What would you rather have?

[DotheDamnTHing]

as above,
seagate barracuda 7200.7 (2mb cache) 160GB OEM OR western digital caviar se 120GB 7200 (8MB) three year warranty

thanks for your responses

 

[airfoil]

Neither (done know about them both). I'd get the 8MB IDE version of the Hitachi 7K250.

 

[freazer]

I'd take the WD personally. What was it that made you narrow to these two choices in particular?

 

[DotheDamnTHing]

i am asking this since i have the oppurtunity to upgrade my WD to the seagate at no cost

BTW i was reading some reviews on the 160 seagate and they say the 2mb version is crap

 

[Corporate Thug]

western digital

 

[DotheDamnTHing]

so two WDs eh? i think ill stick with the WD if thats the case....sorry for bothering you guys but what if the seagate was an 8mb cache and what if a maxtor with a 2 or 8 was thrown into the mix?

 

[suklee]

If you can, get the 7200.7 with 8MB cache

 

[DotheDamnTHing]

ill try to get that drive... i know its the 7200.7.PLUS version....i wonder why the seagate with 2mb cache is garbage compared to others in the reviews i read....i didnt know the cache makes such a difference

review at storage review

 

[RS3RS]

I'd take the Seagate any day of the week.

 

[jeece]

The drives from the original post are both good drives... Seagate is usually somewhat better though. But just for the warranty and 8mb cache, go WD. That is, if you don't need the extra storage and don't mind a *slower* system.

The Seagate 2mb cache would be a great choice for a storage slave drive (no OS/apps on it).

Now, if you put a 8mb cache Seagate in the equation, that would be the winner.

 

[EeyoreX]

I would take the bigger drive because I prefer space and I seriously doubt that in real world use you are going to notice any difference in speed. If your goal is to watch your computer perform benchmark tests and you don't mind a smaller drive, get the Western Digital. If you need more space and are going to actually use your computer, get the Seagate. Especially if the drive is free. Can't you just add it to your current system?

\Dan

 

[DotheDamnTHing]

thanks all for your constructive replies.....i thought of getting both drives since this is the case: at work we sometimes get refurb hp/compaq systems and it so happens one needs to be rma'ed...the original description of the system says 40GB which so happnens i have an extra one at home and am going to replace the 160 (btw, this is prefectly okay with the boss so no flames please )...i have the poweredge 400sc with the WD already and dont wish to put two large capacity drives which are 7200rpm for heat and noise considerations...moreover i might give the 160GB to my cousin who is in dire need of an upgrade ( i think 5400rpm 2mb quantum 20gb).....so in reality the lower performance of the seagate drives on the SR review has no real world reprecussions?

jeece...when u say slower is this noticebly slower or just marginally?

agian thank you all for your timely replies

 

[MidasKnight]

western digital caviar se 120GB 7200 (8MB) three year warranty :beer:

 

[MidasKnight]

Because of the 8mb and the 3 year warranty. IMO.

 

[jeece]

Originally posted by: DotheDamnTHing
[...]
jeece...when u say slower is this noticebly slower or just marginally?

agian thank you all for your timely replies

Well, some say performances are about the same, other notice a slight improvement with a 8mb cache. Benchmark results are better with 8mb cache, but, in real life, that's always another story. I don't *think* most users would need/notice a 8mb, but it's becoming a standard... Do all S-ATA drives are 8mb too?

Just to be sure, check for some reviews that compare 2 same model drives, but with different cache.

 

[RaNDoMMAI]

Never again will i go WD.

TO damn LOUD!!! and not to mention out of all the brands i have had, the WD HDD is the only one to dead.

Who cares about 3 yr warrenty, i am still gonna lose my data!

Plus Seagates are pretty quiet. i personally would go with a Samsung. I have 3 160 gigs and none have gave me any sort of problem and are VERY quiet

~RaNDoM

 

[DotheDamnTHing]

randommai....i picked up a samsung 120gb without consulting the website (in terms of model number and specs, my fault in hindsight) and it turned out to be a 5400 rpm 2mb cache drive which formats only to 80GB. i'm not saying this is your fault but was taken aback by this development Samsung SV1203N specs

the funny thing is the model number on the drive says sv1203n but also on the drive it says 120Gb and on samsungs website there seems to be two same sites with differing info

SV1203N - formats to 120GB

and SV1203N - formats to 80GB

anyways ill take this back to work and see what i can do

thanks all

 

[Monoman]

Originally posted by: DotheDamnTHing
as above,
seagate barracuda 7200.7 (2mb cache) 160GB OEM OR western digital caviar se 120GB 7200 (8MB) three year warranty

thanks for your responses

I tell you what.. I have a Maxtor diamondplus 9 160gb drive I will trade for the seagate 160. I need a drive thats not as hot as that maxtor. It's for my external enclosure and the maxtor seems to be a little warm for my likings.

 

[DotheDamnTHing]

thats true...i have read maxtors run hot trying to achieve their "full" ata 133 capacity

 

[jdogg707]

Originally posted by: DotheDamnTHing
as above,
seagate barracuda 7200.7 (2mb cache) 160GB OEM OR western digital caviar se 120GB 7200 (8MB) three year warranty

thanks for your responses

I'd take the Hitachi 8MB as well...it's very fast, quiet, and I love my 160GB SATA version.

 

[JBT]

Originally posted by: jdogg707

Originally posted by: DotheDamnTHing
as above,
seagate barracuda 7200.7 (2mb cache) 160GB OEM OR western digital caviar se 120GB 7200 (8MB) three year warranty

thanks for your responses

I'd take the Hitachi 8MB as well...it's very fast, quiet, and I love my 160GB SATA version.

Yep I would go i Hitachi as well

 

[DesolationWilliams]

i bought a 120gb 8mb sata western digital drive a couple weeks ago and its performed far better than any other drive i've used. but i assume ur talking about pata and not sata.

 

[Regs]

Originally posted by: shady06
western digital

 

[Nebor]

Aston Martin V12 Vanquish.

 

[JustAnAverageGuy]

Try and get a Seagate with a 8MB cache.