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O.P. What Hard Drive Should I Get/Do I Need?
Im looking to buy a hard drive... im not sure what i need, or what would be best...

Could someone also clear up IDE or ATA? whats the difference?

250GB
Hitachi 320GB
Maxtor 320GB

those are all ATA interface, ... but I THINK i need IDE (how can i check?)

i swear theyre the same ^o)
images: google missleading me?:

Google Result of ATA Cable
Google Result of IDE Cable


Thanks!

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RE: What Hard Drive Should I Get/Do I Need?
http://sierra-cables.com/SATA/Images/SATA-Signal-Cable-1.jpg


Thats a SATA cable.

Both of them ones you listed are IDE.
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Originally posted by Dazzy
http://sierra-cables.com/SATA/Images/SATA-Signal-Cable-1.jpg


Thats a SATA cable.

Both of them ones you listed are IDE.

stupid google! thats what was confusing me... can you buy sata to ide cables?

hmm... it says interface: SATA but if you click to see full specs they say

Interface Provided

    * Connector Type
    * 40 PIN IDC
    * Interface (Storage)
    * IDE/ATAPI
    * Qty
    * 1

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stupid google! thats what was confusing me... can you buy sata to ide cables?
It seems you can link.

If your motherboard only has IDE, i dont see why you cant get a IDE drive instead .. :-/

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stupid google! thats what was confusing me... can you buy sata to ide cables?
It seems you can link.

If your motherboard only has IDE, i dont see why you cant get a IDE drive instead .. :-/

these are cheap and large storage :D

the detailed specs says comes with IDE CABLE... so im guessing it does both

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RE: What Hard Drive Should I Get/Do I Need?
Don't take Maxtor... if you like to keep a healthy drive.

The drive that survived me for some years is a Western Digital Caviar...

Seagate makes noisy harddrives, Maxtor makes faulty ones... Don't know about Samsung & Hitachi...
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Seagate makes noisy harddrives

mine isn't.
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Maxtor is the best. I have 2x250GB and i don't hear anything. I was very surprised when i first started my new system. This drives are great :).
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RE: What Hard Drive Should I Get/Do I Need?
I suggest also to stay away from maxtor. I bought 2 maxtor drives in the past and the failed not more than 1 month later, so I decided to go back to western digital (which me and my dad have been using since 100 MBs HDDs (yes.... too  old...)) and still working atm. Then I bought another 2x250 Gbs drives for another computer and still working, they don't even make noises (at least I don't hear them)

But if you still need one of the two posted then go for Hitachi.

EDIT: Also,  FYI, PATA=ATA=IDE.

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RE: What Hard Drive Should I Get/Do I Need?
http://www.storagereview.com/ -- detailed reviews and comparisons of virtually every drive out there, look at the LeaderBoard if you just want their recommendation.

It's amazing how much time people spend debating reviews and benchmarks of CPUs and graphics cards, yet very rarely do they bother to do the same for hard drives.  Instead, anecdotal evidence and various prejudice start flying left and right when hard drives are mentioned.  :P

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