• Looking for a hard drive under $100.
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Right now I have a 500GB and a 250GB, and I'm running out of space fast. I'm looking for a 1TB+ hard drive that is under $100. I saw this 1.5TB on Newegg for $80: [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148337[/url] Or this 2TB for $100: [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148413[/url] Between 5900RPM and 7200RPM...I'm not sure how much slower the 2TB will be. Any suggestions?
5900 is kinda slow nowadays, isn't it?
[QUOTE=Justice;25673716]Samsung Spinpoint F3[/QUOTE] [url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822152185&cm_re=spinpoint_f3-_-22-152-185-_-Product[/url] 500GB less than the first one I posted, and only $10 less?
How do you know how fast it is? They are both 7200RPM.
Spinpoint F3. Don't question it, everyone and I mean everyone is going to recommend you to the F3.
Why would I not question it? A 1.5TB for $80 seems better than a 1TB for $70. Even if it's a bit slower.
Stay well away from the 1.5TB 7200.11 - it is [B]very[/B] well known for its failure rate. Even ones that work (I got lucky with mine) have huge numbers of bad sectors and terrible SMART scores.
[QUOTE=GunskiMod;25673841]Why would I not question it? A 1.5TB for $80 seems better than a 1TB for $70. Even if it's a bit slower.[/QUOTE] Welcome to 2010, where performance matters more than the capacity.
Spinpoint F3. I have 3 drives in my computer. Two of them are Spinpoint F3's, both 1 terabyte drivers. They're the fastest drives I have ever used, if you don't include any of the SSDs I have tried.
What if I didn't want to use it as a main hard drive? I just need it for general usage and storage.
Hm... I might have to get the F3. The reviews are way better.
Spinpoint F3!
The F3 is faster. I do think that WD is more reliable in the long run.
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