deeznuts

I want to run that utility that strips an XP system completely of it's drivers etc., so that I can use the image and ghost it to another configuration without running into trouble. anyone remember the name of it? I can't for the life of me remember.

I don't see how $4/gig for the Raptor is at all comparable to ~$1/gig for most 7.2k ATA drives if you don't care about performance. An older generation 10k SCSI drive would be better if you want a 5 year warranty with a decent price for capacity. Hehe, and i get my hard drives for $0.50/gig or even $0.40/gig. jUst picked up a seagate 120 ultra for $60 after rebate.

exactly, this is is your best option IMO. just because you get a new OS, which is always good.

Well I bit on the 7200.7 ultra with 8mb cache. Got it for $60 after rebate, so I'm not too worried. It was either that, or a Maxtor 120GB sata for $120. Here is my HDTACH, i ran it a couple times to make sure it was accurate: http://madproject.com/controller.php?id=3199.JPG the access times are higher than the sata one. i wonder if it is on the quiet AAM, if i can turn it to performance.