So I'm looking to upgrade my hard drive space, as well as get an external drive to back up important files onto.
I currently have one Samsung SpinPoint T 500GB SATA-II 16MB Cache. If I wanted another 500GB putting in, would you recommend another of the same, or shall I go for the Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 500GB SATA-II 32MB Cache, which is about £10 more expensive but has double the cache? Will there be any compatibility problems, or problems of any other sort? Which would you recommend?
Secondly, how would you set them up? I have an Asus P5KC motherboard, and hear lots about Raid setups etc although know nothing about them. Would I need to use one/benefit from it, or would I just need to plug the hdd in and I'd be sorted?
Lastly, I'm looking for an external hdd to backup large files onto. I was looking at the Western Digital MyBook Premium ES 500GB eSATA 3Gbps / USB 2.0 External Hard Drive (WDG1SU5000E), it's a good size and has eSATA, which my motherboard supports. What's peoples opinions on this, is it a decent drive/are there better out there?
Cheers all!
I currently have one Samsung SpinPoint T 500GB SATA-II 16MB Cache. If I wanted another 500GB putting in, would you recommend another of the same, or shall I go for the Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 500GB SATA-II 32MB Cache, which is about £10 more expensive but has double the cache? Will there be any compatibility problems, or problems of any other sort? Which would you recommend?
Secondly, how would you set them up? I have an Asus P5KC motherboard, and hear lots about Raid setups etc although know nothing about them. Would I need to use one/benefit from it, or would I just need to plug the hdd in and I'd be sorted?
Lastly, I'm looking for an external hdd to backup large files onto. I was looking at the Western Digital MyBook Premium ES 500GB eSATA 3Gbps / USB 2.0 External Hard Drive (WDG1SU5000E), it's a good size and has eSATA, which my motherboard supports. What's peoples opinions on this, is it a decent drive/are there better out there?
Cheers all!
