The TPU UK Clubhouse

[FreedomEclipse]

well, Unless IRST is bugged which it most likely aint why would it be reporting them as 3Gb/s? It has to be a firmware thing, did a little digging to find out if there was any new firmwares but apart from the usual acronis and alignment/AF tools theres no firmware available.

It just doesn't make any sense and there isn't any reasonable explanation other then the fact that they are both factory limited because they are refurbs.


EDIT - theres nothing wrong with the sata cables, Both drive are running off the Intel sata chipset the same with my SSD & Toshy which both report good speeds and sata 6Gb/s

 

[RCoon]

 

[NdMk2o1o]

IIRC WD Black 1TB's should average around 110-120MB/s they were all the rage a couple of years ago, or am I thinking of the 640GB ones

 

[FreedomEclipse]

Not that it matters anyway - when the other toshy gets here tomorrow, it will replace both WD blacks and i will keep the original data on them just incase one or both the new toshys fail then i have something to fall back on.

So far the toshys havent performed too bad, a tad noisey when writing but nowhere near as loud as the WD blacks they are replacing. Overall im pretty impressed, I just hope they last longer then 6 months.


I like how the simple conquest of adding a NAS to my set up has lead to me replacing ALL my hard drives.

£320 = HDDs
£165 = NAS
£0 = Me

 

[RCoon]

Not that it matters anyway - when the other toshy gets here tomorrow, it will replace both WD blacks and i will keep the original data on them just incase one or both the new toshys fail then i have something to fall back on.

So far the toshys havent performed too bad, a tad noisey when writing but nowhere near as loud as the WD blacks they are replacing. Overall im pretty impressed, I just hope they last longer then 6 months.


I like how the simple conquest of adding a NAS to my set up has lead to me replacing ALL my hard drives.

£320 = HDDs
£165 = NAS
£0 = Me

I prefer the name deathstar to toshie. Sounds like a girl's toy.

 

[FreedomEclipse]

I prefer the name deathstar to toshie. Sounds like a girl's toy.

It is not the deathstar - they settled that case in 2005 and the drives WERE factory defective. The deathstar's were rebadged IBM drives and a class action lawsuit was filed and people with failed deathstars were compensated $100 each - This was back in 2005 (or before) mind you so hard drives were still cheap back then.

I think the stigma of the deathstar has lead many people to avoid Hitachi/toshiba drives but I have purchased 4 - 3 in use and 1 on its way and there have been no DoA's or click of deaths so far and i have transferred TBs worth of data without a single hitch other than not having enough hard drives to shuffle data around with.

Newegg has some bad feedback but the UK retailers have good reviews on them meaning they are most likely from a different batch.

hard drive is very fast, pretty quiet once its been installed and doesnt 'vibrate' hard enough to resonate with the case so theres no pulsing wuuuuuub wuuuuuuub sounds when my PC is on or when im writing/reading to or from it.

So far im fairly impressed given the price and performance ratio as i took a gamble on them but only time till tell if they start to break down.

 

[RCoon]

It is not the deathstar - they settled that case in 2005 and the drives WERE factory defective. The deathstar's were rebadged IBM drives and a class action lawsuit was filed and people with failed deathstars were compensated $100 each - This was back in 2005 (or before) mind you so hard drives were still cheap back then.

I think the stigma of the deathstar has lead many people to avoid Hitachi/toshiba drives but I have purchased 4 - 3 in use and 1 on its way and there have been no DoA's or click of deaths so far and i have transferred TBs worth of data without a single hitch other than not having enough hard drives to shuffle data around with.

Newegg has some bad feedback but the UK retailers have good reviews on them meaning they are most likely from a different batch.

hard drive is very fast, pretty quiet once its been installed and doesnt 'vibrate' hard enough to resonate with the case so theres no pulsing wuuuuuub wuuuuuuub sounds when my PC is on or when im writing/reading to or from it.

So far im fairly impressed given the price and performance ratio as i took a gamble on them but only time till tell if they start to break down.

But I like calling my drive the Deathstar. I regularly play manshoot on my deathstar. You cant take that away from me.

 

[FreedomEclipse]

But I like calling my drive the Deathstar. I regularly play manshoot on my deathstar. You cant take that away from me.

manshoot? surely you have your nursey for that lol

 

[Fourstaff]

Newegg has some bad feedback but the UK retailers have good reviews on them meaning they are most likely from a different batch.

Some time ago there was a massive surge in DOAs from Amazon UK due to bad packaging. Things went back to normal after they fixed it.

 

[FreedomEclipse]

So i heard - just a bare drive chucked into a big box with no padding or anything, all my drives were bought from ebuyer. Amazon reviews talk about being sent out 1 or 2TB versions of the drives but they were purchase from 3rd parties instead of amazon themselves who don't seem to have a lot of stock.

 

[RCoon]

So i heard - just a bare drive chucked into a big box with no padding or anything, all my drives were bought from ebuyer. Amazon reviews talk about being sent out 1 or 2TB versions of the drives but they were purchase from 3rd parties instead of amazon themselves who don't seem to have a lot of stock.

Dont trust amazon reviews, they get very specifically cherry picked, especially the bad ones.
You might notice that all the 1 star reviews are either somebody being slightly retarded, or someone trolling. You never actually see a properly bad review about something normal.

 

[FreedomEclipse]

Dont trust amazon reviews, they get very specifically cherry picked, especially the bad ones.
You might notice that all the 1 star reviews are either somebody being slightly retarded, or someone trolling. You never actually see a properly bad review about something normal.

