Western Digital Caviar WD3200BB 320 GB

Advantages: Fast, Cheap,Reliable
Disadvantages: a little hot, a little noisy

...As a computer geek I used many Hard Drives drives until this one and I'm finally satisfied. As a multitasking user i open many programs at the same time: antivirus, internet, multiple downloads, winamp and even gaming at the same time and often I even game sometimes and this hdd really does a good job. The 320GB (290 Gb actually) are sufficient for storage and comes at a very decent price. The wd hard drives are really reliable, not a single problem until now in 2 months of usage. The transfer rates are insane: 80 Mb max at data read and 75 Mb max at data write, about 13 ms access time. The temperatures are pretty hot in summer, I recommend cooler. It is a little noisy but are far more noisier hard drives on the market Stability: 4 full days of massive downloads, in summer is enough for you?! Overall: great hdd drive... Read review

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Advantages: Stylish, Very Quiet, Ease of Use
Disadvantages: None

...This stylish hard drive from Western Digital is one of the simplest electronic things I have bought in years. Just plug it into your USB port, and it does every thing for you, no installing drives off CD's, which on some things I have experienced, can be very time consuming. It is also surprisingly quiet and very stylish and with 320 Gb of space theres enough room for thousands of your pictures and music files. This also comes with a Fire Wire cable so transfer of your files is almost instantaneous. The cost is a little higher compared to some of its competitiors, I got mine for £99 from Amazon, but is well worthy of the price tag. I can promise, you wont be disappointed.... Read review

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Advantages: Fast spindle speed, large buffer, high capacity, fast data speed
Disadvantages: May need SATA interface card

...difference was incredible. Going from a single 40gb drive setup with 2mb cache, i now had two 160gb drives in a Raid setup with 8mb of cache on each! The drives themselves are fairly silent in operation, no real clunking or high pitched whines. They dont get too hot, aroud 29c average. (but i have got them in coolermaster hard drive coolers). I have had problems in the past with Seagate and fujitsu drives, but have yet to have any problems with western digital. Although i have yet to do any benchmarks, i would say the upgrade was definately worth it - not only do i now have more space to fill, but its quicker too. Definately a recomended drive - even if you dont setup a raid configuration.... Read review

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