My Hard Drive is shot...

[The Dames]

I've already got a back up in place, got a Flash drive all set, but I need a new replacement Hard Drive. But what brand should I get? I hear that Western Digital is one of the most well known, but they give you problems...

 

I want something reliable.

 

Hook me up!

 

Dames

[Guest guerillagenius]

im a fan of seagate, made right here in Minnesota.

[Guest Leelee]

I also like Seagate. Usually tend to be the cheapest, as well. Just got a 160GB one for $50.

[MrRant]

I'm going to assume you are using IDE so here is a Maxtor 160GB for $76 and $3.49 3 day shipping - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?...N82E16822144181

[Dr. Tyler; Captain America]

If you have the ability to get SATA, though, get it. It's a lot faster of an interface and it's not that much more expensive. You can get a 250 gig for 90 bucks on Newegg. Or, if you're going for the most reliable/best performance, go for a Western Digital Raptor.

 

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?...N82E16822144160 -- Raptor

 

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?...N82E16822144154 -- 250 gig SATA.

[Cran Da Maniac]

I've seen more Seagates fail then anything. Go with the Western Digital.

[MrRant]

If you have the ability to get SATA, though, get it. It's a lot faster of an interface and it's not that much more expensive. You can get a 250 gig for 90 bucks on Newegg. Or, if you're going for the most reliable/best performance, go for a Western Digital Raptor.

 

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?...N82E16822144160 -- Raptor

 

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?...N82E16822144154 -- 250 gig SATA.

 

Dude doesn't have SATA.

[Guest guerillagenius]

I've seen more Seagates fail then anything. Go with the Western Digital.

 

 

Ive had 3 Western Digitals die on me and 0 Seagate. I buy Seagate now.

[admin]

I prefer IBM's drives; they tend to have a 3-5yr warranty, nice speeds, and cache. This server use to run off two 80 GB drives in a raid. I would also recommend getting the extra PCI-SATA card for the little extra cost, you should notice a difference. PM me if you have other questions. Nice to see you around.

[Guest Vitamin X]

PCI-SATA card? How does that work, and what's a good one to get?

[Dr. Tyler; Captain America]

Basically, it adds SATA connections through the PCI slot. It might not be quite as fast as SATA alone, but it's still better than IDE.