Hitachi/IBM Deskstar 7k250 -vs- Seagate 120GB 8MB 7200RPM

Suma · 12-17-03, 01:32 PM

Hey guys,
I'm planning on a new S-ATA drive.
These above are my choices.
I'm intrested in quite operation and preformance.

I noticed that they're both FDBs, so I bet they're bot quiet (right?) What about the preformance?

Thanks,
Suma.

caRpetbomBer · 12-17-03, 03:02 PM

The Hitachi is going to be faster. The Seagate is going to be quieter with less performance. But im really not to sure how quiet the new Hitachi's are. I heard they are the fastest 7200rpm drives out.

Suma · 12-22-03, 09:11 AM

Hmm.. Well, I'll wait for more replays.
Thanks anyway,
Suma.

Th0r · 12-22-03, 09:42 AM

Had experince with Seagate...Quiet Hard Drives with the sacrafice of some speed....

dgk · 12-22-03, 11:06 AM

I was going to start a thread with a title "Seagates, Seagates everywhere" but I'll tag onto this one instead.

I went to the local PC Fair on Saturday, looking primarily for two SATA 120s to throw into Raid-0. My primary choices are WD and Maxtor, since they still have a 3 year warranty on the 120s (at least on Newegg). Third choice was Hitachi which are supposed to be very good and fast but only have a 1 year warranty. Seagate was not really in the running because of, well, a general feeling that they weren't as good. Plus, 1 year warranty.

So, of the six dealers that had SATA, all had only Seagates (80 and 120). (I smelled a conspiracy to keep me driveless). One told me that Seagates were the only ones that were real SATA drives and that the others were just IDE with a front end. I think that is correct, but for all of them, not just Seagates.

One seemed more honest and said they had the highest markup value.

I didn't check the model numbers nor do I know if they all had the same models. Anyway, I figured I'd ask for any thoughts.

johan851 · 12-22-03, 11:26 AM

Here you go:
http://www.storagereview.com/article...5VLSA80_6.html

It's quieter than a few other drives according to that review. I've owned some older IBM drives and had no complaints about noise at all.

Suma · 12-22-03, 02:09 PM

Cool.
So, am I better of with the Hitachi? Or what?

Suma.

eva2000 · 12-22-03, 08:04 PM

check out the 250GB Maxtor Maxline Plus II PATA drives bloody fast single drive and raid 0 performance! http://www.ocforums.com/showthread.p...hreadid=255692

Csybe · 12-22-03, 08:06 PM

I have both and...
Hitachi.

johan851 · 12-22-03, 11:46 PM

Hitachi's going to give you better performance with only a slight (very slight) increase in noise...unless you have a setup you can't hear at all you're not going to notice a noise difference.

Suma · 12-23-03, 12:37 AM

I'm having a bad time with my WD 80GB 8mb buffer ATA100, cause of the noisy. When I switched to WC, I decreased the noise of my system by pulling all the fans out, now I can hear the HDD loudly. I know that FDB is really helping, I guess I'd go for the Hitachi then.

Thanks everyone,
Suma.

