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Mike
2nd of September 2009 (Wed), 05:48
Exactly what it says! I need opinions on what internal 1tb hdd to get. I have 1 1tb hard drive at the moment and I want to get a couple more for backups.

Opinions please. :)
MaxxuM
2nd of September 2009 (Wed), 09:21
WD Caviar Green for backups and Black's for OS/Swap.
tim
2nd of September 2009 (Wed), 22:52
Seagate Barracuda are what i've been using for years, I've not had a failure or data loss yet, even with the big problem they had with one drive bios recently. I do tend to replace drives every 3-4 years as my data storage needs increase.
lunasicc
3rd of September 2009 (Thu), 16:23
WD Caviar Green for backups and Black's for OS/Swap.


fo sho, i got 2 of those bad dogs in my comp right now. i used to have like 5 of em but i sold em all
Karlo
3rd of September 2009 (Thu), 17:14
WD Caviar Green for backups and Black's for OS/Swap. +1 on WD drives !
Mike
3rd of September 2009 (Thu), 17:42
Thanks for the input...what's the difference between the WD Green and the WD Black editions?
tim
3rd of September 2009 (Thu), 18:32
Go read the WD website. It's to do the performance mostly.
Meaty0
4th of September 2009 (Fri), 21:52
Western Digital "RE3" drives. They're "enterprise" edition drives and supposedly designed to last. So far, they've never let me down.
tim
4th of September 2009 (Fri), 22:25
How much more expensive are the enterprise drives?
MaxxuM
4th of September 2009 (Fri), 22:36
How much more expensive are the enterprise drives?

At Newegg... LINK (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136313).
tim
5th of September 2009 (Sat), 02:55
Ah ok, about a 60% premium. Not sure if i'd pay it or just buy two normal drives.
lunasicc
6th of September 2009 (Sun), 16:34
Thanks for the input...what's the difference between the WD Green and the WD Black editions?

the blacks spin faster,i wouldnt put a os on one.i have a 500g hitachi 7200rpm 8mb buffer?

and these greens will go down to 5200 or somethin and there like 32 mb...
there tottaly fine for all my music and photos n all that though
Meaty0
6th of September 2009 (Sun), 23:21
How much more expensive are the enterprise drives? Tim, from my suppliers here in Oz, the enterprise versions are anywhere from 30 to 40% more (for a 750Gb drive). Not a lot really.

...and besides...as you would no doubt know, any computer component with the word "enterprise" in its description is automatically 30% dearer at least...even if it is exactly the same as its cheaper relatives.:D