want a SATA 1 hdd upgrade?

[tweety_bird_bunny]

i hav p42.66 ghz and d10 intel m/b and 512mb ddr 400mhz ram...
i hav st80011a seagate 80 gb hdd (*reviews.digitaltrends.com/review1490.html) ... i want to know buy a SATA hdd...pls suggest some gud hdd with capacity,speed and approx price..
also, if i upgrade to sata drive , by how much factor wud my system performance increase??? and how much sata is better than my present hdd??

 

[Tech Geek]

Performance would not increase with increase in the space
What is ur budget??

 

[tweety_bird_bunny]

no i mean wat wud be difference in my present hdd rates and sata? is there any speed difference?
budget under <4k or <3k...depends upon hdd capacity too

 

[nishant_nms]

there is only a little diffrence in speed between PATA and SATA1

 

[tweety_bird_bunny]

plz any1 tel me some good sata1 hdd brands,models and rates...
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atleast tell me where can i find user reviews on diff hdds or any other good forum dat might help...

 

[SE><IE]

250 GB hitachi sata-2 @ 2700 bucks
320 GB from seagate and/or 350 GB from Western Digital both @ 4700 Bucks.

Rates from Nehru Palace.

-seXie

 

[tweety_bird_bunny]

and hdd under 3k ? 80gb,120gb or 160gb? and my m/b supports only sata1 (1.5gbps)...wud a 3gbps sata hdd wrk ?
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i saw on ebay seagate external 40gb or 60gb hdd for around 2.5k wid 5 yr warranty and usb 2.0 port....
are they gud?? shud i go for external hdds instead?

 

[SE><IE]

SATA-2 is Backward compatible. This means even if your mobo supports only SATA-1 still you can just go and buy a SATA-2 HDD. The only issue will be that the SATA-2 HDD will work at 1.5Gbps (SATA-1's speed) and not at SATA-2's
Its the same case with a SATA-2 port and SATA-1 disk.

Just plug-n-play, the disk will work at 3Gbps if BOTH the mobo and disk are SATA-2 compatible. In other words, you get the LCM as the speed.

-seXie

 

[tweety_bird_bunny]

adn wat brands r models shud i go for...
first i thought for seagate 80 gb sata hdd but user reviews say dat it makes 2 much noise and may result in failure...
wat shud i buy?

 

[SE><IE]

well even I own a Seagate though. But from others' experience I can count on Hitachi. It has more density per platter thus making for lesser head movements and thus prolongation of lifetime of the disk. Prof (enoonmai) pointed out that they offer one call service at your doorstep for 5 years. i.e., call them in the 5 year period and they'll come to your home. No running around the service centre (yeah! its you, seagate)
WD also makes some good HDD's but spending 2700 bucks for 250 GB is surely more inviting than 350GB for 4700 bucks.

-seXie

 

[tweety_bird_bunny]

thx man...any other reviews???
*cgi.ebay.in/SEAGATE-USB-EXTERNAL-H...QQihZ002QQcategoryZ116257QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

 

[SE><IE]

Going for an external one eh?
see, And external drive can never replace an internal one. If you want more space and/or speed then nothing can beat down Internal drive. However if you travel a lot and/or transfer huge amounts of data the external is the way to go.

Regarding the one you chose, thats not an actual external HDD rather an internal HDD with a metal casing. Not even half as punishable as the tru external one. You can get an external casing anywhere between 250 and 500 bucks.
See, they say seagate HDD and the cover is that of an IBM, now read the last 2 lines.

YOU WILL GET HITACHI HARD DISK DRIVE 5400 RPM WITH 5 YEAR WARRANTY

ABOVE 2.5 " EXTERNAL USB CASING FOR YOUR HARD DISK DRIVE

ONE USB CABLE , DRIVER CD(FOR ONLY WINDOWS 98) , AND MANUAL

Sorry for the caps, its a copy-paste from ebay.

Now they say you'll get a Hitachi. I guess you'll run into trouble.

Let me remind you once again, that is NOT external.

-seXie

 

[tweety_bird_bunny]

ya i got dat now....casing of hddzzzz....
so i shud go for internal one ( hitachi or seagate)?
and if i hav ever to buy dis external hdd, shud i go for dis combination (laptop hdd + casing) ?? i mean is dis realiable?

 

[SE><IE]

so i shud go for internal one ( hitachi or seagate)?

I would like to quote my post here

If you want more space and/or speed then nothing can beat down Internal drive. However if you travel a lot and/or transfer huge amounts of data the external is the way to go.

Well as I said I would choose Hitachi any day over seagate. Even I need a 250-350 GB drive now since my 80GB IDE is full. And I'm crystal clear about buying a Hitachi.

One more thing, I hope you're not looking towards using the internal drive to upgrade a Laptop cuz it can't be used for the same.

One of my buddies has similar casing, you get a driver CD and a casing. The internal drive is an IDE drive. (Though I came across a SATA drive with casing in NP. Can't say about them though). The IDE cable(of HDD) is mapped to USB port, and the power cable to the PS/2 port (may be to USB in some cases)

So basically you have 2 wires hanging out.

If I remember correctly, the disk is not recognized till you install the drivers. So its not plug and play.

-seXie

 

[tweety_bird_bunny]

finally bought
a seagate momentus 5400rpm 80 gb laptop hdd wid 5 yr warranty + techcom 2.5'' hdd box
total cost= 3550

wrks like a charm...
any1 of u wonderin to buy a pendrive , buy the above combination instead...

 

[SE><IE]

Congrats dude.
I am in no mood to spend 1000 Bucks for a Gig. I got 2 CD-RWs for ocassional data transfer