which 500gb HD?
(Click here to view the original thread with full colors/images)Posted by: {I}{K}{E}
I'm gonna buy 1 or 2 500GB HD(s). But im not sure which HD I should buy.
The store where I am probably gonna buy my new hardware has these:
Samsung HD 500GB SATA-2 7200rpm 16MB
Western Digital 500GB S-ATA2 WD5000KS
Seagate 500GB ST3500630AS 7200.10 S-ATA2 16MB
Which HD is the 'best' ?
I currenly have 1 Maxtor 320GB Diamondmax S-ATA2 7200rpm 16MB
Posted by: Virtualbody1234
My vote goes to the Seagate.
Quiet and 5 year warranty.
The 320GB version is a better choice if you consider price per GB.
Posted by: fourier
I like Samsung HDD, b/c they are silent
Posted by: tesco
I like seagate, between the other two i'd pick the cheaper one as they're both good companies. :)
Posted by: zapjb
Seagate
Posted by: clocker
Normally I would say Seagate as well but just this week I installed two Samsung 500's into a customer's PC and was impressed with their speed, price (Newegg was selling them for $100 apiece) and silence- they are significantly quieter than my Seagate 250's.
Posted by: Kojiro
Normally I would say Seagate as well but just this week I installed two Samsung 500's into a customer's PC and was impressed with their speed, price (Newegg was selling them for $100 apiece) and silence- they are significantly quieter than my Seagate 250's.
Everything is quiter than Seagate (got two 250GB 7200.10)
That was the first and last time I bought Seagate, next time I'll stick with Samsung :yup:
The new HDD from WD (the AAKS series) outperforms everything there is on the market. But a mere pc user won't feel a difference in performance between WD and Samsung or Hitachi, you will see it only in few benchmarking programs.
You want 5 year warranty - Seagate
You want performance - WD (AAKS)
You want silence - Samsung>Hitachi
Posted by: tobb3
kojiro you're right. I would go with WD, I got a coulpe of them myself and the're are just perfect!
Posted by: mbucari1
I got a seagate for $160 and I'm perfectly happy :)
Posted by: {I}{K}{E}
My vote goes to the Seagate.
Quiet and 5 year warranty.
The 320GB version is a better choice if you consider price per GB.
they removed the seagate from their pricelist :cry:
They only have a Seagate 500GB 7200.9 S-ATA2 8MB.
The other 2 both have 16mb cache
Posted by: fstrulz
Seagate or WD... But never Maxtor. :D
Posted by: lynx
Seagate or WD... But never Maxtor. :D
Maxtor is now owned by ...
Seagate.
Posted by: myminpins
Yup!!! Maxtor bought Seagate... or vice versa. I don't touch Seagate or Maxtor (personal preference and experience). I generally go with WD and just bought a new 500 a couple months ago. 16 mb cache is definitely a good idea on such a large drive.
I want a couple of the terrabyte drives out now!! LOL :)
Posted by: Shiranai_Baka
Just to let you know, Seagate kept the Maxtor line because some customers perfer it but the Seagate sector doesn't come in to contact with Maxtor so Seagate is fine/better than their Maxtor hard drives.
Posted by: myminpins
Just to let you know, Seagate kept the Maxtor line because some customers perfer it but the Seagate sector doesn't come in to contact with Maxtor so Seagate is fine/better than their Maxtor hard drives.
Really? I didn't know that. Good to know!! Thanks :)