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  • juicylinks
    So Fucking Banned
    • Apr 2001
    • 122992
    #1

    Seagate : top of the line hd's?

    I hear mixed thoughts on this.

    I just put in a Barracuda and things look juicy.

    Anybody have input if they evr had a barracuda or any other seagate one?

    The dipshit at Compusa ddint have a fucking clue about anything i was asking him.
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    • Sosa
      In Tushy Land
      • Oct 2002
      • 40149
      #2
      We use the Barracuda 80 gig drives in new computers that we build. Maybe 1 or 2 out of a hundred have gone bad.

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        • Stallion
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          • Jan 2001
          • 6632
          #3
          What size did you go with Juicy?
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            • James White
              Confirmed User
              • Apr 2004
              • 1405
              #4
              I used to build computers for a living. I stopped using Seagates, had a lot of problems with them having disk errors after they got semi-filled up. Western Digital is the way to go.
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                • juicylinks
                  So Fucking Banned
                  • Apr 2001
                  • 122992
                  #5
                  Originally posted by Stallion
                  What size did you go with Juicy?
                  160 gig Barracuda

                  secondary is the 60 gig old western digital

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                    • juicylinks
                      So Fucking Banned
                      • Apr 2001
                      • 122992
                      #6
                      Originally posted by James White
                      I used to build computers for a living. I stopped using Seagates, had a lot of problems with them having disk errors after they got semi-filled up. Western Digital is the way to go.
                      I better be doing backups then loll

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                        • doober
                          Confirmed User
                          • Jul 2003
                          • 6984
                          #7
                          Originally posted by juicylinks
                          I better be doing backups then loll
                          the older models have this problem accroding to one of my parts guys.
                          I bought a 120GB seagate a couple of months ago and it just as good any one of the WD 120Gb drives I use
                          I use them external enclosures and I write and wipe them pretty often and no problems as of yet

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                            • SureFire
                              Confirmed User
                              • Jan 2003
                              • 4398
                              #8
                              Don't know now. And I still buy them. My father design the originals...is there a bigger word for a perfectionist?

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                                • crockett
                                  in a van by the river
                                  • May 2003
                                  • 76818
                                  #9
                                  I never like Western digital but I went with their new Raptor 10k RPM drive.. It comes with a 5 year warranty so I assume they expect it to last..

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                                  reason I post that is get one of these for your main drive (IE drive with OS) then get a larger drive for storage. You don't want a 160 gig drive as your main one.
                                  Last edited by crockett; 05-16-2004, 09:35 PM.
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                                    • Alex Xe
                                      #10
                                      Yes, seagate very nice hdd

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                                        • chupachups
                                          Confirmed User
                                          • Dec 2002
                                          • 6576
                                          #11
                                          Always trouble with Seagate and Maxtor, none with Hitachi and WD.

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                                            • EviLGuY
                                              So Fucking Banned
                                              • Apr 2003
                                              • 12745
                                              #12
                                              I dont think there is a brand right now that you would call top of the line..

                                              They are all pretty much the same.

                                              If you want good performance get one with an 8mb cache instead of a 2mb one.

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                                                • Vitasoy
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                                                  • Oct 2003
                                                  • 58202
                                                  #13
                                                  All I know is they're the most quite hds out.


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                                                    • juicylinks
                                                      So Fucking Banned
                                                      • Apr 2001
                                                      • 122992
                                                      #14
                                                      Originally posted by EviLGuY
                                                      I dont think there is a brand right now that you would call top of the line..

                                                      They are all pretty much the same.

                                                      If you want good performance get one with an 8mb cache instead of a 2mb one.
                                                      Yeah i have the 8mg cache on it

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                                                        • fuzebox
                                                          making it rain
                                                          • Oct 2003
                                                          • 22381
                                                          #15
                                                          Originally posted by Chupachups
                                                          Always trouble with Seagate and Maxtor, none with Hitachi and WD.
                                                          Maxtors are bottom of the barrel shit, but I'm surprised you'd lump Seagate with them... For me it's the other way around, WD crap and Seagate awesome.

