Got a 160GB samsung and 2x 320gb seagate, gotta say that Samsung produce the best hdd around , silent and fast

Seagate is good too with the 5 year warranty.

I have bad experience with Maxtor , WD nv use before

how long you had using this hdd?
from the statement you mentioned...
not sure whether will gain bad sectors later...

but this is good, later you can bring us the
info regard reliability of samsung hdd...

samsung hdd user, report your hdd condition
whether got SMART or bad sector!!

i pray the hdd errors will not happen on you guys out there...

* touch wood!!

This post has been edited by victorboy: Nov 28 2006, 04:08 AM

Yes, I am using 12 cm cooling fan standard.

I am looking forward to benchmark the Hitachi HDD by using HDTach. Do u guy have other testing recommendation?

yea, the shop (AllIT) keep recommending me samsung hdd... they say samsung is the oni company to use liquid bearing (lastest today) or sumthing like tat? it's quiet, fast and more reliable!

but it'a a lil too pricey for me... hehe... rm30 more than hitachi's...
one more thing, samsung is made in KOREA! hitachi made in thailand nia...

My Seagate 200GB PATA only at 40C during the hot weather, it have a hard disk cooler and there are 2 80mm faulty psu fan blowing thru the hard disk. The 2 80mm fan is as intake fan. My WD 120GB PATA only at 38C during hot weather.

On normal day, both hard disk temp is around 31C-35C. During raining day, the temp mostly around 30C-34C.

Of course above temp will be vary from time to time depending on the weather, air circulation in my PC, air circulation in my room and other factor which will affect the temp.

If I can get other powerful fan as intake, I think the temp will be even lower...

my fren and I looking for harddisk. Planning to buy 2.5" harddisk

Which bran all of u recommend? Seagate or Western Digital?
i want to use it as external....any recommend for good casing....

Thanks

i live near the WD factory in sg way. can i send my WD hdd straight to there for RMA?

not sure whether they will entertain us or not...
because it is a factory and not a sales office...

maybe you can give it a call,
i never RMA to WD,
so troublesome and no further info regard RMA..

previous page got forumer report hitachi hdd is more faster than others.

Personally I like WD and has them with 2x80Gb Pata, 3x80Gb Sata2 and 1x250Gb Sata2. Both temp at 32-40C with Smart Enable. Samsung and Hitachi is good also as it has same performance like WD but hate Maxtor (produces more heat even at outside case) and Seagate (had experienced with it and has worst performance). no offence dude..

I had four Seagate PATA HDDs failed on me prematurely, the fifth one was from my XBOX console. I had better luck with WD PATA & SATA HDDs, they lasted around 3-4 years. Up to my expectations to be honest.

I'm not curious to try out Hitachi's SATA HDDs, everywhere is selling them now, it must be good I guess.

I like WD also. Feel that it more stable..... Most of my frens who had HD problem is from Maxtor.... haha

Recently, samsung HD is quite popular welcome. but i never use it b4..

Yes, WD is more indeed more reliable but for speed benchmarks, WD losses out to Maxtor but a little, however, that's not an issue since I want a long lasting HDD, not one that kongs after a year or two.

Hi ! I plan to buy 80GB notebook hd for backup purpose.
What brand good ? Shud I buy normal casing or good one ?
Btw, my pc only support USB 1.1, if I install PCI USB2.0 card, will it be faster, same speed with original USB2.0 ?
Pls comment

for me.. i use samsung hdd before. i can say it is a good hdd.
now change to wd coz hard to get samsung in lyn.
got bad experience with maxtor.

No offence but whenever I asked for a Samsung hardisk, the shops will tell me not to buy it because Samsung is not famous for making a hardisk, this and that. I wonder why they said that, profit margins not that good?

wat size is ur hdd? which yr u bought them?

i think just beco they dunhave, so they criticise samsung hdd.

my one also like that. you have to put cooling fan to make the temp drop. if not..

em, using 2x80GB sata WD HDD, still good until and it one year already...got no problem at all..

got my friend using maxtor hdd, just a few month bring a lot of problem already...

got any software to test the HDD performance?

reporting... my pata wd 80gb slowly being corrupted..become worst due to this 2 weeks.. use it near 2 years.. although have warranty, can claim new.. but kinda upset..

This post has been edited by takezo88: Dec 10 2006, 12:01 AM