Which harddisk to choose? - Page 3

jmke · 6th October 2004, 16:41

17/7 usage.

RichBa5tard · 6th October 2004, 18:11

Seagate or samsung. Both have 5 year warranty and are pretty silent.

6th October 2004, 18:38

I got 3 very old hdd's. 2 of WD and 1 of maxtor. Maxtor is broken, both the WD's are still working perfect. The wd's are even a few years older than the maxtor. But I also got a maxtor of 40GB that workes perfect, even after it falled out my hands etc.

BlackRabbit · 6th October 2004, 18:59

Quote:

Originally posted by RichBa5tard
Seagate or samsung. Both have 5 year warranty and are pretty silent.

Don't need silent disk, I need speedy disks

What if accoustic management is off (seagate)?
Is it still noticibly slower than the other disks?

5 year on all Seagate disks?

7th October 2004, 00:31

it's still slower.

noticably is a different story.

Bot if noise is no concern, maxtor will probably be the best choice.
Price is good, they are speedy and they are big.

If price and size is no concern, you shouldn't be asking here, you should get a pair of 74GB raptors.

BlackRabbit · 7th October 2004, 01:16

Quote:

Originally posted by FreeStyler
If price and size is no concern, you shouldn't be asking here, you should get a pair of 74GB raptors.

Unless you've got a controller that supports NCQ

Too bad Maxtor only gives 1year warranty...

jmke · 7th October 2004, 01:22

http://www.madshrimps.be/forums/show...ghlight=maxtor

BlackRabbit · 7th October 2004, 09:06

Quote:

Originally posted by jmke
http://www.madshrimps.be/forums/show...ghlight=maxtor

1st of september...

Does that mean all disks have 3years warranty by now?

A-star · 7th October 2004, 10:17

More info about the Maxtor Warranty Period Here:

http://maxtor.com/portal/site/Maxtor...anty%20Periods

Make your own conclusion.

RichBa5tard · 7th October 2004, 12:23

Quote:

Originally posted by FreeStyler
it's still slower.

No it's not.

Check storagereview , they've got extensive tests between all models. The Baracuda V series is slower, but the 7200.7 series is on par with the fastest WD desktop drives. Sometimes they're a little bit slower, sometimes a bit faster.

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6th October 2004, 18:38	#23
kr15t0f Posts: n/a	I got 3 very old hdd's. 2 of WD and 1 of maxtor. Maxtor is broken, both the WD's are still working perfect. The wd's are even a few years older than the maxtor. But I also got a maxtor of 40GB that workes perfect, even after it falled out my hands etc.

7th October 2004, 00:31	#25
FreeStyler Posts: n/a	it's still slower. noticably is a different story. Bot if noise is no concern, maxtor will probably be the best choice. Price is good, they are speedy and they are big. If price and size is no concern, you shouldn't be asking here, you should get a pair of 74GB raptors.

7th October 2004, 10:17	#29
A-star Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Posts: 596	More info about the Maxtor Warranty Period Here: http://maxtor.com/portal/site/Maxtor...anty%20Periods Make your own conclusion.