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Orr
02-27-2006, 04:42 AM
Which is better?
drizzt81
02-27-2006, 12:00 PM
it depends.
unhappy_mage
02-27-2006, 12:06 PM
"Better" for what? The WD is OOM (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orders_of_magnitude) better for playing games with, but the Seagate is probably better for a media storage drive - slightly higher STR, quieter (if acoustic management is on!) and lower heat.

http://www.hardfolding.com/ftag1.php/mem/150072.png (http://www.hardfolding.com?go=38&tm=33&id=150072)http://www.hardfolding.com/utag.php/mem/1392.png (http://www.hardfolding.com?go=36&id=1392)
uzor
02-27-2006, 12:13 PM
how about between the WD and Hitachi's new T7K250 250GB drive? Any ideas/recommendations then?

::edit::
would be for general/varied usage. Some gaming, file storage, etc.

http://www.hardfolding.com/ftag1.php/mem/1771.png (http://www.hardfolding.com?go=38&id=1771)
drizzt81
02-27-2006, 01:06 PM
how about between the WD and Hitachi's new T7K250 250GB drive? Any ideas/recommendations then?

::edit::
would be for general/varied usage. Some gaming, file storage, etc.

http://www.hardfolding.com/ftag1.php/mem/1771.png (http://www.hardfolding.com?go=38&id=1771)
I would put the obligatory SR link here, but it seems that the Storagereview website is down :(
xonik
02-27-2006, 03:08 PM
"Better" for what? The WD is OOM (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orders_of_magnitude) better for playing games with,Why would you go to the trouble of writing that if it's not true?
unhappy_mage
02-27-2006, 03:31 PM
It's not literally orders of magnitude, of course - almost nothing would make that difference. But there's a bit of difference (http://www.storagereview.com/articles/200601/250_5.html), and not a whole lot of reason to buy the Seagate for playing games.

The only reason I went to the trouble of linking OOM is I wasn't sure if people would know what I meant by it or if they'd think of "out of mana".

http://www.hardfolding.com/ftag1.php/mem/150072.png (http://www.hardfolding.com?go=38&tm=33&id=150072)http://www.hardfolding.com/utag.php/mem/1392.png (http://www.hardfolding.com?go=36&id=1392)
Orr
02-28-2006, 06:27 AM
Well I decided to go with the WD2500KS in the end as it was a little cheaper than the Seagate and it had higher cache.
Orr
02-28-2006, 03:17 PM
Received my new WD2500KS drive, hooked it up and after formatting to NTFS the drive is reading under HDtune and Everest as running at 42C. That seems a bit high? My other two Seagates are idling about 35C.
xonik
02-28-2006, 04:10 PM
The specifications say it's alright,

http://www.wdc.com/en/products/Products.asp?DriveID=133&Language=en
Orr
02-28-2006, 04:13 PM
Hmm, thanks for the link xonik, funny they consider that cool?
xonik
02-28-2006, 04:17 PM
Eh? It's definitely on the upper end of the spectrum, though within a comfortable margin.
unhappy_mage
02-28-2006, 04:18 PM
I don't know about cool; that's only 13 C from the maximum specified operating temperature. I'm not saying it's a problem, but if you have options on where to put your case fans (or can move the drive, for that matter) nearer a fan might help.

http://www.hardfolding.com/ftag1.php/mem/150072.png (http://www.hardfolding.com?go=38&tm=33&id=150072)http://www.hardfolding.com/utag.php/mem/1392.png (http://www.hardfolding.com?go=36&id=1392)