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400GB Hitachi

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I recently purchased a [font=arial, helvetica]Hitachi 7K400 400GB SATA Hard Drive. It will be my main and only drive. I'm slightly skeptical about the drive's reliability. Can someone give me some information about it?


Also, if this drive is prone to dieing, would selling be an option?


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The 7K400 is not known for poor reliability. None of Hitachi's drives have had a bad record in terms of reliability. Still, a good backup system is in order for any drive that stores important data.
 
That's good news. What do you suggest would be the best backup system for this capacity? DVDs?
 
DVDs are okay, especially because you can store them in another location in case of fire, flood, or theft. However, if you plan to backup most of the drive, I would suggest using an external hard drive or another computer if you are on a network. This is obviously easier and less time-consuming.
 
The 7K400 has five platters and 10 read read/write heads, compared to three and six respecitively from other makers. Depsite this much larger number of moving parts, the power consumption and reliability is in line with other drives. Actually, the 7K400 uses less power than a Maxtor MaxLineIII depsite having the extra parts. Hitachi's five platter design is quite robust.

Your 7K400 should give service measured in years, and will not disappoint. It really is an engineering marvel by Hitachi that it can compete equally with drives with much fewer moving parts.
 
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