pam wrote:Do you mean 500MB or 500GB ??
Unlikely, you wont get a 500MB anywhere in the world...if you do they are unreliable...you cant shake or turn them upside down...they wont survive
so long into the future![]()
A 500GB PATA/IDE, again wont be available..they were never made.....lucky if you are, you might get 80/100GB at max(used)....
SATA ports came out long before 500GB drives
Formido wrote:pam wrote:Do you mean 500MB or 500GB ??
Unlikely, you wont get a 500MB anywhere in the world...if you do they are unreliable...you cant shake or turn them upside down...they wont survive
so long into the future![]()
A 500GB PATA/IDE, again wont be available..they were never made.....lucky if you are, you might get 80/100GB at max(used)....
SATA ports came out long before 500GB drives
Sorry about that...when timeclock at library is running out, I get careless. I meant 500GB. Finding 500GB IDE/PATA hard disc drives to buy is not a problem. Quickie Google search of:
WD5000AAKB
WD5000AAJB
WD5000JBRTL
WDBAAV5000ENC-NRSN
turns up many sources for WD products and other brands. After reading all the complaints of Linux users, I'm paranoid about buying any brand/model number a user has not specifically recommended as working...especially since most fixes seem to require massive amounts of fussing to get it to work, or even worse, altering the kernel.
Formido wrote:pam wrote:Do you mean 500MB or 500GB ??
Unlikely, you wont get a 500MB anywhere in the world...if you do they are unreliable...you cant shake or turn them upside down...they wont survive
so long into the future![]()
A 500GB PATA/IDE, again wont be available..they were never made.....lucky if you are, you might get 80/100GB at max(used)....
SATA ports came out long before 500GB drives
Sorry about that...when timeclock at library is running out, I get careless. I meant 500GB. Finding 500GB IDE/PATA hard disc drives to buy is not a problem. Quickie Google search of:
WD5000AAKB
WD5000AAJB
WD5000JBRTL
WDBAAV5000ENC-NRSN
turns up many sources for WD products and other brands. After reading all the complaints of Linux users, I'm paranoid about buying any brand/model number a user has not specifically recommended as working...especially since most fixes seem to require massive amounts of fussing to get it to work, or even worse, altering the kernel.
Xanayoshi wrote:Formido wrote:pam wrote:Do you mean 500MB or 500GB ??
Unlikely, you wont get a 500MB anywhere in the world...if you do they are unreliable...you cant shake or turn them upside down...they wont survive
so long into the future![]()
A 500GB PATA/IDE, again wont be available..they were never made.....lucky if you are, you might get 80/100GB at max(used)....
SATA ports came out long before 500GB drives
Sorry about that...when timeclock at library is running out, I get careless. I meant 500GB. Finding 500GB IDE/PATA hard disc drives to buy is not a problem. Quickie Google search of:
WD5000AAKB
WD5000AAJB
WD5000JBRTL
WDBAAV5000ENC-NRSN
turns up many sources for WD products and other brands. After reading all the complaints of Linux users, I'm paranoid about buying any brand/model number a user has not specifically recommended as working...especially since most fixes seem to require massive amounts of fussing to get it to work, or even worse, altering the kernel.
Don't be paranoid because they are after you, so it's a total waste of time. This is a wide range topic not specific to Ultimate Edition by any means. It is how you use your hard drive, how you partition your hard drive, etc.. If you are using a dual boot with Windows your scenario is actually completely different than if you are dual booting Linux. I could go on forever but luckily
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disk_partitioning
It is a good thing to inquire beforehand about what you are going to purchase, and if it has a high fail rate, but this is an area where if you go by pure consumer reviews you may be mislead. Try to keep in mind that there are companies who are paid to mislead you through this very tactic in the guise of Computer & Tech advice sites. Then there is the knowledge of the one issuing the complaint. For all you know they took their brand new drive, plugged it in with the power on, didn't see immediate results and issued a complaint.
Moebius wrote:When building PC's, I always went with WD due to reliability.
Seagate failed miserably.
Samsung - as slow as a wet weekend
Maxtor - Seagates ugly deformed bastard child
Cheers.
Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 28 guests