1 or 1.5 or 2TB hard disk suggestions

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Hello,
I'm planning to buy a hard disk for storing movies primarily. I want either a 1 or 1.5 or 2TB hard disk. But I'm not sure which ones are good to buy and what the prices are. Based on the reviews on some sites I had planned to buy a Segate Barracuda 7200.12 1 TB. But its not available anyways, so thats why I'm looking for some alternatives.
I've also heard about some models crashing a lot, so could you please tell me which ones are those...
I hope you can help me with this problem.
Thanks a lot.

Check Western Digital Caviar Black series 2Tb Drives. Price is around 7k and lot faster than 7200.12 and Western Digital Caviar Blue.

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Wow 2 TB only for 7 k? Thats quite good. But I sure hope its reliable and stuff. I don't want it crashing on me in a few months...

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damn, now m raring to buy 2TB drive.
if it crashes u can get it RMAed, no second thoughts :lol:

guys. Sorry for the type. It's 1Tb for 7k.

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When u buy external Harddisk,always prefer "eSATA" compliant even if it looks bit pricey,

It makes real difference,USB<Firewire<<<eSATA.

^^
agreed, but not all mobo's hv e-SATA port so its better to hv Firewire as the bare minimum (if not eSATA)

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varun,
I own a caviar black 1TB myself. Its unimaginably fast. if you are looking for a high speed drive then please go for caviar black. I easily get real time copy of over 80 mbps on vista between drives. if you are looking for just a storage space this might not be needed.
pros:
1. fast
2. Really fast
3. Really really fast
cons:
1. generates a lot of heat.
2. can be really noisy.
3. cost.

let me know if you want to know anything more about this.

popularbhaskar

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Desiibond, instead of telling "sorry" - edit that post mate. I lost my breath for a sec there...

And recommendation for OP - seagate 7200.11 - 1TB (4.5K) (www.deltapage.com).
BTW, I'm a Western Digital Fan - WD ROCKS!

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emmarbee.. i join you in lost my breathe group. i bot myself a 1TB caviar Black recently for around 7k. i really enjoy the roaring speed it gives up. The disk throughput was unmatchable with any of my harddisk pool.

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emmarbee said:
Desiibond, instead of telling "sorry" - edit that post mate. I lost my breath for a sec there...

And recommendation for OP - seagate 7200.11 - 1TB (4.5K) (www.deltapage.com).
BTW, I'm a Western Digital Fan - WD ROCKS!

^^ buddy.. . its 7200.12 for 4.5k ... just bought that on 2/7 ...

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Okay update time guys. I've just bought the Western Digital Caviar Black 2 TB Hard Disk for............. a whooping Rs. 13k! People all around me are cursing me about my purchase decision, but what the heck. This hard disk will surely go a long with with all the HD content coming in.

I want to seriously thank all of you for taking the time to help me out. Keep up the amazing work. You guys seriously rock!

abhadi said:
^^ buddy.. . its 7200.12 for 4.5k ... just bought that on 2/7 ...

Wow! 4.5K for a 32mb Buffer 7200RPM 1TB HDD ? Any idea how reliable is it ? When you buy a 1TB HDD, you normally store a LOT of data in it. I expect to rest in peace atleast for 5 years without worrying about my HDD dying.

@gautam, don't scare him.

@Varun, congrats. That is an awesome purchase.

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guys the Western Digital SATA II 1 Terabyte (32 MB Buffer) comes only in Caviar Black right?
and is that the one listed for 4.5k in ITwares?

and black edition usually costs 40% more atleast.

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oh so then its the GREEN one!

tnx

Varunnagwekar said:
Okay update time guys. I've just bought the Western Digital Caviar Black 2 TB Hard Disk for............. a whooping Rs. 13k! People all around me are cursing me about my purchase decision, but what the heck. This hard disk will surely go a long with with all the HD content coming in.

I want to seriously thank all of you for taking the time to help me out. Keep up the amazing work. You guys seriously rock!

I am curious. From where you've purchased it? Its not even released.

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Ya it is released! You can find it at theitwares for Rs. 12,500!

*www.theitwares.com/hdd/hdd.htm

hell_storm2006 said:
Ya it is released! You can find it at theitwares for Rs. 12,500!

*www.theitwares.com/hdd/hdd.htm

That might be WD Cavier Green. There is no information of WD Cavier Black 2 TB version in Western Digital Website and newegg.

According to latest information WD Cavier Black 2TB Version is yet to be released and it will have 64MB Buffer

*www.theregister.co.uk/2009/06/22/wd_2tb_caviar_black/
*www.hardmac.com/news/2009/06/23/wd-caviar-black-2-tb-at-7200-rpm-soon-in-shops
*www.techpowerup.com/index.php?97412

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Ya. That could be possible! But its just to say 2TB's are in the market.

WD 2 Tb Model available in the mkt is CAVIAR GREEN. Its available for 12k which is too much IMO. if you eally wish to go for 2 tb drive then better buy 2x1TB drive that would save you 3k straight ways...I think Caviar green would be the ideal choice..it consumes less power and its quite fast too...I'm using it for 3-4 months and i'm fully satisfied with its performance.