deathwarder Posted November 29, 2006 Share Posted November 29, 2006 Im getting a new hdd soon(very soon, after cleanig up, I have 300megs out of 140gigs free) and need suggestions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparda Posted November 29, 2006 Share Posted November 29, 2006 4 Big hard drives... in RAID5... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deathwarder Posted November 29, 2006 Author Share Posted November 29, 2006 well, thats a bit out of my budget, which is about $150 maximum, although I would like to keep it under that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VaKo Posted November 29, 2006 Share Posted November 29, 2006 A name brand 320GB sataII? I like WD. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kateweb Posted November 29, 2006 Share Posted November 29, 2006 Newegg ushaly has 250 Giger's for around $80 IDE but you might be able to get 2 of them if your lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reflux Posted November 30, 2006 Share Posted November 30, 2006 Well if you want performance rather than space get like a 74gig wd raptor i saw it for like 130 on newegg if you want space just get like a 300gig ide drive for like 100bucks at like bestbuy you know its all depends what you need it for Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
renegadecanuck Posted November 30, 2006 Share Posted November 30, 2006 4 Big hard drives... in RAID5...SO basically, use four big hard drives and only have the space of one big hard drive? Since his problem isn't data errors, but rather lack of space, this doesn't seem like the brightest idea, a better RAID setup for someone wanting space would be RAID0, IMO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arsenic Posted November 30, 2006 Share Posted November 30, 2006 4 Big hard drives... in RAID5...SO basically, use four big hard drives and only have the space of one big hard drive? Since his problem isn't data errors, but rather lack of space, this doesn't seem like the brightest idea, a better RAID setup for someone wanting space would be RAID0, IMO. A RAID5 would use all the drives with only a small percentage of loss do to a parity byte. The parity byte is there to rebuild lost data in case of failure, which is rebuilt automatically onto another drive currently standing by in the array. Although I think it is optional to have one already "at the ready." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deathwarder Posted December 1, 2006 Author Share Posted December 1, 2006 what I am concerned with is space. I have 100megs free now, and I cannot even clear stuff out by burning to disc because I dont have space to unrar my files. It is really annoying. So, I need one big hdd, or two smaller ones for the same price, that will give me 250 or more gigs. Preferably 320. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arsenic Posted December 3, 2006 Share Posted December 3, 2006 Just watch the front page of newegg for a pretty good deal on a drive...and add it in as an additional drive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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