Which SATA drive is better?

Hellfire · Rated XXX Joined: 05 Aug 2003 Posts: 3473

Looking at getting two new SATA drives for my AMD 64, 3200 and putting them into a RAID 0 configuration.

http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=22-145-049&depa=0
$58.49
3 Year Warranty

http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=22-148-040&depa=0
$71.29
5 Year Warranty

BeerCheeze · Posted: Fri, 28 Jan 2005 11:50:22 Post Subject:

Go for the Seagate... it supports NCQ and has a 5 yr warranty.

dadx2mj · Posted: Fri, 28 Jan 2005 12:44:55 Post Subject:

Hard to argue with that 5 yr warranty

Hellfire · Rated XXX Joined: 05 Aug 2003 Posts: 3473

That's why I had to ask. The 5 yr warranty and the NCQ.

Now to see if I can find it any cheaper and get away from Newegg Smile

HackaX0rus · Posted: Fri, 28 Jan 2005 13:33:30 Post Subject:

seagate = quiet, segate+ncq, seagate > *
go for the seagate Laughing

Shadowsilence · Posted: Fri, 28 Jan 2005 19:44:34 Post Subject:

I have 2x 120 Gig Seagate Sata drives in my box. I've had them for over six months, used to be in raid 0, but now stand alone. I've suffered from no problems what so ever, I'd say their quiet... but I can't hear anything over a 92mm Tornado. But I couldn't hear them before the tornado either.

Spire · Posted: Fri, 28 Jan 2005 20:53:07 Post Subject:

I seem to find myself only buying Seagates lately. Never an issue, good warranty, and NCQ... no question, Seagate all teh way.

trekrider · Posted: Fri, 28 Jan 2005 20:53:46 Post Subject:

If I'm not mistaken.....

Seagate= GOOD
Hitachi=IBM=BAD

Just my opinion.
(Yeah, I'm one of the thousands that got burned on the IBM DEATHSTAR drives x2)

FOX · Posted: Fri, 28 Jan 2005 21:28:12 Post Subject:

#2

i have the 120 version of it

BeerCheeze · Posted: Fri, 28 Jan 2005 22:10:40 Post Subject:

Yea, Hitachi bought IBM's Drive division. And I've got a pair of their 160GB SATA drives that run great, and I've had more luck with IBM drives than just about any other....

The one other would be.... Seagate. Grin