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SATA interface...

Google returns a mind-boggling array of comparisons and I'm
getting lost in the noise.

So far, I see 3 general niches:

Commodity Low-End: Like whatever pops up on the selves at
MicroAge

Name-Brand Low-End: Like Samsung's SH-S223F at about $30

High-End: Like Plextor's PX-715A that also does double-layer at
$100+


Seems to me like I'm a low-end customer, but I haven't seen
anything yet in mid-range (more than $30, less than, say, $90).

Is there anything there?

Or should I just buy the first name-brand drive I come across at
less than $40.

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Pete Cresswell

In article <>,
(PeteCresswell) <> wrote:
>SATA interface...
>
>Google returns a mind-boggling array of comparisons and I'm
>getting lost in the noise.
>
>So far, I see 3 general niches:
>
>Commodity Low-End: Like whatever pops up on the selves at
>MicroAge
>
>Name-Brand Low-End: Like Samsung's SH-S223F at about $30
>
>High-End: Like Plextor's PX-715A that also does double-layer at
>$100+
>
>
>Seems to me like I'm a low-end customer, but I haven't seen
>anything yet in mid-range (more than $30, less than, say, $90).
>
>Is there anything there?
>
>Or should I just buy the first name-brand drive I come across at
>less than $40.

Lately I favor LG burners as the best in the bang-for-the-buck category.
They also seem to be the most tolerant of off-spec media.

You could also go for Lite-On (under their own brand) who also manufacture
the drives branded as Sony, HP, Plextor, and many no-names. They tend to
die early, but for the price it may by no great loss.