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| Thread ID: 28461 | 2002-12-20 07:24:00 | Best 40 G hard drive. | john r (782) | Press F1 |
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| 107738 | 2002-12-20 07:24:00 | I am looking at adding an other hard drive, I presently have a 20 g Seagate ( ST320014A ) which seems to work ok, I have heard if you mix 5400 and 7200 rpm drives the 7200 is slowed to match 5400. Is any brand better, is it the old story you get what you pay for. Any info thanks. |
john r (782) | ||
| 107739 | 2002-12-20 08:06:00 | The fast drive only slows down to 5400rpm if they are one the same IDE channel. | JohnD (509) | ||
| 107740 | 2002-12-20 08:30:00 | hmmm can someone direct me to an official page where it says this. why would a hard drive slow down its rev because of the ide interface? sure it might effect the UDMA/ATA speed, but the rpms! |
roofus (483) | ||
| 107741 | 2002-12-20 08:35:00 | no the 7200 won't slow down to 5400. you may get a slow down if they are different ata specs eg ata33 and ata100. however most motherboards will handle both ok even if they are both on the same ide channel. i prefer Western Digital but seagate and maxtor are ok. i wouldn't touch an IBM. |
tweak'e (174) | ||
| 107742 | 2002-12-20 10:27:00 | Get one with fluid bearings, they are heaps quieter than the older bearings. I recently got a maxtor 40gb 7200rpm and I can barely hear it with the case off. |
bmason (508) | ||
| 107743 | 2002-12-20 10:33:00 | New seagates are quiet as well. Running 2 presently (7200 and 5400) You simply cannot hear them. They are cheap $195 for 5400, $215 for 7200. Incl GST I have lost 1 Quantum and 1 Maxtor in the last year, but don't attribute that to the type, just one of those things. The Maxtor died within weeks of new, replacement OK. |
godfather (25) | ||
| 107744 | 2002-12-20 12:23:00 | Seagate. A highly trusted brand. I wouldn't settle for 5400RPM at all these days. Sales people might tell you they are essential for playing games or working with video - though this is slightly true, it is not essential, but it is worth it to go for the faster hard drive. Hey, if you an extremely rich guy you could buy one of those new hard drives that have no moveable parts - no mechanics. Extremely fast and expensive, but don't come with much space at the moment. Last I knew you could get a 10GB one that went at something like 14400RPM (or maybe more) for about $20000. |
agent (30) | ||
| 107745 | 2002-12-20 19:39:00 | Thanks for your input,I will look for 7200 rpm drive, instead of having them together I am also looking at using a drive enclosure to swap from one hard drive to the next, has anybody used one is it as easy as it sounds. I want to set one up as backup in case my playing around stuffs things up and i need to use my pc for work. John r |
john r (782) | ||
| 107746 | 2002-12-20 19:45:00 | >>> Hey, if you an extremely rich guy you could buy one of those new >>> hard drives that have no moveable parts - no mechanics. Extremely >>> fast and expensive, but don't come with much space at the >>> moment. Last I knew you could get a 10GB one that went at >>> something like 14400RPM (or maybe more) for about $20000. How do you get RPM when there's nothing in the drive that moves? Mike. |
Mike (15) | ||
| 107747 | 2002-12-20 19:51:00 | >How do you get RPM when there's nothing in the drive that moves? :D :D :D It's a bit like "How does a 1,6ghz Ahlon run a 2ghz?" I gues it must be rated as equivilent ti 14400rpm. BTW I heard about 10000rpm a few months ago but never swa one. I would also go with seagate or Maxtor from personal experience. |
crozier (2004) | ||
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