7200.12 memory cache is base on how big is the HDD
250gb = 8mb cache
500gb = 16mb cache
750gb = 32mb cache
1000gb = 32mb cache

that's what i saw on some certain website info.
but i was hoping to see higher memory cache like... 1000gb for 64mb cache WTF LOL. just joking xD

http://forums.techarp.com/general-hardware...-cache-hdd.html

oh, thanks alot for the link, but i was just mentioning about 7200.12 barracuda, 750gb and 1000gb has 32mb cache.

7200.12 average write speed improved, but in turn of CPU utilization? http://en.expreview.com/2009/01/07/review-...rd-drive.html/3

This post has been edited by mitodna: Feb 2 2009, 11:48 AM

Does harddisk even get overheated? Especially notebook harddisk as people use their laptop for Bittorrent

between seagate freeagent go and WD passport essential, what you guys recommend more??
in term of reliability and speed

both are good actually .. it really depends on your preference .. which of the design u like most ..

i like maxtor one touch 4 mini..
bought 4 of them...fast and cool...

Are you sure bro? I am using one now, 150gb. IMO I don't think it's fast. It perform more or less like a thumb drive speed only. I am very pissed with the original built in software as it is formatted as NTFS and only recognize by PC. When I plug in iMac, I am require to use the .dmg installer which I did and upon installing, everything seems fine but in MAC only! It's undetectable again when I switch back to PC!

The solution is to manually format it in MAC using the MAC disk utility making sure that it's formatted as FAT then only I can plug and play on both PC and MAC

it work flawlessly with me...
no hassle or anythg...
just plug and play...
mine is 250GB...

How's the transfer rate? Is it fast?

for me it was blazing...
i transfer a lot of vids and pics...and iso file oso and no hassle...
now edy pack...will burn it and use it all over again...
and i noticed that my maxtor did not get infected by any viruses wor..

why don't u just get the ntfs-3g kext for iMac to enable native read/write to NTFS partitions? OSX86 comes with that out of the box, lol.

My gf has a Freeagent GO. The design is really awesome. Hers is white with a bright white pulsing LED. Looks gorgeous.

The WD Essential looks much less appealing, and squarish. Not sure if they have updated the design or not.

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Added on February 4, 2009, 10:40 amwhy don't u just get the ntfs-3g kext for iMac to enable native read/write to NTFS partitions? OSX86 comes with that out of the box, lol.

My gf has a Freeagent GO. The design is really awesome. Hers is white with a bright white pulsing LED. Looks gorgeous.

The WD Essential looks much less appealing, and squarish. Not sure if they have updated the design or not.

This post has been edited by reign226: Feb 4 2009, 10:40 AM

Where to get ntfs-3g kext?

nope... recently seagate have prob with the new hdd
die without any early warning... even 1 day use can die oso

but nid to see u lucky or not lol

bout 30% that been sell return back... c u lucky o not

but got 70% of ppl is lucky

Wit that kind of result, seagate surely lose to wd ler.

heard from my colleague tat samsung uses economical materials to produce their hdd, while seagate n wd uses good quality ones...so it is advisable to get seagate n wd hdd if possible...is this true?