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04-20-2007, 09:59 PM
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Newb Techie Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 14
|  Good, Reliable Hard Drive
Hey, I'm looking to buy a new hard drive but don't know what make to go for.
I'm looking for a steady reliable hard drive, I can spend from £30-£60 or can go a little extra if its worth the money.
Just want to know what makes I should look for.
From England so would need to be able to ship over here.
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04-20-2007, 10:30 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: New York City Posts: 12,161
| Re: Good, Reliable Hard Drive
Either Seagate or Western Digital. They are the best brands. I think Seagates are favored around here. I could be wrong.
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04-20-2007, 10:31 PM
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Wizard Techie Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Bolingbrook, IL - USA Posts: 3,604
| Re: Good, Reliable Hard Drive
I would HIGHLY recommend Seagate.... #1 in the industry, and ALL the drives come with a 5 year warrenty. If you choose not to get a Seagate, look at Western Digital if you MUST.....
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04-20-2007, 10:47 PM
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Retired. Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Los Angeles, California Posts: 8,090
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Yes, Western Digital is sorta finky but Seagate is the best out there.
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04-20-2007, 11:13 PM
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Newb Techie Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 14
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Whats the difference between SATA 1&2 and IDE (PATA) and on the seagates it says 7200.8-7200.9-7200.10. I'm guessing .10 means it's more new?
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04-21-2007, 12:09 AM
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Retired. Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Los Angeles, California Posts: 8,090
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SATA 1 is 1.5gb/s and 2 is 3.0 gb/s, pata is a difference thing and depends on ata-***. Im not quite sure what your numbers are
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04-21-2007, 02:38 AM
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Lord Techie Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 5,007
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you want Sata2 or SataII or sata3gb/sec if your motherboard can support it. what motherboard do you have? yes the 7200.10 barracudas are the newest model how much hardrive space are you looking for??
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04-21-2007, 03:23 AM
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True Techie Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 187
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get a maxtor, most reliable drives ive ever seen. If you can get sata 3.0.
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04-21-2007, 05:37 AM
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Junior Techie Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 58
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Originally Posted by Michowski get a maxtor, most reliable drives ive ever seen. If you can get sata 3.0. | maxtor was taken over by seagate so you dont get maxtor drives anymore
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04-21-2007, 08:15 AM
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Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: New York City Posts: 12,161
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No, you can still get Maxtors. It's just being sold under Seagate. | |
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