Seagate 7200.11 500gb sata - Page 2

ZuePhok · 3rd May 2008, 01:32 AM

samsung, hitachi, seagate, WD, they all make reliable drives.
reliability depends alot on handling.

personally, i think the most important criteria is the density of the platter. pick the latest, biggest one. eg samsung 750g, or WD 640g.

Adrian Wong · 3rd May 2008, 02:19 AM

Yeah, platter density is important for raw read-write performance. But remember that higher drive capacity does not mean higher platter density. Higher capacity with fewer platters = higher platter density.

miahman · 3rd May 2008, 05:32 AM

eventhough i ain't planning on updating my HDD yet, this is good advice

it'll surely be useful later

Chai · 3rd May 2008, 09:27 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ZuePhok

samsung, hitachi, seagate, WD, they all make reliable drives.
reliability depends alot on handling.

personally, i think the most important criteria is the density of the platter. pick the latest, biggest one. eg samsung 750g, or WD 640g.

But you can't get 640gb here....

acedriver · 3rd May 2008, 09:36 AM

currently using the SV35 series.. probably going to get a new 500giggers..

nearownkira · 3rd May 2008, 12:53 PM

just remember dont get the hitachi one.

ZuePhok · 3rd May 2008, 05:38 PM

chai: yup same here. it's not available as well.

Adrian Wong · 3rd May 2008, 11:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nearownkira

just remember dont get the hitachi one.

What's wrong with Hitachi?

lee_what2004 · 4th May 2008, 02:28 AM

if the drive is going to break, no brand will affect the result

Digerati · 5th May 2008, 11:26 AM

Hitachi's drives were for a period, notorious for breaking down, but I think these issues no longer exist.

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