[Cew27]

hey once again i need a recomendation .... i am getting a new hard drive and these 2 have caught my eye
i picked sata because i have been told sata is better/faster
here are the 2
http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/Produ...oductID=636467
and
http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/Produ...oductID=706976

the hitachi one seems to be a bit faster but cheaper, they both come with the same warranties so im just wondering what other people think i should get
thanks again

[Dave Hybrid]

SATA will only work if you have a SATA motherboard.

If it were me I'd buy a Western Digital hands down.

[Cew27]

i assumed all the modern motherboard were sata?
im planning to get one of the new quad core's (not sure which yet amd or intel??) and the motherboard to match

[Cew27]

also i whent for these 2 as they both have 32 meg cache where as the western digital has 16

[Dave Hybrid]

Ah, well...

Yes, a new mobo will have SATA.

Western Digital will do a 32mb cache version.

[philthomas]

Of the 2 drives you mention, I would go for the Seagate, as the Hitachi drives can be quite noisy.

Although a WD may well be a better choice

[Cew27]

im looking around on scan and overclockers and i cant see a 32meg cache version ?

[Dave Hybrid]

On closer inspection I don't think they do one, 32MB cache is quite big and new.

[Dave Hybrid]

If you really want the 32MB go for anything other than Seagate, I have had many fail on me.

[Cew27]

hmmm what about a samsung then ?
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showpr...=14&subcat=940
the other samsungs have good reviews

[Dave Hybrid]

Alex the MOD here rates Samsungs.

[philthomas]

This data may be of interest : http://www.vaughns-1-pagers.com/comp...ata-backup.htm

One point to remember is .... things change ...... i.e what may be considered a good or a bad drive a few years ago, may be the opposite today and vice versa, for example the New Seagate drives are now considered very reliable.
As with anything else though, statistics by themselves and opinions can be subjective for example there may be more breakdowns on Ford cars than any other make, but when you consider there are more Fords on the road than any other, this isn;t exactly surprising .

At the end of the day you pay your money and take your chances, there are no guarantees and any make of drive can die at any time, although Seagate do offer a 5 year no quibble warranty.

IMO the one drive to avoid is the Maxtor, as mentioned in the above link.

[Cew27]

ok from looking there seagate appears to be the best option for me
thanks