Getting a new harddrive, help me get the best!

ShadowFold · Apr 28, 2008

Alright I have a really old Western Dig. 250gb. I dont even know the cache on it all I know is its atleast 3 years old and I can feel it dieing as its been showing signs of failure of the late.. So im going to get a new one. I've heard good things about the Seagate 7200.10 line of drives, them being faster than the WD Raptors. I was also wondering if it was worth getting the "Perpendicular Recording Technology" Seagate drive or the standard one. Storage isnt an issue tho.. I know the PRT one is 320gb but if it makes it faster in anyway I will spend more cash on it.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148140

or the 7200.10 Seagate 250gb

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148262

kenkickr · Apr 28, 2008

If you can get the single platter 320Gb that would be my recommendation. Much better performance! I have a 500Gb w/ Perpendicular Recording Technology and compared to my 500Gb Westy so much quicker.

ShadowFold · Apr 28, 2008

So that perpendicular thing helps? What is it exactly?

panchoman · Apr 28, 2008

get a samsung f1 drive if you can.. but they come in 750gb and 1 tb flavours.. otherwise a seagate with perpendicular recording would be your best bet for a 7200 rpm drive.

ShadowFold · Apr 28, 2008

I cant find any on newegg but 750gb is way outta my price range.

panchoman · Apr 28, 2008

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148140

[I.R.A]_FBi · Apr 28, 2008

Samsung F1 ftw

panchoman · Apr 28, 2008

[I.R.A]_FBi said:
Samsung F1 ftw

agreed

ShadowFold · Apr 28, 2008

They are too expensive for me.. so the Seagate it is?

panchoman · Apr 28, 2008

looks like it.

blkhogan · Apr 29, 2008

You wont be dissapointed with the Seagate 7200.11. Very fast efficeint drives. I put a 250GB in the wifes system, runs very well.

+1 for the F1's though great drives.

PaulieG · Apr 29, 2008

ShadowFold said:
Alright I have a really old Western Dig. 250gb. I dont even know the cache on it all I know is its atleast 3 years old and I can feel it dieing as its been showing signs of failure of the late.. So im going to get a new one. I've heard good things about the Seagate 7200.10 line of drives, them being faster than the WD Raptors. I was also wondering if it was worth getting the "Perpendicular Recording Technology" Seagate drive or the standard one. Storage isnt an issue tho.. I know the PRT one is 320gb but if it makes it faster in anyway I will spend more cash on it.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148140

or the 7200.10 Seagate 250gb

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148262

I've got a 250GB Seagate 7200.10 PRT SATA drive I'm selling, right after my Samsung F1 get's here wednesday. If you're interested.

lemonadesoda · Apr 29, 2008

samsung f1.

Fahim · Apr 29, 2008

Samsung SpinPoint F1. I have five of these, and i get abt 120MB/sec file transfer between two hard drives.

spearman914 · Apr 29, 2008

Caviars are usually the cheapest of all 7200 rpm drives. I heard the 320 gb on newegg is only $70. Also I agree with PanchoMan's lin.=k.

panchoman · Apr 29, 2008

if you guys read the thread... you'd know that f1's are out of his price range -_-

freaksavior · Apr 29, 2008

get a 72.11 there as fast as a raptor

DanishDevil · Apr 29, 2008

Samsung Spinpoint F1 or Seagate 7200.11

Your only two options.

If you can't afford those, the WD Caviar SE16s rock.

lemonadesoda · Apr 30, 2008

Samsung F1. http://geizhals.at/deutschland/?fs=samsung+f1&in=

There are a lot of options, although the 32MB cache ones are the best. You can still buy a cheap 500MB, 16MB cache within your price range.

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