Best 120Gig hard drive
 

I did a bit of searching reviews etc. for the best 120Gig hard drive to bung
into my Sky+ box, but couldn't find that model currently for sale. Anyone
know of a new model that is reliable (noise, heat, performance)?

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The Maxtor does the trick.

http://www.dabs.com/uk/productView.h...59Z&familyid=0

Kevin Harrison wrote:

The Maxtor does the trick.

"Game of the year 2004": buy a big Maxtor for PVR use and watch it
die.

Any drive that I was buying for PVR use would have to have a three
year warranty. Some Maxtors do (only the SE models) and I would not
consider buying one that didn't.

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That's strange, over on Digitalspy that's what everyone recommends. I've had
one since Sky+ launch and it's fine.

http://forum.digitalspy.co.uk/board/t/30514/ds.html

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Kevin Harrison wrote:

The Maxtor does the trick.

"Game of the year 2004": buy a big Maxtor for PVR use and watch it
die.

On Sun, 14 Dec 2003 10:56:44 -0000, "Kevin Harrison"
wrote:

The Maxtor does the trick.

http://www.dabs.com/uk/productView.h...59Z&familyid=0


how many hours will this give ?
Also, is it as easy as installing a hard disk for the PC, i.e. just
take out and plug in ?

Chelsea Fan wrote:

how many hours will this give ?

'bout 60 hrs. A standard 40 gives about 20 hrs.

Also, is it as easy as installing a hard disk for the PC, i.e. just
take out and plug in?

Yup. Though two caveats:

1. the whole box is done up with security torx screws so you'll need the
correct driver to open it.

2. The percentage remaining numbers at the top of the screen will not be
correct. It will say 27% free, or so, with a brand new empty disc. This
will change as you fill up the drive but it will never be accurate. The
bar scale, however, is accurate.

See:

V1 box - http://www.hummer.co.uk/disc-change.htm

V2 box - http://www.hummer.co.uk/disc-change-v2.htm

for a good walk through with pics.

Regards

Mark

http://www.hummer.co.uk/disc-change-v2.htm

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The Maxtor does the trick.

http://www.dabs.com/uk/productView.h...59Z&familyid=0

I think that's the Maxtor 120Gb 7200Rpm HDD I've got in my PC, 'tis a
noisy ****er on activity, sounds all clicky/crunchy (my old IBM 120GXP,
was much quieter - which failed after 7 months).

There's some AAM (acc. audio management) software that quietens it
loads, but it's increased access time by 12ms. I reckon you could set it
with the software they provide whilst in the PC and then use it in the
Sky+ box with it set.



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Kevin Harrison wrote:

That's strange, over on Digitalspy that's what everyone recommends. I've had
one since Sky+ launch and it's fine.

That web forum (and others) contains a high proportion of nonsense in
the sat sections. I dare say that the same applies to the PVR sections
too.

I would simply want the longest warranty possible for any drive that I
intended to run 24/7. One year is not enough.

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On Tue, 16 Dec 2003 07:33:53 GMT, Jomtien wrote:



I would simply want the longest warranty possible for any drive that I
intended to run 24/7. One year is not enough.

Which ones give longer these days? Maxtor used to do 3 years but
don't any longer.

K wrote:

I would simply want the longest warranty possible for any drive that I
intended to run 24/7. One year is not enough.

Which ones give longer these days? Maxtor used to do 3 years but
don't any longer.

The Maxtor SE drives still have 3 years. Samsung have 3 years on all
drives. Hitachi/IBM may still have something like that too.

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On Wed, 17 Dec 2003 07:04:20 GMT, Jomtien wrote:



The Maxtor SE drives still have 3 years. Samsung have 3 years on all
drives. Hitachi/IBM may still have something like that too.

Thanks for the info.