Samsung 250GB HDD
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Samsung 250GB HDD
I'm considering purchasing a Samsung 250GB 8MB cache 7200rpm HDD to use as a second internal drive. My main drive occassionally make an unusual noise, and I want to use the new hdd as a backup.
I am considering partitioning it, and using one half for the back up, and the other for storage of photos, video, music etc.
Seems like a good deal from one of the worldly pc stores, but ......
It's on special offer at the moment in the region of €100, an apparent reduction of €50.
Has anybody an opinion as to the quality of this drive?
I am considering partitioning it, and using one half for the back up, and the other for storage of photos, video, music etc.
Seems like a good deal from one of the worldly pc stores, but ......
It's on special offer at the moment in the region of €100, an apparent reduction of €50.
Has anybody an opinion as to the quality of this drive?
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I have never had a samsung hard drive but samsung are a good brand. I have several dvd-roms that are excellent. The price on your drive is $150 australian in my area. always check several retailers to get the best deal and make sure it is a genuine special price. Some retailers will make things sound like a good deal but it is the normal everyday price. Checking manufacturers website can also be helpful.
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Thanks folks for the info.
Have installed it and partitioned it using XP.
I've used Norton Ghost to back up everything to one 'partition', while I've created a complete copy of my original drive to the second 'partition'.
I'm not sure if it's totally necessary. However, as well as having all my data backed up, I figured having all the settings etc saved as an image would be useful should the 'worst' occur.
In theory, I can schedule a backup which I think then simply updates the files without starting from scratch each time.
I guess I'll know in the next few days or so!
Cheers
HJ
Have installed it and partitioned it using XP.
I've used Norton Ghost to back up everything to one 'partition', while I've created a complete copy of my original drive to the second 'partition'.
I'm not sure if it's totally necessary. However, as well as having all my data backed up, I figured having all the settings etc saved as an image would be useful should the 'worst' occur.
In theory, I can schedule a backup which I think then simply updates the files without starting from scratch each time.
I guess I'll know in the next few days or so!
Cheers
HJ
