I'm in dire need of a new Hard Drive (my 160GB is running out). Preferably 500GB or 1TB. I don't really want to spend loads of cash, so what would you guys recommend as cheap yet well performing? I was looking at the 1TB Spinpoint F3 but I'd like some expert advice as well. Thanks!
Best budget HDD?
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This Hitatchi is supposed to be better and only £1.01 more:
Hitachi Deskstar 7K1000.D 1TB SATA 6GB/s 32MB Cache - OEM
The all new 1TB Hitachi 7K1000.D SATA 6GB/s drive in stock tomorrow!!
Seagate have a "new improved platter design". No idea what difference it makes.
Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM
Same thing about the offer prices, they end tomorrow morning.
Hitachi Deskstar 7K1000.D 1TB SATA 6GB/s 32MB Cache - OEM
The all new 1TB Hitachi 7K1000.D SATA 6GB/s drive in stock tomorrow!!
Seagate have a "new improved platter design". No idea what difference it makes.
Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM
Same thing about the offer prices, they end tomorrow morning.
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I know it's not want you want ..... but GB's per £ ..... 2TB drives are still the sweet spot at the moment 
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Best budget HD? if you have a time machine you can go back to early last year and purchase a 2tb 6gbps sata for £60. 
Best budget HD? if you have a time machine you can go back to early last year and purchase a 2tb 6gbps sata for £60.
Why go backward in time?
I'd go forward and see what wonders the future has for us.
I've recommended those drives numerous times in the past before the price rises.
Currently the F3 1TB costs a fair bit more at OcUK than those I listed above.
Those I listed are also the latest models and seem to offer some performance benefits.
The F4 2TB is also now a fair bit more expensive than some of the other 2TB drives.
I would have gone for one but like Surveyor said they're a tad expensive relative to some of the other possibilities out there.
It's a massive shame really since I only managed getting around to buying the components for my PC shortly after the HD prices had gone up. My budget was tight at the time so I was forced to buy a second hand 160GB hard drive temporarily. I had seen the 500gb F3 at something like £30 prior to the inflation. And I can't wait much longer since I have only something like 10GB of space left!
Have a good look around,I've seen some reasonable priced used drives,aslong as they have warranty on them your ok
Btw you could buy a pack of dual layer dvd's and burn all your files/films/music to those and free up some space
Btw you could buy a pack of dual layer dvd's and burn all your files/films/music to those and free up some space
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