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  1. 4th Feb 2005 04:30 #1
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    Hi folks,
    I have a very tiny computers and only have space for 1 HDD. Since I use Firwire and it's a P4 3.4 Ghz with 1 GB of RAM I don't need speed, I need space.
    It has to be S-ATA but I haven't built a computer by hand sine PIO 4 was FAAAAST so what is the best € to GB (I am based in Europe so Froogle etc are no use to me) out there these days?
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  2. 4th Feb 2005 09:08 #2
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    See http://www.tomshardware.com/storage/200311141/hd-250-01.html
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  3. 4th Feb 2005 11:08 #3
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    Thanks that helps identify some options...
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    www.storagereview.com

    They mostly review hard drives, and have a large searchable database to compare everything from temps to noise to speed.
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    Very nice!
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    If price is no object, Hitachi has a 500GB SATAII 3.0Gb/s. Actual throughput is probably only slightly higher than SATA but you get speed and capacity. You won't need to upgrade for quite some time.
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    If money doesnt matter why not get a SCSI drive, 15000RPM, plus its own error checking and defragging.
    EDIT sorry I thought title said FASTEST.
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    Originally Posted by mattyboy
    If money doesnt matter why not get a SCSI drive, 15000RPM, plus its own error checking and defragging.
    EDIT sorry I thought title said FASTEST.
    i also thought the title said fastest, i guess he wants the fattest hdd
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    i thought fastest too...maybe he meant phattest, like the dopest hdd out there boyeee
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    Originally Posted by ViRaL1
    If price is no object, Hitachi has a 500GB SATAII 3.0Gb/s. Actual throughput is probably only slightly higher than SATA but you get speed and capacity. You won't need to upgrade for quite some time.
    From what I hear, the SATA 2 drives (even with the higher theoretical max thouroughput) are as of right now just as fast as their equal speed (RPM&cache-wise) SATA 1 bretheren... which in turn makes them as fast as the old PATA drives. No use in having fat busses if those morons making the HDDs won't give us faster rotational speeds
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    Originally Posted by studtrooper
    Originally Posted by ViRaL1
    If price is no object, Hitachi has a 500GB SATAII 3.0Gb/s. Actual throughput is probably only slightly higher than SATA but you get speed and capacity. You won't need to upgrade for quite some time.
    From what I hear, the SATA 2 drives (even with the higher theoretical max thouroughput) are as of right now just as fast as their equal speed (RPM&cache-wise) SATA 1 bretheren... which in turn makes them as fast as the old PATA drives. No use in having fat busses if those morons making the HDDs won't give us faster rotational speeds
    I believe they also make a PATA version of it, but even if they don't it's still the largest single consumer HDD on the market right now.
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  14. 18th Feb 2005 04:24 #14
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    Thanks guys. Yes it was NOT a typo: I want SIZE not speed.
    I have done the SCSI thing but that would require another controller.
    Price is less of an issue but if I am not getting a similar GB/€ ratio I may wait a little.
    Thanks for your input.
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