Which HD to buy

[dj1luv]

I currently have a WD 40gig 7200rpm ata100. I am going to buy a new one, 80-120 gig. any suggestions on brand or size? (maxtor, IBM, WD, ect.)

[Drewdatrip]

Id go with WD they seem to be the best built, for longevity and heavy use, as for the size, get what ever you can afford...the biiger the better

=Drew

[Rick]

Not sure where you live...go add your country flag! :-)

If you are in the US...go to www.xpbargains.com when you look for your HDD. There are some pretty good coupons on there. They find mistakes too! I found a 120GB HDD on there for $19! No kidding...of course, that deal only stayed up for a few hours before Office Depot realized that people were robbing them blind! LOL

Rick

[DJ Specs]

I tend to go with Western Digital or Maxtor.

WD is a bit more expensive, but durable.

Maxtor is actually a bit more quiet, and less expensive.

[XPerties]

grab one with a 8meg cache.....SWEEEETTTTT!

but really Ive had all of them and most of the time Ive stayed with WD but I had a barracuda and man that baby was fast and nice.

[dj1luv]

thanks for the help! I think i'm gonna get a 120gig WD with 8mg cache..

1luv

[Porn Loader]

ive beem running a wd 1000bb (100gig, 2 meg cache) for about 2 months and love it. a hell of a lot quiter than my 60 gxp

[zivan56]

I would not recommend anything from Western Digital, I have had 3 drives go bad from them (800mb, 2gb, and a 4gb), they of course stopped working only a few months after the warranty expired. I stay clear of them and buy only Maxtor/Seagate. The only one that I have that still works is the 10GB model.

[dj1luv]

any suggestions on the bearing type eg. IBM(Fluid).

[Tinker]

I do not own a fluid HDD but I have read that they should be quieter than ball. I was going to get a fluid drive but they were out of stock at my supplier when I need a drive so I went with ball.....