help with hard drive comparison

hello, i was looking for a 200gb harddrive to put in one of those usb cases, and i came across one on pricewatch, whch is abt 83 dollars, and then i try to comare of i looked up online at best buy. im pretty sure they are the same , just about, but i was wondering if i was really missing anything. i did notice that the connect is diffenrt between them....Ultra ATA/100 for the cheaper pricewatch one, and Serial ATA/150 for the more $$. should i just get the cheaper one because thats what i'd perferr if it works just the same and connects. here links if anyone want to help me....

http://3btech.net/whlamadate202.html ...the one from pricewatch.


http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage....=1059745676352

thanks if anyone can help. - justin

What connection does your USB case accept ?
If its only ATA then get the ATA-100 one, if its SATA go wi th the serial ATA one.

The only difference is speed access to the Hard-Drives.

hey thanks, i didnt even decide on one yet, ive checked alot of places locally, and they all told me they'd have to ordere it. so i figured i do some online broswing first, thats basiclly i bet what they would of done anyways. i think i might finally decide on a case latr on tonight after work. ive put this project off for the longest time, and i think it time to get it done finally. thanks for help - justin

alright i got it, i think these are the two things ive deicded on. can someone tell me if they wont work, from what im reading i dont see why i would have any problems...would i ??? - justin.

i forgot the links...
___usb case = http://www.geeks.com/details.asp?inv...B20-35&cat=HDD

___the hard drive.... = http://3btech.net/whlamadate202.html

That case you selected requires a (E)IDE hard drive. I couldn't check the hard drive for ya because there wasnt one at that link.

If you get an SATA harddrive then your enclosure MUST support SATA (they are different connectors).

here try this one

http://3btech.net/whlamadate121.html

and im nto sure if they let you link there, but here is just incase

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thanks...(im pretty sure they say they are ide, dbl check for me just in case.) - justin

yes, its an IDE hard drive and should have no problems working with the case you selected.

well thank u very much, ill orderin today. thanks - justin

i have one more question..the place that sells the hardrive also has an option and the bottom of the page. could you look at it for me <ABX, under the cooler option, i thas one for usb external case. do you think that is the one just like the one i want. i could get them both from the same place and i think shipping is free...-justin

the link for a differnt hard drive, i wantt a bigger one

http://3btech.net/whlamadate161.html

well can anyone answer my question. is the drop down 21.99 option for the 160gb harddrive the same, as if i were to buy it from the other site.? the links are one the page if u would like to help. thsi is my last quesion n i will decide to buy it! thanks - justin

I don't beleive you will be able to use the cooler if you put the hard drive in the external enclosure.

i dont want thecooler, i just want 2 make sure the 2nd option underneath the cooler, the usb case for 21.99 is the same as the one i found at other sites. i dont mean the same exact, but the pretty same general idea, where i can plug ide hd into it and run it from usb as remoivable storage. - justin

anyone :*( please ....?

Just my .02...I have a WD external USB 2.0 drive (250 Gig) that has firewire(which of course is slower than usb 2.0) and have NEVER had a problem. Another good company is maxtor...their customer service and warranty coverage is UNTOUCHED. I recommend these two companies highly.

alright thanks.. ive check out external usb hd, they are quite expensive. so i figured why not get an internal hd, and buy thr usb case seperate and make my own external usb hd for 1\2 the price. so i just want an internal ide hd - plug it into the usb case. i just want to b sure - justin

you can definetly do that but in the case of my WD, I have special buttons to do certain things that may not be available otherwise...LIKE I USE THEM...LOL