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All About Harddisk Thread V2, Discussion for Good Harddisk
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xelnamikaze
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 Dec 30 2008, 09:58 PM
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QUOTE(isAb3lle @ Dec 10 2008, 01:02 AM) WD Scorpio® Blue™ WD5000BEVT 500 GB, 3 Gb/s, 8 MB Cache, 5400 RPM http://www.wdc.com/en/products/products.asp?driveid=506how much does this cost in lowyat? and is it worth buying? whats with your font ? and duhh  its is worth buying if you feel that you need it ~ This post has been edited by xelnamikaze: Dec 30 2008, 09:59 PM |
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xelnamikaze
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Jan 1 2009, 10:58 AM
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QUOTE(snoopyguy @ Dec 31 2008, 11:31 PM) i tot the WD caviar green edition is slower than seagate 32mb... unless u go for WD caviar black~~ with 5 yrs warranty WD Caviar Green has 32mb Buffer too. |
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xelnamikaze
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Jan 3 2009, 01:15 PM
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QUOTE(tech_frix @ Jan 3 2009, 02:04 PM) dats y i wonder what so great bout the black series? is it faster?? same 16mb?? 32mb is faster than 16mb because of the cache buffer .. |
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xelnamikaze
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Jan 4 2009, 02:54 PM
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when is WD VelicoRaptor 10k RPM 300GB going to drop price ah?
i want it so badly ...
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xelnamikaze
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Jan 7 2009, 12:03 AM
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QUOTE(tech_frix @ Jan 6 2009, 03:25 PM) nope...but u can see other shop selling 750GB more than RM300... so how come sri can sell RM250...  their price not updated simultaneously? |
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xelnamikaze
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Jan 7 2009, 09:01 PM
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QUOTE(xenon_aniki @ Jan 7 2009, 08:27 PM) it always like that. When the company cannot sustain increase in operational cost, it simply fire their worker. Wether u r hordworking or not.My fren is one of them :sad: "When the company cannot sustain increase in operational cost, it simply fire their worker." ? it is not the company cannot sustain increase in operational cost .. and since when the operational cost increased? its the economy and people will be slowing down on buying WD products .. |
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xelnamikaze
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Jan 10 2009, 12:06 AM
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QUOTE(Irzani @ Jan 9 2009, 07:48 PM) It generate less heat than Seagate but more noisy than Seagate model .. where did I read the review ..  u forget where u read the review? |
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xelnamikaze
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Jan 13 2009, 05:21 PM
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QUOTE(matyrze @ Jan 13 2009, 03:18 PM) Guys, I've heard that overclocking will harm the hard disk in some ways. Is there any tips to reduce the risk? ermm .. does it ? maybe this thread will help you out .. http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/164712what i do is mirror my hdd so that it has real time backup . |
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xelnamikaze
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Jan 13 2009, 05:38 PM
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QUOTE(ericpires @ Jan 13 2009, 06:28 PM) u mirror the hdd... if hdd fail.. the whole thing also gone rite? 2 hdd leh .. 1 fail 1 will survive .. if 2 fail then 2 dies .. |
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xelnamikaze
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Jan 16 2009, 01:08 PM
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QUOTE(Sib @ Jan 16 2009, 01:18 PM) yo guys, regarding the Seagate HDD issues, mine is the 1 wif SD15 firmware...  i'm planning to buy WD 640GB, is the performance on par wif Seagate's Barracuda?  hope u guys can point me into the right direction, thx  as long as its cache is the same .. then yes .. i might be wrong .. but what i know is Seagate is having a problem at the current moment .. so if you're wise, do what you need to do |
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xelnamikaze
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Jan 17 2009, 01:01 PM
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@TerTop please give a results since lots of people don't know how to read a chart |
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xelnamikaze
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Jan 28 2009, 05:08 PM
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WD Caviar Green 2TB
how much does it cost now huh ?
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xelnamikaze
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Jan 29 2009, 09:37 PM
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QUOTE(ar188 @ Jan 29 2009, 08:12 PM) hmm.. blue WD is only until 750GB.. no wonder blue WD priced same as green 1TB.. (someone mention earlier, blue and green same price) cos not the same capacity.. you mean Green is slightly costlier compared to the Blue one ? |
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xelnamikaze
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Jan 31 2009, 11:08 PM
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QUOTE(Irishcoffee @ Jan 31 2009, 09:18 PM) this is the reason i go for seagate wd green is juz too slow for me now hunting for 1tb 7200.12 hope no more firmware prob lol .. 7200.12 huhh.. please give us a review later .. we are all too scared to touch Seagate .. |
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xelnamikaze
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Feb 1 2009, 12:24 AM
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QUOTE(Irishcoffee @ Feb 1 2009, 01:17 AM) no 1 scare u its juz "u scare yourself" i believe seagate not an idiot that will mistake for twice  people will learn frm mistake haha .. maybe i should give Seagate another chance .. well everybody needs to give them another chance .. lets wait for 7200.12 then  This post has been edited by xelnamikaze: Feb 1 2009, 12:24 AM |
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xelnamikaze
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Feb 1 2009, 09:29 PM
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QUOTE(mitodna @ Feb 1 2009, 09:30 PM) Just got 7200.12 500gb, been loyal to Seagate since 7200.7, had .7, .8, .9. , .10, .11, now .12, yeah, nice, by the way, saw WD 500GB IDE, forgot the price, please do inform us if 7200.12 has any problems .. :thanks: |
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xelnamikaze
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Feb 1 2009, 09:40 PM
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QUOTE(ar188 @ Feb 1 2009, 10:37 PM) any price on 7200.12 1TBs? same as the 7200.11 |
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xelnamikaze
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Feb 2 2009, 10:42 PM
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QUOTE(Togepy @ Feb 2 2009, 05:15 PM) 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 ..  |
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xelnamikaze
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Feb 5 2009, 01:00 AM
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QUOTE(super macgyver @ Feb 5 2009, 12:29 AM) Wit that kind of result, seagate surely lose to wd ler. then again .. lets us see what happens when 7200.12 is being used .. still waiting for 1st person to have "unlucky" 7200.12 |
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xelnamikaze
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Feb 7 2009, 10:21 PM
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wow .. my "curse" have not been lifted away ..
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