need help chooseing new hdd

[samdbugman]

my hdd [maxtor 7200 rpm model # 53073h4] is slowly dieing...using the maxtor tools i get error # f40s57 and on startup i have got a check sum error and had to load defaults to get started, and on start up smart says drive status is bad,back up files and replace drive.....time for a new hard drive...this one has lasted for 3-4 years now, the first year i let the machine [an emachine!] run 24/7,only restarting for updates....my question... i want a 60-80 gb hdd,7200 rpm and i want to know if there will be a noticeable difference in preformance with a 8 mb chache as opposed to the standard 2 mb?....also i would like some imput about brands... wd,maxtor,seagate note: the hdd is no longer in the emachine,but in a machine i built.... and thanks again to all the helpful folks here at sysopt!

[Bigjakkstaffa]

Id say a western digital 7200 RPM drive with the 8mb Cache ... NICE

--Jakk

[BipolarBill]

http://www.newegg.com/app/viewproduc...82E16822144122

Free shipping!

[rangeral]

For a stable drive seagates are good.

[krazykatz911]

Its strange, Western Digital has the new drives out that have the 8mb cache, but

if you look at the side by side performance with a
Diamand Maxtor only with 2mb cache,

The maxtor is a faster drive in all aspects....



Go figure!


I have 2 maxtor 60gig drives, knock on wood, both have been excellent.

[Eric Legge]

If performance is what you need, you should get an SCSI drive and controller card.

If you don't really need performance, but just wanted a fast IDE drive for the hell of it, buying a 5400RPM drive would be the best bet for longevity and lack of heating problems.

Eric,

http://www.legge40.freeserve.co.uk/BuyerBeware.htm