HDD for OS?

[Kov-Ice]

Any thoughts on the size/cache/model best for an XP reinstall? Is there a point at which the HDD capacity is too large to be good for the OS and programs?

Thx,

[Force Flow]

32MB cache has pretty much become the standard now. I've been using 500GB (or somewhere thereabouts) for the O/S drive

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822136320

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822136319

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822136283

HDD space is cheap and getting cheaper.

[Kov-Ice]

That's funny, I had the 640 GB model open in another tab. Didn't know if that was too big, tho. The Black models seem to be the only 5 year warranty drives, really. The 750 is the best price/gig, although the 640 has better reviews for some reason. Guess it doesn't matter which?

[Force Flow]

Yep, WD is the only one with 5-year now. Seagate dropped down to 3-year after they started having problems.

Nope, all the WD black drives are pretty much the same. There's a 1TB model too, if that interests you

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822136284

[EzyStvy]

What size is your current drive and how much space have you used-> Will help determine the size of the drive to purchase.

[Kov-Ice]

Newegg just advertised that WD 640 GB drive for $10 off in an email I got this morning. Ordered two! Seems big for a main OS drive, but it prolly won't make much difference... At least I'm hoping not...

Ezy, the drive I'm replacing is a 40GB from 7 or 8 yrs ago. XP is on it's own partition of 12 GB! There's not much space there any longer...