12-17-03, 01:32 PM	Thread Starter #1
Suma Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Israel & USA	Hitachi/IBM Deskstar 7k250 -vs- Seagate 120GB 8MB 7200RPM Hey guys, I'm planning on a new S-ATA drive. These above are my choices. I'm intrested in quite operation and preformance. I noticed that they're both FDBs, so I bet they're bot quiet (right?) What about the preformance? Thanks, Suma.
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12-17-03, 03:02 PM	#2
caRpetbomBer Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: 416 T dot	The Hitachi is going to be faster. The Seagate is going to be quieter with less performance. But im really not to sure how quiet the new Hitachi's are. I heard they are the fastest 7200rpm drives out.
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12-22-03, 09:11 AM	Thread Starter #3
Suma Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Israel & USA	Hmm.. Well, I'll wait for more replays. Thanks anyway, Suma.
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12-22-03, 09:42 AM	#4
Th0r Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: England. Liverpool, Aintree	Had experince with Seagate...Quiet Hard Drives with the sacrafice of some speed....
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12-22-03, 11:06 AM	#5
dgk Member Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Flushing Queens NY USA	I was going to start a thread with a title "Seagates, Seagates everywhere" but I'll tag onto this one instead. I went to the local PC Fair on Saturday, looking primarily for two SATA 120s to throw into Raid-0. My primary choices are WD and Maxtor, since they still have a 3 year warranty on the 120s (at least on Newegg). Third choice was Hitachi which are supposed to be very good and fast but only have a 1 year warranty. Seagate was not really in the running because of, well, a general feeling that they weren't as good. Plus, 1 year warranty. So, of the six dealers that had SATA, all had only Seagates (80 and 120). (I smelled a conspiracy to keep me driveless). One told me that Seagates were the only ones that were real SATA drives and that the others were just IDE with a front end. I think that is correct, but for all of them, not just Seagates. One seemed more honest and said they had the highest markup value. I didn't check the model numbers nor do I know if they all had the same models. Anyway, I figured I'd ask for any thoughts. __________________ Asus A8N-E Opty 165 2*1gb GSkill DDR-500 Zalman 9500 Cooler Radeon 800XL Seasonic 600
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12-22-03, 11:26 AM	#6
johan851 Insatiably Malcontent Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Seattle, WA	Here you go: http://www.storagereview.com/article...5VLSA80_6.html It's quieter than a few other drives according to that review. I've owned some older IBM drives and had no complaints about noise at all. __________________ ASRock Z68 Extreme3 Gen3 \| 2500K @ 4.6GHz \| 2x4GB Samsung DDR3 \| GTX460 768mb 120GB Crucial M4 \| 2x 2TB Samsung F4 \| Seasonic S12 600w AV-710 --> y2 DAC --> Custom M^3 --> Custom LM3875 ChipAmp --> Modula MTs Dual Dell 2007WFP \| Watercooled
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12-22-03, 02:09 PM	Thread Starter #7
Suma Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Israel & USA	Cool. So, am I better of with the Hitachi? Or what? Suma.
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12-22-03, 08:04 PM	#8
eva2000 Member Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Brisbane, Australia	check out the 250GB Maxtor Maxline Plus II PATA drives bloody fast single drive and raid 0 performance! http://www.ocforums.com/showthread.p...hreadid=255692 __________________ Memory Addict
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12-22-03, 08:06 PM	#9
Csybe Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Budapest, Hungary	I have both and... Hitachi. __________________ i5 760 @ ?? / Noctua NH-U12F / Gigabyte P55-UD3R / 8GB Corsair Vengeance 1866C9 / Gainward GTX460 GS GLH / Corsair P3 128 SSD, WD Caviar Black 2TB + 1TB / ASUS Xonar DX / Corsair VX520 PSU / Thermaltake Aguila
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12-22-03, 11:46 PM	#10
johan851 Insatiably Malcontent Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Seattle, WA	Hitachi's going to give you better performance with only a slight (very slight) increase in noise...unless you have a setup you can't hear at all you're not going to notice a noise difference. __________________ ASRock Z68 Extreme3 Gen3 \| 2500K @ 4.6GHz \| 2x4GB Samsung DDR3 \| GTX460 768mb 120GB Crucial M4 \| 2x 2TB Samsung F4 \| Seasonic S12 600w AV-710 --> y2 DAC --> Custom M^3 --> Custom LM3875 ChipAmp --> Modula MTs Dual Dell 2007WFP \| Watercooled
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12-23-03, 12:37 AM	Thread Starter #11
Suma Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Israel & USA	I'm having a bad time with my WD 80GB 8mb buffer ATA100, cause of the noisy. When I switched to WC, I decreased the noise of my system by pulling all the fans out, now I can hear the HDD loudly. I know that FDB is really helping, I guess I'd go for the Hitachi then. Thanks everyone, Suma.
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