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6th Jul 2009, 02:21
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Hi,
Does anyone have any advice on buying a 250gb or 500gb hard disk??? Manufacturer??? Cheers, Ian |
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6th Jul 2009, 02:24
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Do you mean which size to buy?
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That's down to you, 250 ~ 500 is a big difference. As far as maufactuers go WD (Western Digital) is good anyway, and IMO the best for external drives. My System: FordyPC
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6th Jul 2009, 02:58
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Does the manufacturer really matter so much??
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6th Jul 2009, 04:48
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I would say so, yes. Western Digital have a very good reputation, for reliability and would certainly be my first choice. On the other hand Maxtor have just about the worst track record going and would not be on my list at all.
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6th Jul 2009, 05:31
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Their prices don't differ so much because some are greedy and some are crap businessmen, it's because the quality of the build is higher or lower (generally speaking, if teres not much price difference you can't tell) and a better quality drive will function better and be less likely to fail, probably last longer too and a have a better resell value. |
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6th Jul 2009, 16:33
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Throw a 640GB WD in an enclosure.
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7th Jul 2009, 09:33
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I think their 640 is just a double layer of the 320's anyway? Depends how much capacity you need ultimately. |
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7th Jul 2009, 10:48
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hey, thanks for the input. I think i ll get a 320 gb WD
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#9
7th Jul 2009, 15:24
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One other thing to bear in mind with External Drives, is to site it out of the way, so it doesn't get knocked, whilst powered up, as a jolt will likely kill it, whilst spinning.
Also, if you are likely to move it around a lot, transporting it from one place to another, make sure it is well protected from shock 
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#10
8th Jul 2009, 04:27
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okay thanks for that!
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