I've been told by my (frighteningly geek-competent) colleague that the
platters are identical, but the cheaper ones are those at the bottom of
the Quality Control pile, which are therefore spun more slowly, and
don't get any claims of reliability.
(Have you checked the disk rotation speed? I
Hi Ed,
I have four of those
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136514
and would now buy these
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136764
DELLete it, I mean the quote you have and shop somewhere else.
Jürgen
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Jürgen Bosch
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School
On Tue, Oct 26, 2010 at 09:52:51PM -0400, Edward A. Berry wrote:
> Another question about computer hardware- If I configure a computer at
> the Dell site, it costs about $700 to add a 2TB SATA drive. On
> amazon.com or Staples or such, a 2TB drive costs ~$110. to $200 depending
> on brand.
>
> Ar
Don't get ripped off by Dell! Their drives aren't any faster or better
quality than the competition (IMHO they're probably slower and/or lower
quality). If you're looking for a 2 terabyte drive, I have seven Hitachi
7K2000 2 TB (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822145298)
dri
Another question about computer hardware- If I configure a computer at the
Dell site, it costs about $700 to add a 2TB SATA drive.
On amazon.com or Staples or such, a 2TB drive costs ~$110. to $200
depending on brand.
Are the Dell-installed drives much faster, or more reliable, or have
a better w
