HDD's for data storage - rAge 2010

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Re: HDD's for data storage - rAge 2010

by Phatso » Fri Sep 03, 2010 10:52 am

Yes, for rAge Skoup's. That'll be schweeeeet.

Lemme know invoicing deets plx.
PS: i can only pay on the 20th if thats ok.

Re: HDD's for data storage - rAge 2010

by Skouperd » Mon Aug 30, 2010 3:00 pm

I'll place the order for you guys, I take it you all want it at RAGE, so there are no "I need it now" problems. Want to just give Jonno a chance to have a chat with his friend on the "need nerd's advise" and then I could place the order all together.

Re: HDD's for data storage - rAge 2010

by J_Th4ng » Mon Aug 30, 2010 12:15 pm

I'll ask Denis to place the order, as he tends to do a lot more ordering from Frontosa than I do. As such, I'll ask him how he prefers payment.

Re: HDD's for data storage - rAge 2010

by Phatso » Mon Aug 30, 2010 12:07 pm

Great stuff.

In that case, I will take x1 "Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 st31000528as , 1TB/1000gb, sata3G , 7200rpm, 32mb cache - 3 years warranty" please.

Payable via EFT or cash @ rAge, whichever is easiest for you :fact:

Re: HDD's for data storage - rAge 2010

by J_Th4ng » Mon Aug 30, 2010 11:06 am

Weird, I replied to this thread over the weekend. Seems my post went AWOL :hmmm:

You'll be absolutely fine with the Seagate. My 2 1.5TB data drives are both Seagate, and they do the job just fine.

The only advantage that teh WD drives have is the fact that they can run at 7200 or 5900RPM, and the cache size, which shouldn't make much of a difference.

Assuming that the drive is to be used for data storage, media streaming and the like, it will serve your needs admirably.

Re: HDD's for data storage - rAge 2010

by Phatso » Mon Aug 30, 2010 10:44 am

*bumpitty bump*

Re: HDD's for data storage - rAge 2010

by Phatso » Fri Aug 27, 2010 5:16 pm

Phatso wrote:I am looking at these 2 and wondering what exactly the difference is

>Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 st31000528as
>Western Digital caviar Green WD10EARS

Except the price difference, which is nigh negligible, what is the exact difference? Is the WD that much better? I am sorry.. But this whole "cache" story seems to confuzzel me and I like the powersaving, but does it REALLY matter that much?


I am still interested Sir J :)

Any idea's if its worth going for the WD or should I just get a(nother) Barra (my current ones have done fine).

Re: HDD's for data storage - rAge 2010

by pmurgs » Tue Aug 24, 2010 5:17 pm

Drag, thanks for the offer, but I think I'm going to get one through take2. The drive is only R50 more at take2, and then they deliver it to my door, and if there are any issues, I don't need to bug you to take it back to Frontosa (frontosa can be sticky this way sometimes) to get a replacement, I can just deal with take2 myself.

Re: HDD's for data storage - rAge 2010

by J_Th4ng » Tue Aug 24, 2010 4:46 pm

SonOfAbeche wrote:If speed isnt such an issue then the 5900rpm versions are quite a bit cheaper:
http://www.prophecy.co.za/seagate-barracuda-hds2000s32l-sata2-5900rpm-p-57373.html


That's a damn good price there Geth. It's in fact the exact same HDD that Frontosa is offering up for R1407, Inclusive. Seems that Prophecy are kicking Frontosa in terms of price on that Drive.

Frontosa are cheaper on the 1GB drive though (R610 vs. R650 - oddly the 1TB 7200 RPM drive is cheaper than the 5900 drive at Prophecy)

Re: HDD's for data storage - rAge 2010

by Megageth » Tue Aug 24, 2010 2:58 pm

If speed isnt such an issue then the 5900rpm versions are quite a bit cheaper:
http://www.prophecy.co.za/seagate-barracuda-hds2000s32l-sata2-5900rpm-p-57373.html

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