Should I replace Samsung F1 (working disk)?

[olmer]

Hi,

Have SAMSUNG HD103UJ (1tb/32mb/7200rpm) as my working disk – bulk of applications/games/etc.

Should I get newer same class HDD now as they are so cheap or there would not be much of an improvement?

If so which one would you recommend?

TIA.

 

[FishAk]

You can shave a little off boot times, and file transfers are almost 2x faster but random access time is about the same.

I recommend a small Intel, or SandForce based SSD for your boot drive if you want to see a real performance boost. The F3 would still be great for your data, and you could use the F1 for backup.

 

[tweakboy]

Yes, listen to FishAk that makes sense. If you can't afford or don't want a SSD then just sit tight. If you run out of space on the F3 then you can worry about a new hard drive for yourself. Thanks

 

[olmer]

Sorry if I was not clear.

OS/boot/utils/major staff I use – Office/Acrobat/Photoshop/Quark/etc. are on SSD.

This is a working drive only for bulk of applications/games.

I noticed quite slow Civ V performance (definitely disk-related) so that prompted me to ask.
F3 1tb is only £40 here in the UK – but still I want to make sure it is worth it improvement-wise as I do not really need another disk/extra storage space.

Thanks for your opinions.

 

[FishAk]

So... were you satisfied with the answers, or did you want more opinions?

 

[olmer]

^ Just being polite.

To put it in plonker-like terms – there is little/no point – am I getting it correctly?

 

[FishAk]

I think that all depends on you. Since you aren't looking for a boot drive, the boot and random access times are of little concern. The fact that file transfer times are about 40 percent faster is an OK reason, and the price of the F3 is cheap, really. But if you already have three copies of everything, and you have several images of various snapshots of your OS/programs drive, so you can recover from a disaster easily, you don't really need more disks for backup.