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Old 20-04-2008, 10:47 PM
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Hey all, I'm thinking of starting a new build and I'm pretty confident with the components I've chosen accept this one:
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Could anyone shed some light on it, ive heard its overkill and it has issues when re installing os's like xp/vista ???
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Old 20-04-2008, 11:58 PM
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Thanks redden , id also love to here some opinions from cj users?
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Make sure you can't get two 500gb drives for the same price. :p
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Old 21-04-2008, 01:51 AM
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whats the benefits of two 500gb hd's? and I'm thinking of going with a 500gb maxtor now recalculated my needs and 1tb would be overkill for me.
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Well, if it's cheaper..also, you have RAID capability, so while the probability of failure is the same, you won't lose all your data if it does.
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Old 21-04-2008, 12:25 PM
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IMO the Samsung drives are more reliable than Maxtor. Also WD are better than Maxtor ..... in fact DONT get a Maxtor ;)
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Old 21-04-2008, 01:13 PM
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Ahh cheers. think i might go with either two 500gb wd or a 750gb samsung
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Last time I looked I think two WD 500GB came out cheaper than a Samsung 1TB F1..
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remember, its not really a TB. they say 1 GB is 1000MB. its not. its 1024. so all those MB they lie about really add up. so convert it first to see how much your REALLY getting.
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Thanks for all your help guys.
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