Which brand and model would you recommend for a 1TB drive?
I tried searching the forums but the new search function for this forum sucks. In fact, I don't like any of the forum changes.
Okay, back on topic: Seagate, Hitachi, Western Digital or Samsung 1TB?
I thought the Samsung Spinpoint F1 Series HD103UJ has the best specs/performance and wins most of the benchmarks tests but there are some concerns about reliability and defective drives. It could have been some bad QC but perhaps, these issues have been sorted out? They have the platter differences along with the 640GB WD drive so they are at the top of the list so far.
But, I have already had a Hitachi 500GB that I had to RMA. I hope to avoid another lemon but it can happen with any brand. However, I want to make sure that those Samsungs only had a bad batch and that the issue isn't consistent or continuing.
Which drive do you recommend? I like the Seagates but they still seem to give off a bit of heat (49 degrees on TH's charts). Comments?
I tried searching the forums but the new search function for this forum sucks. In fact, I don't like any of the forum changes.
Okay, back on topic: Seagate, Hitachi, Western Digital or Samsung 1TB?
I thought the Samsung Spinpoint F1 Series HD103UJ has the best specs/performance and wins most of the benchmarks tests but there are some concerns about reliability and defective drives. It could have been some bad QC but perhaps, these issues have been sorted out? They have the platter differences along with the 640GB WD drive so they are at the top of the list so far.
But, I have already had a Hitachi 500GB that I had to RMA. I hope to avoid another lemon but it can happen with any brand. However, I want to make sure that those Samsungs only had a bad batch and that the issue isn't consistent or continuing.
Which drive do you recommend? I like the Seagates but they still seem to give off a bit of heat (49 degrees on TH's charts). Comments?