What drive to get.

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counihan3

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I need to get a new hard drive and was going to get the WD 640GB but then saw the new Seagate 640GB. I know what the WD is very fast, but I like the idea of Seagate's warranty. Any idea?
 
Buy the one with the longest warranty.

In the real world you'll never notice the minor differences.
 
I would take the longer warranty too.
 
Same here. 2 extra years is worth the extra $5 and slightly slower speeds to me.
 
Gotta love one of the reader reviews:

"Pros: 750GB for < 100 bucks. Mount it on my Desktop already has 1 T HD. Now my system has almost 2T diskspace."

It's a 640GB drive, he thinks he bought a 750... go figure. :) And his math... geez, that's like way off even if it was 1TB + 640GB or even 1TB + 750GB. hehehe

Between the two drives, while I do love the performance the WD 640GB shows, I think I'd choose the Seagate myself as well. As I've mentioned in the past, they're the only brand of drive that's never failed on me over decades of computer work and ownership. That's worth an extra $5, definitely...

And the comment in the last review about that jumper for SATA I or SATA II operation - if you buy it, don't forget that jumper or you'll be losing a big chunk of performance.
 
It's a 640GB drive, he thinks he bought a 750... go figure. And his math... geez, that's like way off even if it was 1TB + 640GB or even 1TB + 750GB. hehehe
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I do find many of the "reviews" amusing, including those who get confused, punch a wrong button, and review a product they didn't purchase, which may have happened here.

NewEgg reviews go a lot farther when you consider them inconsequential observations.

I find them very humerous untill I think about the reviewers as being real people expressing a true opinion. Then it's just plain scary! :eek:
 
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