Results 1 to 8 of 8

Thread: reliable HDD

  1. #1
    Senior Member
    Join Date
    May 2006
    Posts
    530
    Thanks
    1
    Thanked
    6 times in 6 posts

    reliable HDD

    what would be a good reliable 80Gb hard disk?

    i shall be needing it to be on 24/7 ?


    { Sugo SG-01e }{ E4300 @ 2.8ghz }{ Cellshock 2x1gb pc2 8000 }{ X1950XTX sapphire }{ Gigabyte DS2R }
    { HD501LJ samsung 500gb }{ 250GB seagate barracuda }{ Creative X-fi }{ 500W silverstone PSU }{ Sharkoon air cooling }

  2. #2
    radix lecti dave87's Avatar
    Join Date
    Sep 2005
    Location
    England
    Posts
    12,806
    Thanks
    657
    Thanked
    931 times in 634 posts
    • dave87's system
      • Motherboard:
      • Asus
      • CPU:
      • i5 3470k under Corsair H80 WC
      • Memory:
      • 8gb DDR3
      • Storage:
      • 240gb SSD + 120gb SSD
      • Graphics card(s):
      • Asus HD7950
      • PSU:
      • XFX 600w Modular
      • Case:
      • Lian Li PC-A05FNB + Acoustipack
      • Operating System:
      • Windows 10 Pro
      • Monitor(s):
      • 2x Dell S2309W (1920x1080)
      • Internet:
      • BT Infinity Option 2
    if you want reliable & quiet - Samsung
    if you want reliable fast & semi quiet - Seagate
    cheap - Maxtor (some poeple have had problems with them - I haven't personally and have used about 10 - some in my PC, others in PCs I have built for other people)

    The enterprise people here will say WD, because their enterprise disks are second to none, but they do carry a price premium (when I last checked anyhow)

    Hope this helps,

    Dave

  3. #3
    Senior Member chrestomanci's Avatar
    Join Date
    Sep 2004
    Location
    Reading
    Posts
    1,614
    Thanks
    94
    Thanked
    96 times in 80 posts
    • chrestomanci's system
      • Motherboard:
      • Asus AMD AM4 Ryzen PRIME B350M
      • CPU:
      • AMD Ryzen 1600 @ stock clocks
      • Memory:
      • 16Gb DDR4 2666MHz
      • Storage:
      • 250Gb Samsung 960 Evo M.2 + 3Tb Western Digital Red
      • Graphics card(s):
      • Basic AMD GPU (OSS linux drivers)
      • PSU:
      • Novatech 500W
      • Case:
      • Silverstone Sugo SG02
      • Operating System:
      • Linux - Latest Xubuntu
      • Monitor(s):
      • BenQ 24" LCD (Thanks: DDY)
      • Internet:
      • Zen FTTC
    It is very hard to predict reliabitly, especialy on consumer hard drives that are made as cheaply as possible. New models come out every few months, and it is very difficult to predict how they will behave in the long term.

    Consider the famous IBM deathstar (deskstar) issue of about 5 years ago. Up untill then IBM had been a relaiable make. But with that model they got something wrong in the design and the drives started dropping like flies. In the office where I worked, Two out of 8 drives failed in a RAID-5 array in the same weekend, and destroyed months worth of data.

    Since then I have brought IBM on the grounds that having been burnt once, (and sued for it), they would be that bit more carefull than the competion. I have an IBM drive that has been running almost 24/7 in my linux box without a hitch for the past 4 years.

    More recently I have switched to Segate, who I would reccomend, because they are the only make that offers a 5 year waranty on all conumer hard drives. It will not protect you against bad luck, but I think it makes a design fault a bit less likey, because segate know that it will cost them even if it takes a few years before the drives start breaking down.

  4. #4
    Senior Member
    Join Date
    Aug 2005
    Posts
    264
    Thanks
    7
    Thanked
    12 times in 10 posts
    Hi,

    I agree with all said. Werstern Digital, and Seagate are probably the best reputation, but saying that I have been running a very cheap ExcelStor drive (hadn't heard of them before or since!) the last year and a half without any probs! To be safe, run drives in RAID, backing up data on multiple drives.

