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HD154UI (1.5TB SATA300) drives are $100 right now. These are the F2 Spinpoint EcoGreen Raid-Class drives but they're about the same speed or a little faster than the 1TB performance drives. It's like getting an extra 500GB and some power savings for free. :)
What kind of experience do you have with Samsung's drives in RAID?

I've never been able to bring myself to try them out yet. :eek: ;)
 
I'm getting a 1 TB drive too and a second drive for Time Machine.

Do I need to care about the drive being backplane compatible (I have a MP09)? I'm looking at the Samsung Spinpoint F1 1TB and the Samsung EcoGreen F2 1.5 TB.
 
I'm getting a 1 TB drive too and a second drive for Time Machine.

Do I need to care about the drive being backplane compatible (I have a MP09)? I'm looking at the Samsung Spinpoint F1 1TB and the Samsung EcoGreen F2 1.5 TB.
No, the power and data connectors on the back of any SATA drive will fit. :)
 
HDDs really can be a lottery.

I recently bought 4 WD 1 TB Blacks. 2 failed within 24 hours of installation.

I also now have 3 1TB Hitachis. They seem OK so far. My two Seagate 1 TBs have also been fine for the last 6 months.

I don't detect any noise different between the two brands
 
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