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{I}{K}{E}
06-24-2007, 06:08 PM
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
Virtualbody1234
06-24-2007, 06:12 PM
My vote goes to the Seagate.
Quiet and 5 year warranty.
The 320GB version is a better choice if you consider price per GB.
fourier
06-24-2007, 06:17 PM
I like Samsung HDD, b/c they are silent
tesco
06-24-2007, 07:18 PM
I like seagate, between the other two i'd pick the cheaper one as they're both good companies. :)
zapjb
06-24-2007, 07:23 PM
Seagate
clocker
06-25-2007, 01:22 AM
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.
Kojiro
06-25-2007, 04:05 AM
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
tobb3
06-27-2007, 04:34 PM
kojiro you're right. I would go with WD, I got a coulpe of them myself and the're are just perfect!
mbucari1
06-27-2007, 05:10 PM
I got a seagate for $160 and I'm perfectly happy :)
{I}{K}{E}
06-27-2007, 05:21 PM
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
fstrulz
06-29-2007, 03:22 AM
Seagate or WD... But never Maxtor. :D
Seagate or WD... But never Maxtor. :D
Maxtor is now owned by ...
Seagate.
myminpins
06-30-2007, 05:18 PM
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 :)
Shiranai_Baka
07-01-2007, 03:28 AM
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.
myminpins
07-01-2007, 09:46 AM
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 :)
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