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Its said “Data Data Everywhere, Not a Byte to Store” and this is becoming true in today’s date where we all have data and data coming from all over and we don’t have much of space left. Either we keep on burning onto disk or we need to delete the data. So the best solution today is to get a bigger and better hard disk drive for your computer. What are those things which you must look for before buying a hard disk drive?
Storage space required :-
Decide the storage space required but buy the drive of more storage space then your requirements. If you require 160 GB storage space, then go for 250 GB storage drive. This is necessary as in future there is a high probability of getting more data then you think of.
Which Brand to go for?
Mainly there are two famous brands as in Nehru Place (Delhi) Seagate and Samsung. Other companies include Maxtor, Western Digital and Hitachi. These can be looked at as well. But the hot selling ones with reliable service and warranty are Seagate and Samsung only.
Speed of Disk :-
You need to look for the speed of drive, 5400 rpm or 7200 rpm, more the speed, better is the read and write operations. This doesn’t have great effects on the price. But speed is one of the factors in differentiating a model from another.
Warranty provided :-
Always look for the warranty issue. We usually leave this part, but in case of a crash, the service they give is what it matters. Samsung gives you a good service, but Seagate does this too, but the only flaw I heard in Nehru Place about Seagate is that they do not remove the Bad sectors from the drive, they just hide them. Can’t say how far this thing is true.
Additional software provided :-
Take a look at what all software’s are being provided by the company. These include software like Disk Manger, Disk Partition, Disk clean up, Disk Defragmentation and others. These software do help in managing and keeping your drive alive for longer period.
Also, you will come across certain terms which you might not be aware of. Cache, SATA, Platter and many other. You need not to think about it. All the drives available today have almost same specifications, but the only difference is how they mange those.
This is the list which you must look for. If i am missing on anything do remind me.
P.S. – SATA stands for Serial Advanced Technology Attachment, and every computer might not support the SATA drives, as it’s a new version of the conventional system PATA. Do confirm it from your vendor.
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Nice info buddy . I will definately keep this in mind while purchasing a hard disk .
Me too. Great tips, buddy.
Nice tip on what to look before buying a hard drive, in my opinion I always look for the disk velocity. I don’t want a slow hard drive talking forever to search for data.
If I were to purchase a hard disk (actually I have plans to buy one soon), would you recommend me the external drives which are portable also or the internal ones. Rates are almost the same I think and so is the warranty (5 years)
@ Joel : Yes, Disk speed is a very big factor. According to me, its the second most important factor after Disk Space.
@ Nirmal : No rates are not same, if the vendor says that a external would cost you same as internal with same hdd space, he is probably giving you a laptop HDD in a case, or a normal HDD with a casing, But a Proper External HDD would be double the cost, as per my knowledge in Nehru Place(Delhi). Do check that if its a cased HDD or a Original USB 2.0 do check it with your vendor.
This info was very useful and educational as of right now where we stand and that is always good. I was looking for the difference in cache size (8MB or 16MB) to know how important it was to have a bigger size, cause I was penny pinching and this is what I found to be the difference besides the brands. Thank you.