overlord20 Fully Optimized Messages 2,308 Location spokomptan Dec 18, 2008 #1 i want a small hdd for my os's. could i get like a 30gb for both ubuntu and xp then use my 160gb for everything else? and if so what small cheaper hdd would be recommended??
i want a small hdd for my os's. could i get like a 30gb for both ubuntu and xp then use my 160gb for everything else? and if so what small cheaper hdd would be recommended??
Hefemeister Lord Techie, Messages 9,093 Location Sweden Dec 18, 2008 #2 yes and yes Newegg.com - Western Digital Caviar Blue WD800JD 80GB 7200 RPM 8MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - Internal Hard Drives Hard drives are cheap now cant really find a 30gb drive in less you want a ssd (solid state drive)
yes and yes Newegg.com - Western Digital Caviar Blue WD800JD 80GB 7200 RPM 8MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - Internal Hard Drives Hard drives are cheap now cant really find a 30gb drive in less you want a ssd (solid state drive)
dhgunit Daemon Poster Messages 690 Dec 18, 2008 #3 Why get an 80GB for $35 when you can get a 500GB for $55??
veg1992 Golden Master Messages 19,993 Dec 18, 2008 #4 If you find a decent deal on a WD 36.6GB Raptor 10 RPM Drive, that would be a decent buy.. There's also a 500gb Samsung Drive for like $55 I remember seeing on slickdeals.net
If you find a decent deal on a WD 36.6GB Raptor 10 RPM Drive, that would be a decent buy.. There's also a 500gb Samsung Drive for like $55 I remember seeing on slickdeals.net
OP OP overlord20 Fully Optimized Messages 2,308 Location spokomptan Dec 18, 2008 #5 its just for an operating system.. thats it.. i was thinkin of getting a ssd but herd they arnt stable on xp.
its just for an operating system.. thats it.. i was thinkin of getting a ssd but herd they arnt stable on xp.
carnageX Private Joker, Staff member Messages 25,056 Location Oregon Dec 18, 2008 #6 Just get a large HDD and then partition it.
D DBD In Runtime Messages 333 Dec 18, 2008 #7 dhgunit said: Why get an 80GB for $35 when you can get a 500GB for $55?? Click to expand... Ya, that's what I was thinking.
dhgunit said: Why get an 80GB for $35 when you can get a 500GB for $55?? Click to expand... Ya, that's what I was thinking.
OP OP overlord20 Fully Optimized Messages 2,308 Location spokomptan Dec 19, 2008 #8 i dont want to partition a large hdd.... if i had my os on a seperate drive then if i have an os failure or a hdd crash i dont lose everything..
i dont want to partition a large hdd.... if i had my os on a seperate drive then if i have an os failure or a hdd crash i dont lose everything..
dhgunit Daemon Poster Messages 690 Dec 19, 2008 #9 What if your drive crashes that holds all the data? Why not get an external for backup or do RAID 1 setup?
What if your drive crashes that holds all the data? Why not get an external for backup or do RAID 1 setup?
carnageX Private Joker, Staff member Messages 25,056 Location Oregon Dec 19, 2008 #10 overlord20 said: i dont want to partition a large hdd.... if i had my os on a seperate drive then if i have an os failure or a hdd crash i dont lose everything.. Click to expand... If you have OS failure you won't lose the data on the other partitions, just on the OS partition.
overlord20 said: i dont want to partition a large hdd.... if i had my os on a seperate drive then if i have an os failure or a hdd crash i dont lose everything.. Click to expand... If you have OS failure you won't lose the data on the other partitions, just on the OS partition.