Recommed 2TB hard drive

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2013/01/01 22:14:38 (permalink)

Recommed 2TB hard drive

Hi:  I am getting close to needing a bigger hard drive for my DAW.  I have three Samsung F3 1TB drives, but realize I need to get something bigger soon.

Samsung F3's are quiet and quick, but don't come in 1.5 or 2 TB sizes.  What do you gurus recommend for quick and QUIET hard drives for Sonar 2xa based DAW?




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    Bristol_Jonesey
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    Re:Recommed 2TB hard drive 2013/01/02 05:26:59 (permalink)
    I've always opted for Western Digital - their Caviar range seem to be extremely reliable.

    DON'T get any "green" version - they'll shut themselves down when you least expect them to

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    Re:Recommed 2TB hard drive 2013/01/02 23:22:07 (permalink)
    Bristol_Jonesey

    I've always opted for Western Digital - their Caviar range seem to be extremely reliable.

    DON'T get any "green" version - they'll shut themselves down when you least expect them to
    Thanks.  Yes, I have used WD Caviar Black drives before and they are fast, but they tend to be just a little noisy, at least when compared to the Samsung Spinpoint F3's.  I still use two of them for backup drives with an external drive bay.  


    I just did a little more digging and found that Samsung has a 2TB Spinpoint F4EG drive.  If it is quiet and reliable, I will probably grab a couple.

    [Edit:  Darn it!  This samsung is 5200rpm and slow.  Looks like it is either WD black or Seagate Barracuda for larger fast drives.]
    post edited by cecelius2 - 2013/01/02 23:27:53




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    Re:Recommed 2TB hard drive 2013/01/05 07:55:28 (permalink)
    I just went with 2 TB Barracudas-They seem to be doing great, easy install and no issues that I can see

    When you buy, watch the specs though because they come in 8-64 MB Buffer

    http://www.bestbuy.com/si...cuda&cp=1&lp=2
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    Re:Recommed 2TB hard drive 2013/01/09 07:33:33 (permalink)
    I just bought a WD Caviar black 1 T to replace the whatever brand 500 G.
    Gonna stick it ion when I get the new RAM.

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