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Original Message Date: 03-Feb-02 @ 10:27 PM - hard dicsk

mark

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I have run out of space on my 20 gig drive so was thinking of adding an extra 40 gig (IDE) onto it. i know a bit about these things but need to hear others opinions.

Is 7,200 rpm the fastest speed you can get? if not where can i buy a faster one

i cant go wrong with 8.5 ms access time ..right?

2 meg cache is ample?

have you heared of this barrocuda seagate beast? is it worth spending the extra? what would the advantages be over my spec above?

Do you know anywhere online (UK) i can get really cheap deals apart from scan.co.uk or ebuyer.com ??

am i asking too many questions?

Thanks, Mark

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Message 11/58 29-May-02 @ 02:55 AM - RE: hard dicsk

Mike Goldberg

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holy shit...my IBM 40 gig just died on me yesterday, after a year !!!

Stay away from IBM!#@$# #

Seagate sucks too......

western digital all the way man!

peace,
mike

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Message 12/58 29-May-02 @ 03:36 AM - RE: hard dicsk

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hehe. thats funny. seagate is sposed to be known for quality, and WD for skimping.

DZ..you can find local sellers on pricewatch, too...

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Message 13/58 29-May-02 @ 01:06 PM - RE: hard dicsk

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no man Seagate ROCKS... I always use their ST drives now I discovered them and they are almost silent too!!! - I mean like when my XP drive boots it is 100% silent as it boots the OS... the others all 'rip & tear' as they boot. They are easy to recognise at PC Fairs cos they have a black rubber outer sleeve wrapped round the metal drive case, and they come in various sizes, 40gb usualy for about �55 quid each.

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Message 14/58 29-May-02 @ 02:35 PM - RE: hard dicsk

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Yeah, I've got a 3 out of 3 death rate with Western Digital drives too. I'll never buy another product from WD.

-Craig

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Message 15/58 30-May-02 @ 01:23 AM - RE: hard dicsk

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Okay - I'll try there again and sort on local guys. I just wish I had a neck to wring when I had my problems. Not thrilled with my WD - didn't last long at all. And I PAID for the damn SCSI portion of it, too. Ugh - this is why I'm hesitant about the PC thang, Dave...

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Message 16/58 30-May-02 @ 10:13 AM - RE: hard dicsk

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? my ibm has been solid for about 3 years and at least a dozen reformattings..

don't you dare say that re: 40 g ibms!

hey - here's a 'good' question.. loads of you are into using 2 drives. i don't see so much benefit to it, since i understand one 7200 drive can do like 128 24bit stereo tracks.. only real reason would be for this type of situation..

so.. say i get another drive? where should i stick it? as the slave on the same bus as the first, or as a second with the cd-r? wouldn't that compromise performance??

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Message 17/58 31-May-02 @ 06:38 AM - RE: hard disk

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most def' seagate.

second that on www.newegg.com -fantasic prices, and truly honest shipping rates. i built my 1.4G mostly from there.

dz, at least use the site to make sure there isn't a huge difference in price at your local.

something i've doing for a while with great convenience, speed and security:

4.5G scsi - WIN2K OS \
seagate
18G scsi - recording /

40G eide - drivers, mp3, patches, articles etc AND backups.

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Message 18/58 31-May-02 @ 01:20 PM - RE: hard dicsk

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heh... and i had a seagate scsi which died on me after 2yrs. no one is safe, apparently...

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Message 19/58 05-Jun-02 @ 03:26 AM - RE: hard dicsk

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new drive milan or refurb'd?

hot hot was were the operating conditions?

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Message 20/58 05-Jun-02 @ 05:30 AM - RE: hard dicsk

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wtf?

ok buster poindexter

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