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Przepraszam
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I have a feeling that soon my 1TB segeate will die soon, and i am looking for replacement as backup for my anime & music, it took me a while to get the collection i am at now, and would suck to lose it all
any input? I might go and buy this
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136317
any benefits of buying external hdd?
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| Posted: Tue, 12th May 2009 20:11 Post subject: |
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no, i have no other use, its straight for backup, i might occasionally watch something from it on the computer i guess i will go ahead and order that drive today
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| Posted: Tue, 12th May 2009 21:46 Post subject: |
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OMGz that drive kicks ass its Western Digital and its GREEN and its 1 TERRABYTE + 32MB CACHE OMGzzz ---- $89 :@
I spotted this drive like a week ago - I want it soooo bad - my 400GB Seagate needs replaced!!!
Does that drive have that new technology where the bytes stand up on end - perpendicular recording?
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| Posted: Tue, 12th May 2009 21:52 Post subject: |
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You mean this? "Perpendicular Magnetic Recording" yea it has it but lets not forget that this driver spins at 5400rpm for lower power consumption hence name of it is green
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| Posted: Tue, 12th May 2009 22:06 Post subject: |
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Model
Brand Western Digital
Series Caviar Green
Model WD10EADS
Performance
Interface SATA 3.0Gb/s
Capacity 1TB
Cache 32MB
Physical Spec
Form Factor 3.5"
Says 3.0Gb/s can't be that slow - but it large I don't think you'd notice a difference...
Gigabit not Gigabyte...
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| Posted: Wed, 13th May 2009 10:57 Post subject: |
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3.0gb/sec is the theoretical maximum of SATA interface. So, it doesn't mean anything
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| Posted: Wed, 13th May 2009 14:37 Post subject: |
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| besthijacker wrote: | | You mean this? "Perpendicular Magnetic Recording" yea it has it but lets not forget that this driver spins at 5400rpm for lower power consumption hence name of it is green |
The PMR means the physical distance between each bit is considerably shorter than for non-perpendicular platters which means it evens out the difference in RPM. The only thing that may suffer is seek-times afaik.
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| Posted: Wed, 13th May 2009 14:38 Post subject: |
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Really, if your only gonna use it on the odd occasion it might be better to get an external cause that way it doesn't need to be on as long as your PC is, might last longer cause of less use, but you can buy an external enclosure any time so if you change your mind anytime, just a thought.
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Frant
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| Posted: Wed, 13th May 2009 14:41 Post subject: |
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| Psyclon.Thanatos wrote: | | Really, if your only gonna use it on the odd occasion it might be better to get an external cause that way it doesn't need to be on as long as your PC is, might last longer cause of less use, but you can buy an external enclosure any time so if you change your mind anytime, just a thought. |
I agree, if you're going to use it solely for backup you'd most likely increase the lifespan and security of the backed up data by keeping it external. Just back up and unplug it and put it in a drawer or something until you need to refresh the backup or restore data. Internal drives draws power even when not used (not really noticeable amounts though) and the risk that a power spike, virus, system crash etc. can mess it up makes an external disconnectable drive a first choice for backup solutions.
Just my 2 cents.
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| Posted: Wed, 13th May 2009 16:47 Post subject: |
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I heard that Western Digital green drives slow down when not being used while the blue ones just stay at a constant speed throughout being used, don't really know if its true as I haven't looked into it myself but that might also affect power usage...I think.
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