I have always left reviews where i can and 99% of the time my reviews go live and i am not a troll. I know what you mean though,

Ive read a review where a female customer purchased a slimline external USB DVD R/W for PCs and laptops - She gave it a 1 star review but sad she would have given it 0 stars if she could because she bought the item which she thought could plug into her tv - it turns out it couldn't (no surprise there) Unfortunately for her the merchant decided to charge her a restocking some ridiculous restocking fee which was like £8-10 and that is why she was so up in arms about the whole thing, calling the merchant scammers and that she would be reporting them to Amazon.

I've seen lesser reviews where someone bought some desktop ram but it 'wouldn't fit in his macbook pro' he was just raging hard about and to quote "bitterly disappointed" He didn't get charged a restocking fee though since the ram was purchased directly from Amazon.

people like these write the most entertaining and amusing reviews. Not to forget the people who critique the packaging and the delivery then the actual product itself - giving it 1 star because the box was damaged or it was delivered 2-3 days late.

The internet is full of idiots like these.

 

[RCoon]

I have always left reviews where i can and 99% of the time my reviews go live and i am not a troll. I know what you mean though,

Ive read a review where a female customer purchased a slimline external USB DVD R/W for PCs and laptops - She gave it a 1 star review but sad she would have given it 0 stars if she could because she bought the item which she thought could plug into her tv - it turns out it couldn't (no surprise there) Unfortunately for her the merchant decided to charge her a restocking some ridiculous restocking fee which was like £8-10 and that is why she was so up in arms about the whole thing, calling the merchant scammers and that she would be reporting them to Amazon.

I've seen lesser reviews where someone bought some desktop ram but it 'wouldn't fit in his macbook pro' he was just raging hard about and to quote "bitterly disappointed" He didn't get charged a restocking fee though since the ram was purchased directly from Amazon.

people like these write the most entertaining and amusing reviews. Not to forget the people who critique the packaging and the delivery then the actual product itself - giving it 1 star because the box was damaged or it was delivered 2-3 days late.

The internet is full of idiots like these.

I personally love stress free packaging
Speaking of which, the GTX 780 is now boxed up and labelled up! I shall send the bitch off tomorrow.

 

[Fourstaff]

I generally look at the "curve" of the reviews, if there are a lot of one or two star reviews I'll take a closer look. Some products are inherently one star heavy though, like harddisks and speakers (blown fuse 99% within x months).

 

[FreedomEclipse]

Speaking of which, the GTX 780 is now boxed up and labelled up! I shall send the bitch off tomorrow.

throw in 2 packets of Haribo Tangfastics before you send it off.

 

[Fourstaff]

We overclockersUK now?

PCW called. Told me the 6Gv2 is not in stock, despite advertising "deliver to store within 1 hr".

 

[FreedomEclipse]

We overclockersUK now?

Its starting a trend, well its already been started, we're just carrying it on!

 

[RCoon]

780 gets sent off today, Hurrah! It would suck if they turn around after I've sent it to them and tell me they wont replace it >.>
In other news, I HATE FLEABAY. I've been bombarded since sticking my PC on there and Gumtree, with messages that are entirely stupid, one such question:
"Will you post it?"
Right in the description ON THE FIRST LINE it says I will not post it and it even says, pickup only.
It will be a miracle if it sells, I swear.

 

[Fourstaff]

http://www.box.co.uk/Cooler_Master_Cm_Storm_Quick_Fire_Pro_Pa_1222868.html

These any good?

 

[RCoon]

http://www.box.co.uk/Cooler_Master_Cm_Storm_Quick_Fire_Pro_Pa_1222868.html

These any good?

They're nice and clean and simple, but it doesnt say what kind of switch they are (I personally hate blue MX). Pretty decent keyboard for the price.

 

[Fourstaff]

They're nice and clean and simple, but it doesnt say what kind of switch they are (I personally hate blue MX). Pretty decent keyboard for the price.

Cherry red according to website, asking them for layout right now.

 

[RCoon]

Cherry red according to website, asking them for layout right now.

Ok, that keyboard is bad for me. Look at the Z key. Notice that the backslash is missing?
I'm a 105 ISO layout kindof guy myself.

 

[Fourstaff]

Ok, that keyboard is bad for me. Look at the Z key. Notice that the backslash is missing?
I'm a 105 ISO layout kindof guy myself.

Yeah that is my main gripe. I have seen CMQFTKPRO with the 105 layout, which is why I am asking.

Edit: Its UK layout D: So tempted now, should I take the plunge? I have never used Reds, and have only use Blacks. I take it that the Reds are softer version of the Black? No I will be leaving the lights off, I can touchtype reasonably well.

 

[RCoon]

Yeah that is my main gripe. I have seen CMQFTKPRO with the 105 layout, which is why I am asking.

Edit: Its UK layout D: So tempted now, should I take the plunge? I have never used Reds, and have only use Blacks. I take it that the Reds are softer version of the Black? No I will be leaving the lights off, I can touchtype reasonably well.

As long as the forward slash is in existence (I presume next to/above the enter key) then yeah, the reds have a lower actuation than black IIRC, so not too much of an issue there. I'd go for it. I'm half tempted to get a tenkeyless Steelseries basic black keyboard with MX Blacks for typing up (my last book was in excess of 100000 words)

 

[Fourstaff]

Bought! Here goes nothing