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                                                            • chupachups
                                                              Confirmed User
                                                              • Dec 2002
                                                              • 6576
                                                              #16
                                                              Originally posted by fuzebox
                                                              Maxtors are bottom of the barrel shit, but I'm surprised you'd lump Seagate with them... For me it's the other way around, WD crap and Seagate awesome.
                                                              Maybe just bad luck... but.. anyways, Samsung should probably be there aswell.

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                                                                • Jimmie
                                                                  Confirmed User
                                                                  • Dec 2003
                                                                  • 872
                                                                  #17
                                                                  ive got a maxtor and wd.. never used anything else, but I want to pick up that SATA Seagate Drive that COMPUSA has on their ad this week!
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                                                                    • Nbritte
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                                                                      • Sep 2001
                                                                      • 689
                                                                      #18
                                                                      Originally posted by crockett
                                                                      I never like Western digital but I went with their new Raptor 10k RPM drive.. It comes with a 5 year warranty so I assume they expect it to last..

                                                                      edit

                                                                      reason I post that is get one of these for your main drive (IE drive with OS) then get a larger drive for storage. You don't want a 160 gig drive as your main one.
                                                                      using a 160 as a main drive is ok just a matter of how you partition it 10-12 gig for the primary to keep programs loading fast then 10 gig extended for windows swap file the use the rest for what ever

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                                                                        • newsdude
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                                                                          • Apr 2004
                                                                          • 1969
                                                                          #19
                                                                          I only use Seagate.
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                                                                            • KMR Stitch
                                                                              I am cool
                                                                              • Jul 2003
                                                                              • 14494
                                                                              #20
                                                                              2x IBM/Hatchi 123.5GB's 7200RPM

                                                                              2x and WD 80GB 8mb buffer 7200 RPM

                                                                              I might try out a RAPTOR 15000RPM 36.5 GB's = 200.00

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                                                                                • KRL
                                                                                  Entrepreneur
                                                                                  • Oct 2002
                                                                                  • 31429
                                                                                  #21
                                                                                  I bought a Seagate 160Gb external drive recently. So far its fast, quiet and stylish looking. Check it out.

                                                                                  Last edited by KRL; 05-16-2004, 11:03 PM.
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                                                                                    • erehwon
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                                                                                      • Nov 2003
                                                                                      • 3759
                                                                                      #22
                                                                                      Juicy, want something that isn't going to fail for 3-5 years?

                                                                                      Hunt around Pricewatch, buy all the IBM drives you can get your hands on, I run all my mission critical equipment on IBM drives.

                                                                                      IBM unfortunately has gotten out of the drive business, they are/were bulletproof!

                                                                                      Seagates are fine if you don't mind replacing hardware every couple of years.
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                                                                                        • pure energy
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                                                                                          • Apr 2004
                                                                                          • 4274
                                                                                          #23
                                                                                          I have used Maxtor and Seagate so far. I got less probs with Seagate
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                                                                                            • Shonine
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                                                                                              • May 2004
                                                                                              • 201
                                                                                              #24
                                                                                              I put a 120 gig Barracuda in my new machine that I built 3 months ago. So far


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                                                                                                • dicknixon
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                                                                                                  • Jun 2003
                                                                                                  • 548
                                                                                                  #25
                                                                                                  I've lost maxtors, seagates, and IBM drives. . .the only HD complany that hasn't fucked me has been WD . .and I have 12 - 13 of them . . not a single crash (special edition ofcourse)

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                                                                                                    • TurboTrucker
                                                                                                      Confirmed User
                                                                                                      • Jan 2003
                                                                                                      • 2363
                                                                                                      #26
                                                                                                      I've never had a problem with Seagate.

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                                                                                                        • newsdude
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                                                                                                          • Apr 2004
                                                                                                          • 1969
                                                                                                          #27
                                                                                                          That 160GB External HDD of Seagate looks pretty cool!
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