thinking about 500 GB HDD

i am going to buy 500 GB HDD

hey guys i m now planning to buy 500 gb sata2 hdd.
So suggest me the brand i should go for , with according price.

My PC configuration is:
AMD athelon 64*2 , 4200 processor
ASUS M2NMX motherboard
320 GB HDD
1GB DDR2 667 MHz RAM
PSU : 350 watt, VIP

Thanks & regards!
Ketan

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Western Cavier Digital or Hitachi Desktar

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WD 500GB SATA II with 16mb buffer\32mb buffer for 500-600rupees extra.

what about its price

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WD 500gb with 16mb buffer 5.1k
with 32mb buffer around 5.6k
and if u plan to own seagate make sure its 32 mb only.16mb one is not so good

nish_higher said:
WD 500gb with 16mb buffer 5.1k
with 32mb buffer around 5.6k
and if u plan to own seagate make sure its 32 mb only.16mb one is not so good

do u smell any price drop during this month

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well can't say.there's nothing new with the hdds except seagate's upcoming drives with little revision.expect a minute drop when these are available.

i recently bought WD 500gb with 16mb buffer

nish_higher said:
well can't say.there's nothing new with the hdds except seagate's upcoming drives with little revision.expect a minute drop when these are available.

i recently bought WD 500gb with 16mb buffer

r u enjoying the performance of that HDD

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i use it for Direct From Disk sampling in kontakt 3 which requires best performance.and it just runs great on this new hdd. + i think they are more reliable than any other brand

prashant9918 said:
r u enjoying the performance of that HDD

I am using the same HDD and enjoying its performance. Vista SP1 experience rating of 5.7 .

Don't go for Seagate, there are heating issues

casanova said:
I am using the same HDD and enjoying its performance. Vista SP1 experience rating of 5.7 .

Don't go for Seagate, there are heating issues

i m really not interested other than WESTERN DIGITAL or HITACHI

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then it only comes down to WD because Hitachi 500GB hdds with more than 8mb buffer are very hard to find

nish_higher said:
then it only comes down to WD because Hitachi 500GB hdds with more than 8mb buffer are very hard to find

ya its true in last june when i was assembling my pc i could not found any hitachi hard drive

Prashant, it's a WD HDD I was talking about.

I was also using a 250GB Hitachi Desktar, it was a slight low on vista experience rating. (5.1 I guess).