Going OTT now?

SiriusB · 25 Apr 2006 at 22:20

phill9800 said:
Just never had the problems people on here keep telling me about... Not to worry, until something does happen, then I'll change or start worrying

While they are notoriously unreliable, theyre no so unreliable that EVERYONE will have a duffer lol.

Still, after having first hand experience I am staying well clear

SiriusB

Monstermunch · 25 Apr 2006 at 22:26

I've had 13 go **** up out of a total of 15 in friends and familys PC's including 2 of my own. So I would count yourself lucky and prepare for problems

phill9800 · 25 Apr 2006 at 22:31

I keep backups of all my data, but having so many MP3's is a slight problem... Maybe I might try another drive this time?

What model would you recommend for space/price?

SiriusB · 25 Apr 2006 at 22:33

Hitachi Deskstars, Seagate Barracudas, Western Digital Caviars or Samsung Spinpoints.

All very good, reliable brands

Personal faves are Seagate and Hitachi.

SiriusB

Monstermunch · 25 Apr 2006 at 22:34

phill9800 said:
I keep backups of all my data, but having so many MP3's is a slight problem... Maybe I might try another drive this time?

What model would you recommend for space/price?

Either Samsung Spinpoint, Hitachi Deskstar or Western Digital Caviar. All very reliable and have their individual good points....

Hitachi - most reliable & fast
Samsung - V reliable & quiet
WD - V reliable & 16mb cache on 250gb or above

Seagates are okay IME, tend to be a little noisy though

atheus · 25 Apr 2006 at 22:42

I always go Seagate for HDDs - always thought they were the most reliable brand though I suppose that's debatable. They are definately the quietist though and they have the best warranty.

SiriusB · 25 Apr 2006 at 22:49

Dunno about being the quietest... heard a fair few chugging away like a steam train. Doesn't overly concern me tho since I usually have my music on at ASBO volumes

SiriusB

Monstermunch · 25 Apr 2006 at 23:33

atheus said:
I always go Seagate for HDDs - always thought they were the most reliable brand though I suppose that's debatable. They are definately the quietist though and they have the best warranty.

They're one of the loudest, but they do have a larger warranty than the others. But just to be cynical it could just mean that you can RMA it for longer!

Nothing necessarily wrong with them though, but personally I think going for a Hitachi or samsung would be the better option.