super macgyver & coolblade,

Thanks for all your comments and suggestions. I will try to find some other good memory to try it out. Will post some feedbacks once I try them. Thanks again.

Seagate Notebook HDD got 5years warranty or not?

yes, it is 5yr warty, but wonder y they now dun want to show in their price list the wrty period tis yr.

Hi,

I wonder where to get the Hitachi HDD (IBM). Seagate compares to Hitachi HDD, which one better??

Thanks.

how bout WD　ＲＡＰＴＯＲ　X?

I am using Raptor, highly recommend. Don't know what comment from other user.

only startec is selling it now.

Before this i use Maxtor 40GB PATA for three years already and no problem at all. You must also need to take care of the temperature or ram timing also.

If you all exciting to get raid setting, yes go on, the performance is great but in real application or real world its not worth to make raid. Ok to explain why go to this link Do you really need raid?

Now i like to get the HItachi one. This drive also great perfromance actually. The most important is the lowest seek time compare to all drives. I'm using sinle 250GB Hitachi Deskstar, in benchmark its average but in real app benchies, this is the better one.

I think W.D and seagate is equaly good in trem of spining life and inovation but i definately go 4 seagate cos 5 yrs warranty.. superb after sales service.. just need sent to summit P.J... i heard that they only take less than 1 week for RMA. latter i put that web site to share with u guys.


here u go
http://www.mytechforum.net/forum/index.php?topic=75.0

*currently using seagate barracuda 160GB*

This post has been edited by yehlai: Aug 16 2006, 11:32 PM

oh ya guys.. im sure many of u are using portable hdd now (2.5" or 3.5") can share some tips how to avoid damage to portable hdd cos i always bring it outstation lolzz

get a good mobile hdd case. with anti shock bumpers. i've never had a hdd die on me. since 8 years ago. now got new 80gb samsung sata, 2 year old 80gb maxtor, 4 year old seagate 40gb, dunno how old seagate 20gb, and 8 year old 10gb seagate. if ur using a 3.5" it is more sensitive to movement compared to 2.5". this month issue hardwaremagazine hitachi deskstar got good reviews, better than most hdds in terms of performance, only lose out to WD raptor. pcmark05 5800 marks. dunno about other hdd scores though.

How about the warranty? send to who? how much u bought it?

i just bought a segate 160 pata too 2 week ago from lowyat.

remember to safe remove in windows, dun drop it.

I just bought a new Samsung 400GB drive [PATA] today and it's quite quiet I must say. And together I bought an enclosure to support it as my primary use will be for storage.

wow 400gb. how much did it cost?

why not 'save to remove hardware' from window will damage HDD ??
sometimes the system is busy so i cant 'save remove' it and just pull udd usb out.. many time ledi..

This post has been edited by yehlai: Aug 19 2006, 09:24 PM

For the drive [hard disk] alone is RM490 and with the enclosure, it costs RM580. I hope this new drive can last for quite some time as I am running out of hard disk space quite fast using my previous hard drive.

raid is super troublesome la... not everyone can make it work easily... and the performance really not much difference if not doing a lot of multitasking like 3d graphic processing.. RAID 0 some more is danger ler.. one hard disk spoilt data on another also boom! no more... I would go for a hard disk with sata2 setting lo.. i read in a few mag saying samsung spinpoint series is good wo performance not really top notch but also no.2 or 3 like that compared to fast harddisk like raptor, hitachi, maxtor diamondmax11 etc.... dono real or not.. so cheap some more.. any user of that here? hitachi deckstar also seems quite good.. the samsung one got one thing confirm.. the samsung one i think is p120.. maybe old liao.. not sure. the cache only 8mb..

u can go for raid 1+0

not all mobo supports it, you need to get a sata controller card for this to work though

hello guys....

i owned a Maxtor 160GB hdd(sata)....it work as a external hdd(slave) ad keep it nicely into a vantec ext. hdd. case....so far so good...no problem at all.....until today...i switch on the power on the plug....and i smeel some odd smell....something like scorched food.....i thought there's somebody cooking.....never bother about that....out of my mind...my com can't recognize my hdd anymore.....i take a look on the ext hdd case.....it's like never been activated....no LED lid on.....take out the hdd and check it.....one of a chip on the back had burned....obviously burned......it's not even enough half year.....brought it from my home town and currently at malacca......i still got the receipt stated 3 years warranty given......wanna ask u guys whether the warranty do cover burned hdd or not? i should bring back to the place where i bought it or just send it to my nearest com. service centre?

Thanks.

This post has been edited by Criptonox89: Aug 24 2006, 03:24 PM