Seagate The Best 80Gb <$200

click__head · 1st March 2003, 4:07 PM

Hello, just looking to get another 80Gb HDD for my PC, already have a Seagate but its getting pretty full. Just wondering if I should get another Seagate or try something different?

unix · 1st March 2003, 5:33 PM

Ive got an 80gb Barracude IV, I have found it to be a very good drive. Quiet and reliable. If I was to get another, it would be another one

click__head · 1st March 2003, 5:37 PM

OK, it's just have seen a Maxtor 80Gb which is only $3.00 more expensive just wondering if it is better than the Seagate.

I have heard good things about the WD with 8Mb cache, but I dont know if it would be worth paying $40 more than Seagate for it

Son Gokou · 1st March 2003, 5:58 PM

Hi, u can buy the Seagate 80GB for $181 from msy.com.au

EazyduzIt · 2nd March 2003, 4:46 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Son Gokou
Hi, u can buy the Seagate 80GB for $181 from msy.com.au

He lives in S.A. Msy don't ship out of state.

click__head · 2nd March 2003, 10:04 AM

I can get one from the IT Warehouse for $189 and it's only a couple of minutes away.

So another Seagate is definately the way to go?

Nevac · 3rd March 2003, 10:29 AM

I just sent my Seagate Baracuda IV 80GB back a few days ago for RMA it was only a few months old.

tired · 3rd March 2003, 10:49 AM

My primary pc has a Seagate Barracuda IV 80gb drive , and my mothers has the same drive but it's capacity is 20gb - both drives run flawlessly , but I am going to try a WD 80gb with 8mb of cache next.

The only things I don't like about the Barracuda's that we both own are they take one heck of a long time to 0 fill and twice as long to format in comparison to other drives that I have owned and currently use.

Draffa · 4th March 2003, 3:52 AM

The WD's are a bloody good drive by all accounts. However, I would still choose a Seagate, because of my record with them. Not one dead drive (aside from that old one I dropped) in ten years. One Seagate is currently being used in the firewall, and a new Cuda IV is in the server with a fan blowing on the drive cage (as I suspect heat may be more of an issue in modern drive failures more than manufacturing defects, aside from the DeathStars).

PappaSmurf · 4th March 2003, 4:48 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by unix
Ive got an 80gb Barracude IV, I have found it to be a very good drive. Quiet and reliable. If I was to get another, it would be another one

Ditto.

dexx · 4th March 2003, 4:58 PM

Various reviews peg the WD JB series (8mb cache) and IBM
120gxp series neck-and-neck faster than the Seagate.
The new Maxtor Diamondmax 9 looks interesting, but reviews
are hard to find. The Bara 4 is a cool, quiet drive with reasonable speed.

NforSa · 5th March 2003, 12:12 AM

had a lot of seagate drives in my time and have had very good experience with them... sure they are not the fastest, but they are quiet, cool, and reliable.

every single WD i have had (limited to 2 40gb drives... so minimal experience) have gone 'noisy' making a continuois, high pitched whine after approx 8 months, one samsung 40gb has 7mb of bad sectors just over 1.5 years old, and the last 2 maxtor drives I owned (4.3gb's) both died

my two seagate V '80gb in RAID 0 work flawlessly and perform well

click__head · 5th March 2003, 6:59 AM

Well I purchased a 80Gb Seagate, it must be a different model than my other one though, because it has a slightly different name.

Tony · 6th March 2003, 10:02 AM

Wouldn't piss on a seagate.

WDC JB all the way.

T.

Hydra_ADL · 6th March 2003, 8:13 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by click__head
Well I purchased a 80Gb Seagate, it must be a different model than my other one though, because it has a slightly different name.

I think the new seagates are the barra ATA 5 now. The barra ata 4s had a seashield over the PCB.

1st March 2003, 4:07 PM	#1
click__head Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Adelaide, SA Posts: 1,407	Seagate The Best 80Gb <$200 Hello, just looking to get another 80Gb HDD for my PC, already have a Seagate but its getting pretty full. Just wondering if I should get another Seagate or try something different? __________________ AMD A8 5600K - MSI FM2-A75MA-E35 - 8GB G.Skill NT 1600 - Patriot Pyro 60GB - Seagate 2TB - CM Centurion 6

1st March 2003, 5:33 PM	#2
unix Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Perth West-Aust Odour: Y Posts: 1,886	Ive got an 80gb Barracude IV, I have found it to be a very good drive. Quiet and reliable. If I was to get another, it would be another one __________________ moo

