buy hdd...

[amey_dude]

I want to buy a hdd. I want to install *leopard* on it Which hdd should i opt for ?? sata-2 or ide (7200rpm)?? Which will give better performance and zero problems on installing leopard...

[nvidia]

I dont know bout installing "leopard". But Sata is better than IDE
Whats your budget?

[The Conqueror]

yes sata is the best and mention ur budget.
The best brand of HDD which i like is Seagate

[praka123]

ide is better in my personal experiance if at all ur gonna buy sata,get a perpendicular recording type.

[hellgate]

Originally Posted by amey_dude

I want to buy a hdd. I want to install *leopard* on it Which hdd should i opt for ?? sata-2 or ide (7200rpm)?? Which will give better performance and zero problems on installing leopard...

as of now i havent tried installing Leopard on my pc but hav installed OS X and i wanna tell u that OS X will install perfectly on IDE hdd but wont boot from it.
u need a sata hdd for installing and running OS X.

[amey_dude]

My budget is around 3000.

@hellgate: so i hv to go for sata2 only to be able to install and run osx (leopard) ??

[praka123]

^also primary partition too

[utsav]

Sata 2 is the best option .ide is phased out.evn odd comes in sata these days due to this reason

[amey_dude]

also where can i get it in pune ?? any good shop who gives discounts ??

[hellgate]

^^^ if u wanna install in a pata hdd then u'll hafta install thru VMWare though u may not get audio and lan support.

[amey_dude]

Hey one more and major question will my motherboard support sata2 hdd ??

Motherboard - AsusTek M2N-MX for AMD AM2.

[dOm1naTOr]

yup, it supports sataII HDDs.