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22 posts · originally from https://geek.digit.in/community/threads/hdd.78568/

hahahari
hahahari Original post #1
Jan 19, 2008 at 5:33 PM
Guys I have asus M2N MX SE Motherbuord and I want a new HDD....which one should I go for I checked and seems segate 320 Gb does the job but I need to know if My Mobo supports SATA2.

Thnx for all input.
nvidia
nvidia #2
Jan 19, 2008 at 5:37 PM
AFAIK your motherboard will support SATA.
Get a Seagate HDD which should cost around 3600.
hahahari
Jan 19, 2008 at 6:02 PM
Does hitachi have any problems? I ask this bcs Seagate cost is a bit high at my place like 4K and hitachi is arnd 3.5K.........thnx nvidia8800
dOm1naTOr
Jan 19, 2008 at 7:13 PM
Hitachi is also gud. But seagate is the one which have highest sale due to easy availability nd faster service.
And M2N MX supports SATA II.
And both of em has 5 yrs warranty.
hahahari
Jan 19, 2008 at 7:16 PM
^ thnx man.....ordered a 320 GB STA seagate.

thnx again.
j1n M@tt
Jan 19, 2008 at 7:21 PM
hey man wait, try Western Digital .It hav d same price of Hitachi and performs better than Seagate or Hitachi
N
Jan 19, 2008 at 7:22 PM
M2n mx supports sata-2 and western digital performs better and is also way too silent.just make sure the one u get has 16mb buffer
hahahari
Jan 19, 2008 at 7:26 PM
Ok guys,I will ask abt them too.
nvidia
nvidia #9
Jan 19, 2008 at 8:49 PM
^^See if you can get a HDD which supports Perpendicular Recording...
N
Jan 19, 2008 at 8:52 PM
hey even a 320 gb has perpendicular recordng??
nvidia
nvidia #11
Jan 19, 2008 at 8:56 PM
^^Not sure...
Maybe they have.. But they will cost more i think
j1n M@tt
j1n M@tt #12
Jan 19, 2008 at 8:56 PM
ya, perpendicular recordng starts from 320GB HDD models and upwards.
N
Jan 19, 2008 at 9:04 PM
ok..just found that too.! but PR hdds will definitely cost more
j1n M@tt
j1n M@tt #14
Jan 19, 2008 at 9:17 PM
yep, they definitely costs more. Pretty damn more.....*gigasmilies.googlepages.com/30.gif
P
purujitb #15
Jan 19, 2008 at 9:18 PM
I just bought a WD 320G HDD, 16M buffer for 3.6k.(Sata 3.0).
Its great.......
N
Jan 19, 2008 at 9:20 PM
congrats ..! :)
hahahari
hahahari #17
Jan 20, 2008 at 5:23 PM
Hey guys, I got 320 GB Seagate. Couldnt get WD.

THnx for your help.
nvidia
nvidia #18
Jan 20, 2008 at 8:34 PM
^^Does it support PR?
hahahari
hahahari #19
Jan 20, 2008 at 8:47 PM
^bought it ina hurry, couldnt check..........how can I know that by using any softwares??
N
Jan 20, 2008 at 9:43 PM
simple.mention the price.
or go to seagate's website and read ur hdd's features.
hahahari
hahahari #21
Jan 21, 2008 at 5:42 AM
I got it for 3950 rupees.

Finally:Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 ST3320620AS 320GB Hard Drive

Features:*computers.pricegrabber.com/hard-drives/m/19777096/

Got it for 3950 and I thought y the heck is the price so high than watis at itwares. gr8 it has PR :)

IS it a good deal?
dOm1naTOr
dOm1naTOr #22
Jan 21, 2008 at 7:05 AM
Yup, that model is perpendicular one. And thanks GOD, u dun get WD.
They have many problems nowadays.
And bout performance all of them performs more or less same which have same specs like rpm,buffer etc. All all models are now ncq supported also.

And seagate HDDs are gud.