Which hard drive to get - advice please

tipes · 5 Feb 2007 at 16:16

Hi all,

Will need to buy a new hard drive.I would like SATA 2 & preferably a reasonably quiet but good performance drive.So far i am considering these:-

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The above Hitachi has great reviews from users on here,but iwas also considering:-

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but i am worried about noise issues some people have had with the seagates.

Can anybody tell me which in there oppinion is the best out of these two options or maybe you have a better suggestion !!!

All advice appreciated

Mark

tipes · 5 Feb 2007 at 18:45

rpstewart said:
Both are good drives, the Seagate is possibly slightly quicker but there's not a huge amount in it. The Hitachi has a 3 year warranty vs the Seagate's 5 years.

Which would I use? Either to be honest, I have 8 of the older T7K250s & a pair of 7200.10s.

Hi,

Thanks for the reply - looks like i might be better going for the Seagate which to be honest was my first choice until i noticed the Hitachi.

Seagate here i come

Cheers

Mark

tipes · 7 Feb 2007 at 15:46

It arrived today - so far great

Hi all,

Went for the Seagate in the end.

Just got one of these - arrived today. I find it to be faster than my Raptor, and definately quiet. Mine was made in China & has the pink glue.

I'm well happy so far - HDtach says this drive is faster than my Raptor.

Mark

tipes · 7 Feb 2007 at 16:36

TC1 said:
Which model did you go for?

Hi TCI,

i went for the seagate 320Gb as per link below

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HD-078-SE

Great drive so far

Mark

tipes · 13 Feb 2007 at 20:57

toxic said:
I was also thinking about changeing my 74G 8Mb Raptor...but wasnt sure if Id be happy with the speed of a normal SATA now...Does it actually feel as fast as your raptor??? How are boot-up times etc. comparing?

Hi Naro,

The boot time is perhaps marginally slower - i suspect this is due to the slower seek times of the seagate - but overall the seagate in general; use seems at least as quick if mot quicker than the raptor. Hope this helps.

Mark