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General Forums => Hardware and Software => Topic started by: Nike on June 13, 2000, 08:41:00 AM

Title: Harddrives....what to buy...
Post by: Nike on June 13, 2000, 08:41:00 AM

Hi guys...

Need feedback on HD...is there a big diffrence between brands or do I go with someone special, I've heard that IBM drives rock but now I found a seagate drive that was faster in the specs and larger size...

The choice stands between:

IBM Deskstar 75GXP - 15,3 GB IDE Ultra ATA-66 7200 RPM

OR

Seagate Barracuda 2 - ST320420A 20,4 GB IDE Ultra ATA-66 7200 rpm


// Nike

Title: Harddrives....what to buy...
Post by: Toffer on June 13, 2000, 04:09:00 PM

Check out this article from Tom's Hardware (http://www.tomshardware.com/storage/00q2/000602/index.html). Not recomending anything but he has some good points.

Title: Harddrives....what to buy...
Post by: qts on June 16, 2000, 01:18:00 PM

Go for the IBM. HDDs are one area where the manufacturer's brand actually matters. Of all the HDD I've personally purchased the best have always been IBM. I have 7-year old 1 GB IBM drives that are still going strong. Other brands seem to last 3-4 years at best.

Title: Harddrives....what to buy...
Post by: Radegast on June 17, 2000, 02:32:00 PM

I bought Deskstar 75GXP few days ago and its great. Quite, fast not hot, I'm definitly happy with it.
And Barracuda is IDE? I always thought its SCSI.