Comments on: By The Numbers: Cost Of Hard Drives http://www.pcmech.com/article/by-the-numbers-cost-of-hard-drives/ Helping Normal People Get Their Geek On Sun, 22 Nov 2009 04:43:08 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: David Stanley http://www.pcmech.com/article/by-the-numbers-cost-of-hard-drives/comment-page-1/#comment-18705 David Stanley Sun, 28 Dec 2008 23:40:26 +0000 http://www.pcmech.com/article/by-the-numbers-cost-of-hard-drives/#comment-18705 I don't mind paying a little bit for fast,but 300% is pushing the envelope a lil. I don’t mind paying a little bit for fast,but 300% is pushing the envelope a lil.

]]> By: Rich Menga http://www.pcmech.com/article/by-the-numbers-cost-of-hard-drives/comment-page-1/#comment-18701 Rich Menga Sun, 28 Dec 2008 18:10:29 +0000 http://www.pcmech.com/article/by-the-numbers-cost-of-hard-drives/#comment-18701 Well you pretty much answered your own question. You needed a drive right then and basically paid for the convenience of getting it that day. Is that getting screwed? Not really. When you enter the middleman (i.e. the store itself) there's almost always a premium to be paid for the convenience. Well you pretty much answered your own question. You needed a drive right then and basically paid for the convenience of getting it that day. Is that getting screwed? Not really. When you enter the middleman (i.e. the store itself) there’s almost always a premium to be paid for the convenience.

]]> By: David Stanley http://www.pcmech.com/article/by-the-numbers-cost-of-hard-drives/comment-page-1/#comment-18675 David Stanley Sat, 27 Dec 2008 06:00:53 +0000 http://www.pcmech.com/article/by-the-numbers-cost-of-hard-drives/#comment-18675 Wow!!! I just bought a 320 gigabite laptop drive last week (SATA) at Best Buy for $115. Do you reckon I got screwed? I try to stay away from those places,but had to have a drive fast. Wow!!! I just bought a 320 gigabite laptop drive last week (SATA) at Best Buy for $115. Do you reckon I got screwed? I try to stay away from those places,but had to have a drive fast.

]]> By: Chalupa http://www.pcmech.com/article/by-the-numbers-cost-of-hard-drives/comment-page-1/#comment-18548 Chalupa Tue, 23 Dec 2008 03:47:54 +0000 http://www.pcmech.com/article/by-the-numbers-cost-of-hard-drives/#comment-18548 Are the HDs mentioned all the same speed? And if so what speed? Are the HDs mentioned all the same speed? And if so what speed?

]]> By: Rich Menga http://www.pcmech.com/article/by-the-numbers-cost-of-hard-drives/comment-page-1/#comment-18527 Rich Menga Mon, 22 Dec 2008 16:47:15 +0000 http://www.pcmech.com/article/by-the-numbers-cost-of-hard-drives/#comment-18527 I tell people to use flash drives (i.e. USB sticks) instead of optical media these days. They're not nearly as prone to physical failure as optical is. Price wise you spend more but the reliability is more than worth it. Having a big drive fail is the same as having a smaller drive fail. If it busts, the data is gone. The only way around that is to RAID it or use traditional backup methods (separated drives from the primary). I tell people to use flash drives (i.e. USB sticks) instead of optical media these days. They’re not nearly as prone to physical failure as optical is. Price wise you spend more but the reliability is more than worth it.

Having a big drive fail is the same as having a smaller drive fail. If it busts, the data is gone. The only way around that is to RAID it or use traditional backup methods (separated drives from the primary).

]]> By: Rich Menga http://www.pcmech.com/article/by-the-numbers-cost-of-hard-drives/comment-page-1/#comment-18525 Rich Menga Mon, 22 Dec 2008 16:42:02 +0000 http://www.pcmech.com/article/by-the-numbers-cost-of-hard-drives/#comment-18525 Ah yes, good point. Although one wonders if in a TIVO if the OS "expects" a very particular HD size whereas larger drives wouldn't work for whatever reason. Ah yes, good point. Although one wonders if in a TIVO if the OS “expects” a very particular HD size whereas larger drives wouldn’t work for whatever reason.

]]> By: Patrick Stephens http://www.pcmech.com/article/by-the-numbers-cost-of-hard-drives/comment-page-1/#comment-18523 Patrick Stephens Mon, 22 Dec 2008 16:17:28 +0000 http://www.pcmech.com/article/by-the-numbers-cost-of-hard-drives/#comment-18523 Hey Rich. Great article. Just a question. With the larger size HDs doesn't that mean more of your information will be lost if the drive fails? I know you should back up but I'm reading more and more that CDs/DVDs are not a good way to back up. Where/How do you suggest to back up data? Also if you partition such a large drive like a 1TB or 1.5TB does that work like separate drives when one fails? Just curious. Thanks for all the great articles and hard work. Happy Holidays Hey Rich. Great article. Just a question. With the larger size HDs doesn’t that mean more of your information will be lost if the drive fails? I know you should back up but I’m reading more and more that CDs/DVDs are not a good way to back up. Where/How do you suggest to back up data? Also if you partition such a large drive like a 1TB or 1.5TB does that work like separate drives when one fails? Just curious.

Thanks for all the great articles and hard work. Happy Holidays

]]> By: Steve Stone http://www.pcmech.com/article/by-the-numbers-cost-of-hard-drives/comment-page-1/#comment-18520 Steve Stone Mon, 22 Dec 2008 14:46:27 +0000 http://www.pcmech.com/article/by-the-numbers-cost-of-hard-drives/#comment-18520 I suspect some of the oddball sizes still out there and popular have to do with linux based appliances like old TIVOs needing upgrades, etc. I suspect some of the oddball sizes still out there and popular have to do with linux based appliances like old TIVOs needing upgrades, etc.

]]> By: DanPhilpott http://www.pcmech.com/article/by-the-numbers-cost-of-hard-drives/comment-page-1/#comment-18519 DanPhilpott Mon, 22 Dec 2008 14:38:59 +0000 http://www.pcmech.com/article/by-the-numbers-cost-of-hard-drives/#comment-18519 The 1.5TB listing links to a 1TB disk. The 1.5TB listing links to a 1TB disk.

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