Storage Solutions Which Sata HDD To Buy ??

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T7K250 was also available as 250GB, it is slower than the current T7K500 series (56 mbps vs 64 odd for the T7k500) but runs a couple of degrees cooler.

BTW I managed to get a couple of Hitachi T7K500 320GB disks for 4650 here in Mumbai, try if you can get a similar deal
 
thexfactor said:
BTW I managed to get a couple of Hitachi T7K500 320GB disks for 4650 here in Mumbai, try if you can get a similar deal
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I havent conformed the rate, tomorrow hdds are coming let me check which are they and for how much.
 
Congrats.

Can some please gimme the max temps of

Segate and Hitachi 320GB Sata HDD's

Do all Sata 2 HDD work on Sata 1 Port without any issues.

@LBhai - what are the temps of ur Hitachi 250GB Sata 2

I am more concerned with the temps than the speed anything above 50MB/s is fine with me.
 
Quad Master said:
Seagate and Hitachi 320GB Sata HDD's
Do all Sata 2 HDD work on Sata 1 Port without any issues
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yes all Sata2 HDD work on Sata1 Port without any issues as I had used my Seagate 7200.9 300GB SATA2 on a SATA1 Asrock 775Twins for 4 months
 
Quad Master said:
@LBhai - what are the temps of ur Hitachi 250GB Sata 2
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I have 2 of the same Hitachi 250GB HDDs running on my setup right now... here a screenie of mother board monitor showing their temp at 32C.

My 320GB Hitachi gives almost identical temps - maybe max 1C more.
 
lovebhai007 said:
Thanks..
Nice Software..
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Mother Board Monior also shows any reading you select in the systray... I have the 2 HDDs and Case and CPU showing....
 
320gb 7200.10 seagate (made in China) was available at Rs 4,575/- in MG Road, Comp warehouse Bangalore (for those interested in B'lore). Now it's 4,760/-. Guess it's because the 300GB HDDs priced at 4,525/- (50 bucks less :) ) weren't selling. It should be cheaper in SP Road.

I'm also on the lookout for 2 drives around 5K offering the best price per GB. I've used Seagate drives since my first comp more than 12 yrs ago and samsung for nearly seven years. IMO, seagate drives always make noise. They have never been able to get their drive mechanics to stop making noise but maybe the new FDB motors have solved things. But I still don't want to buy seagate.

Samsung is quieter and offeres slightly lower performance maybe but I haven't felt it. Had a hitachi laptop drive on my previous dell laptop and that was whisper quiet too. Have a WD 80GB exernalized laptop drive WD800UE which is even more quiet than the Hitachi. I haven't heard it 3 inches away from my ear till date.

My new samsung 40 GB desktop drive 0411N is whisper quiet, has a 56 Mbps bandwidth and can duplicate copy a 700mb file in 20 secs.

IMO, for desktop drives, Hitachi and Samsung would be good for quietude and temperature, important esp. if you are going to externalize them with a casing. Seagate may be good for performance. Can't comment on reliability of anyone.
For laptop drives, WD and Hitachi seem to have gotten it right. Don't know about seagate in this area but then, most laptop drives are quiet.
 
sydras said:
IMO, seagate drives always make noise. They have never been able to get their drive mechanics to stop making noise but maybe the new FDB motors have solved things.
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FYI it was seagate who invented the FDB motor and was also the first hdd maker to use them in their hdds :)
 
I got a HITACHI 250GB HDD...

The model no. is
HDT722525D5A380

Its SATA but not too sure,if SATA II n is it T7K250 T7K500??

btw got it for 3900
 
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