I'm considering upgrading my Quicksilver 2002 Dual 1GHz, with a SATA
PCI card (Probably Sonnet, since I cannot find Firmtek's).
I also want a new SATA Seagate, and see they have an XT 2TB model.
Here's the full name:
Seagate Barracuda XT 2 TB 7200RPM SATA 6 Gb/s 64MB Cache 3.5 Inch
Internal Bare Drive ST32000641AS
(http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002RWJHBM/ref=ord_cart_shr?ie=UTF8&m=ATVPDKIKX0DER
)
I know it is somewhat of an overkill, as the Sonnet SATA PCI card is a
3Gb/s card, and probably doesn't achieve that in a QS 2002; but it has
a 5-Year Warranty, and I rationalize it would last longer since I'm
using it at a slower transfer rate.
One alternative is the one that had a firmware issue:
Seagate Barracuda 7200 1.5 TB 7200RPM SATA 3Gb/s 32MB Cache 3.5 Inch
Internal Hard Drive ST31500341AS-Bare Drive
(http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00066IJPQ/ref=ord_cart_shr?ie=UTF8&m=ATVPDKIKX0DER
)
If I buy this new (from Amazon.com), should I expect the firmware
issue is fixed in that item?
I could buy 2 of those (ST31500341AS) for what 1 of the ST32000641AS
would cost.
Another alternative is a 2TB one that runs at 5900 rpm, but I'm
partial to the 7200:
Seagate Barracuda LP 2 TB 5900RPM SATA 3 GB/s 32 MB Cache 3.5-Inch
Internal Hard Drive ST32000542AS-Bare Drive
(http://www.amazon.com/Seagate-Barracuda-3-5-Inch-Internal-ST32000542AS-Bare/dp/B0028Y4CY6/ref=pd_cart_recs_16
)
Suggestions welcomed.
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