thisdorkagain Posted June 29, 2005 Share Posted June 29, 2005 im planning on getting a new hard drive later... probably a SATA one between 250-400 gigs. which brand(s) would be best around these capacities? Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/338351-which-hd-brand-performs-the-best/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
dreamz Veteran Posted June 29, 2005 Veteran Share Posted June 29, 2005 none. they're all pretty good and about equal in terms of performance. some people will tell you that one brand is better, but another person will come along with a different opinion. the truth is, everyone has had different experiences, which colors their perceptions of the brands. when i buy drives, i look at specs, warranties/service options, and price. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/338351-which-hd-brand-performs-the-best/#findComment-586139341 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReAnimation Posted June 29, 2005 Share Posted June 29, 2005 If you want to see the current and past performance leaders have a look at this page: http://www.storagereview.com/php/tiki/tiki...age=LeaderBoard Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/338351-which-hd-brand-performs-the-best/#findComment-586139357 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeboy Posted June 29, 2005 Share Posted June 29, 2005 yes, It not the brand wich makes the product, I reccomend you get a SATAII drive with 16mb buffer 7200rpm, get the one with the best warranty Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/338351-which-hd-brand-performs-the-best/#findComment-586139363 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stonkwell Bogtrotter Posted June 29, 2005 Share Posted June 29, 2005 (edited) You don't have Samsung listed therefore I can't vote! Edited June 29, 2005 by axious Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/338351-which-hd-brand-performs-the-best/#findComment-586139373 Share on other sites More sharing options...
shihchiun Posted June 29, 2005 Share Posted June 29, 2005 Which performs best? Depends on the drive's specifications, not brand. Which do I prefer? Don't have a preference. I've used both Western Digital and Maxtor drives and they both work fine. The Maxtor drive is quite loud though. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/338351-which-hd-brand-performs-the-best/#findComment-586139390 Share on other sites More sharing options...
youm0nt Veteran Posted June 29, 2005 Veteran Share Posted June 29, 2005 ive used maxtor and WD and i like WD more.if you are looking for a hard drive between 250 and 400 gb,check out the maxtor or WD hard drive with 16mb cache. (Y) Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/338351-which-hd-brand-performs-the-best/#findComment-586139441 Share on other sites More sharing options...
terryb Posted June 29, 2005 Share Posted June 29, 2005 seagate. i won a 200gb wd at a lan some time ago.. threw it in the trash 1 week later Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/338351-which-hd-brand-performs-the-best/#findComment-586139447 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premgenius Posted June 29, 2005 Share Posted June 29, 2005 Seagate & Western Digital no other will do Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/338351-which-hd-brand-performs-the-best/#findComment-586139474 Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonathanVP Posted June 29, 2005 Share Posted June 29, 2005 Seagate and Maxtors have worked well for me. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/338351-which-hd-brand-performs-the-best/#findComment-586139481 Share on other sites More sharing options...
vincent Posted June 29, 2005 Share Posted June 29, 2005 none.they're all pretty good and about equal in terms of performance. some people will tell you that one brand is better, but another person will come along with a different opinion. the truth is, everyone has had different experiences, which colors their perceptions of the brands. when i buy drives, i look at specs, warranties/service options, and price. 586139341[/snapback] agreed and..i'm getting just a wee bit tired of this question being asked here multiple times. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/338351-which-hd-brand-performs-the-best/#findComment-586139626 Share on other sites More sharing options...
stezo2k Posted June 29, 2005 Share Posted June 29, 2005 i prefer maxtors but the western digital raptors are proper quick Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/338351-which-hd-brand-performs-the-best/#findComment-586139615 Share on other sites More sharing options...
kylejn Posted June 29, 2005 Share Posted June 29, 2005 I've heard great things about Samsung drives. In fact, I just got my first one in the mail today! Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/338351-which-hd-brand-performs-the-best/#findComment-586139688 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandor Posted June 29, 2005 Share Posted June 29, 2005 ive used maxtor and WD drives mainly and never had a problem with either. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/338351-which-hd-brand-performs-the-best/#findComment-586140250 Share on other sites More sharing options...
murderdoll Posted June 30, 2005 Share Posted June 30, 2005 used maxtor and wd, <3 goes for wd.. hates maxtor Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/338351-which-hd-brand-performs-the-best/#findComment-586140439 Share on other sites More sharing options...
giga Veteran Posted June 30, 2005 Veteran Share Posted June 30, 2005 Well two of my maxtors have failed on me. Thank god I was still in warranty. Now I have a 300gb seagate with a 5 year warranty. Good stuff. Quiet and fast. Also have another WD drive. Cant really tell the diff in performance but the seagate is def. quieter and has a better warranty. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/338351-which-hd-brand-performs-the-best/#findComment-586140472 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koding Posted June 30, 2005 Share Posted June 30, 2005 Go with either WD or Maxtor and you'll be fine. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/338351-which-hd-brand-performs-the-best/#findComment-586140486 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kr0z Posted June 30, 2005 Share Posted June 30, 2005 They're all very good. But I prefer Seagate and Maxtor as they are quieter than WD. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/338351-which-hd-brand-performs-the-best/#findComment-586140530 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hankyone Posted June 30, 2005 Share Posted June 30, 2005 some wd will run quiter than some maxtor Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/338351-which-hd-brand-performs-the-best/#findComment-586140566 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Draconian Guppy Posted June 30, 2005 Share Posted June 30, 2005 You don't have Samsung listed therefore I can't vote! 586139373[/snapback] Ditto, samsung's are quite n fast ! Victor Rambo 1 Share Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/338351-which-hd-brand-performs-the-best/#findComment-586141384 Share on other sites More sharing options...
G4M3R Posted June 30, 2005 Share Posted June 30, 2005 All my drives are WD, never had any problems. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/338351-which-hd-brand-performs-the-best/#findComment-586141422 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yusuf M. Veteran Posted June 30, 2005 Veteran Share Posted June 30, 2005 I've had a 40GB Maxtor HD for 2 1/2 years now and it finally broke down a few months ago. I've also had a 160GB Western Digital HD for 1 year and it still works good, and it's quiet. There was this one time though when I thought it was breaking down. I kept on hearing this sound. I later found out the sound was made by my video card fan. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/338351-which-hd-brand-performs-the-best/#findComment-586141429 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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