2.5" Hard Disk Drives Roundup

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Very interesting article... it´s a surprise how the Seagate guets better
results than a bigger Thosiba with twice the buffer size...

http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/s [...] undup.html

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Yes... I wanted to buy the 40GNX, but Hitachi has replace it with the 5K80.
I want to see some benchmarks of this unit first...


"John" <jeshoemaker@aol.comNOSPAM> escribió en el mensaje
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> >Very interesting article... it´s a surprise how the Seagate guets better
> >results than a bigger Thosiba with twice the buffer size...
> >
> >http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/storage/print/25-inch-roundup.html
>
> Though dated, also checkout:
>
> http://www.barefeats.com/fire30.html
>
> Regards ... John

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I used to think like you... for me was very important the long life of the
drive... But in my personal experience, now, I think that it´s just a
question of luck. I have had try all brands of hard drives for desktops...
No matter what the people or the magazines say... I have "bad" brands of
drives that are still working after 5-7 years, and I have had very good
drives that failed in two months... The laptop that I have right now has a
Travelstar, and had to get a raplecement after 4 months...

Maybe I´m wrong, but it´s my personal expirence...


"EM" <1@1.1> escribió en el mensaje
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> Virkon wrote:
> > Very interesting article... it´s a surprise how the Seagate guets better
> > results than a bigger Thosiba with twice the buffer size...
> >
> > http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/s [...] undup.html
> >
> >
>
> There's more than buffer size to determine how "fast" a drive will be.
> Perhaps the most important factors being spindle RPM and areal density.
>
> Anyway... I like "speed" as much as the next guy, but what interests me
> the most is how drives perform in the long run (i.e. the RELIABILITY).
>
> What's the point in having a hi-speed (i.e. hi-RPM) drive that runs hot
> (not to mention being a bigger load on a battery) if it means (in all
> likelihood) a higher risk of hardware failure?
>
> I'm not saying that's the case with the new Seagates, but personally, I
> *ALWAYS* go with the manufacturer with the proven reliability record.
> Speed be damned.
>
> That's why I'll *NEVER* buy [desktop] drives from WD. Nor will I "try" a
> fast Seagate (or any other "hot drive" ) for the sake of speed
> alone--unless it's garnered a good-enough reliability record for itself.
>

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"Virkon" <santiagozx@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> Very interesting article... it´s a surprise how the Seagate guets better
> results than a bigger Thosiba with twice the buffer size...
>
> http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/s [...] undup.html
>


Don't take this article seriously.



dk

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Dan Koren wrote:
> "EM" <1@1.1> wrote in message
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>>Virkon wrote:
>>
>>All that being said, perhaps the best way to go if you want reliability
>>and performance--in DESKTOP drives--is to get a SCSI model. SCSI's cost
>>more not because of the SCSI interface, but because they're designed
>>with higher-spec components, meant for constant 24/7 (i.e. server) use.
>>
>
>
> But that ignores the fact that most
> desktop PC's these days do not have
> SCSI out of the box.

> One would need
> to also add a SCSI controller, etc..

Obviously.

The one--and only--advantage ATAPI/IDE has over SCSI is [initial] cost.
But if long-term reliability is of prime concern, SCSI's added cost is
definitely worth it, IMO.


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