Recent content by antef

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    Major File History issue in Windows 10

    Windows has never been great at offering backup options but I decided to start using File History in Win8 since it seemed simple and file-based. I excluded some folders but otherwise left it at default settings and it seemed to work well. Unfortunately, it seems totally screwed up in Win10...
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    Seagate or WD Green for storage and gaming

    From what Zodiark1593 is saying, it seems the drive spinning down is the larger cause of access delay, not the head parking. Can you totally prevent a WD Green from spinning down using normal Windows power management, or will it do that by default similar to my external Seagate? I've been...
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    Seagate or WD Green for storage and gaming

    I currently have a Seagate external drive and it does the same thing when I try to access it after it's been sleeping for awhile. You can hear it spin up and it takes a few seconds. So I think that has more to do with Windows/external drive sleeping than anything to do with WD head parking...
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    Seagate or WD Green for storage and gaming

    Thanks for all the replies. Biggest concern is the access delay (up to 10 seconds??) Cerb and Zodiark1593 mention, which doesn't sound good. What I'm confused by though is that people say the Seagate parks its heads too (just after more time I'm assuming). So wouldn't it be subject to the...
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    Seagate or WD Green for storage and gaming

    I agree that a data drive should last awhile. Hard drives aren't even improving nowadays, so if you get enough capacity you'd want it to last for 5+ years. I get the impression any WD is more reliable than a Seagate, but there are plenty of happy Seagate owners too. I do like that the WD...
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    Seagate or WD Green for storage and gaming

    Thanks Charlie98, good to hear. pauldun170, I'm glad the WD Black isn't too loud for you. I think you are misreading the WD recommended use quote though. The full thing says: It sounds like they are saying all of those are acceptable uses, the first of which is "primary use in desktop...
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    Seagate or WD Green for storage and gaming

    Thanks for the responses. I passed on the WD Black due to it being $50-60 more and loud. The warranty is nice but you're paying so much extra for it. I would not feel like changing the park timer on the Green, so I am still concerned about reliability with the default timer (not sure if it's...
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    Seagate or WD Green for storage and gaming

    Thanks guys...it's frustrating they don't offer Blue in 2 TB. They have Green at the low-end and Black at the high-end, not sure why they don't offer a 2 TB "mainstream" drive. Many of you have said Green is pretty bad and to be avoided. It doesn't seem like reliability is the chief complaint...
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    Seagate or WD Green for storage and gaming

    Also, this drive really will be just for games, documents, and media streaming, everything else is on the SSD. Not sure if that affects the opinions - when we're talking speed, we're just talking about file transfers to and off the disk and game load times, as well as in-game loading if that...
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    Seagate or WD Green for storage and gaming

    Thanks for the opinions. I will steer clear of the Green if you say it really is that slow. I figured all hard drives are slow enough that the difference would be negligible, but I will trust those who have direct experience with them. ketchup79, have you used Greens yourself or are you going...
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    Seagate or WD Green for storage and gaming

    Hi, I'm looking to get a 2 or 3 TB drive for document storage, media streaming, and games. I decided against WD Black despite the better warranty due it being nearly double the cost of the Seagate ($132 vs $70). So right now I'm having trouble deciding between the Seagate ST2000DM001 and the...
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    Anyone else dreading Android 4.5 rather than anticipating it?

    Well it looks like Google agreed with me about the lock screen notifications, because widgets are out and notifications are in with Android L. The implementation looks nearly identical to iPhone. Took them long enough, but glad to see it. You're right that both platforms are converging...
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    Anyone else dreading Android 4.5 rather than anticipating it?

    I appreciate all of your viewpoints, it's a good discussion to have and both sides usually learn a thing or two in the process. You mentioned AcDisplay, I downloaded it and tried it. Set it as the lockscreen. It works, although a little clunky to have two lockscreens since I use a PIN...
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    Anyone else dreading Android 4.5 rather than anticipating it?

    It's not like I had this opinion years ago but kept using Android anyway. I've used it for years and never considered an iPhone for a long time. My entire post describes how I tried to make it work but no longer can, and now I plan to do exactly what you're saying. I posted it because this...
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    Anyone else dreading Android 4.5 rather than anticipating it?

    I've posted about my recent dissatisfaction with Android before. I've rooted, used ROMs, Xposed, the whole spectrum. I kept chasing the "ideal" scenario, being able to customize what I want while still maintaining stability and security. I realized ROMs were never going to be that, too...