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Maxtor has begun to sell its world’s largest MaXLine II HDDs in Japan and possibly some other countries. The devices boast with ultimate capacity of 250 and 300GB, but are not likely to be really fast because of small buffers and 5400rpm motors.
Maxtor’s MaXLine II hard disk drives are positioned for large storage solutions and enthusiasts requiring a lot of capacity and no need for a fast and furious HDD. The MaXLine II are made using the latest innovative platters from Maxtor and come in 3.5” form-factors. Unlike other modern hard drives, Maxtor’s huge babes feature Parallel ATA-133 interface and not Serial ATA-150. Both HDDs provide 2MB cache-buffers and 5400rpm motors, so, do not expect them to show high performance.
Japanese web-site Akiba PC Hotline reports that the Maxtor MaXLine II 250GB is available in local stores for $288, while the 300GB model is priced at $390.
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News source: Neowin's BPN
Maxtor has begun to sell its world’s largest MaXLine II HDDs in Japan and possibly some other countries. The devices boast with ultimate capacity of 250 and 300GB, but are not likely to be really fast because of small buffers and 5400rpm motors.
Maxtor’s MaXLine II hard disk drives are positioned for large storage solutions and enthusiasts requiring a lot of capacity and no need for a fast and furious HDD. The MaXLine II are made using the latest innovative platters from Maxtor and come in 3.5” form-factors. Unlike other modern hard drives, Maxtor’s huge babes feature Parallel ATA-133 interface and not Serial ATA-150. Both HDDs provide 2MB cache-buffers and 5400rpm motors, so, do not expect them to show high performance.
Japanese web-site Akiba PC Hotline reports that the Maxtor MaXLine II 250GB is available in local stores for $288, while the 300GB model is priced at $390.
View: View Article News source: Neowin's BPN
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I got the 2mb one because they use fluid bearings compared to the 8mb versions normal bearings, id rather have a silent and cool running drive than a whiny and warm one!
I would rather buy 4x200GB and put in 2 raid arrays. Than those big chunks of crap.
Unfortunately hdds sometimes easily stress off in raid. usually after half a year to a year.
All depending on traffic ofcourse.
I can see it now, Microsoft saying to themselves... disk space is free nowadays, lets make windows take up a whole 100 gigs!
If I was given one or more, I would sell em all.....
Defragging them is pretty much impossible. Fortunately, the files I record become quickly outdated, so I just delete them all once a month and start over.
Anyway, I just checked, and Newegg isn't stocking them at the moment, but I did find them listed at WiredZone for $377. They're also available elsewhere at higher prices.
Very few peeps need a 250GB HD, but 2? Wow...
Our first PC's at work didn't have harddisks at all (late 1980s)
Then we got new computers with 20 MB harddisk. I clearly remember the conversation I had with the teacher: The capacity of these harddisks are too big. We wouldn't be able to fill it even if we wanted to.
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