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Maxtor Announces 80GB Platters

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the sure-we've-got-space-for-that dept.

mackstann writes "StorageReview has some info on Maxtor's new 80GB hard disk platters. The new drives based on the 80GB platters will come in capacities up to 160GB, with some having Serial ATA and/or 8MB caches. They are also resurrecting the (formerly Quantum) Fireball name, shortening their warranty (previously 3 years, now 1 year), and adding some slim (38% thinner) drives to their lineup." New products like this make me feel like I'm not keeping up fast enough. I bought a 100GB drive last spring and it's not even half full yet!

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  1. Mmm, magnetic platters by shrikel · · Score: 5, Funny

    It's a good thing my silverware isn't magnetic, or I'd wipe out all my food.

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  2. Wow, sounds deal-tastic! by Wakko+Warner · · Score: 5, Funny

    I can't wait for my $300 drive to die on the 366th day, and have to replace it! Way to go, Maxtor!

    - A.P.

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    1. Re:Wow, sounds deal-tastic! by Kenja · · Score: 4, Funny

      The BOFH says that a rubber mallet leaves no marks.

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    2. Re:Wow, sounds deal-tastic! by Pig+Hogger · · Score: 3, Funny
      If you get nervous about a week before the warranty expires, just power it up and smack it against something hard, but not hard enough to dent it. Then call them and say it just died.
      Should I back it up first???
  3. Re:I'll take half the storage ... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    That is what happens when you fire all your engineers with degrees from MIT and Cal Tech and replace them with engineers with degrees from Colorado State.

    Good job on that merger Quaxtor.

  4. Feh by ryanvm · · Score: 5, Funny

    I bought a 100GB drive last spring and it's not even half full yet!

    Ha ha - I laugh at your puny porn-gathering skills.

  5. Someone had to do it... by davidsansome · · Score: 3, Funny

    160GB should be enough for anyone!

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    1. Re:Someone had to do it... by sharkey · · Score: 3, Funny

      How about, "One year lifespan should be long enough for anyone."

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  6. Ogg or MP3??? by mgeneral · · Score: 2, Funny

    Torn over which format to choose for your 3000+ CD collection?
    Well this settles it!
    Now you can load up your hard drive with BOTH formats!

    (And still have some space left over for that pr0n)

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  7. Quantum surely meant well... by trudyscousin · · Score: 5, Funny

    ...but naming a hard disk "Fireball" for some reason doesn't bolster my confidence in using a product so named.

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  8. Filling drives by 0x0d0a · · Score: 5, Funny

    Hmmm....here are some suggestions.

    * p2p movie sharing. Heck, keep your movie archive online.
    * programs with support for unlimited undo, where a complete history of actions is stored (if someone beats MS Office to market with this and people get used to it, there will be a nice coup.
    * Large http cache
    * use flac instead of mp3 for lossless audio. No more worries about compression artifacts.
    * Use png instead of jpg for images (granted, there are probably better lossless photo compression algorithms, but png is quite common). No more worries about compression artifacts.
    * Copy CD images onto your hard drive and either loopback mount them in Linux or use Daemon Tools in Windows -- no more searching for a CD, and load times are much better.
    * Instead of bookmarking web sites you like, use a tool to download them -- you never know when they'll vanish forever.
    * Don't uninstall software to save space (a big issue with games on Windows)
    * Partition the drive and try out another OS
    * Try out freenet, with a nice big cache to speed your (and others near you) access time
    * Send it to me. *My* drive is full. :-)

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  9. Re:Thats funny... by Richard_at_work · · Score: 3, Funny

    So, which one of those two does porn come under?

  10. Kind of like by spacefrog · · Score: 3, Funny

    Kind of like when a store has a "blow-out" sell on electronics equipment... Not quite the mental image that inspires confidence!