Which IDE hard disk is best

Discussion in 'Storage Devices' started by eshban, Sep 28, 2005.

  1. eshban

    eshban Geek

    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    6
    Hi,

    i want to purchase 80 GB IDE hard disk.

    Kindly tell me that which IDE HARD Disk is best in Quality, Speed, and for reading / writing point of view.

    Is any hard drive support S.M.A.R.T (Self-Monitoring, Analysis and Reporting Technology) technology.

    plz reply
     
    eshban, Sep 28, 2005
    #1
  2. ninja fetus

    ninja fetus I'm a thugged out gangsta

    Likes Received:
    65
    Trophy Points:
    48
    I really like Western Digital. I've put mine through a lot of use and torture. I recently have bought two Seagate drives and they are about equal in tests and benchmarks compared to my Western Digital. Seagate comes with a 5 year warranty.
     
    ninja fetus, Sep 28, 2005
    #2
  3. Addis

    Addis The King

    Likes Received:
    91
    Trophy Points:
    48
    I'd go for the Seagate Barracuda 7200rpm drives (7200.2 models i think). They also support SMART.
     
    Addis, Sep 28, 2005
    #3
  4. Matt555

    Matt555 iMod

    Likes Received:
    98
    Trophy Points:
    48
    I've had a Seagate Drive, (its SATA not IDE though) but from what I've read and heard Seagate and Western Digita make possibly the best drives, either one should be good, just try and avoid Maxtor though, sometimes their bearings wear out quickly
     
    Matt555, Sep 28, 2005
    #4
  5. sabashuali

    sabashuali Ani Ma'amin

    Likes Received:
    6
    Trophy Points:
    38
    Western Digital, Samsung, Seagate, Fujitsu, IBM.

    All should be good solid drives.
     
    sabashuali, Sep 28, 2005
    #5
  6. ProcalX

    ProcalX all grown up

    Likes Received:
    26
    Trophy Points:
    48
    If you want quality and reliability go for Western Digital or Seagate no arguments.

    Maxtor/IBM/Hitachi/Fujitsu - all known in the past as being majorly unreliable.

    They are cleaning up their act and providing good drives alot of them.. but stick to Western Digital or Seagate - you won't go wrong.

    Samsung are ok, but Western Digital and Seagate are the same price if not cheaper and you've got the reputation and known quality with what your buying.

    Between Western Digital and Seagate - I would choose Western Digital.

    Especially since your talking about IDE drives and not SATA drives..

    With IDE Drives you HAVE TO go for WD or Seagate, as they were and are the best really..
     
    ProcalX, Sep 28, 2005
    #6
    sabashuali likes this.
  7. Anti-Trend

    Anti-Trend Nonconformist Geek

    Likes Received:
    118
    Trophy Points:
    63
    I like WD a lot, since they can take a lot of punishment and keep on working. I prefer Seagate slightly, since they are typically faster and cooler running. Also, because they have some special patented liquid bearings, the drives are expected to be long-lasting. Therefore, Seagate drives are warrantied a full 2 years longer than any of their competition.

    -AT
     
    Anti-Trend, Sep 28, 2005
    #7
  8. Big B

    Big B HWF Godfather

    Likes Received:
    145
    Trophy Points:
    63
    While Hitatchi's probably alright, they took over IBM's hard drive sector after IBM's notorious 75GXP and 60GXP hard drive fiasco's. Now, I've got some Maxtors that have been pumping along smoothly for several years, but I have noticed an increase in problems with that company's drives. I've really not seen problems from Western Digital or Seagate.

    Samsung is probably pretty good too, but I simply haven't paid attention to their hard drives so I can't comment on them.
     
    Big B, Sep 29, 2005
    #8
  9. sabashuali

    sabashuali Ani Ma'amin

    Likes Received:
    6
    Trophy Points:
    38
    I have a 120GB SATA samsung and it is the bom!

    :good:

    Fair point - forgot about that one..... duhhhhhh
     
    sabashuali, Sep 29, 2005
    #9

Share This Page