What's the best hardrive out now?

[omar1270]

What's the best internal hardrive out now. I need a 160-200 GB IDE that I would place in an external case

 

[Blain]

Originally posted by: omar1270
What's the best internal hardrive out now. I need a 160-200 GB IDE that I would place in an external case

Storage Review

Are you connecting the external case via USB 2.0 or firewire?

 

[CKTurbo128]

Yes, Storage Review is one of the best sites for HDD reviews. Looks like the Maxtor MaXLine III series is the desktop leader at the moment. The Hitachi 7K400 and 7K250 series were the previous leaders in the past two quarters.

 

[OmegaXero]

I like the new Seagate 7200.8

 

[airfoil]

My vote goes to Seagate for the best balance of performance & durability.

 

[imported_Hi]

if you have a frys eletronics near you

they have deals often for a 160gb Seagate HD for 60dollars after rebate

 

[Kid Vicious]

seagate. no doubt. quiet, stable, and good for enterprise raid. wd a close second.

 

[omar1270]

USB 2.0

 

[Blain]

USB 2.0 will slow down any IDE drive you connect. You might as well go for a quiet, cool running drive like a Samsung.

 

[LED]

Originally posted by: omar1270
USB 2.0

Go with the Seagate as recommended by others...can't beat their 5 yr warranty!

 

[gobucks]

maxtor's diamondmax 10s are really fast (16MB buffer) and they have IDE flavors. You have to get the 250 or 300GB versions, though. You could probably get the 250GB version for like $120 on ebay - i got the 300GB SATA for $140. They are quiet, too, because of fluid bearings.

 

[imported_Kensai]

I personally like Maxtor DiamondMax10 drives.