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  • clickclickclick
    Confirmed User
    • Jan 2005
    • 1227

    #1

    Need advice on hard drives.

    i need a new hard drive..

    tell me what to look for, what brands, what specs. etc etc

    thanks
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  • FelixFlow
    Confirmed User
    • Nov 2004
    • 2779

    #2
    Seagate SATA


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    • clickclickclick
      Confirmed User
      • Jan 2005
      • 1227

      #3
      Originally posted by FelixFlow
      Seagate SATA
      serial is better than parrallel right?
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      • EdgeXXX
        Confirmed User
        • Oct 2005
        • 5816

        #4
        What are you looking for in a hard drive? Speed? Storage Capacity? Price?
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        • EdgeXXX
          Confirmed User
          • Oct 2005
          • 5816

          #5
          Originally posted by clickclickclick
          serial is better than parrallel right?

          It can transfer the data faster if that's what you mean
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          • KRL
            Entrepreneur
            • Oct 2002
            • 31429

            #6
            Seagate Seagate and Seagate.

            I used to like WD's, but last couple years had too many failures.
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            • clickclickclick
              Confirmed User
              • Jan 2005
              • 1227

              #7
              Originally posted by EdgeXXX
              What are you looking for in a hard drive? Speed? Storage Capacity? Price?
              well overall best for the price

              im thinking 200-300gig
              speed, i hear 16mb at 7200 is good, but ive seen faster.. not sure if thats worth the price.
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              • webcrawler
                Confirmed User
                • Aug 2004
                • 2692

                #8
                Stay away from maxtor by all means.

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                • Stamen
                  Confirmed User
                  • Aug 2004
                  • 698

                  #9
                  Samsung drives are really good, I like them more then WD, Maxtor and Seagate
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                  • Ace_luffy
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                    • Feb 2005
                    • 12164

                    #10
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                    • Keev
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                      • May 2001
                      • 5335

                      #11
                      fuck maxtor! I had two seperate, 200+ gig Drives die on me...
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                      • blazi
                        Confirmed User
                        • Feb 2003
                        • 4321

                        #12
                        I'd suggest get a really good HD, not one of those bad cheap ones, they don't last long I heard that on tech tv once, get good HD, get really good one in fact is your best bet!!

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                        • Ace_luffy
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                          • Feb 2005
                          • 12164

                          #13
                          Seagate SATA


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                          • blazi
                            Confirmed User
                            • Feb 2003
                            • 4321

                            #14
                            Originally posted by Ace_luffy
                            Seagate SATA
                            is really really good?

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                            • Vitasoy
                              GFY HALL OF FAME DAMMIT!!!
                              • Oct 2003
                              • 58202

                              #15
                              I agree Seagate would be my first choice, when it comes to brands


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                              • u-Bob
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                                • Jul 2005
                                • 33063

                                #16
                                Maxtor !!!

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                                • Paparazzi
                                  Confirmed User
                                  • Mar 2002
                                  • 3488

                                  #17
                                  I'm happy with maxtor. Do not buy IBM, loud and heating problems

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                                  • reed_4
                                    Confirmed User
                                    • Jul 2005
                                    • 9640

                                    #18
                                    ONLY SEAGATE and nothing else.

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                                    • rowan
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                                      • Mar 2002
                                      • 17393

                                      #19
                                      Seagate schmeagate! 3 have already failed in as many months and yet another is periodically "pausing" (I can't tell which until the RAID manager flags it...)

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                                      • Gerco
                                        Confirmed User
                                        • Nov 2005
                                        • 2052

                                        #20
                                        Also, dont for get power.. I had a couple drives fail, had a 300w power supply up'ed it to a 500w and have all problems went away.
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                                        • BitAudioVideo
                                          Confirmed User
                                          • Jul 2005
                                          • 1246

                                          #21
                                          250-300gb is the sweet spot in price with 250gb going for 100-110 and 300gb going for 130-140

                                          250gb = ~2.5g/$1
                                          300gb = ~2.3g/$1
                                          400gb = ~1.9g/$1
                                          500gb = ~1.4g/$1

                                          these are based on newegg pricing

                                          i like the seagate because of the 5 year warranty but i have killed a seagate 250 and seagate 300 in the last year. still i find them more reliable than the competition and i dont get a factory reconditioned unit when i RMA a drive, unlike some companies (maxtor and maybe others).

