I'm looking into getting a 2tb+ upgrade over my two non-raid 500GB HDDs.
I was originally looking at the WD20EARX and its close relative, the WD20EZRX, both being refurbished and $85. I decided on the EZRX, but it's no longer available.
Then I looked into some others, starting with the TOSHIBA PH3200U-1I72 for $85, but I'm not entirely sure how reliable Toshiba Hard drives would be, since I haven't heard much about them and really only have experience with Seagate and Western Digital.
I then saw twoSeagate Barracudas, at a slightly higher price, and they are almost identical, STBD2000101, and ST2000DM001, both for $99. One is retail, which isn't very important, but it is a single dollar cheaper, though I checked and there's at least one place that will claim it has a 32mb cache and SATA2.
Then I checked BestBuy, where I found two Western Digitals, both caviar greens: 2TB for $85 and 3TB for $120.
I'd prefer to keep the price per terabyte at around $40, but I'll take whatever the best option is, but I don't have much of a budget to work with here -- Around $128 ^^;
Anywho, thanks in advance.
I was originally looking at the WD20EARX and its close relative, the WD20EZRX, both being refurbished and $85. I decided on the EZRX, but it's no longer available.
Then I looked into some others, starting with the TOSHIBA PH3200U-1I72 for $85, but I'm not entirely sure how reliable Toshiba Hard drives would be, since I haven't heard much about them and really only have experience with Seagate and Western Digital.
I then saw twoSeagate Barracudas, at a slightly higher price, and they are almost identical, STBD2000101, and ST2000DM001, both for $99. One is retail, which isn't very important, but it is a single dollar cheaper, though I checked and there's at least one place that will claim it has a 32mb cache and SATA2.
Then I checked BestBuy, where I found two Western Digitals, both caviar greens: 2TB for $85 and 3TB for $120.
I'd prefer to keep the price per terabyte at around $40, but I'll take whatever the best option is, but I don't have much of a budget to work with here -- Around $128 ^^;
Anywho, thanks in advance.