Which Hdd for £50?

englishpremier · 22 Dec 2006 at 18:50

Being as i've had rotten luck trying to find any HDDs in the members market, I'm going to bite the bullet and purchase a new drive.

I've got £50 to spend just wondering what to go for - not fussed over SATA1-2 or PATA.

Everyone seems to rave about the seagates, but as i understand it the 200GB to 250gb don't have perpendicular recording, so there is nothing that makes them stand out.

Any ideas?

semi-pro waster · 22 Dec 2006 at 18:58

The 200gb and up of the Seagates (i.e. the 7200.10 range) do have perpendicular recording, I don't know why you think they would differentiate between the 200gb and 250gb models but as far as I am aware they all have the same technology. If you get a 7200.9 then they don't have perpendicular recording so have nothing to recommend them other than being good solid drives.

englishpremier · 22 Dec 2006 at 19:17

I got it from a cheap competitor, who don't particulary trust.

just trying to figure what to get either

seagate 250gb at £55
or the 320gb at £64

jaykay · 22 Dec 2006 at 19:22

hitachi 7k160 perpindicular recodrding and is at a good price

rpstewart · 22 Dec 2006 at 19:26

The 7K160 doesn't feature perpendicular recording, it's the 5K160 laptop drive that has it.

Having said that the 7K160 should be a speedy little number, it's got a single 160Gb platter so the data density will be very high, this gives good sustained transfer rates.

Massive Attack · 22 Dec 2006 at 20:04

250gb seagate 7200.10 (perpendicular (sp) )

Dwbreeze1982 · 24 Dec 2006 at 08:02

ive got to agree with massive attack, i used to have western digital hard drives but people i know have had them die and the seagates have perpendicular writing ( 7200.10 ) as well as a 5yr warrenty unlike most competitors. :cool:

englishpremier · 24 Dec 2006 at 20:44

place i'm gonna buy it from is closed untill 2nd jan, doh!

mishima · 25 Dec 2006 at 17:18

I would go for a WD - http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HD-048-WD !

englishpremier · 25 Dec 2006 at 19:45

ooh good price, but I can get the 250GB seagate for only £4 more with free shipping. Just have to wait awhile is all.

muppet · 26 Dec 2006 at 12:27

what about the hitachi 250 gig sata2 £51 i think its got 2 125 gig platters and quite fast . ive been using hitachi/ibm for years now no probs

cheers

Tosk · 26 Dec 2006 at 15:44

i have 1 of these and it runs nice and fast no noise as well. its only 51p more to.
as for WD hdds dieing ive never had any WD hdd die on me or have i seen 1 dead in a system ive built or fixed for some 1

Western Digital Caviar SE16 250GB 2500KS SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HD-046-WD

just make sure you keep the drive cool and it should last you for a long time.
you will hear the drive if you mount on metal with metal tho. but you will get that with any drive.

seagate 7200.10 hdds are nice as well but i wouldnt buy 1. unless you dont mind the noise. as there is a 50/50 chance you will get a noisy 1

if i knew i would be getting a quiet 1 then i would buy 1

englishpremier · 26 Dec 2006 at 22:00

just seent the Western Digital WD3200KS 320GB SATAII 16MB for £51 inc vat.

So now the question is do i want a smaller faster drive or a larger one for similar cash.

Rich43 · 27 Dec 2006 at 09:46

ive heard overclockers have the silent 7200.10's in stock! a 320GB is only ~60 quid.