                                          ive found that if i add a hdd cooler ~10-25 depending on style/brand/etc that i prolong the life of the drive.
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                                          • nico-t
                                            emperor of my world
                                            • Aug 2004
                                            • 29903

                                            #22
                                            most recent i got was a western digital 180gb about half a year or a year ago.. running smoothly.

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                                            • clickclickclick
                                              Confirmed User
                                              • Jan 2005
                                              • 1227

                                              #23
                                              go on......
                                              if you need more than 3 clicks to get to a join page, something is wrong ;)

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                                              • Big Fish 47
                                                Confirmed User
                                                • Jun 2003
                                                • 1035

                                                #24
                                                I had two 120GB Western Digitals and I was happy. I got a good deal on two 200GB Maxtors and I'm not as happy. They make that grinding noise while doing something. How stupid is that?

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                                                • Trixxxia
                                                  Confirmed User
                                                  • Aug 2004
                                                  • 5600

                                                  #25
                                                  Originally posted by Big Fish 47
                                                  I had two 120GB Western Digitals and I was happy. I got a good deal on two 200GB Maxtors and I'm not as happy. They make that grinding noise while doing something. How stupid is that?
                                                  Mine was the total opposite, every WD I had died on the month after the warranty expired. I have about 10 maxtors, some older than my grandmother and filled to the rim and still running smoothly *better not curse myself now* (keeps fingers crossed)

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                                                  • EdgeXXX
                                                    Confirmed User
                                                    • Oct 2005
                                                    • 5816

                                                    #26
                                                    Doesn't really matter if you get a Seagate, Western Digital, Maxtor, etc.... Everyone has had bad experiences with one of them at one point (the only 2 seagates that I have bought were both DOA). As far as drive specs, 16MB models are going to be faster than the 8MB models. Sata is going to have a faster thoroughput IDE. Besides that, just go with what gets you the most GB vs. $.


                                                    On a side note, I would recommend taking a look at the new Hitachi drives.
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                                                    • everestcash
                                                      Confirmed User
                                                      • Apr 2002
                                                      • 2194

                                                      #27
                                                      western digital all the way! although it's all subjective, one thing is for sure, if a drive is to fail, it'll fail fast. I mean, crash test it for a few days when you buy it, if it's ok, chances are it'll stay ok.

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                                                      • clickclickclick
                                                        Confirmed User
                                                        • Jan 2005
                                                        • 1227

                                                        #28
                                                        Originally posted by EdgeXXX
                                                        Doesn't really matter if you get a Seagate, Western Digital, Maxtor, etc.... Everyone has had bad experiences with one of them at one point (the only 2 seagates that I have bought were both DOA). As far as drive specs, 16MB models are going to be faster than the 8MB models. Sata is going to have a faster thoroughput IDE. Besides that, just go with what gets you the most GB vs. $.


                                                        On a side note, I would recommend taking a look at the new Hitachi drives.
                                                        can u tell me if sata2 is alot better than ordinary sata?
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                                                        • Why
                                                          MFBA
                                                          • Mar 2003
                                                          • 7230

                                                          #29
                                                          dont get maxtor.

                                                          i have all SATA, and they are split between seagate and samsung, no compliants. and i have at least 10 drives here.

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                                                          • G-Rotica
                                                            Confirmed User
                                                            • Aug 2005
                                                            • 4258

                                                            #30
                                                            Western Digital, Seagate. Just make sure and keep backups. All HD's fail.

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                                                            • chupachups
                                                              Confirmed User
                                                              • Dec 2002
                                                              • 6576

                                                              #31
                                                              seagate
                                                              ibm/hitachi
                                                              wd
                                                              maxtor
                                                              samsung

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                                                              • EdgeXXX
                                                                Confirmed User
                                                                • Oct 2005
                                                                • 5816

                                                                #32
                                                                Originally posted by clickclickclick
                                                                can u tell me if sata2 is alot better than ordinary sata?
                                                                SATA II is twice as fast as SATA in terms of thoroughput and available transfer rate (3GB/sec). So if you are looking for something that will transfer large amounts of data faster, then yes SATA II is better. However, keep in mind that your motherboard has to be SATA II compatible to take advantage of this.
                                                                Last edited by EdgeXXX; 02-06-2006, 02:19 PM.
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