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1 TB HDD Suggestion

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realdan Original post #1
Aug 21, 2009 at 2:08 PM
Hey guys and gals...

i am looking for a 1TB HDD
Not quite in touch with current hardware, so if anyone has recently bought a 1TB HDD or has been using it for sometime, Suggest which one is the one i should go for..

thanks
desiibond
desiibond #2
Aug 21, 2009 at 2:16 PM
If you have 6.5k, go for Western Digital Caviar Black 1Tb HDD. This one's superfast but only available at a high price

option 2: Go for WD caviar green or seagate 7200.12 1Tb HDD for 4.5k

option 3: Go for two 500Gb Seagate/WD HDDs, each one 2.7k. This one reduces the risk of data loss. After all 1Tb is lot of data.
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realdan #3
Aug 21, 2009 at 4:08 PM
thanks for the info..

looks like option 2 seemed to be better in my case.. dont want to have too many harddisk connected..already have one other 250gb one...
ravi_9793
ravi_9793 #4
Aug 21, 2009 at 4:50 PM
few days ago, I bought WD 1 TB green for Rs. 4500/- (Negru place, Delhi)
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Aman31 #5
Aug 23, 2009 at 1:50 PM
go for wd 1tb black
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green is also gud 32 mb
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wd 1tb green is also gud 32 mb
Vensanga
Vensanga #6
Aug 23, 2009 at 9:44 PM
Go for WD 1 Tb green and which one are you gonna use for back up and for the system??
fatalcore
fatalcore #7
Aug 23, 2009 at 10:09 PM
desiibond said:
If you have 6.5k, go for Western Digital Caviar Black 1Tb HDD. This one's superfast but only available at a high price

option 2: Go for WD caviar green or seagate 7200.12 1Tb HDD for 4.5k

option 3: Go for two 500Gb Seagate/WD HDDs, each one 2.7k. This one reduces the risk of data loss. After all 1Tb is lot of data.
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Hi dessibond,
what do u mean my data loss,if u can explain in details it would be very helpfull.I am using 2X500GB, if i increase 1 TB more will it affect my pc's performance? or should i buy a 500GB Seagate external?
regards,
fatalcore
desiibond
desiibond #8
Aug 23, 2009 at 10:14 PM
@fatalcore, these days, HDD failure rate has increase and that is why I thought it's better to have two 500Gb HDDs as losing 1Tb of data due to crash will be unimaginable.
fatalcore
fatalcore #9
Aug 23, 2009 at 10:22 PM
thanks a lot dessibond,
as WD is ur recomendation, then can u kindly suggest 500GB HDD which is stable in terms of performance and money?The Green,Blue and black is confusing in WD website also.I use My Pc for gaming and watching HD Movies.
regards,
Fatalcore.
desiibond
desiibond #10
Aug 24, 2009 at 8:00 AM
Blue: The mainstream 7200rpm HDD
green: power saving features like stop HDD when not in use etc
black: extreme performance for desktops. this one starts at 1Tb and costs 6.5k but is twice as fast as regular HDDs.