Mopar_Mudder Posted November 26, 2008 Share Posted November 26, 2008 Not baced on price per gig but on quality, I have heard theire are issues with the 1.5tb drives. Seagate Barracuda 1.5TB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM $139.99 (.093 per gig) 5 Year Warrenty Western Digital Caviar Green 1TB SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM $99.99 (.099 per gig) 3 Year Warrenty HITACHI Deskstar 1TB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM $89.99 (.089 per gig) Link to comment
TexasAg Posted November 26, 2008 Share Posted November 26, 2008 Don't buy the deskstar. It's not in the same league as the WD or Seagate. It's ridiculously hot and slow (for a 7200rpm drive). I would lean towards the WD drive when compared to the Seagate. There seem to have been quite a few firmware issues with the seagate drives. They also have a 1e-14 error rate instead of 1e-15. You don't include it but I would lean towards the Samsung Spinpoint 5400 RPM or 7200 RPM drives. I saw the 5400 rpm version at newegg for $90 the other day. Link to comment
ilovejedd Posted November 27, 2008 Share Posted November 27, 2008 Warning, I just read some complaints on AVSForum regarding Samsung. The poster was having difficulties getting a replacement for a failed drive. I tried searching for information on Samsung warranty and RMA and it was darned difficult to get to as opposed to both Seagate and Western Digital. Link to comment
TSM Posted November 27, 2008 Share Posted November 27, 2008 I have been using this SAMSUNG drive http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822152135 For 2 days now. It runs cold, and so far seems on par with performance of the Western Digital Green Powers. We shall see. Link to comment
ilovejedd Posted November 27, 2008 Share Posted November 27, 2008 If I were you, I'd be reluctant to believe those temps. http://lime-technology.com/forum/index.php?topic=2673.0 Link to comment
TexasAg Posted November 28, 2008 Share Posted November 28, 2008 If I were you, I'd be reluctant to believe those temps. http://lime-technology.com/forum/index.php?topic=2673.0 You're right, the Samsung drives are all crap. Don't buy them... More for me... Link to comment
Mopar_Mudder Posted November 28, 2008 Author Share Posted November 28, 2008 Well I ended up ordering 2 of the Seagate 1.5tb drives thismoring. Newegg has then for $119 shipped, thought that was a good deal. They do have a firmware update listed for these drives now, have to fugure out if I need to do that or not. Link to comment
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