Maxtor 15K 147Gb Scsi

smelf1 · 22 Feb 2007 at 15:21

What do you think of the MAXTOR 147GB SCSI 15K PH14710K and at €399 they are quite cheap.

And also maxtor have been acquired by seagate so they cannot be bad

rpstewart · 22 Feb 2007 at 15:26

It's certainly a good price for a 150Gb 15krpm but it's a Maxtor... They don't have the greatest reputation for their SATA drives but I can't comment on their SCSI products. I'm also not sure of how fast it'll be, there's not much info around about Maxtor drives since the Seagate takeover.

smelf1 · 22 Feb 2007 at 15:28

i know i have been looking at a few scsi 15k's and the seagate cheetah 146gb 15k is 800 euro

rpstewart · 22 Feb 2007 at 15:46

Ouch that's expensive. The exchage rate is for argument's sake 1.5 Euros to the pound which puts that Seagate at £530 odd. I've seen them on sale in the UK for around £400.

stickroad · 22 Feb 2007 at 16:21

Remember its not just the drive your have to get a controller card which will cost you round about £150 new.

Think about it though, do you really need one or are you getting one becuase it is a 15k RPM drive?

If you are thinking about getting one that is.

smelf1 · 22 Feb 2007 at 16:39

i already have 76gb 15k HP Scsi drives i just wanted more space.

naro · 23 Feb 2007 at 17:07

it might be cheaper to get 2 x 76gb HP's SCSI than 1 Maxtor Atlas 15kII..

cavemanoc · 23 Feb 2007 at 17:48

I've been picking up the 72Gb versions of the Seagate Cheetah (15k4) new from the states for about £75+costs (about £12 delivery and £10 'tax') - seems like a steal to me and the 15k4's aren't too bad even if they are 'last' gen.

Edit (Just got one for £67 inc - new - got to be good value!

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