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indigoimac
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Mar 8, 2010, 08:51 PM
 
Anyone have any experience with these? I am looking at the 1.5TB 5900RPM model which seems to be quite well priced on newegg, but the reviews seem split as to great or doa.

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Newegg.com - Seagate Barracuda LP ST31500541AS 1.5TB 5900 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Hard Drive -Bare Drive
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Mar 8, 2010, 11:46 PM
 
That DOA/negative review rate is pretty high. I'd expect good throughput, slow seeks.

I'm a fan of the $149 2TB 7200RPM Hitachi.
     
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Mar 9, 2010, 11:09 AM
 
Originally Posted by indigoimac View Post
Anyone have any experience with these? I am looking at the 1.5TB 5900RPM model which seems to be quite well priced on newegg, but the reviews seem split as to great or doa.
If you're looking for a quiet and inexpensive low-power drive it's fine. But if you're looking for performance you shouldn't be getting this drive. IOW is it for everyday work or just for backing up and/or media storage?

If you're going to be using the drive heavily on a regular basis and performance is important, the drive mduell mentioned above would be a better choice.
     
   
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