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ADMINISTRATION & HELP => COMPUTER TECH HELP FORUM => Topic started by: Intheswamp on March 02, 2013, 12:19:21 pm
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I'm looking at putting another hard drive in my computer for added storage. Currently I've got a Western Digital 160gb ATA WD1600JS-75N inside the box and a 1TB WD Element external usb drive hooked up. I believe the current internal hd is SATA II. The computer is an older Dell Dimension E510...not a hotrod, we don't game on it and we're hooked up to the internet via slow dsl. I'm just looking for stable storage.
I'm looking in the 500gb to 1tb range and below $100 price range. My understanding is that SATA III is downward compatible to SATA II. :? Here are a couple of drives that I"m looking at...
TSD-1000FAEX ::WD Black WD1002FAEX 1TB Desktop Hard Drive - 3.5", SATA, 7200RPM, 64MB Cache, 5-year warranty (http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=6076939&sku=TSD-1000FAEX)
TSD-1000AS7 ::Seagate ST1000DM003 Barracuda 1TB Hard Drive - 7200RPM, 64MB, SATA 6Gb/s (http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=744346&sku=TSD-1000AS7)
Feedback anyone?
Thanks!
Ed
-Computer-
Processor : 2x Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 3.00GHz
Memory : 3096MB (1534MB used)
Operating System : Linux Mint 13 Maya
User Name : somebody (Somebody)
Date/Time : Sat 02 Mar 2013 10:11:50 AM CST
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Resolution : 1152x864 pixels
OpenGL Renderer : Gallium 0.4 on ATI RV370
X11 Vendor : The X.Org Foundation
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Audio Adapter : Audigy2 - SB Audigy 2 [SB0350b]
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Power Button
Power Button
Dell Dell USB Keyboard
Logitech USB RECEIVER
Logitech USB Receiver
Logitech USB Receiver
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HP-LaserJet-Pro-P1606dn
HP-LaserJet-Professional-P1606dn : Default
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Memorex DVD+-RAM 530L v1
LITEON DVD-ROM LTD163
ATA WDC WD1600JS-75N
TEAC USB HS-CF Card
TEAC USB HS-xD/SM
TEAC USB HS-MS Card
TEAC USB HS-SD Card
Multiple Card Reader
WD 10EAVS External
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I also have an older Dell computer. I was going to write to recommend looking at Samsung....I purchased an additional Samsung internal hd and am very happy with it...fast and very quiet and the installation was easy. But I just saw that Samsung and Seagate have "aligned" their businesses, whatever the heck that means. Over the years I've noted that the hd's I've had that died were WD's. I do have a WD that came with the computer that is still chugging along, and an external WD I use for some backup that works just fine but I've become leery of the brand for the three dead ones I've had to replace. No science here, just an observation.
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Thanks for the feedback, reefhugger. Observation is good with me. ;) I've still got a good bit of room left, but I know the current internal drive has got *several* years on it and I would like to move it to a slave and install a new primary. I'll wait and see if Tiger or Newegg comes out with a deal I can't refuse. ;)
Take care,
Ed