my hard drive is giving out and i need a new one is it ok to buy any one like the kind at the Wal-Mart or should buy a specific kind how do you know what kind is the best to buy
2007-06-01 13:46:03 · 2 answers · asked by hello_people06 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Other - Hardware
how do i know if my motherboard support it ?
2007-06-01 14:16:47 · update #1
I tend to avoid Maxtor drives as I've had quite a few of them fail on me. Several failed within the first 3 months of usage, and other have failed within 1 year. I've had a lot of luck with Western Digital and Seagate (who recently bought out Maxtor). I am also trying a Samsung SATA drive that hasn't had any problems in the last year but I've only dealt with that one so far (so not exactly recommending this one yet....hopefully it is as reliable as their cell phones).
2007-06-01 14:03:44 · answer #1 · answered by Jim Maryland 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The best kind are the kind that saves your wallet. =) All hard drives are basically the same, the more famous brands are Western Digital, Maxtor, Seagate.
Before you want to buy a new hard drive, what makes you think that your hard drive is giving out? there could be a lot other problems, unless you mean you're running out of space, then you should get an external hard drive.
but here's an 500 GB internal western hard drive for $110. make sure your motherboard support it though.
http://www.egoodz.com/product.asp?pf_id=WD5000AAKS
2007-06-01 14:05:39 · answer #2 · answered by Jaron 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