Well, yea, the 1TB Black is quite hot on my side especially with the poor airflow on my case. And for comparison, my 1TB Green is way cooler than the 1TB Black

Guys,

I have a problem here. I had a couple of HDDs, mainly a 1TB Caviar Black used as the main OS, with a couple of 500GB Caviar Green. Most of them are full with data and when i try to access the Caviar Greens, it somehow chocked a while. I mean, there is a lag when i tried to access the HDD for the first time.

Is that usual with 5400rpm HDDs? I am asking this because i was about to purchase a new HDD, and had been looking at those 1.5TB ones but they came with 5400rpm. I really do not wish to purchase the 1.5TB only for it to slow down data access.

How much would they cost roughly and how do we determine that it is F3 or not? Any labels on it that confirms it is F3?

People are selling in Garage Sales at about RM330+, if i remember correctly, for the WD 1.5TB and that looks like a great deal for me who are plainly looking for storage options. But considering what i have now, i really don't mind paying slightly extra if the Caviar Green is indeed, this slow. It hangs almost all the time when i try to access it but once a folder is opened, its fine.

Edited : Saw the information from Monster Hunter G for the F3 labels. Thanks. How about for 1.5TB?

This post has been edited by akachester: Mar 4 2010, 02:26 PM

How much would the F3 1.5TB cost nowadays? I am seeing the F2 EcoGreen going for about RM330+. And is EcoGreen slower than the F3 even at the same 5400rpm?

Using the usual Plug & Play USB feature. No software installed. Occasional slight lag when accessing the HDD during its idling time but running well without any problem

Why cant it? It comes with USB and Plug & Play features. Most of the time, the software bundled would allow you to do certain extra features like one touch backup or faster transfer speed etc but on the MyBook, i dont think i need to install the software


LOL..! Making me feel i wanna destroy my MyBook

Well, if its something as important as that, i wouldnt put my trust into a single HDD I would make a backup, either in another HDD or burn them into a DVD as a permanent storage

If its really faulty, aka your content already not retrievable etc, then there is no point in not accepting a warranty. If mine is faulty and content inside are very important, its either i find someone to retrieve it for me, or i forget about it and move on. In the end, i wouldnt mind receiving a brand new 1TB, not to mention, a 2TB in exchange

Its still better than not having any backups at all