Hard Drives

I've got the power... or space I guess

Advantages: Huge storage
Disadvantages: Very expensive

...to set up (like most microsoft accessories!). The hardrive is fairly hard wearing, mine has survived a few bumps and scratches... and my xbox deciding it didnt like standing horizontal and wanted to go vertical... dont ask. The 120gb hardrive costs around £80 which is alright but when you consider you can get 200gb hardrives for PC's for £50 its not so great. In Summary, if you want to download lots of demo's and Movies then this is an essential ...

cricketfan1 06.02.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Microsoft Xbox 360 Hard Drive Hard drive 120 GB

Huge storage and cheap price

Advantages: Big storage, quite quiet
Disadvantages: None after 1 month of use

...hard drives. I chose this Hitachi drive as at the time it was the best value drive I could find, and for the £58 I paid (from a company called overclockers) it offered a massive amount of storage at 1TB. So far I've been using it for a month and no problems to report yet. It isn't the quietest drive I've used, but it is certainly by no means a noisy drive and also seems to have nice quick access times compared to my older SATA drives. Im using it ...
...and all my other documents and programs on the remainder of the drive. The boot up time for windows seems quick at the moment, however i am sure with time it will slow down as all drives do when they get full of user files and related junk! As far as installation goes it was as easy as any other drive, with it simply slotting into the correct drive bay of the computer and then securing in place with the usual screws. There was no SATA cable supplied ...

Massey42 20.07.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Hitachi Deskstar 7K1000.B 1 TB

It's not hard to drive in the west

Advantages: good space, great price and works a charm
Disadvantages: not quite the full 320GB stated but hey....

...was from a company called Western Digital, who I had dealt with before and felt quite confident about. ** Brief description… (technical stuff coming up) * 2.5” internal hard drive * 320GB hard drive * Serial ATA * 300 Mbps transfer rate * 5400 rpm spindle speed * 8 MB buffer zone * Works with all Windows (not sure about 7) * Shockgaurd technology protects the drive from shocks * Whisperdrive technology gives a quiet performance ...
...service, testing the claims that Western Digital made. They claim that it is one of the quietest internal drives on the market and it does sound quite quiet as it searches for what it’s been asked of, although you can still hear it working. They also claim that it is optimised so as to improve battery life, well, I have put it to the test several times and can definitely say that the claims are quite true indeed as I have noticed a vast improvement ...

blissman70 10.11.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Western Digital Scorpio WD3200BEVT 320 GB

Low power with high storage Drive

Advantages: Low power, Less heat, big storage
Disadvantages: Low RPM (Speed)

...other types, for comparision, The WD Caviar Green is about 25% slower than other performance drive. Just remember that this drive only for those who would like to save more energy yet get more spaces. Its Cool ! No, Really.. literally this drive is cooler in terms of heat. Since this drive is about 5 watts less and this drive runs most in 5400 rpm. So this drive is cooler. I can even touch it and its slightly warm. Hence, this will also reduce ...
...points I gave above, This WD Caviar Green Power (For some people prefer the term 'GP') Will be perfect for External Drive. You can purchase any external enclosure without cooling fans and mount this HDD inside without the worry of being overheated. Conclusion So I would very recommend this HDD for average desktop users, very good for normal use, HTPC. Not recommended for hardcore gaming rigs though. Oh yes, I forgot to mention the value, this ...

sibibip 01.04.2009 · Read full review
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Review of WD Caviar Blue WD5000AAKS 500 GB

SpinPoint

Advantages: +cheap +good spec
Disadvantages: - nothing I can really think of

...what you pay for. However, Samsung are the forerunners in a rapidly growing initiative to provide good-quality hardware at affordable prices. Let's not forget that other 1TB hard-drives can stretch up into the hundreds without offering any bonuses in terms of speed or reliability. I have never installed a hard-drive prior to buying this, but found the instructions so easy to follow that I was able to do it myself and format it in no time at all. ...
...The product description offered by Samsung recommends this product in particular for high-end desktops. Obviously a terabyte hard-drive is going to cost more than a smaller variety, so this product is more suited to someone in need of plenty of disk space than a casual keyboard-tapper. However, this is (as already mentioned) by far the cheapest terabyte hard drive that I have found and in terms of quality and reliability it far out-performs many ...

kyran07 17.09.2008 · Read full review
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Review of Samsung SpinPoint F1 Desktop Class HD103UJ 1 TB