Recommend a quality HDD

[NeoNite]

I'm looking for a good HDD. Not as main, but second.
One I currently have is a seagate 350 gigs iirc.
Thinking of adding a 500 gigs HDD maybe a western digital.

Which model would you recommend? Thanks for any suggestions.

 

[Raynor.Z]

If you're seeking reliability go for enterprise class hard drives. Sure, they will cost more, but their quality-grade is higher compared to consumer oriented desktop drives.
Here's a good document describing differences if you're interested in technical details: http://download.intel.com/support/m...e_class_versus_desktop_class_hard_drives_.pdf

 

[NeoNite]

Thanks raynor.z. Yeah I am definitely looking for reliable hardware.

I forgot mentioning, was a bit in a hurry, that my mobo is from late 2008, Asus type. So yeah, pc is aging.

 

[SleepyHe4d]

You get the best bang for your buck with 2TB drives IMO.

I have 2 of these in my comp: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822145473

Got them at $99 though. Right now is a bad time for buying HDDs because the prices apparently skyrocketed to triple the price, but now down to double, because of a storm in Thailand.

Check out this price tracker: http://camelegg.com/product/N82E16822145473

 

[NeoNite]

Ok, it's been a while. Been busy with lots of other things, but I think I have my eye on one of these:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136533

Anyone any experience with these type of hdds? What about those blue/green ones?

 

[Bi()ha2arD]

I think I have a Cavier Green 500gig in use somewhere. It's 5200RPM though, so probably not what you want.

 

[dragonfliet]

The green drives are BS marketing. They are slow and use such a minutely less amount of power that it's not worth your time. Blue is...fine, I guess. Black is the only WD that you should bother with.

 

[Hadmar]

If you search for reliable because you don't want to lose data you should consider getting another HDD for backups.