WD Black or Samsung Spinpoint?

**_BuRn_** · 04-23-09, 04:51 PM

Originally Posted by Cybs

I put 4 on order. I have no idea when they will get here though. I should have paid the extra $50 for overnight...

Got that Raid up and running yet?

I want see some throughput stats...

**Cybs** · 04-23-09, 05:16 PM

Not yet. I'm waiting on a new PSU to get in before I go ripping it all apart. Might as well do it all at once since I'll be doing a bunch of recabling as well.

**Cybs** · 04-27-09, 01:51 PM

I got the 4 HDDs in... but I'll be God Damned if one of the drives didn't fail diag prior to install! I sent it back to NewEgg and I'll probably pick up a replacement this week locally if I can find one.

**DancingCorpse** · 04-27-09, 05:46 PM

Originally Posted by Cybs

I got the 4 HDDs in... but I'll be God Damned if one of the drives didn't fail diag prior to install! I sent it back to NewEgg and I'll probably pick up a replacement this week locally if I can find one.

Mine better not be one of the ones that crashes a few months later instead of having the decency to come DOA....

DOH! Just jinxed myself I bet.

**Cybs** · 04-27-09, 06:22 PM

And of course... Went to Fry's, Microcenter, and CompUSA and none of them had 500Gb WD Black drives. 1Tbs, yes... but not the 500Gb. Only shot left is to hit Altex but I can guarantee they don't have it.

**DancingCorpse** · 04-27-09, 06:29 PM

Originally Posted by Cybs

And of course... Went to Fry's, Microcenter, and CompUSA and none of them had 500Gb WD Black drives. 1Tbs, yes... but not the 500Gb. Only shot left is to hit Altex but I can guarantee they don't have it.

Look online

I just looked and they don't have the 500GB listed, but they do have the 750 and 1TB listed.

**CivilWars** · 04-27-09, 06:31 PM

Or instead of driving to all of those places they have this new invention called the telephone that lets you communicate remotely with your destination to determine if they posses what you plan to visit them for.

**DancingCorpse** · 04-27-09, 06:34 PM

Originally Posted by CivilWars

Or instead of driving to all of those places they have this new invention called the telephone that lets you communicate remotely with your destination to determine if they posses what you plan to visit them for.

Think of the money on gas you could save and use on more hardware for the endless "gaming addiction" !

**trailhunter** · 04-30-09, 11:52 AM

Originally Posted by CivilWars

Or instead of driving to all of those places they have this new invention called the telephone that lets you communicate remotely with your destination to determine if they posses what you plan to visit them for.

Win!

**Veovis** · 04-30-09, 12:41 PM

There is a slickdeal today... you can get WDC Black 1TB's on Dell for $78 (add to your cart to see the price).

Tempting, but I just bought two of them and am not sure if I need another yet.