Storage Solutions Need to buy 1 TB drive

[Doremon]

I am almost full to existing 250GB storage, struggling to make space day in and day out.
Need to increase @1 TB min.
My rig are,

• Processor = Intel Core 2 Duo E4500 (2.2 GHz) Box Proc.
• Motherboard = Intel D945GCNL Original Mother Board
• Chasis / SMPS = Micro ATX - Mini Tower Case, I ball, Pride model
• System Memory= 1 GB DDR2 RAM-Transcand
• Hard Drive= 250 GB SATA Hard Drive - Seagate
• Optical Drive= 20x SATA DVD Writer - Sony
• Graphics= Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 950
• Output= 19" Wide Screen LCD - ViewsonicAudio =Creative 5.1 Ch. SBS 560/580

Any compatability issues like m/c heating or speed decrement etc, if upgrading to 1 TB? which HDD would be best fit?

 

[Arjun]

There wont be any issues in upgrading the hdd, i prefer seagate .

 

[hitesh12]

Stick with WD please

There wont be any issues in upgrading the hdd, i prefer seagate .

 

[topgear]

if you can get a WD 1TB Black .. price should be around ~6.3k - comes with 5 years warranty and excellent performance.

 

[Doremon]

..6000 BUCKS to old machine makes sense just for making more space!

Any other views/smart invest?

 

[topgear]

your only other option is to get a WD Blue at around 3.8k.

 

[Vagabond]

if you want a portable drive then you can buy buffalo 1 tb from cromaretail - ebay at 3700/- 3 year warranty...

 

[chetansha]

if the diff with 1tb and 2 tb is around 1k , makes sense to buy a 2 TB drive, and use the 250 GB drive as the boot drive.

Maybe you can buy an 2TB drive from forum(s) for around 4000-4500

 

[babhishek]

2tb green drive for storage

for primary drive , go blue/black

stick to WD

 

[Doremon]

if you can get a WD 1TB Black .. price should be around ~6.3k - comes with 5 years warranty and excellent performance.

your only other option is to get a WD Blue at around 3.8k.

Any significant in blue v/s black? (pl regret my knowledge limited to pink v/s black )

Which would be preferable?- portable HDD or upgradation in PC itself?

 

[topgear]

black has better performance , longer warranty period and better warranty support but you may not notice the performance difference a lot though.

Upgrading pc won't solve your storage needs. External and internal hdds has specific usage so decide which one you want.

 

[Doremon]

Heard that Internal is more preferable compare to External. Any insight considering home PC use. thanks.

 

[topgear]

if you don't need data to move across pc's or use the hdd only as a backup drive [ meaning no need to keep it hooked up 24 hour with pc] then go for external... but if you do need access the hdd almost always for a home pc better opt for internal hdd as they will offer better performance with the config you have.

 

[Crazy_Eddy]

I've seen plenty of people dropping their external drive and losing their data. So an external drive for "data backup" is a very bad idea. Apart from portability, I can't see any other good reason to use an external drive.

 

[Doremon]

I am not that much techy guy. Just enhance home PC storage.
Decided to go with internal 1TB. Frenkly dont want to spent more than 4k for this old machine.Which size & model should I opt?
I still worrying whether 1TB makes PC slower or any operational hack ups in routine works (gaming, browing..).
Requoting rig details:-

• Processor = Intel Core 2 Duo E4500 (2.2 GHz) Box Proc.
• Motherboard = Intel D945GCNL Original Mother Board
• Chasis / SMPS = Micro ATX - Mini Tower Case, I ball, Pride model
• System Memory= 1 GB DDR2 RAM-Transcand
• Hard Drive= 250 GB SATA Hard Drive - Seagate
• Optical Drive= 20x SATA DVD Writer - Sony
• Graphics= Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 950
• Output= 19" Wide Screen LCD - ViewsonicAudio =Creative 5.1 Ch. SBS 560/580

 

[Crazy_Eddy]

A new 1TB should be faster than your existing 250GB. If you create a 250GB partition for the OS on a new 1TB drive, it will be noticeably faster. Everyone above has recommended the WD Blue. Keep in mind that a 2TB is about 6k, so the price per GB is cheaper for the 2TB.

 

[Doremon]

If you create a 250GB partition for the OS on a new 1TB drive, it will be noticeably faster.

U mean, I will have to transfer exisiting (PC) 250gb data to 1TB drive or only soft drive/OS portion need to move??

Keep in mind that a 2TB is about 6k, so the price per GB is cheaper for the 2TB.

makes a point. thanks. M still confused on size-2.5" or 3.5"?

 

[Crazy_Eddy]

You don't have to transfer anything. I meant if you make a 250GB partition on the 1TB and reinstalled the OS on that partition, it would be faster. But since you sound a little lost, its probably safer not to try anything

 

[Doremon]

You don't have to transfer anything. I meant if you make a 250GB partition on the 1TB and reinstalled the OS on that partition, it would be faster.

Not understood, really. Can you pl elaborate in layman wording.

But since you sound a little lost, its probably safer not to try anything

The world is big. Like me, many others are ghost in other part of world wherein people like me are God.

 

[topgear]

In layman term :

1 : remove the 250GB HDD.
2 : Install the 1TB drive and install windows OS on it.
3 : Install the 250Gb HDD again and make sure that 1TB HDD is selected as first Boot HDD from bios setting.
4. Take backup of necessary files from 250GB to 1TB HDD and format the 250GB HDD .
5. Store whatever you like on the 250GB HDD.

BTW, this whole thing can be done with much simpler way without removing anything just by using HDD imaging software and bios setting.