1st March 2003, 5:37 PM	#3
click__head Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Adelaide, SA Posts: 1,407	OK, it's just have seen a Maxtor 80Gb which is only $3.00 more expensive just wondering if it is better than the Seagate. I have heard good things about the WD with 8Mb cache, but I dont know if it would be worth paying $40 more than Seagate for it __________________ AMD A8 5600K - MSI FM2-A75MA-E35 - 8GB G.Skill NT 1600 - Patriot Pyro 60GB - Seagate 2TB - CM Centurion 6

1st March 2003, 5:58 PM	#4
Son Gokou Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Melb Posts: 612	Hi, u can buy the Seagate 80GB for $181 from msy.com.au __________________ Team Green, Abit all the way! OCAU Anime Club Member #28

2nd March 2003, 10:04 AM	#6
click__head Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Adelaide, SA Posts: 1,407	I can get one from the IT Warehouse for $189 and it's only a couple of minutes away. So another Seagate is definately the way to go? __________________ AMD A8 5600K - MSI FM2-A75MA-E35 - 8GB G.Skill NT 1600 - Patriot Pyro 60GB - Seagate 2TB - CM Centurion 6

3rd March 2003, 10:29 AM	#7
Nevac Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Brisbane Strathpine Posts: 1,537	I just sent my Seagate Baracuda IV 80GB back a few days ago for RMA it was only a few months old.

3rd March 2003, 10:49 AM	#8
tired Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Melbourne Posts: 5,610	My primary pc has a Seagate Barracuda IV 80gb drive , and my mothers has the same drive but it's capacity is 20gb - both drives run flawlessly , but I am going to try a WD 80gb with 8mb of cache next. The only things I don't like about the Barracuda's that we both own are they take one heck of a long time to 0 fill and twice as long to format in comparison to other drives that I have owned and currently use. __________________ OCAU Guitar Players Club Folding@Home Millionaires Club

4th March 2003, 3:52 AM	#9
Draffa Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Sluggy Prime Posts: 7,781	The WD's are a bloody good drive by all accounts. However, I would still choose a Seagate, because of my record with them. Not one dead drive (aside from that old one I dropped) in ten years. One Seagate is currently being used in the firewall, and a new Cuda IV is in the server with a fan blowing on the drive cage (as I suspect heat may be more of an issue in modern drive failures more than manufacturing defects, aside from the DeathStars). __________________ \| This post was brought to you by the Australian DSD, and Americas' NSA. If you think no one's paying any attention to you, we're listening. \| Worship the Comic. \| I aim to misbehave. \| Reduce, Reuse, Repair, Recycle. \| 2010 HoR Candidate for Longman. Last edited by Draffa; 4th March 2003 at 3:53 AM.

4th March 2003, 4:58 PM	#11
dexx Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: Canning Vale, Perth Posts: 2,637	Various reviews peg the WD JB series (8mb cache) and IBM 120gxp series neck-and-neck faster than the Seagate. The new Maxtor Diamondmax 9 looks interesting, but reviews are hard to find. The Bara 4 is a cool, quiet drive with reasonable speed.

5th March 2003, 12:12 AM	#12
NforSa Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Melbourne Posts: 2,334	had a lot of seagate drives in my time and have had very good experience with them... sure they are not the fastest, but they are quiet, cool, and reliable. every single WD i have had (limited to 2 40gb drives... so minimal experience) have gone 'noisy' making a continuois, high pitched whine after approx 8 months, one samsung 40gb has 7mb of bad sectors just over 1.5 years old, and the last 2 maxtor drives I owned (4.3gb's) both died my two seagate V '80gb in RAID 0 work flawlessly and perform well __________________ E3110 @ 4ghz /1.248v/ Noctua NH12 / Lian Li V1000B+ / 3.5tB / P5K-PRO / 4gb 1066DDRII / 8800GT ICQ: 39197814 / MSN: doogs40@hotmail.com

5th March 2003, 6:59 AM	#13
click__head Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Adelaide, SA Posts: 1,407	Well I purchased a 80Gb Seagate, it must be a different model than my other one though, because it has a slightly different name. __________________ AMD A8 5600K - MSI FM2-A75MA-E35 - 8GB G.Skill NT 1600 - Patriot Pyro 60GB - Seagate 2TB - CM Centurion 6

6th March 2003, 10:02 AM	#14
Tony Awaiting Email Confirmation Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Sydney, NSW, Australia Posts: 10,049	Wouldn't piss on a seagate. WDC JB all the way. T.