[SOLVED] New Hard Drive to replace the one that got FRIED!

Yeah, driving is a pain. I research what I want first, then log on to my usual store and see if they carry the item I want. Then order it online, get it billed to my account and the send me a text msg to say when the item is arrived and I can go collect it.
If it's something I can't locate myself I get my tame Geek to go to one of his wholesalers and try to get it for me.

You know every harddrive that comes from a store had to be shipped as well; they just probably came on a palette the entire journey, while shipped items are separated from the palette at the first hub. It really depends how the packages are treated. I remember when I worked part-time at UPS an entire palette fell over in the truck and whatever those items were on top probably got knocked around on that fall more than some individual packages we had loaded by hand.

This first spinrite I have here was shipped from a company in California and it had been inside two Styrofoam ends but it was OEM so no box and they hadn't filled the shipping box with enough bubbles so it had come apart and was rolling around on the bottom of the box. I was a bit concerned and also torqued that they were so careless but it seems to work fine and it is a very fast, quiet, and relatively cool drive. I have it external in an esata Thermaltake Blacx so I can actually touch the entire top half of the drive and though you shouldn't move it when on (I generally avoid touching it at all for fear of the effect of static electricity) but I could definitely touch it without being burned.

I haven't ordered my extra HD yet because my stepsister also needs a new DVDrom and Newegg has one for 17.99 and I was going to order them together. But I first need to check if her computer has a sata connection otherwise the DVDrom won't suit her needs.

I did pick up the 8GB Corsair rubber-encased flash drive they had on sale through the 31st for $20 with a $10 mail-in Visa gift card rebate. And I had my brother order one for my nephew, too. I already got mine (nephews will be here after the holiday) and I will mention that even through the rubber coating this flash drive gets a lot warmer than my 8GB plastic HP flash drive. Both of them include an LED indicator light but I don't really think of an LED as being a big heat producer.

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Maurice Canada

Last week, I got a RMA on the 750GB Caviar Black, I sent it to WD, yesterday my claim was approved. My replacement drive is on it's way by 2 Day Air. WD has outstanding customer service & a fast turnaround.

The really good thing about the deal was this, instead of the one I sent back, they are replacing with a 1TB Caviar Black (WD1001FALS). By not returning it to Newegg from the beginning, I done myself a huge favor.

Nibiru recommended this drive to me in April, I knew it had to be good for him to post it for me.

For the second time over this drive, Thanks Nibs! Now I have two 1TB drives.

Cat

Good deal Cat! Western Digital has a very good reputation, and their customer service is excellent.

You're starting to catch up to me now. I am at a total of 2.62TB now.

If only I had the cash to spare, I had the chance to buy a Seagate FreeAgent 1.5TB backup drive for $99, with free shipping (with supplied code). Being that I already have a Seagate drive, and registered it, they sent me an email last week with the offer.

Oh, how I was fighting within myself over this. I'm a highly compulsive shopper, especially over these deals. 1.5TB for $99 is a great deal. But I've spent a lot on computers lately, I'd say around $600 this year alone, mostly on drives, a printer, and a TechNet subscription.

I had to delete the email, or I would have made an excuse to buy it. Really, with what I already have, the 1TB Caviar Black will be mostly for backup anyway. I have enough drives. What I really need come the spring, would be a later model Athlon X2 processor. I know that my MB will support a faster & more recent one, and it would probably cost less than $100. Dual Core Athlon X2's aren't that expensive, it's a matter of finding the right one for me. I have the 3250e installed now, it'll support the 3xxxe through 6xxxe, whatever that means, but the "e" has to be there. That's what my MB specs reports.

It probably would provide the power for me to run a performance folding client. With what I have, it'll run, but won't meet the deadline, so all that I'll be doing is banging what cores I have for zilch. But I'll find a way do make it a little more powerful w/o breaking the bank. It's probably the last upgrade it'll handle. I was considering a 512MB video card, but I believe mine is integrated into the MB. I'm not 100% positive, but I read somewhere that it is. I'll need to check.

Cat

I hereby diagnose you with a severe case of "upgradeitis" a chronic condition which afflicts certain computer users.

Symptoms may include excessive system parts purchases, subscribing to various e-tailers hot deal emails, slightly crossed eyes from viewing too many e-tailer emails, upset spouses, neglected children and/or pets.

Dr. Nibs prescribes a week off, a six-pack of a good imported beer, and a couple of home-rolled smoking accessories. Kick back, hug the spouse, kiss the dog, pet the kids and enjoy life!

Those couple of home-rolled smoking accessories sounds real good! But imported beer, I've never been able to drink it. When I did drink, it was Bud Ice, ten to twelve 24oz cans per day. Where I bought it, it was cheaper that way. Plus, Bud Ice has high octane to it.

But I can no longer drink. My doc gave me a choice, I could either stop drinking (oh, so good with those Oxy's), or have my pain meds along with my Valium & Xanax cut off. My decision was an easy one.

What happened was, I got sick, and he gave me a urine test, checking my kidneys, and found the presence of alcohol in me. This was in 2006, right before my fusion.

But he didn't tell me that I couldn't smoke, and it's one of my favorite pastimes. Although sometimes, I can't really feel it, the way I did before. I guess taking an 80mg Oxy every eight hours, followed by two 4mg Dilaudid every four hours, one of those totem pole (2mg) Xanax every six hours, and a 10mg (blue) Valium as needed for cramps, would cause your senses to be somewhat dulled, to say the least.

And that's why the doc doesn't want me drinking, it may kill me. But the smoke is fine. And oh, if I were only a single man, the young babes that I could easily attract.

Cat