The Peeps Posted January 19, 2012 Share Posted January 19, 2012 (edited) I'm looking to buy a new internal HDD as my current one is quite old and I'm having some issues with it... I don't need anything fancy, just something up to date. I had a quick look and saw this: http://www.dixons.co.uk/gbuk/whitebox-generic-internal-3-5-sata-hard-drive-1tb-11255568-pdt.html Just wanted to see if there are better deals to go for or any preferred brands. Thanks for any help :p <obviously this was meant to go in tech... can a mod move it please? @Dan Dare or anyone else :p Edited January 19, 2012 by The Peeps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yvonne Posted January 19, 2012 Share Posted January 19, 2012 avoid maxtor. I used to like WD but they've let me down twice now. Seagate have always been good for me. I don't know about hitachi, never owned. Of course these aren't statistically significant, but that doesn't replace 100gb of music! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan_Dare Posted January 20, 2012 Share Posted January 20, 2012 My powers must be waning. I can't do anything here! I've used a couple of Western Digital externals and they've been nothing short of exemplary, both. I know a lot of people who buy their drives exclusively too so they're a good bet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rummy Posted January 20, 2012 Share Posted January 20, 2012 I've been warned off Seagate, @Yvonne! I think I was recommended WD or...Samsung? GAH! Just seen I have a Seagate in this computer! Hmm. Well, my advise would be fairly standard, look on somewhere like ebuyer and check reviews etc. Ebuyer's probably pretty decent pricewise too? I dunno, I've been confused since all the HDD prices got thrown out of whack. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Peeps Posted January 20, 2012 Author Share Posted January 20, 2012 Yeah the one I have now is Seagate and was perfectly fine... until it wasn't. Looked on ebuyer and the prices were fairly similar to the one I posted so I just went with that. Thanks for your comments guys Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supergrunch Posted January 20, 2012 Share Posted January 20, 2012 I recommend you get something with at least 7200 rpm, as otherwise the speed your computer can write to disk might end up being a bottleneck a lot of the time. Although the new prices make that harder... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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