Hi all,
Yesterday one of my hard drives failed in my raid backup, its just over a year old and i'm surprised its failed already.
It was a hitachi HD.
Whats the best make to go for? looking for a low noise one.
I have one that sounds like its eating itself so i'm trying to avoid another.
Samsung? I have a couple and they are very quiet.
Samsung here as well, I did like Seagate until I had a couple fail at around a year old earlier in the year.
They seem to be a growing force in so many areas, don't they, Ray?
They do, Rik. :)
Samsung and Western Digital are my preferred drives; Samsung if you want really quiet. Seagate are not what they once were, which is a shame.
Quote from: Sebby on Dec 27, 2009, 13:42:26
Seagate are not what they once were, which is a shame.
Neither are Hitachi, it seems. Shame, because when they were IBM, you couldn't fault them, and I have an IBM drive still going strong after about 7 years.
Another Samsung vote here.
Samsung it is then. Just bought this : http://www.ebuyer.com/product/143288
Looks a good price, Paul. :thumb:
Should be OK with that, Paul, I've had one of that model running in my WH Server for just over 12 months with no problems. :thumb:
I have 3 Hitachi drives in my PC - can't say I've had any problems (Kiss of death? Dead HD's tomorrow, now????)
Steve
I always temper recommendations with a little apprehension too, Steve. :)