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James165

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    Which hard drive to purchase?
    « on: January 06, 2012, 10:46:24 PM »
    I am planning on building a gaming PC with a budget of around $900, I have chosen the Nvidia GeForce GTX 560 Ti graphics card, Intel Core i5-2500K processor and the MSI P67A-GD55 motherboard. Now I'm just choosing which hard drive to get. Of the hard drives linked below, which one do you think is a better deal?

    Seagate Barracuda ST500DM002 500GB
    http://www.mwave.com.au/sku-22040460-Seagate_Barracuda_ST500DM002_500GB_7200_RPM_16MB_Cache_SATA_6_0Gb_s_3_5%22_In

    Western Digital Caviar Blue WD5000AAKX 500GB
    http://www.mwave.com.au/sku-22040425-Western_Digital_Caviar_Blue_WD5000AAKX_500GB_7200_RPM_16MB_Cache_SATA_6_0Gb_s_3_

    Samsung 1TB Spinpoint F1
    http://www.digitan.com.au/product.php?productid=42354&cat=2145&page=7
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    Re: Which hard drive to purchase?
    « Reply #1 on: January 07, 2012, 12:53:27 AM »
    The last one. The Samsung. Buy it! Trust me.  :)
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      Re: Which hard drive to purchase?
      « Reply #2 on: January 07, 2012, 01:54:43 AM »
      I was also thinking to get that one but I think it may be out of stock so which of the other two hard drives do you think I should get?

      Quote from: Geek-9pm on January 07, 2012, 12:53:27 AM
      The last one. The Samsung. Buy it! Trust me.  :)
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      Re: Which hard drive to purchase?
      « Reply #3 on: January 07, 2012, 02:19:14 AM »
      No, you really want the Samsung. Samsung 1TB Spinpoint F1.
      The other  two drives are models that are being closed out by the makers.
      The Samsung is a current production. There are at least a dozen on-line stores that have it in stock. Check around. Are you in Australia?  At leas a dozen stores down under had them in stack earlier.
      Try:
      www.gocomp.com.au
      The say it is in stock.
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      Re: Which hard drive to purchase?
      « Reply #4 on: January 07, 2012, 03:41:25 AM »
      Quote from: Geek-9pm on January 07, 2012, 02:19:14 AM
      The other  two drives are models that are being closed out by the makers.
      How is that necessarily bad, though?

      Though I'd agree with the recommendation since the drive is a lot bigger. Though I can't say I've heard an awful lot positive for Samsung drives.
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      Re: Which hard drive to purchase?
      « Reply #5 on: January 07, 2012, 08:13:59 AM »
      The Samsung drive:
      1. has more space
      2. has a 3 year warranty

      BC_programmer and OP,
      Take a look at want Seagate says about Samsung.
      http://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/2135571/seagate-predicts-revenue-demand

      Not much positive about Samsung. In tests and reviews it comes in second place. Being second place in a tough market is not all that bad.

      The reason they run out of stock is because people were buying them like hot bread when the price dropped. The price drop was not related to production issues.

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      Seagate acquired Samsung's hard drive business last year in a deal that was closed on 19 December.

      Source: The Inquirer (http://s.tt/156FB) same as above.
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      Re: Which hard drive to purchase?
      « Reply #6 on: January 08, 2012, 07:42:06 AM »
      Holy cow, did someone just recommend Samsung?

      Hope it comes with a 3 year warranty.  You'll need it.

      go Western Digital or Seagate. There's no substitute.
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      Re: Which hard drive to purchase?
      « Reply #7 on: January 08, 2012, 07:53:19 AM »
      Since Seagate purchased them they have cut the warranties almost in 1/2...

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      Re: Which hard drive to purchase?
      « Reply #8 on: January 08, 2012, 12:58:24 PM »
      Get the Samsung, the warranty is always important. Is it an emergency, if not just wait for the Samsung to be back in stock. If I had to choose a different one, I would choose the Western Digital.
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