[G4] Internal hard drive for MDD

[Bruce Ryan Nakamura]

Thanks to all those that answered my question.

Aloha for now,

Scot Bruce Nakamura

On Feb 22, 2010, at 7:13 AM, Harry Freeman wrote:

> Greetings Bruce
>
> AFAIC Disk Drive is a personal choice, based an a number of factors.
> 1) Used for Gaming
> 2) Used for Storage
> 3) Funds Available
> 4) etc. etc. etc.
>
> Having said that, I mainly go for cost. I have internal on my 1999  
> Sawtooth AGP 350Mh (upgraded to a 12.Gh)
> 1) Western Digital WD1200JB-00DUA3 (120Gb)
> 2) Maxtor GY120PO (120Gb)
> 3) Seagate 500, ST3400630AS (500Gb)
> 4) Samsung 500, HD501LJ (500Gb)
> 5) IOMEGA Zip 750Mb
>
> External
> 1) Seagate 750, (750Gb)
> 2) Maxtor 300, (300Gb)
> 3) Samsung 80 (80Gb)
>
> So I have sort of a good mix, all of them have performed just fine.  
> The Seagate 750 was a replacement that was sent to me by Seagate  
> because I sent in a 500Gb for replacement and they didn't have any  
> 500Gb replacements so they sent the 750Gb. therefore if you think  
> that you may need a replacement I would recommend Seagate. To get a  
> drive replaced by Seagate (Maxtor is now owned by Seagate) is to go  
> to their Warranty WEB page and check if your drive is still in  
> warranty. If it is still under warranty you just let them know know  
> that you would like it replaced. They will assign an RMA number,  
> you send them the drive at your expense, and as soon as they  
> receive your drive they will send you a replacement at their  
> expense. A superior warranty replacement service.
>
> My main boot drive is the Samsung 500 and since it is pretty low  
> cost I would recommend that for your G4. It is not the fastest  
> drive, so if you need one for Gaming choose something else. Gaming  
> drives will cost you more than twice as much as most other drives.
>
> Cheers
>
> Harry
> San Jose, Ca.
> ----------------------------------------------------
>
>
> On Feb 22, 2010, at 2:21 AM, Bruce Ryan Nakamura wrote:
>
>> Hello,
>>
>> What is a good reliable 500GB internal hard drive for my dual 1.25  
>> Ghz processors MDD, Hitachi, Seagate, Western Digital?
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Scot Bruce Nakamura
>>
>>
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