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Am Mittwoch, 9. Mai 2012, 03:47:09 schrieb Dale: |
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> Hi, |
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> As some know, I'm planning to buy me a LARGE hard drive to put all my |
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> videos on, eventually. The prices are coming down now. I keep seeing |
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> these "green" drives that are made by just about every company nowadays. |
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> When comparing them to a non "green" drive, do they hold up as good? |
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> Are they as dependable as a plain drive? I guess they are more |
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> efficient and I get that but do they break quicker, more often or no |
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> difference? |
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> I have noticed that they tend to spin slower and are cheaper. That much |
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> I have figured out. Other than that, I can't see any other difference. |
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> Data speeds seem to be about the same. |
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> Please, no brand wars. I may get a WD, Maxtor, Samsung or some other |
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> brand. I haven't picked that part yet. So far, I have had good luck |
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> with drives. I think I have one doorstop so far. I have at least one |
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> of each of the brands above too. Don't jinx me. I'm sure someone has a |
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> horror story about some brand. |
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> Thanks much. |
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> Dale |
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> :-) :-) |
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samsung here. Put that beast into an esata case. Sometimes I forget to turn it |
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off, because it is so silent. And cool. The others should be similar. They are |
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slower, yes, but fast enough to watch video. |
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7200 for stuff that needs some speed. |
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5400 for video and backups. |
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just fine. |
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