Hi Chris!

I didn't mean to offend you nor did I know where you came from. Just for
info: The Qube II is also in use in Germany ;-)

I do not know whether the Samsung drive was more expensive than comparable
drives, but I remember Samsung as a manufacturer of lower-priced hardware.
So I would say that at the time when the Samsung drive costed $120, other
drives were sold at nearly the same price (at least in Germany).

Currently my Qube is equipped with an old 40 GB drive which is slow (around
1MB/sec) and not very quiet. Inspired by Pete Rushmere, I will install a 10
GB 2.5" drive (that was left over when I upgraded my laptop) in the Qube and
also add a 160 GB Samsung drive that lies next to my desktop, waiting to be
brought to life ;-)


Carsten,



>  >> [Shon] mentions a specific disk that's very expensive for its size
> >> and performance.
> > 
> > Which drive? How much does it cost?
> 
> Specifically, it was the Samsung SV1204H, which, at the time (less than 
> a year) was about $120 for 120GB 5400rpm. (It's now down to $71 on 
> pricewatch, though you have to follow a false Ad for the SV1204H to a 
> site which sells the disk you actually want).
> 
> >>>Currently Samsung drives are assessed to be both quiet and cool.
> >>
> >>I guess this is why they demand a higher price for less 
> >>size/performance... because they are quieter, cooler, etc.
> > 
> > Hmmm... I visited a hardware dealer just a few minutes ago. The prices
> for
> > comparable drives (same size, same rpm) from different brands only
> differ by
> > a few Euros (Euro is a currency in Europe, 1 EUR ~ 1.2 US$).
> 
> :p Not all of us Americans are that ignorant ;)
> 
> > Samsung's
> > SV-series runs at 5400rpm, while their SP-series rotates at 7200rpm. I
> am
> > not sure if the suffix "H" is a sign for a very expensive drive. A drive
> > with a size of 160 GB costs around 90 - 110 EUR in Germany, regardless
> of
> > the brand.
> 
> I'm not sure what the H means, either. I checked out the H vs N models 
> on Samsung's site and they don't mention what the difference is.
> 
> -chris