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I'm in a bit of a jam, if I do say so myself. I'm running out of space in my older external drive, and am trying to figure out which method of replacing it would be best. either buying another smaller one similar to it and running both of them, or getting that 1 tb drive that I've been eyeing for quite sime time. But if i go for the 1 tb drive, what company should i buy it from? Simpletech has always been reliable, but their 1 tb drive is mush more xpensive than the mybook modelz, even if it is more compace than it. Any advice from the fakkonian geek lordz?
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I'd get whatever 1TB drive you think would satisfy your needs. I'd go for more reliability to be safe and if you have the dough, but that's just me.
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Personally, I prefer Seagate Drives [Western Digital go straight to hell]
but most drives usually have a four to five year warrentee, so if you are worried about the drive bonking out on you, you can get your dough back. I don't think A Terabyte is entirely stable right now, but knowing the speed that they come out with HDD technologies and fixes its' hard to tell. The highest they have out at the moment are 1.5 TB drives. But really, what Harddrive you pick should reflect on a few things. One, how much space you need [don't get 1TB unless you think you'll need it] two, how many RPM's [how fast the disk platters spin, thus finding your data faster] and three, if you want an internal or external drive. Internals are usually cheaper and are great if you don't travel a lot or don't mind taking your computer with you when you go somewhere. If you DO travel a lot and HATE dragging your machine with you everywhere, externals are great because you can take your data everywhere you go and plug it into a friends' machine without any hassle.
but most drives usually have a four to five year warrentee, so if you are worried about the drive bonking out on you, you can get your dough back. I don't think A Terabyte is entirely stable right now, but knowing the speed that they come out with HDD technologies and fixes its' hard to tell. The highest they have out at the moment are 1.5 TB drives. But really, what Harddrive you pick should reflect on a few things. One, how much space you need [don't get 1TB unless you think you'll need it] two, how many RPM's [how fast the disk platters spin, thus finding your data faster] and three, if you want an internal or external drive. Internals are usually cheaper and are great if you don't travel a lot or don't mind taking your computer with you when you go somewhere. If you DO travel a lot and HATE dragging your machine with you everywhere, externals are great because you can take your data everywhere you go and plug it into a friends' machine without any hassle.
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alexanderthenine wrote...
Personally, I prefer Seagate Drives [Western Digital go straight to hell]but most drives usually have a four to five year warrentee, so if you are worried about the drive bonking out on you, you can get your dough back. I don't think A Terabyte is entirely stable right now, but knowing the speed that they come out with HDD technologies and fixes its' hard to tell. The highest they have out at the moment are 1.5 TB drives. But really, what Harddrive you pick should reflect on a few things. One, how much space you need [don't get 1TB unless you think you'll need it] two, how many RPM's [how fast the disk platters spin, thus finding your data faster] and three, if you want an internal or external drive. Internals are usually cheaper and are great if you don't travel a lot or don't mind taking your computer with you when you go somewhere. If you DO travel a lot and HATE dragging your machine with you everywhere, externals are great because you can take your data everywhere you go and plug it into a friends' machine without any hassle.
i was planning on getting the MyBook soon,
how come you think it sucks?
Fry's Electronics dont really give me a whole bunk of options.
any recommendations for a 1TB? :wink:
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My friend has a Seagate. It bricks on him every time he tries to write to it, but not when he reads. It bricks when it hits 15% free space.
No brand is better or worse, there is only CONSUMER, SERVER and ENTHUSIAST levels of drives.
No brand is better or worse, there is only CONSUMER, SERVER and ENTHUSIAST levels of drives.
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Hibia wrote...
My friend has a Seagate. It bricks on him every time he tries to write to it, but not when he reads. It bricks when it hits 15% free space.No brand is better or worse, there is only CONSUMER, SERVER and ENTHUSIAST levels of drives.
I suppose that is an acurate statement. The only reason I stick with Seagate is that I have simply had more luck with them than any other brand. Usually, WD's give me half the lifespan than SG, so overtime I grew fond of them. To be fair, I will state that WD does make Raptor drives, which are [very FAST!] pretty reliable. But they are still the only drives I have ever liked from that company.
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DxTRiNiTYLiMiTxD wrote...
alexanderthenine wrote...
Personally, I prefer Seagate Drives [Western Digital go straight to hell]but most drives usually have a four to five year warrentee, so if you are worried about the drive bonking out on you, you can get your dough back. I don't think A Terabyte is entirely stable right now, but knowing the speed that they come out with HDD technologies and fixes its' hard to tell. The highest they have out at the moment are 1.5 TB drives. But really, what Harddrive you pick should reflect on a few things. One, how much space you need [don't get 1TB unless you think you'll need it] two, how many RPM's [how fast the disk platters spin, thus finding your data faster] and three, if you want an internal or external drive. Internals are usually cheaper and are great if you don't travel a lot or don't mind taking your computer with you when you go somewhere. If you DO travel a lot and HATE dragging your machine with you everywhere, externals are great because you can take your data everywhere you go and plug it into a friends' machine without any hassle.
i was planning on getting the MyBook soon,
how come you think it sucks?
Fry's Electronics dont really give me a whole bunk of options.
any recommendations for a 1TB? :wink:
If your options are limited I would suggest keeping an eye peeled at the stats of the drive. The RPMs are an important stat, especially with 1TB drives. You see, the more data you have on your drive overtime, the longer it takes for the harddrive to find the data. This can sometimes cause longer startups and make the computer take longer to load certain programs. This is where RPMs are important. The higher the RPM rating, the faster the disc platters spin inside the harddrive, resulting in faster reading of the data. The industry standard right now seems to be 7,200, and you can get higher, but the faster the RPM, the smaller the harddrive can be. At this time, I do not know for sure if they make 1TB harddrives with anything higher than 7,200, but if you see one with higher than that amount, more power to you! So try for the highest RPM rating out of the two companies you are looking at. Don't worry if you can't find higher than 7,200, but DEFINATELY don't go lower than that [if they even go lower than that anymore]. My other tip for your harddrive search is to try to get one with 16 MB of Cache. Without explaining it much, it helps your harddrives preformance. And with 1TB, DONT go lower than 8MB of Cache. I hope this really helps you amigo. Happy drive hunting! -AT9-