even WD 640GB cant beat dat seagate ka??

640GB is just the capacity, not the performance :-\

guys i'm looking for external hardisk to backup my photos...any suggestion..if possible got ext hdd below RM150?afraid to lost my precious moment fo the second time..thanks in advance.If possible can direct me the places that sell gd quality hdd.

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i means performance la abang...
u said seagate wan is faster...

Yeah, it is. Doesn't that answer your question?

Any ppl know where to but the samsung F1 hdd ??

i need u elaborate...

http://forum.lowyat.net/index.php?showtopi...post&p=20579670

In reality , you hardly felt the increase the performance.unless you transfer ahem stuff 24/7.

dude...that one is comparing all the 500GB drives la.....

people are comparing the 500GB 7200.11 vs the WD 640GB...



anyway...to compare... quoted from V1

and my own WD640GB (HD Tach Long test)



and HD Tach Short Test



as u see...not much difference...

and when i bought the WD640GB it was actually RM2 CHEAPER than the Seagate 500GB 7200.11

thanks Madman...
seem i need to use bigger font next time for all forumers to see clearly...

Aside from the capacity, the specs are the same and thus it can be a guideline.

He asked for performance, I gave an answer based on what I know. I never said it was a definite answer, hence the word should.

Agreed that the difference is not much; but if you transfer huge amount of data, it should be noticeable.

This post has been edited by Crazy.SoT.Gila: Oct 17 2008, 06:45 PM

You're looking for 2"5 or 3"5?
Take your pick, these are non-cap ayam hdd + enclosure.

Pricelist from Viewnet. (They almost always have the lowest prices)

Your budget is too low. (unless you don't mind buying a pre-owned hdd.)

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This post has been edited by cannavaro: Oct 18 2008, 03:58 AM

is wd 640gb still good to grab?

look at madman post...
sure can give somtng...

wd 640aaks is a two platter hdd, which means 320+320gb and its a perpendicular drive...compared to seagate, its only single platter hdd with larger cache...larger cache only comes in play when u copy a really large file for a long time...or geting higher burst speed...i wudnt say review right or wrong at all time, but judging my experience, after tested 2 units, i can feel a slightly beter performance for the wd when installing games...

..so western digital 1.0Tb is double platter drive?

i duno,..i juz read up this for my personal drive..well..u can alwiz sak pak google..there are certain drives by samsung i gues, ad 3 platters

Heads up... grab your WD640GB HDD from ALL IT now for a batshit crazy price of RM230! I've never seen it drop this low before.

Their MyBook series are also rather cheap compared to other stores, especially the 500GB Home Edition (USB2.0) - RM299.

Didn't expect them to beat Viewnet's pricelist.

(for today at least)

dats a good price for a huge HDD...
want to buy one oso...