Can't decide on new hdd drive!!! - Page 2

mikegas · 21st May 2008, 10:18 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lacus

I wonder you guys here can help me a bit as i'm having trouble choosing a new hdd drive (maybe 2

) I current thinking of getting the either the Seagate 7200.11 or the WD (can't recall which model) and maybe Samsung. Anyone here has experince on Samsung hdd? are they like quieter compare to the rest? The Seagate and WD hdd are almost at the same price while the samsung cost a little more. I really hope someone out there can help as my current hdd is dying

If you want quieter drive .. there is only WD Green Power drive .. go check out the review...

Adrian Wong · 21st May 2008, 12:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lacus

Damn..But i'm so used to Seagate HDD.. + both are almost at the same price but only the Cache differs....

32MB cache is nicer than 16MB cache but the performance advantage is quite minimal. It would rate it as something nice to have but not critical.

I haven't tested the latest Seagate drives (will go remind Seagate about them!) so I cannot tell you how they perform. But right now, Western Digital GP drives look like real winners - quiet, cool and fast.

Chai · 21st May 2008, 12:49 PM

Can we buy WD GP here?

Adrian Wong · 21st May 2008, 01:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chai

Can we buy WD GP here?

Eh, of course. I bought the 500GB Western Digital GP drive for Ken, remember?

genese · 21st May 2008, 03:00 PM

I heard that WD GP model will cut down the power of comsumption,am I right?

Adrian Wong · 21st May 2008, 03:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by genese

I heard that WD GP model will cut down the power of comsumption,am I right?

Yeah, they are designed to reduce power consumption. We have two reviews of them here :

- Tech ARP - Western Digital 1 TB Caviar GP Serial ATA Hard Drive Review Rev. 2.0
- Tech ARP - Western Digital 500 GB Caviar GP Hard Drive Review

Chai · 21st May 2008, 06:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Adrian Wong

Eh, of course. I bought the 500GB Western Digital GP drive for Ken, remember?

WD GP? Never see it in Lowyat.

mikegas · 21st May 2008, 09:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chai

WD GP? Never see it in Lowyat.

Eh .. should have. I just went to lowyat.net to check. Shop like All IT, compuzone and more got carry at least 1TB WD drive. WD currently only have 1TB Green Power version in the market.

Adrian Wong · 21st May 2008, 10:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chai

WD GP? Never see it in Lowyat.

I bought it in Low Yat Plaza. They probably won't list it as Caviar GP but you can check the label.

Chai · 22nd May 2008, 01:34 AM

I see. But I'm more than happy with the SE16.

21st May 2008, 12:49 PM	#13 (permalink)
Chai Administrator Join Date: 6 Oct 2002 Location: Maranello Posts: 27,884 Reputation: 4630 Rep Power: 81	Can we buy WD GP here? __________________ Chai (Contributor & Forum Admin) http://www.techarp.com/

22nd May 2008, 01:34 AM	#20 (permalink)
Chai Administrator Join Date: 6 Oct 2002 Location: Maranello Posts: 27,884 Reputation: 4630 Rep Power: 81	I see. But I'm more than happy with the SE16. __________________ Chai (Contributor & Forum Admin) http://www.techarp.com/

21st May 2008, 03:00 PM	#15 (permalink)
genese Just Started Join Date: 11 Apr 2008 Posts: 27 Reputation: 0 Rep Power: 0	I heard that WD GP model will cut down the power of comsumption,am I right?