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Posted by Durafei on May-21-2003 23:25:

Need a new hard drive

Does anyone know where I can get a good new 40-60GB hard drive for under 100$?

thanks

Posted by quddha on May-21-2003 23:29:

http://www.canadacomputers.com/storage.html

best prices in toronto i think. i custom-made my computer from them.

Posted by Endlesswave on May-21-2003 23:33:

I got my slimx 350 and 80gb hd from them. Decent prices.

Posted by The Highroller on May-22-2003 00:05:

ICCT Computers

Posted by dEsidEL on May-22-2003 04:48:

why search prices thru 2 stores when u can search them all here:

www.pricenetwork.ca

ooh .. and check out the "hot deals" section of their forums .. i've seen HD's SATA 60-80 gig around the $100 mark before ..

Posted by Bizz on May-22-2003 05:27:

quote:
Originally posted by dEsidEL
why search prices thru 2 stores when u can search them all here:

www.pricenetwork.ca

yup, and it has yet another forum to flood (for those computer geeks)

Posted by Arsalan on May-22-2003 06:26:

Re: Need a new hard drive

quote:
Originally posted by Durafei
Does anyone know where I can get a good new 40-60GB hard drive for under 100$?

thanks

i suggest get as much as you afford because you can never have enough hard drive

Posted by Durafei on May-22-2003 13:14:

thanks for suggestions guys.. I knew about canadacomputers before, but wanted to see if there was anything else cheaper.. apparently not!

40GB is more than enough.. prevents me from downloading all sorts of garbage which would needlessy occupy space

Posted by StereoPrincess on May-22-2003 13:36:

quote:
Originally posted by quddha
best prices in toronto i think. i custom-made my computer from them.

how much did it cost ya?

i'm looking to build myself a new system, so just wondering.

Posted by ed on May-22-2003 15:29:

quote:
Originally posted by Durafei
thanks for suggestions guys.. I knew about canadacomputers before, but wanted to see if there was anything else cheaper.. apparently not!

40GB is more than enough.. prevents me from downloading all sorts of garbage which would needlessy occupy space

cheaper than canadacomputers!?

use ncix.com out of Vancouver, they have a pricematch function where you can basically match price which basically any other retailler in Canada. so basically all you have to do is find a good price somewhere on the web, try canadacomputers.com, info-materiel.com (price comparaison from montreal), etc..

not to mention you save 7% on PST, although you get shipping, its usually cheaper than that

Posted by torontotrance on May-22-2003 16:09:

shit that company that you mentioned has like a store that is 5 mins from my house...rofl....dunno what type of RAM i need but I shall get some more RAM!.

Posted by quddha on May-22-2003 16:58:

quote:
Originally posted by StereoPrincess
how much did it cost ya?

i'm looking to build myself a new system, so just wondering.

Well, my budget was $1500 excluding a monitor, so I built the best rig I could for that price. Mind you, this was in november, and prices have gone down since then.

I'm actually helping a friend get a new computer today... his budget is around $700, and I'm looking to get him a p4 2.4GHz for that price. The key is to not buy Windows, just use a copy you already have, because that adds on another $200 to the price. You can also cut out other things you dont' really need (use your old floppy drive, saves $10, old cd-rom, $50)

Someone who is knowledgeable about brand names and computer hardware can really help out here and give u the best bang for your buck.

Posted by dEsidEL on May-22-2003 18:01:

good info

quote:
Originally posted by StereoPrincess
how much did it cost ya?

i'm looking to build myself a new system, so just wondering.

Marg, here's an excellent guide on getting a fast system with an LCD monitor for UNDER $1200 ..

Type Component Name Price
Motherboard MSI K7N2G-ILSR nforce2 $209
CPU Athlon XP 1700+ Thoroughbred B $85
Memory OCZ Dual Channel Optimzed PC3200 2x256MB w/ copper heatsinks (512MB total) $238.43
Hard Drive Seagate Barracuda IV 80GB $127
Video Card on board (GF4MX-440 equivalent) -
Monitor Samsung 151S LCD (15") $398
Case & PSU Antec Lanboy w/ Antec 350W SmartBlue Power Supply $140
TOTAL $1197.43

check out the link cuz they talk about exactly WHICH stores in TO sell each product at the cheapest price:

http://www.pricenetwork.ca/article.asp?id=6

its a kickass system and the article explains why... goes in depth about each part of the system...
and its overclockable to 2.2 Ghz (others reached 2.4Ghz)... (optional though, stock speeds are still good)

quote:
Originally posted by Durafei
Does anyone know where I can get a good new 40-60GB hard drive for under 100$?

Ilyia, if you're looking for parts (hard drives and all), look at this:
http://www.pricenetwork.ca/forums/forum.asp?FORUM_ID=7

and thru this pricesearch i found a $89.95, cheapest price for a seagate 40GB barracuda ..

http://www.pricenetwork.ca/pricesea...province=Canada

hope this helps ya guys ..

Posted by quddha on May-23-2003 02:18:

Re: good info

quote:
Originally posted by dEsidEL
Marg, here's an excellent guide on getting a fast system with an LCD monitor for UNDER $1200 ..

Type Component Name Price
Motherboard MSI K7N2G-ILSR nforce2 $209
CPU Athlon XP 1700+ Thoroughbred B $85
Memory OCZ Dual Channel Optimzed PC3200 2x256MB w/ copper heatsinks (512MB total) $238.43
Hard Drive Seagate Barracuda IV 80GB $127
Video Card on board (GF4MX-440 equivalent) -
Monitor Samsung 151S LCD (15") $398
Case & PSU Antec Lanboy w/ Antec 350W SmartBlue Power Supply $140
TOTAL $1197.43

Well, if you don't need a fancy case, u can shave off $100 and get a simple $40 case.