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| Thread ID: 102378 | 2009-08-17 11:55:00 | What HDD's are the most reliable these days? 1.5TB dying.. | Chilling_Silence (9) | Press F1 |
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| 801962 | 2009-08-17 21:42:00 | I second what Wainui has said, Maxtor is (or was? still don't trust them either way) a steaming heap of crap. I havn't gone right off Seagate drives yet, although I'm using more WD. Got 3 Seagate 1TB drives in my home PC, they have never missed a beat. Definitely look to getting some sort of RAID setup though, with that amount of data you're not going to want it going AWOL!! :) I have never used a 1.5TB drive...Don't particularly like being on the 'cutting edge' of hard drive technology, tried and true is the way to go if you like your data! :lol: |
wratterus (105) | ||
| 801963 | 2009-08-17 21:56:00 | Excuse my newbiness at PF1, but I test dozens of ex lease HDDs weekly. They are generally 18 months to 2 years old. For what it's worth, I find WD has fewer failures than Seagate. Samsung seem OK, Maxtor are by far the worst. |
The Hitcher (14826) | ||
| 801964 | 2009-08-17 22:13:00 | I had dead/dying HDD week last week. Some customers were unaware of it even. Samsungs and Maxtors were top of the list. Seagate or WD. WD have "green, blue, black" etc. Black and the Raptors are the only ones with 5 yrs warranty. The rest are 3 like Seagate now. From what I've seen PSUs are the most common fail in a PC followed by HDDs. Probably because most of the PSUs are crap and the HDD is one of the few mechanical bits left....... |
pctek (84) | ||
| 801965 | 2009-08-17 22:27:00 | Guess we have nothing better to work with, but basing buying decisions from past (superseded?) products seems a bit like driving by looking in the rear view mirror! Seems like a much better sample than most of us see, The Hitcher. |
linw (53) | ||
| 801966 | 2009-08-18 01:26:00 | Cool, so something like this would be the go then? pbtech.co.nz :) |
Chilling_Silence (9) | ||
| 801967 | 2009-08-18 01:37:00 | Yep, ideal. Do bear in mind the green drives have that power saving feature where they slow down when not in use, not a problem for most applications. www.wdc.com The price PB has is pretty good. |
wratterus (105) | ||
| 801968 | 2009-08-18 02:03:00 | If you want reliable drives, get yourself some SAS or FC and make a mirrored RAID array. Western Digital might last longer since they use less power and therefore generate less heat As a bonus they don't sound like a jet engine or a gatling-gun. |
Agent_24 (57) | ||
| 801969 | 2009-08-18 02:21:00 | Western Digital advertise their drives as having the platter spindle fixed at both ends to reduce vibration. I thought all HDDs are like that? I own a 500GB Cavair Black, and although there is not much vibration, without a damping system it was making my case resonate, which I was quite surprised by. And regarding heat, it's usually around 43 celsius. | sammo450 (13626) | ||
| 801970 | 2009-08-18 02:41:00 | Western Digital advertise their drives as having the platter spindle fixed at both ends to reduce vibration. I thought all HDDs are like that? I own a 500GB Cavair Black, and although there is not much vibration, without a damping system it was making my case resonate, which I was quite surprised by. And regarding heat, it's usually around 43 celsius. I have yet to see a drive that doesn't secure the spindle at both ends. I have a 250GB Western Digital which runs at 31 degrees But I'm not sure I have faith in it since it has 1 reallocated sector already It's under warranty but I doubt they'd replace it for just 1 sector |
Agent_24 (57) | ||
| 801971 | 2009-08-18 03:57:00 | I both agree with blam6 and wratterus about the WD Green Caviar drives . My External HDD consists of WD Caviar Green 1TB internal drive . Its not as as fast as the Caviar Black drives but quiet and reliable for me so far . It comes with a 1 . 5TB Version as well . |
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