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03-04-2012, 12:57 AM
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03-04-2012, 01:11 AM
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Any one of those will be good Posted via RS Mobile | |
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03-04-2012, 01:24 AM
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Originally Posted by SkinnyPupp  Any one of those will be good Posted via RS Mobile | So is WD better than seagate? Cuz there is a 1TB the same price as a seagate 2TB. both 7200 RPM
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03-04-2012, 01:28 AM
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Many will swear by the WD Black. Personally, WD is sketchy because of all the weird-ass noises they make (loud clicking, whirring down, etc), but for some reason, my 2 infamous Hitachi 'Deathstars' haven't been a problem at all.
Try to get a Samsung Spinpoint F3 if you can.
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03-04-2012, 01:58 AM
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WD parks it's head frequently and the whirring down is the power save. I've used nothing but WD for the past 10 years and haven't had any issues. Before that it was Seagate but I had a few problems with them. I'd skip the 1tb's if you're looking for lots of storage.
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03-04-2012, 07:57 AM
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+1 for WD
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03-04-2012, 08:20 AM
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WD only for my NAS and external HD, I think it is silly to buy a HD at this moment unless it is necessary. Posted via RS Mobile | |
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03-04-2012, 10:00 AM
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The Seagates are the cheapest large 7200 RPM drive out there now. The Transfer speeds benchmark very high (155MBps) but the seek times are slow (13ms). The Seagates are now made in China, so you will be getting the 1st goods from a new plant. The reviews at Newegg show the Seagate to have a bit higher failures. I installed and tested one of these drives, an I heard some noises that I've never heard before. The drives are still running fine.
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03-04-2012, 02:22 PM
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I guess that is why all the new seagate drives are coming out cheaper.
Also, when would HDD prices be back to the price prior to the flood? I am only running on a 120GB SSD right now and dont know how much longer before it will fill up.
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03-04-2012, 02:27 PM
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Originally Posted by Bigbaddie I guess that is why all the new seagate drives are coming out cheaper.
Also, when would HDD prices be back to the price prior to the flood? I am only running on a 120GB SSD right now and dont know how much longer before it will fill up. | Seagate and Hitachi are cheaper ATM because theyre mfd. in China while everyone else is in Thailand
Estimates for the price to return to normal range from something like summer this yr to well into 2013.  | |
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03-04-2012, 02:29 PM
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Dammit.. guess I'm going to have to grab one soon. Don't think i can wait till 2013
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03-04-2012, 05:25 PM
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for storage, go with a hitachi 3TB 5400rpm, or a WD green 2-3TB. but for the WD, turn off the head parking. i have 2x WD2TB and 1x HIT3TB and a SSD.
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03-04-2012, 06:42 PM
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Originally Posted by Bigbaddie I guess that is why all the new seagate drives are coming out cheaper.
Also, when would HDD prices be back to the price prior to the flood? I am only running on a 120GB SSD right now and dont know how much longer before it will fill up. | Articles say it will be at least end of this year. they are saying existing stocks (manufactured before the flood) are running low quickly even at this price level.
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03-04-2012, 07:13 PM
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Originally Posted by asian_XL Articles say it will be at least end of this year. they are saying existing stocks (manufactured before the flood) are running low quickly even at this price level. | Well it makes sense if all the new stock is going to be made in china.
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03-07-2012, 07:57 PM
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I see a
Seagate Barracuda green2TB LP 5900RPM Drive for $100
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Seagate barracuda 1TB 7200 RPM Drive for $100
1TB of storage should be fine, but for the price would the 2tb one be better?
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03-07-2012, 09:39 PM
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This is what I read from PC reports, WD plant in Thai resumed on 3rd week of January, Q1 supplies dropped 45% to 28.5million units. On Mar 6, WD made an agreement with Toshiba, WD will supply parts to Hitachi, sooner or later WD will complete the acquisition.
I don't think it matters or not the HD is made in China, as long as they are not putting parts together with human hands.
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03-07-2012, 11:34 PM
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Originally Posted by asian_XL I don't think it matters or not the HD is made in China, as long as they are not putting parts together with human hands. |  | |
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