Hard drive suggestions

[Monovertex]

Ok guys, I want to buy a new hard drive for my computer. Currently I have this. I want another 250GB one and I found a SATA one at my local store. Now, I only know that it has 260 GB, is SATA and costs about $71. Now, I want to ask you, differences between HDDs might influence performance in any way? It is better if they are the same or? Basically, any advice for me when considering I want to buy a HDD?

 

[Hero]

I would suggest an external hard drive.

So...thats my opinion..lol

 

[Monovertex]

Nah, I don't need that. When I will need an external one I will buy one, currently I want a simple HDD for my desktop computer.

Thanks for the reply, though.

 

[Hero]

SATA from wikipedia:

Serial Advanced Technology Attachment (SATA, IPA: /ˈseɪtə/, /ˈsætə/ or /ˈsɑːtə/) is a computer bus primarily designed for transfer of data between a computer and mass storage devices such as hard disk drives and optical drives.

The main advantages over the older parallel ATA interface are faster data transfer, ability to remove or add devices while operating (hot swapping), thinner cables that let air cooling work more efficiently, and more reliable operation with tighter data integrity checks.

Well...It seems SATA is better. So I would go with that.

 

[Prometheus]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148288
^Uberness

 

[Hero]

I always heard about Seagate Barracuda

Is it really that good?

 

[Monovertex]

Umm...

Newegg.com does not offer International/Canadian shipping options at this time.

Yea. Thanks for the post, though. And considering I am in Romania, I would probably find it at a double price here .

And I knew SATA is better, I was rather asking how the numbers (SATA II, III etc) influence the performance and if the differences matter at all or no.

 

[Hero]

Here is a site that shows the pros/cons of SATA I vs SATA II

http://www.cdrinfo.com/Sections/Reviews/Specific.aspx?ArticleId=16014

 

[Prometheus]

Get SATA 3.0 GBs.
I was just saying to look for that HD, its got a 32MB cache, spins @ 7200 RPM and its 500 gigs. It pwns.

I skipped over the article but one would think a double data transfer rate would be better.

 

[Hero]

Get SATA 3.0 GBs.
I was just saying to look for that HD, its got a 32MB cache, spins @ 7200 RPM and its 500 gigs. It pwns.

I'm actually probably gonna buy that one....haha

 

[Monovertex]

Thank you. I think that, if the HDD at that local store is SATA II I will buy that one, as it will be probably exactly the same as my current one.

 

[Wargasm]

i stay with one brand nowdays
Samsung their spinpoint series are very good .

we junked dozens of WD's , seagate , maxtor
few years ago we went with samsung .
failure rate is lower then with the rest .

just my opinion

 

[Prometheus]

Samsung is $10 cheaper and 0.1 seconds slower.
But thats 750GBs, Samsung doesn't offer anything lower on Newegg.

 

[sevin]

Lacie, Segate, and Maxtor's are my favorite. Seagate owns Maxtor, so they are basically the same things.

 

[Monovertex]

Well, I bought the one I said in my first post, anyway . Thanks for the replies, everyone!