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| Thread ID: 114672 | 2010-12-12 22:17:00 | Drive failures | pctek (84) | PC World Chat |
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| 1161235 | 2010-12-13 04:36:00 | From the reviews I read on Newegg, and other places, it would appear that 1TB and below are on average more reliable than 1.5TB and 2TB drives. I am not sure what the problem is, but the major difference is that the data is crammed in closer together. Of course with platter density increasing, you can now get 500 and even 640GB drives that use only one platter. Whether these fall prey to the same problems that the 2TB drives do (4x 500GB platter etc) I do not know, that is merely my own speculation. The statistics on this link posted by pctek back up what I found on Newegg in that for the 2TB drives, the Samsungs appear to be the most reliable. I still don't think I would buy anything above 1TB just yet, though. |
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| 1161236 | 2010-12-13 10:48:00 | I'd take an SSD any day if they were a little cheaper. They are starting to get traction in the market though and the people I know who have got them have had no issues. | Twelvevolts (5457) | ||
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