Choosing a Hard Drive

[suicide007]

I just need a good, dependable, and fast HD to replace my 300gb maxline3 that went bad. I had about 60 gigs on it after about 6 months, so i want a deecent capacity. Also, budget is $200. I want it to last a long time.

 

[turtile]

Get a western digital RE series - they have a 5 year warranty (enterprise).

Get the 250GB one w/ 16MB cache its $90 and get a good cooling fan for it like this one:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16835888113

 

[suicide007]

What about the 16mb cache raptor? Im thinkin about the 74 gb version of it, just because ive never heard of any major problems with these drives, and i think theyre the most reliable drives out there (tell me if im wrong). What about this one?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16822136033

And i could reformat my 300-gig and just use it for storage when the 74 is gone.

And id still prolly get some kind of hd cooler.

 

[suicide007]

or what about the seagate barracuda's? They have high capacities, decent timings, and low prices, and seem to be dependable. Anyone here ever had experience with seagate?

 

[reckliss]

some of the best drives are made by seagate and wd

 

[NathanM]

Seagate and Western Digital are highly regarded as the two best HDD manufacturers. Either would be a great choice. I say go with the one that's the best deal.

 

[suicide007]

Thanks. Im probably gonna go with the seagate 320 gig. thanx.

 

[Ridlyn]

For $200 get 2*250gb Seagate HDD's, you'll still have $20 left over, and you'll get 500gb of VERY dependable hdd space.

 

[suicide007]

Im just gonna stay wiht the one 320-gig drive, cause its $90, and i probably wont use the 320 gigs for a while. (like, at least 2 or 3 years)