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**AnalogRocks**

I just had the hard drive in my 2005 Shuttle PC pack it in.

Who makes the best ones right now?

MikeEby · Joined: 24 Jun 2007 Posts: 5237 Location: Osceola, Indiana

These Samsungs run cool, don't use a lot of power and are dirt cheap/GB. If you put 2 in your cart and the price drops to $99.99 each...Not bad for 3GB of storage. They are just 5400 RPM but I really don't see a speed issue with them...I've already got one full of MKV's ripping my Blu-rays to my server. I would stay away from Seagate.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822152175

Mike

**AnalogRocks** · Posted: Thu Sep 17, 2009 3:56 am Post subject:

I only have room for 1 it's a tiny PC that runs really hot.

Thanks for the link but I can't buy from newegg. I'll get it locally. I wonder if a 2.5" drive would run cooler?

MikeEby · Joined: 24 Jun 2007 Posts: 5237 Location: Osceola, Indiana

**AnalogRocks** · Posted: Thu Sep 17, 2009 3:59 am Post subject:

Hmmmmm

MikeEby · Joined: 24 Jun 2007 Posts: 5237 Location: Osceola, Indiana

**AnalogRocks** · Posted: Thu Sep 17, 2009 4:22 am Post subject:

I have one of these:

http://www.amazon.com/IDE-SATA-Adapter/dp/B001OASNN6/ref=sr_1_25?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1253158959&sr=1-25&tag=curtpalmecrtp-20

MikeEby · Joined: 24 Jun 2007 Posts: 5237 Location: Osceola, Indiana

Frank Burns now ummm...where's hot lips?

**AnalogRocks** · Posted: Thu Sep 17, 2009 4:29 am Post subject:

WTS · Joined: 08 Mar 2006 Posts: 1276 Location: Calgary

I'd stay away from Samsung, Memory Express stopped selling them because of constant problems, I have the 1GB unit and it was making strange noises one night when I was watching a movie from it, I use it for movies off my sat., so I went and bought WD black and backed up all the movies.

greg_mitch · Joined: 03 May 2006 Posts: 5320

We've gone through this like a hundred times. Everyone has a horor story about every MFR.

I am partial to Hitachi since they are pretty reliable and very cheap.

I like Western Digital for their warranty.

Seagate 1.5tb drives got a bad rap but I think it is fixed now.

Zebu Fellenz · Joined: 21 Dec 2006 Posts: 2567

I think Seagate is decent. I've had a few bad drives, but have also had them from most any manufacturer.

The warranty is pretty good, five years if I remember, and they are good about honoring the RMA service without much messing around.

Erik

**AnalogRocks** · Posted: Fri Sep 18, 2009 2:42 am Post subject:

sonota · Joined: 11 Sep 2009 Posts: 12

Western Digital is the only brand I'd touch.

Green versions for less power and chill, but you're getting raped in performance.

Black for the best performance, but more power (and noise).

1TB Black- http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136284&cm_re=western_digital_1tb-_-22-136-284-_-Product

1TB Green- http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136317&cm_re=western_digital_1tb-_-22-136-317-_-Product

I've already seen you say you couldn't newegg it, but it's just so you know what you're getting.

WanMan · Joined: 19 Mar 2006 Posts: 10270

The Seagate replacement drives that with the corrected firmware seem to be holding nicely. I bought them just before last Xmas. Two are in DirecTV HD DVR external cases, and the other two are in a RAID mirror configuration PC. The one's in the DirecTV setup have been running continuously since implementation.