Which hard drive is better

[PurdueRy]

I dont' see the 7200.8's advertising NCQ. I see a few of the 7200.7's have it. I am looking for a 200-250 gig hard drive for around $100. Which is considered better?

 

[Ricemarine]

get a sata 3.0 hard drive.

 

[PurdueRy]

Originally posted by: Ricemarine
get a sata 3.0 hard drive.

#1 I don't think my mobo would support that no?

#2 That wouldn't be in my budget right?

#3 Are those even out yet?

 

[DavidoFoo]

Originally posted by: rleemhui

Originally posted by: Ricemarine
get a sata 3.0 hard drive.

#1 I don't think my mobo would support that no?
Backwards compatible

#2 That wouldn't be in my budget right?
It would
#3 Are those even out yet?
Yes

I STILL wouldn't recommend them anyway until Seagate 7200.9s came out. Stick with the 7200.8 simply because it's newer.

 

[PurdueRy]

when will they be released?

 

[imported_Tick]

Wow. Neffing is afoot. NCQ isn't a huge difference. Get any of the three.

 

[PurdueRy]

wtf what neffing?

Thanks, I really think I wouldn't notice a difference between any of these just making sure that there is no big difference

 

[virtualrain]

I think benchmarking has shown that NCQ and TCQ offer no advantage or can even decrease performance for single user workstations. These technologies are really designed for database servers.

Check out www.storagereview.com for more info.