Thread: HDD suggestions
View Single Post
Old 03-04-2012, 09:00 AM   #8
John
Where's my RS Christmas Lobster?!
 
Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: Vancouver
Posts: 892
Thanked 38 Times in 36 Posts
Failed 10 Times in 6 Posts
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.
John is offline   Reply With Quote
This post thanked by: