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27-06-2008, 06:37 PM
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seagate vs wd
I wanna buy an external HDD…capacity 320 GB or 500 GB …point is should I go for western digital or Seagate?? notice the price difference in case of 500GB...Confused!!
Their price I found on respective site-
Seagate- FreeAgent Pro
320GB, FireWire400, USB 2.0, eSATA, $ 85.99
500GB, FireWire400, USB 2.0, eSATA, $ 169.99
western digital- My Book Home Edition
500 GB, USB 2.0, FireWire 400, eSATA, $139.99
320 GB, USB 2.0, FireWire 400, eSATA, $129.99
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27-06-2008, 06:58 PM
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Right Off the Assembly Line
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Re: seagate vs wd
hi,
I too have ext HDD on my shopping list. 
Came across this price list http://www.theitwares.com/hdd/hdd.htm The diff between Seagate and WD MyBook Home is only rs 100. MyBook Essential costs less though maybe due to lack of eSATA??
Can anyone tell me if the drive will be replaced in case of bad sectors?
Vivek
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27-06-2008, 09:04 PM
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Re: seagate vs wd
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Originally Posted by vivek.virgo
Can anyone tell me if the drive will be replaced in case of bad sectors?
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Yes it will be.
Seagate has an excellent service.Any problem and the replacement is available in 7 days or less.
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27-06-2008, 09:36 PM
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Re: seagate vs wd
i have heard a lot of bad things abt seagate on forum and many ppl have had negative experiences with their products so WD seems better to me i also am planning to buy 500gb 3.5" ext hdd in next 15 days
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27-06-2008, 09:42 PM
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Re: seagate vs wd
WD performs better for me than seagate.
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01-07-2008, 04:50 PM
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Re: seagate vs wd
@vivek.virgo thnx 4 the link...
can somebody give me a link where i can build my pc...i have already tried the DELL's simulator 
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western digital- My Book Home Edition
500 GB, USB 2.0, FireWire 400, eSATA, $139.99
320 GB, USB 2.0, FireWire 400, eSATA, $129.99
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im takin abt this portion...how it cud be possible dat 320gb nd 500gb price differs by only 10usd??  i'll be happy^100 then!!hehehe
however one serious concern...these models r available in kolkata??
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01-07-2008, 07:00 PM
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Re: seagate vs wd
seagate is better
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01-07-2008, 07:44 PM
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Re: seagate vs wd
WD is better in performance but has only 3 years warranty. But Seagate has 5 years warranty....u decide. And by the way dont go with all that WD Door 2 Door CRAP. its a **** process -- packing couriering etc. But the performance of WD drives and their life time is great.
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01-07-2008, 07:57 PM
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Re: seagate vs wd
Seagate Sata II that is available has a lot of problems, a lot of reliability issues, a lot of members on this forum faced them (including me). So as of now, WD is better.
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01-07-2008, 08:33 PM
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The Frozen Nova
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Re: seagate vs wd
I would suggest you to go for WD or Hitachi. I am having a WD 500 gigs HDD. No issues with it yet.
@Jayanth
Even WD has 5 years warranty now.
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02-07-2008, 04:00 PM
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Tired of being sorry!
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Re: seagate vs wd
i got it...bt tell me 500gb version of these brands are available in kolkata???
im in doubt... 
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02-07-2008, 06:27 PM
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Good Boy
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Re: seagate vs wd
guys can u plz specify a mobo for C2D which has e-sata......
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02-07-2008, 09:28 PM
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The Frozen Nova
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Re: seagate vs wd
Asus P5B does have eSATA (8k). I am unaware of newer models.
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