1 TB or more Internal HDD

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I download lot of stuff from torrents.
External HDD arent reliable, so suggest a good solid 1TB and 2TB internal Hdd for mass storage.

Look for caviar Blue 1TB @ 5.4k.
LINK :-D

If you are collecting movies and similar large sized files, go for a 2TB.
Western Digital Green 2TB : 7,050.00
Seagate 2TB Green : 7,221.00

External HDD arent reliable --> Why ???

coz i prefer the opposite and rely on External HDD for backups.

rickson23 said:
External HDD arent reliable, so suggest a good solid 1TB and 2TB internal Hdd for mass storage.

Who said that?? Theoretically USB powered external HDDs are more reliable than internal HDDs due to the lower power on time.

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My friends have lost data on many externals.. Even my external wd passport 3yrs 500gb is very slow now.. I haven't had any problem with internal samsung for 5yrs now

Ah kill the quarrel & get WD green 2 TB

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Theoretically USB powered external HDDs are more reliable than internal HDDs due to the lower power on time.

not exactly correct.more than power on time it is the starting up of conventional hdd's(rotating platters & other moving parts) which is a bigger factor in wearing down of components.in fact some ppl think that 1 cycle of powering up & down of hdd can be compared to same wearing due to continuous running of ~8 hours.many prefer to let hdd's run continuously rather than turning them on/off more than 2 times in a day.also external hdd's are more prone to damage because of their natural handling compared to internal hdd which sit quietly inside cabinet.

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So WD GREEN 2TB IS IT? My computer remains ON fpr long periods.
How much warranty on this product?
WD Service is better in my remote place too

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seagate 2tb 5900rpm drive is faster & has more positive reviews than WD 2tb 5400rpm drive but has 1yr warranty while WD has 2yrs.it all comes down to your luck & also sometimes more than the drive it is data which is more important.so a drive with 1 yr warranty which works well for 3 yrs is better than a drive with 2yrs warranty which fails after 1.5yrs because data is lost even if the drive is replaced.

My vote goes to WD 2TB green here.

price/GB wise go for 2 TB drives

Buy either of WD 2 TB Green or Seagate 2 TB 5900 RPM HDD, both are almost the same , you can get the WD since it gives 2 Years warranty , but i just bought a Seagate , did not think about it so much.

I too download a LOT of Stuff , + i upload almost all the time at 10MB/s in my local network , the HDDs are running quite well . However i feel you should limit the number of simultaneous reads the HDD is having to make , that is , don't seed too many torrents at once , the read head has to move repeatedly then and it wears down the HDD faster. I seed a few torrents at a time , and have only 2 slots open in DC++.

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What is price of it? Both seagate and wd?

rickson23 said:
What is price of it? Both seagate and wd?

Its already given above. Post 3

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So finally 1TB OR 2TB ?
WD OR SEAGATE ?
Buying within 3 days.

Get 2 TB if you have money and it is your personal choice of SEAGATE or WD . But I will go for SEAGATE .

R

Al mentioned have above how much rpm?

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from my earlier post:

seagate 2tb 5900rpm drive is faster & has more positive reviews than WD 2tb 5400rpm drive but has 1yr warranty while WD has 2yrs.

rickson23 said:
Al mentioned have above how much rpm?

RPM doesn't matter specially when you are using these drives as storage drive.

R

Hey guys please note that i'll run applications and windows on the same drive, not just for storage. What rpm should i choose?
Or should i get a separate drive with higher rpm along with 2tb drive?.. Budget is a problem bcz additional high rpm drive may cost 5k more. Also no plans for SSD now.

I'm buying within 3hrs..please solve my query thanku

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for normal day-2-day usage applications difference between 5400rpm & 5900rpm is not noticeable for most users.if budget is a problem then buy 1 drive only but make sure not to be adventurous when using such a large disk as both windows & storage drive.meaning do not play with partition softwares/windows inbuilt manager/similar softwares modifying partition size etc after windows is installed & you start using your drive.do all such things at the time of first install of windows only.my suggestion is make a C drive of 40gb & rest of the space in 2 drives.also install a good free antivirus like avast/avira immediately after installing windows.

whitestar_999 said:
for normal day-2-day usage applications difference between 5400rpm & 5900rpm is not noticeable for most users.

True, but usually they use such RPMs on green edition/low cost drives and with that there's higher response times and all compared to mainstream drives that are preferred to be used for OS.

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my desktop has a 7200rpm 250gb drive as the windows drive while laptop has the usual 5400rpm drive & as far as normal usage is concerned i don't see any noticeable difference.i don't play games or use heavy photo/video editing where hard disk speed matters but then i also don't count them in normal usage.

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Guys seagate 2TB 7200rpn it is for 6800..
Thanku digit... Thanku rest of you..
Please tel me how can i boot using this new blank drive?

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are you sure it is 7200rpm & not 5900rpm as in nehru place,delhi i have only seen 5900rpm drives with major shopkeepers & current price is ~6200?some shopkeepers even say it is 7200rpm because according to them if it is not 5400rpm then it is 7200rpm.better ask to actually look at the hard disk & see its model no. printed on the top along with firmware version(i always do this especially since even with same size there are different models which perform differently).

Random question : Is it true that 2TB drives are more prone to failure than 1TB ones?

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in general yes but there are other factors involved like which model/series/firmware version & above all LUCK.if LUCK is with you then all other factors lose their importance.there are people who swear that WD drives have never failed them in yrs & there are also ppl who say the same for seagate.

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whitestar_999 said:
are you sure it is 7200rpm & not 5900rpm as in nehru place,delhi i have only seen 5900rpm drives with major shopkeepers & current price is ~6200?some shopkeepers even say it is 7200rpm because according to them if it is not 5400rpm then it is 7200rpm.better ask to actually look at the hard disk & see its model no. printed on the top along with firmware version(i always do this especially since even with same size there are different models which perform differently).

Yes its printed 7200rpm...i bought it from delta peripherals chennai, the best in south india.. Chech their website for prices deltapage.com

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well in that case can you tell me what is the manufacturing date because it seems that there is a quality difference between those manufactured before march/april 2012 & after.

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Hey guys I Connected the Drive alongside my old HDD. Driver Details popped up but i cant see the drive.
please reply immediately.
opening another thread needs time to verify

Quickly any1 please help ,need to setup this new drive.
I need 50gb fro windows and which drive should i install games.
please specify how to assign