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- iczman, on 10/12/2007, -2/+17I believe Seagate unboxed the world's first perpendicular drive. This article is talking about WD releasing its own version of perpendicular drive. And what's up with "1st first"?
- jamesrweaver, on 10/12/2007, -2/+16Not sure how this all works, check out this instructional cartoon. Ala "School House Rock"...
http://www.hitachigst.com/hdd/research/recording_head/pr/PerpendicularAnimation.html - Poco, on 10/12/2007, -1/+6Get Perpendicular!
- flamingmb, on 10/12/2007, -1/+5all right a double first for the industry!
- fanboydcs, on 10/12/2007, -1/+5Get Perpendicular!!
- cquinnd, on 10/12/2007, -2/+5Seagate had the first perp desktop drive, but somebody else beat them to market with the absolute first (laptop) perpendicular drive.
- cyssero, on 04/18/2009, -1/+4Maybe they mean Western Digital's first Perpendicular drive? Because Seagate definitely had the industry first.
- BIGmog, on 10/12/2007, -2/+4The first double first!
- BIGmog, on 10/12/2007, -1/+3I've had several bad experiences with Maxtor but WD never gives me problems. My friend has the exact opposite story. It just depends on the user.
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -1/+3I still love that video. It's oddly catchy.
Then again, I'm oddly nerdy. = - Qliphah, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Imagine it like this:
Old hard drives were all like this _
The new perpendicular drives are all like this |
Note this highly technical example using 10 of each to represent data:
__________
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The platter itself is thicker without the case for the drive being any larger. therefore more space on the disc and faster access times. Hope that explains it better than dancing sectors with cool afros(although I personally cant learn anything unless somebodies wearing a afro wig and singing in 80's pop rock fashion) - mtvkilledusall, on 10/12/2007, -3/+4Does anyone else have bad luck with Western Digital? Every drive I've purchased from them has failed, while I've had several other drives of different brands that are older and have yet to fail.
- GeneralAntilles, on 10/12/2007, -2/+3150MB/sec is the maximum bus speed, the hard drive will not be putting through that much data.
- Qliphah, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Yea the title is totally misleading.
I just got a 320GB 3.5 drive from seagate and my god its the coolest (literally) and quietest hard drive Ive ever seen. As for if its reliable in the long run Ill have to wait and see. - SledgY, on 10/12/2007, -1/+2I read an article a few years back about HDD reliability between the various manufactures, their conclusion was that it was more to do with your local courier company or the handling by distributors and retail outlets.
In saying that I've never had any issues with WD drives, I've had one Seagate crash the rest have been fine. - culbeda, on 10/12/2007, -1/+2Considering that's 2-3 times the throughput of a desktop 7200 RPM SATA drive and would best the current top performing SCSI drive, I'd say you're probably right. ;-)
No offense, submitter, but perhaps your reading and comprehension skills should be tested. - jejones, on 10/12/2007, -1/+2This title brought to you by the Department of Redundancy Department.
- pcrepairshop, on 10/12/2007, -2/+3whats a 1st first?
- MikeCerm, on 10/12/2007, -1/+1I'm admittedly a Seagate fanboy, partially because of all the problems I used to have when I was a WD fanboy.
I've had a few problems with Seagate here or there, but their warranty is the best in the business, and they always quickly replace whatever breaks. - astrotrain, on 10/12/2007, -1/+1Yeah yeah... but when it comes down to drive Warranties, WD sucks.
WD Warranty = 1 year
Segate = 5 Years! - Guspaz, on 10/12/2007, -2/+1There are 200GB notebook drives on the market already (at 4200RPM), and I'm pretty sure those are perpendicular too. There is also already at least one 160GB 5400RPM notebook drive out. I'm pretty sure that this isn't a first of anything.
- sjalt, on 10/12/2007, -3/+2w00t.
that is all - VeganG, on 10/12/2007, -3/+1I'm dancing! I'm dancing!
- MauMan, on 10/12/2007, -2/+0@thephilo
I'd like to but the 160GB Scorpio is not on that page... - MauMan, on 10/12/2007, -2/+0Nope I've had good luck with WD drives. But then again I had good luck with the IBM drives that were seemingly giving everone else trouble. I've had a samsung and a maxtor drive desktop drive fail on me. I've also had a seagate notebook drive fail.
- mcrbids, on 10/12/2007, -5/+2I haven't had a significant HD crash in over 7 years. They're all good. WD, Seagate, Maxtor, whatever.
And, in case you didn't know, I manage servers for a living, with about 2 dozen hooked to my cellphone via a network monitor. Basically, no problems, really! - opitica, on 10/12/2007, -4/+0can someone explain it to me in a way that doesn't make me wish i had cancer.
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -11/+1Check the price!
http://www.bizrate.com/harddrives/products__SEARCH_GO--Find%20it!__keyword--western%20digital%20160%20gigabytes%20sata__search_box--1__sfsk--3__rf--yds000.html
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