 640gb Black for $65 last week.
The 640GB Black drive is a MUCH better value, and faster.
Kwirky
Nov 4th, 2009, 01:28 AM
Lame deal. NCIX had 640gb Black for $65 last week.
The 640GB Black drive is a MUCH better value, and faster.
These drives are in the same series so I think would be about the same speed. Best price including shipping right now is $73.14 at buy.com (http://ca.buy.com/PR/Product.aspx?sku=209246370) (add it to your cart for 5% discount) - $13 extra for 140GB more seems decent if you need it.
MikeMurphy
Nov 4th, 2009, 01:41 AM
These drives are in the same series so I think would be about the same speed. Best price including shipping right now is $73.14 at buy.com (http://ca.buy.com/PR/Product.aspx?sku=209246370) (add it to your cart for 5% discount) - $13 extra for 140GB more seems decent if you need it.
The 640GB actually has a fairly substantial performance advantage over the 500GB version, which is icing on the cake.
Snowy
Nov 4th, 2009, 02:01 AM
Only $4 more for the Samsung F3 500GB (http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822152181)
I'm just holding out for the 1TB version :)
ShaTR
Nov 4th, 2009, 02:32 AM
gonna have to agree with the above posters, the 640GB WD Black is the way to go if your not running an SSD or raptor as your boot drive. 500GB version is quite a bit slower, relatively speaking of course. and
They can often be had for around $0.10/GB before tax and shipping. Often go on sale at ncix and with the frequent shipping promo's, it may work out to less $ than this 'deal'.
For 500GB drives, id go with a Cuda 7200.12 or a SpinPoint F3 which use a single 500GB platter. But the 640GB black takes the crown for cheap boot drives.
FerrisB
Nov 4th, 2009, 09:40 AM
Only $4 more for the Samsung F3 500GB (http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822152181)
I'm just holding out for the 1TB version :)
Oh yeah, that is a much better deal. That drive is way faster.. crap. Maybe I should refuse the UPS shipment today :D