All About Harddisk Thread V3, Discussion for Good Harddisk
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 Nov 6 2010, 03:15 PM
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QUOTE(Racerx @ Nov 6 2010, 02:54 PM) not much of a difference,besides,you're still bottlenecked by the USB2.0 . wat do u mean bottleneck by 2.0 usb?is it cache got relation wit speed of transfer? how about sata III?is it de connector same wit sata II??  |
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Nov 7 2010, 02:03 AM
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Guys, i'm looking for a good, durable 500GB 2.5"
My budget is around RM200-250 and i'm looking at Buffalo's Shock Protection HDD.Do advise  |
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Nov 7 2010, 01:56 PM
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I have this hard disk sata 320GB i think. Dropped it and i think its a mechanical failure. Im thinking of transferring the disk to a new hard disk. Have anyone done it before?
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Nov 7 2010, 02:48 PM
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QUOTE(NightGaunt @ Nov 6 2010, 02:58 PM) actually i looking for an enclosure with esata+usb. currently i had one docking station with esata port. so will the cache size really matter? btw, can someone recommend an enclosure with esata? HornetTek Viper? But it is really not worth to have eSATA enclosure right now, with USB 3.0 is ready for prime time soonQUOTE(@skyhawk@ @ Nov 6 2010, 03:15 PM) wat do u mean bottleneck by 2.0 usb?is it cache got relation wit speed of transfer? Are you looking at external hard drive? Get the larger cache if possible, if you using for heavy dutyhow about sata III?is it de connector same wit sata II?? QUOTE(-kytz- @ Nov 7 2010, 02:03 AM) Guys, i'm looking for a good, durable 500GB 2.5" Transcend?My budget is around RM200-250 and i'm looking at Buffalo's Shock Protection HDD.Do advise QUOTE(man_hakim87 @ Nov 7 2010, 01:56 PM) I have this hard disk sata 320GB i think. Dropped it and i think its a mechanical failure. Im thinking of transferring the disk to a new hard disk. Have anyone done it before? Still manage to get the data? If not, it is pretty much a brick. Data recovery cause an arm and a leg. |
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Nov 8 2010, 10:30 AM
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276 posts Joined: Aug 2008 From: Port Klang, Kuala Lumpur
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No. When ever i switch it on, there a *click click* sound. I tried asking around. The price of recovering your HD data around rm800.
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Nov 8 2010, 11:26 AM
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QUOTE(NightGaunt @ Nov 6 2010, 01:44 PM) i need some recommendation. what 2.5 inch 500gb hard disk would best suited for use with external enclosure? i'm gonna used this mainly for BD/HD movie and video. Is 500GB going to be enough for what you're going to use it for?  You can easily get 1TB or more for around the same price. |
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Nov 8 2010, 05:46 PM
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QUOTE(jchue73 @ Nov 8 2010, 11:26 AM) Is 500GB going to be enough for what you're going to use it for? well, this is just like secondary hdd for easy access. You can easily get 1TB or more for around the same price. |
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Nov 8 2010, 10:47 PM
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hi guys, i need so advise on the hdd setup
im using an old sata Samsung 80GB hdd as my primary OS, and the games folder is installed in 500GB WD Caviar Green. ran some benchmark, and found out that the Samsung 80GB hdd half the performance of Caviar Green. yea, i know green is already slow, and this Samsung is half of that speed.  since games are installed in the Caviar, does replacing the old Samsung to a faster HDD (im thinkin WD Black) improves gaming performance? |
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Nov 8 2010, 11:18 PM
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i dont think that will help a lot, maybe help in windows loading time, and maybe slightly faster when it accesses some system files while you game, but the main thing is that your games are still in the caviar green. would be better if you move the games to the faster hdd.
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Nov 9 2010, 12:03 AM
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I need to decide between 500GB 2.5" ext HDD that is Transcend or Buffalo
 Both also have the shock resistant thingyThis post has been edited by -kytz-: Nov 9 2010, 12:03 AM |
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Nov 9 2010, 10:49 AM
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QUOTE(-kytz- @ Nov 9 2010, 12:03 AM) I need to decide between 500GB 2.5" ext HDD that is Transcend or Buffalo Buffalo *sounds* tough, take Buffalo then. Both also have the shock resistant thingy Saw Transcend is using Samsung hard disk inside, for the 320GB model.  |
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Nov 9 2010, 03:44 PM
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if both have almost the same features, maybe take the cheapest among the two?
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Nov 9 2010, 04:11 PM
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Just bought a 1 tera WD Black the other day, with 5 years warranty - sweet. Anyway, it runs hot! 54 celcius if continuous reading/writing in room temperature.
Almost same temperature as my 2 year old WD raptor. |
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Nov 9 2010, 04:50 PM
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QUOTE(kons @ Nov 9 2010, 04:11 PM) Just bought a 1 tera WD Black the other day, with 5 years warranty - sweet. Anyway, it runs hot! 54 celcius if continuous reading/writing in room temperature. woo, better cool it down.Almost same temperature as my 2 year old WD raptor. http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/hdd-re...lab,2681-3.html QUOTE Storelab notes that read/write head failure is somewhat characteristic for WD drives. Failures primarily occur as a result of physical impact or overheating (WD heads can be sensitive at temperatures above 45°C). |
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Nov 9 2010, 04:57 PM
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276 posts Joined: Aug 2008 From: Port Klang, Kuala Lumpur
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QUOTE(-kytz- @ Nov 9 2010, 12:03 AM) I need to decide between 500GB 2.5" ext HDD that is Transcend or Buffalo I would go for Buffalo. I bought it for my sis. Quite solid too. Both also have the shock resistant thingy |
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Nov 9 2010, 08:54 PM
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QUOTE(VT-Ten @ Nov 8 2010, 10:47 PM) hi guys, i need so advise on the hdd setup buy the hdd that hav bigger cache does help on loading things...like loading game...of course the speed would not be noticeable sometimes but it does help im using an old sata Samsung 80GB hdd as my primary OS, and the games folder is installed in 500GB WD Caviar Green. ran some benchmark, and found out that the Samsung 80GB hdd half the performance of Caviar Green. yea, i know green is already slow, and this Samsung is half of that speed. since games are installed in the Caviar, does replacing the old Samsung to a faster HDD (im thinkin WD Black) improves gaming performance?  |
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Nov 10 2010, 02:33 PM
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QUOTE(man_hakim87 @ Nov 9 2010, 04:57 PM) I would go for Buffalo. I bought it for my sis. Quite solid too. can giv link for the antishock buffalo? i got the transcend now.. may need another unit  |
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Nov 11 2010, 09:51 AM
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Hi, Is it possible to buy a hard disk jumper.........Got a old IDE Hard Drive I want to use......but all the jumpers...etc all lost alreadi.
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Nov 11 2010, 10:01 AM
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975 posts Joined: Aug 2007 From: Lokap Polis
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sorry for disturbing, does the 2tb spinpoint f4(7200 rpm)release yet?..man i need new hard disk. but also speed as well
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Nov 11 2010, 10:37 AM
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QUOTE(zerorating @ Nov 11 2010, 10:01 AM) sorry for disturbing, does the 2tb spinpoint f4(7200 rpm)release yet?..man i need new hard disk. but also speed as well max size is 320GB |
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