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Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 vs. Samsung Spinpoint F1 [Part II]

anthonyjr

anthonyjr

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I remember reading a thread a while back about the pros/cons of both Seagate and Samsung's 32mb cache drive options. It's been quite some time now and I was wondering if I could get some feedback from some forum members who have made a choice between the two drives, as a result of the original thread.

I'm looking for two reliable 32mb cache hard drives for my Mac Pro (500gb-750gb); so, I mainly want to know:

1. What did you purchase? (Model# if you bought a RAID version, please)
2. Where did you buy it from?
3. How do you like it? (Speed/Noise)
4. Complaints or problems?

I'd greatly appreciate it. As a poor college student, I just don't want to drop hundreds of dollars on two drives that might not be worth the trouble.
 
1. Seagate 1tb ST31000340AS
2. Frys
3. It is much more quiet than the 320gb drive that my MP came with. Fast enough for my needs.
4. No complaints thus far.
 
There's a new player called the Western Digital WD6400AAKS... using 320GB/platter technology. Even with just 16MB cache it's looking like it's faster than the Seagate 7200.11 and Samsung F1's. Just for your consideration.
 
aibo said:
There's a new player called the Western Digital WD6400AAKS... using 320GB/platter technology. Even with just 16MB cache it's looking like it's faster than the Seagate 7200.11 and Samsung F1's. Just for your consideration.
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I've always been a big WD fan; I'll definitely look into this drive.

The only reason I was thinking about a 32mb cache (at least for one of the HDDs) was because I'll be using one drive for multi-track audio recording. Though, since I'll be storing client's material... I want to make sure I'm not going to run into any major problems.
 
1. 4x 500gb 7200.11 Baracudda
2. NewEgg ~$120 each
3. Love them, fast, quiet, reliable. The 500gb's are great because they only have 2 platters!
4. Make sure yours has the latest firmware and the jumper from the back is removed.

I know a few people who've had problems with their SpinPoints and had to RMA. All four of my baracudas came with the latest firmware. Just remember to remove the jumper from the back of the hard drive to enable SATAII.
 
Hey Sirris, I have a Seagate .11 arriving tomorrow from MacMall and I'm a little concerned. How do you know if you have the latest firmware version? What IS the correct firmware version number?
 
anthonyjr said:
I'm looking for two reliable 32mb cache hard drives for my Mac Pro (500gb-750gb); so, I mainly want to know:

1. What did you purchase? (Model# if you bought a RAID version, please)
2. Where did you buy it from?
3. How do you like it? (Speed/Noise)
4. Complaints or problems?
Click to expand...

1. ST3500320AS Seagate 7200.11 500gb. NOT THE ES which is: ST3500320NS
2. www.scorptec.com.au
3. So much quicker than the standard drive, occasional chugg sound, but the machine is 40cm from my head
4. none

Comments: The model number i purchased had the up too date firmware, just don't forget to remove the jumper :p

Cheers.
 
Just got 3 x 750Gb Spinpoints. So far nothing on them, just installed them 10mins ago, but appear to be working fine, and very quiet .

Going to clone System onto drive in bay 4, I'll let you know how I get on.
 
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