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vudluxi   12-02-2007 at 09:04:03 PM

Looking for a new HDD for my o/s and apps (would prefer something which scores 5.9 in WEI!) though not after a Raptor (too expensive) and don't plan for a raid system.
So any suggestions?

Grahame

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Shadow703793   12-02-2007 at 09:49:35 PM
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Look at:
http://www23.tomshardware.com/storage.html

PS:WEI means nothing, its just marketing bs.

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soldier37   12-02-2007 at 10:12:59 PM
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Raptors are the only way to fly!!!

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geofelt   12-02-2007 at 10:28:18 PM
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Raptors are the best and simplest, you can also use just the outer cylinders of a 750gb drive, but that is a waste. On e-bay, you can now buy 15K scsi drives cheap. Pair that with a controller like an adaptec 19160n pci card , and you get an os drive that is similar to the raptor.

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Scotteq   12-03-2007 at 03:12:58 PM
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True, you could use a Raptor... But then you're limited in storage capacity, and if you need more you're stuck with buying another hard disc. Which is a waste. ;)

Or...


You could buy a great honkin big 7200.11 HDD:

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a155/Scotteq/HDTuneTest1.jpg

(Yes, it scores a 5.9.)

http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/ [...] -available


Message edited by Scotteq on 12-03-2007 at 03:15:50 PM
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aevm   12-03-2007 at 04:06:59 PM
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WD7500AAKS. Hitachi and Seagate also make some good 750 GB drives, but I like this WD model better after reading the reviews. 1 TB drives are also fast but more $/GB.

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