500GB Pata drives
Is there a drive that stands out in the 500GB EIDE/PATA war? Were there any reviews or tests done to compare, say Seagate and Western Digital? I am NOT brand loyal, and am open to suggestions.
Also, does anyone know if there are any updates to some of these drives, like reduction in platter count, power consumption, noise, increase from 8 to 16mb in cache, etc... within any brands?
I mostly am looking for a lower power consumption, lower noise (grind AND whine, any and all noise), over performance. I am looking to swap my XBOX drive out, and think I want one of these. I have considered Seagate's 750GB, but power consumption is higher, and I think it's louder. Any opinion? Over heating problems in the XBOX a problem ever?
I was leaning toward a WD. I think there are multiple versions, though.
Also, does anyone know if there are any updates to some of these drives, like reduction in platter count, power consumption, noise, increase from 8 to 16mb in cache, etc... within any brands?
I mostly am looking for a lower power consumption, lower noise (grind AND whine, any and all noise), over performance. I am looking to swap my XBOX drive out, and think I want one of these. I have considered Seagate's 750GB, but power consumption is higher, and I think it's louder. Any opinion? Over heating problems in the XBOX a problem ever?
I was leaning toward a WD. I think there are multiple versions, though.
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