HD failed...what should I buy? || update: I think I'm going Seagate

[tami]

i have a really reliable samsung 160gb.

my maxtors fail on me every so often

 

[acemcmac]

whatever seagate/WD/maxtor you can get the cheapest with 8mb cache :beer:

 

[Nocturnal]

Western Digital 74GB SATA 10kRPM Raptor hard drive. Or 2x500GB Hitachi SATAII HDDs from Newegg or ZipZoomFly.com.

 

[eLiu]

lol...I'm not getting raptors--if you read the OP, cost is a big issue; I'm also not getting 400-500GB drives. Poor college student I am.

Anyway I don't like the idea of shelling out all that extra$ for a Seagate since I can get the Hitachi for 0.25/GB...but it seems like it might be worth it.

What I still can't figure out is why people hate Hitachi. The IBM Deathstar fiasco != Hitachi...what else is there?

 

[intogamer]

Originally posted by: eLiu
lol...I'm not getting raptors--if you read the OP, cost is a big issue; I'm also not getting 400-500GB drives. Poor college student I am.

Anyway I don't like the idea of shelling out all that extra$ for a Seagate since I can get the Hitachi for 0.25/GB...but it seems like it might be worth it.

What I still can't figure out is why people hate Hitachi. The IBM Deathstar fiasco != Hitachi...what else is there?

people don't think hitachi is solid yet...
boots up... but not solid yet

 

[zerocool1]

Originally posted by: Kensai
2 big fat Seagates.

yea though the only hard drives that I've had fail are western digitals. My 5.1 gig maxtor is still alive and kicking.

 

[feelingshorter]

Originally posted by: eLiu
lol...I'm not getting raptors--if you read the OP, cost is a big issue; I'm also not getting 400-500GB drives. Poor college student I am.

Anyway I don't like the idea of shelling out all that extra$ for a Seagate since I can get the Hitachi for 0.25/GB...but it seems like it might be worth it.

What I still can't figure out is why people hate Hitachi. The IBM Deathstar fiasco != Hitachi...what else is there?

hitachi hard drives has the fastest seek time for a 7200 rpm hard drive. We are talking about all the latest hard drives here....i believe they only have a one year warranty though.

 

[eLiu]

Originally posted by: intogamer

Originally posted by: eLiu
lol...I'm not getting raptors--if you read the OP, cost is a big issue; I'm also not getting 400-500GB drives. Poor college student I am.

Anyway I don't like the idea of shelling out all that extra$ for a Seagate since I can get the Hitachi for 0.25/GB...but it seems like it might be worth it.

What I still can't figure out is why people hate Hitachi. The IBM Deathstar fiasco != Hitachi...what else is there?

people don't think hitachi is solid yet...
boots up... but not solid yet

Ah, that makes a bit of sense.

feelingshorter, Hitachis come with a 3yr warranty...longer than Maxtor & WD, but shorter than Seagate.


As of now, I have until Aug4 to order the Hitachi...so I might sit on it till then...lol. Meanwhile I guess I ought to find out if the Maxtor is RMA-able... But even then I'd like a new drive since this particular model has failed on me once or twice (well it failed on my dad) before.

 

[shoRunner]

hitachi has come a good way since the deathstars...

 

[dbk]

Originally posted by: kogase
Samsung, the quietest. Just make sure to get the latest SATA 200/250G drive.

:beer:

 

[digiram]

whichever one has the best warranty, and never depend on your hard drive when it comes to the importance of your data.

 

[eLiu]

Oh freakin awesome...CC is my hero! lol

Seagate drives just went on sale so it looks like I'm getting Seagate.

Question though:
Is it better to have 2x160GB (7200.7) or 1x300 (7200.8)? Cost the same $ for each choice.

My motherboard is PATA(100) and doesn't support this NCQ business...

 

[dighn]

segate 4tw

 

[Icopoli]

Could've sworn this was the OT, but yeah, 300GB Seagate for the win.

 

[imported_Phil]

Originally posted by: WarriorWithin

Originally posted by: Phil

Originally posted by: WarriorWithin
any Serial ATA, never made a problem, on my old comp i got the same, and it still lasts after 6years, again with no problem

"Serial ATA" is not a manufacturer, genius.

You didn't have a SATA drive six years ago.

i ment any with that after the name,

You're seriously telling me that ANY drive with "Serial ATA" after it's name is a reliable and trustworthy, not to mention fast, drive?

Do you actually know what Serial ATA is?

and i can truly bet about having SATA for 6years

No, no you can't.
I love waking up to pwnage while I was gone.

 

[cmdrmoocow]

Originally posted by: eLiu
Oh freakin awesome...CC is my hero! lol

Seagate drives just went on sale so it looks like I'm getting Seagate.

Question though:
Is it better to have 2x160GB (7200.7) or 1x300 (7200.8)? Cost the same $ for each choice.

My motherboard is PATA(100) and doesn't support this NCQ business...

I'd grab the single drive - it will be easier to move your stuff around.

 

[eLiu]

Also, look at this...

According to filtered and analyzed data collected from participating StorageReview.com readers, the Seagate Barracuda 7200.8 is more reliable than 7% of the other drives in the survey that meet a certain minimum floor of participation.

According to filtered and analyzed data collected from participating StorageReview.com readers, the Seagate Barracuda 7200.8 's predecessor [/b]( Seagate Barracuda 7200.7 ) is more reliable than 90% of the other drives in the survey [/b] that meet a certain minimum floor of participation

Though there's only 49 datapoints in the 7200.8 vs 503 for the 7200.7, that just sounds bad to me...7%? damn...