  5. #5
    Senior Member
    Join Date
    Jul 2005
    Location
    Birmingham
    Posts
    3,050
    Thanks
    248
    Thanked
    33 times in 31 posts
    • amjedm's system
      • Motherboard:
      • Asus A8N-Sli Premium
      • CPU:
      • Athlon X2 4200 S939 + Scythe Ninja rev A
      • Memory:
      • 2GB Corsair DDR PC3200
      • Storage:
      • Samsung T 160GB Sata in Scythe Quiet Box
      • Graphics card(s):
      • Nvidia 6600 256MB + Cooling Mod
      • PSU:
      • Enermax Noisetaker 485 (fanless) - lower chamber P180 fan doing the PSU cooling
      • Case:
      • P180 (modded - easier cable routing, front and rear grills cut)
      • Operating System:
      • XP Pro
      • Monitor(s):
      • LG 22" WTQ?
      • Internet:
      • O2 8MB (Standard)
    The Samsung 80GB SATA II HD I bought off Scan a few months (still current SATA model) was anything but quiet.

    I've read on silentpcreview forums (user comments) that some Samsung models take a few hours to wear in and are quieter then - these were the SP2004C (200GB) and SP2504C (250GB) models though.

    I'm currently in the market for a 80GB HD myself but can't decide between Seagate and Western Digital (I include Samsung when looking at 200GB plus). The latest WD drive may be quieter than than the Seagate.

  6. #6
    Welcome to stampytown! Salazaar's Avatar
    Join Date
    Dec 2004
    Location
    Oxford-ish
    Posts
    4,459
    Thanks
    505
    Thanked
    353 times in 254 posts
    • Salazaar's system
      • Motherboard:
      • Asrock B450m Steel Legend
      • CPU:
      • Ryzen 5 3600
      • Graphics card(s):
      • 5700 XT
    I went to the Hitachi website and found a bit of software which, when burned to a bootable CD, allows you to modify the accoustic performance (amongst other things) of your hard disks, presumably by changing the performance of the HD though I haven't noticed any performance drop. It worked on both my Hitachi (quiet to start with) and my Maxtor (noisy to start with now nearly silent).

    Sorry I haven't got a link, I'll see if I can find it out when I get home.

  7. #7
    Senior Member
    Join Date
    Mar 2005
    Location
    St Andrews
    Posts
    348
    Thanks
    2
    Thanked
    5 times in 5 posts
    • lost eden's system
      • Motherboard:
      • Abit IP35-E
      • CPU:
      • E7300 @ 3GHz
      • Memory:
      • 6GiB
      • Storage:
      • 3x 2TB Samsung F3EG + 160GB system disk
      • Graphics card(s):
      • 8600GT
      • PSU:
      • 500W Antec Earthwatts
      • Case:
      • Antec Sonata III
      • Operating System:
      • 64-bit Archlinux
      • Monitor(s):
      • Dell 2007WFP (a04 S-IPS) + Samsung 2043NX
    Some manufacturers do sell drives advertised specifically to be run 24/7, such as the Maxtor MaxLine range & the Seagate 24/7 Nearline Class. However you cannot buy such drives in such small capacities (80GiB) because such drives are usually intended for server usage where high storage density is important - 80GiB drives are near useless in today's server market where much larger drives are available & cheaper per GiB.

    From my personal experience, I would strongly recommend a Seagate drive, as I have never had a Seagate drive fail on me, & trust me - I've had quite a few! For higher reliability I would recommend one of the U or 5400.1 series drives, which obviously spin slower than the 7200.7 series drives - the fewer revolutions, the less wear on the bearings, no?

  8. #8
    blueball
    Guest
    You might as well assume that for the disk to considered "reliable" then it will need to be backed up somewhere else because there is no such thing as a guaranteed disk

Thread Information

Users Browsing this Thread

There are currently 1 users browsing this thread. (0 members and 1 guests)

Similar Threads

  1. External HDD enclosure causing nasty static noise
    By Jez in forum PC Hardware and Components
    Replies: 1
    Last Post: 30-10-2007, 12:16 AM
  2. Misco - Ultra HDD enclosure and 250GB HDD deal
    By MD in forum Retail Therapy and Bargains
    Replies: 3
    Last Post: 30-09-2005, 10:20 AM
  3. Eclipse 62 - Fan configuration & HDD Cage
    By Randell Floyd in forum PC Hardware and Components
    Replies: 2
    Last Post: 26-08-2005, 10:14 PM
  4. Need Help to TATTOO a PB IMEDIA 5090 HDD
    By TJam in forum Help! Quick Relief From Tech Headaches
    Replies: 0
    Last Post: 27-02-2005, 09:39 PM
  5. Old HDD no longer works...
    By wellmad in forum PC Hardware and Components
    Replies: 3
    Last Post: 12-02-2005, 04:25 PM

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •