best 500GB hard drive ?

[zisman]

best 500GB hard drive ?
not too expensive
will be used for video edting?>

 

[bjmarler]

Either Segate or WD will be great for you. However if you decide on Segate, be wary of the AAK versions. They have a slight problem that limits their overall performance.

On a side note. Anyone know if changing the jumpers on a hard drive from SATA1 to SATA2 is possible after the operating system is installed. My mobo supports it, so just wondering.

 

[AdamJ]

WD500AAKS

Get that one.

 

[baron210]

You can definatly change your jumper settings (Remove the jumper on Seagate or move it over on Maxtor drives.
I re-configure these makes all the time from 1.5gb/s to 3gb/s with o/s,s already installed, the speed is hardware/ not software governed.

Hope this helps Best Regards Martin S.... (Selsey on Sea)