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Hard Drive Preformance

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  • #2
    Dempsey
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 20,529 ✭✭✭✭Dempsey


    16Mb and NCQ makes up the difference of 10Krpm of Raptors. Get the 250Gb but Im not convinced about Maxtors reliablity, never will be. Look at the Seagates instead.


  • #3
    gline
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,605 ✭✭✭gline


    i can recommend maxtors, thats really all i use due to good prices, i have 4-5 drives at the moment over 2 years and not a bother. And ive also heard that the diamondmax 10's with 16meg and ncq are nearly as good as raptors


  • #4
    4Xcut
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,248 ✭✭✭4Xcut


    Thanks. Maxtors it is.


  • #5
    The Real B-man
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 3,748 Mod ✭✭✭✭The Real B-man


    maxtor suck 2 of there sata's failed on me after 1/2 months


  • #6
    gline
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,605 ✭✭✭gline


    it just depends, it could happen on any drive, ive had loads of them in my time and not a problem. Its just pot luck i think. I dont think they are any worse then any other brand.


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  • #7
    jessy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 950 ✭✭✭jessy


    ya with 16mb of cache they benchmark about the same as the 36gig Raptors, which is not to bad at all considering the only reason you would get a raptor is for speed. Only thing i don’t like is the noise out of them!


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