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suggest an IDE hdd :|

4 posts · originally from https://geek.digit.in/community/threads/suggest-an-ide-hdd.55096/

forever
forever Original post #1
Apr 15, 2007 at 3:48 PM
hello, apparently my old hdd (37.2 GB) is choke full of stuff and i need to get a new one, my budget would be somewhere between 2000-4000, what would be the best option available in this price range in terms of maximum size and performance, also if u culd throw some links then it would be appreciated, thank you :)
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..:: Free Radical ::.. #2
Apr 15, 2007 at 10:33 PM
*www.thinkdigit.com/forum/showthread.php?t=47300

*www.thinkdigit.com/forum/showthread.php?t=47430

By the way, you can buy a PCI card with SATA/SATA2 connectors for Rs.500 if you plan to buy a SATA hard disk.
I am yet to buy a hard disk too. A friend of mine suggested that SATAs have a high failure rate (he has a SATA2 mobo and buys PATA hard disks !!! His faith has shaken my beliefs !!!) :D since data is more precious than performance (atleast for me), I cannot recommend any particular hard disk yet.
Here's a good review site:
*www23.tomshardware.com/storage.html
By their standards, Western Digital Caviar 3200JB should be a good IDE drive overall.

*www.thinkdigit.com/forum/search.php (most helpful)
forever
forever #3
Apr 16, 2007 at 7:39 AM
thank you very much for the reply, much appreciated :)