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Canada - $69.99 + FS: http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822145420
US - $69.99 + FS: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822145420

It's an Ultrastar - not a Deskstar. Perfect in RAID, great reliability, really good performance. thumb.gif

It's not a 1TB platter drive, so expect performance levels matching the Samsung F3's of old. (Probably good enough to saturate gigabit ethernet if tossed into a NAS)

Specs: http://www.hgst.com/ultrastar-a7k2000


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Seagate 3TB 7200.14 - ST3000DM001-9YN166 WD Black 640GB - WD6401AALS WD Green 1.5TB - WD15EARS Hitachi 2TB 7200RPM - HDS723020BLA642 
Hard DriveHard DriveHard DriveHard Drive
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Optical DriveOptical DriveOptical DriveCooling
Pioneer DVR-115DBK Samsung SH-S243D/BEBE LG GH22NS90 Coolit Eco R120 
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Yate Loon Fans - D12SL-12-RED/BLACK Fractal Design 120mm Fan - FD-FAN-120 Windows 7 Ubuntu 10.04 LTS 
MonitorKeyboardPowerCase
Samsung 2343BWX 23" (2048x1152) I-Rocks KR-6170-BK Corsair HX620 Fractal Design Define R3 
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Razer Abyssus 3500DPI Mousepad + Desk Onboard Realtek® ALC 892 Cyber Acoustics CA-2992 2.0 Speakers 
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