Int Hard Drive Pref?

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Edited Date/Time 1/17/2012 12:23pm
Im going to replace the 320gb internal hard drive in my iMac with a 2tb drive.
Who has a preferred brand with a good track record?
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swizcore 3/12/2010 11:14am
3/12/2010 11:14am
Yeah that would be nice to have some freebies avail.

I have 4 ext drives, 2 of them are RAID'd to create a 1.5tb media server but Im tired of the lag for spin up when I access them which is just often enough to have to wait constantly.

I should be set until I sell this computer(couple years) if I throw in a 2tb internal.
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SteveS 3/12/2010 11:23am
3/12/2010 11:23am
Seagate, then Western Digital.
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swizcore 3/12/2010 11:27am
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Im running a little test script right now that is supposed to keep it spinning, we'll see how it goes. That little tip might have saved me about $200 fart. Thanks... maybe.Cool

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swizcore 3/12/2010 12:41pm
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The script seems to be working pretty well.

Officially, thanks for the suggestion Fart.
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txmxer 3/12/2010 1:14pm
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I prefer WD, but, never actually had a drive go bad, so I may not have the diversity of experience.
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BobbyM 3/12/2010 1:22pm
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WD...2 YR WARRANTY REGISTER ON THE WEBSITE.

SAMSUNG

MAXTOR

STAY AWAY FROM THE HITACHI
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SteveS 3/12/2010 3:27pm
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Maxtor is no more. Seagate took them over. Seagate's warranty for OEM desktop drives is 3 years.

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