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Title: what kind of hdd do you use on your nmt?
Post by: anya618 on Feb 08, 2009 at 09:41 AM
pch A110 - currently using a 1tb wd green and 2x1tb my book essentials
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Post by: oReOsHaKe on Feb 08, 2009 at 09:59 AM
PCH A-110 - 1TB WD MyBook Essential and 320GB WD Passport
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Post by: defjam on Feb 08, 2009 at 01:34 PM
egreat 31b- using mybook home ed 1tb
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Post by: jhap on Feb 08, 2009 at 03:33 PM
PCH-A110 WDC 500gb
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Post by: ivannn on Feb 08, 2009 at 05:22 PM
fujitsu external 160gb. akin ata pinakamaliit dito a...
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Post by: vin_314 on Feb 09, 2009 at 06:36 AM
WD Mybook essential 1TB, seagate freeagent 320gb
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Post by: jeyps11_c on Feb 09, 2009 at 09:53 AM
WDTV - 320 GB Seagate protable HDD and generic casing  ;D
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Post by: TeddyCuds on Feb 09, 2009 at 10:17 AM
1 TB WB essential + 500 GB WB essential on my DVICO 4100SH
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Post by: jessec on Feb 09, 2009 at 10:53 AM

egreat 31b - 1TB WD internal hdd and 1TB WD mybook home edition external hdd :)
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Post by: JT on Feb 09, 2009 at 10:58 AM
Got Ovation 1.5tb, WD Essential 1tb, Maxtor Basic 500gb and Maxtor 250gb (portable USB powered).



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Post by: gearhead000 on Feb 09, 2009 at 11:30 AM
WD TV HD + 1TB WD My Book Home Ed.
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Post by: chuck427 on Feb 09, 2009 at 11:33 AM
640 WD MyBook Essential
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Post by: joeyrodil on Feb 09, 2009 at 12:05 PM
i only use 500GB on my NMT for internal storage - for downloading purposes or common videos to be played by my daughter and son (children's movies and Discovery Channel)

But most of the time i stream my videos in LAN usually in different computers which will have an access of 5Terabytes or more of network share resources.
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Post by: jackryan on Feb 09, 2009 at 12:57 PM

I got a couple of WD 1TB externals with eSATA HD, 2x1.5TB in a duo-SATA HD case and 2x2x1TB in duo-SATA HD case. The eGreat itself is using a Seagate 1TB internal drive. So far, so good...  ;D
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Post by: Reefshark on Feb 10, 2009 at 10:14 AM
So far I'm using a 1TB WD My Book Home Edition.
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Post by: cHess on Feb 10, 2009 at 10:52 AM
I think Western Digital is one of the best HDD to use for NMT. Specially for Heat issues. Di masyadong mainit.
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Post by: eksi on Feb 10, 2009 at 05:51 PM
Using 1tb WD My Book Studio Ed via eSATA to eGreat m31b :)
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Post by: raptor on Feb 10, 2009 at 08:23 PM
1.5 TB Seagate as internal disk to my TViX M6500A, and 1.0 TB WD Mybook Essential via USB
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Post by: nerveblocker on Feb 11, 2009 at 10:46 AM
WDTV- 1TB WD My Book (mkv) + 500GB WD internal HDD w/ Midte casing (avi)
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Post by: gren on Feb 11, 2009 at 11:08 AM
We're waiting for the WD 2TB internal drives.  In the meantime, we have WD Caviar Green with 32mb (WD10EADS) in store for testing.  Will see if it works flawlessly with ESATA.
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Post by: gren on Feb 11, 2009 at 11:10 AM
hey hey :D tagal mo na di dumaan.  2tb studios in store, and cheaper too :D

I got a couple of WD 1TB externals with eSATA HD, 2x1.5TB in a duo-SATA HD case and 2x2x1TB in duo-SATA HD case. The eGreat itself is using a Seagate 1TB internal drive. So far, so good...  ;D
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Post by: uvax on Feb 11, 2009 at 11:29 AM
hey hey :D tagal mo na di dumaan.  2tb studios in store, and cheaper too :D


I don't see a 2tb Studio Edition in WD's website. Is that a Studio Edition II? Please PM me the price.
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Post by: jackryan on Feb 11, 2009 at 07:03 PM
hey hey :D tagal mo na di dumaan.  2tb studios in store, and cheaper too :D


Hahaha... the temptation to get those babies is really strong... my will to resist is getting weak each days that passes by bwahahaa... :_)
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Post by: HD_MOVIES on Feb 11, 2009 at 10:50 PM
6x1.5tb seagate using sata-to-usb fr0m cdrking. :D :D :D

Boss jackryan, pagnagsawa kana sa vantec dual mo, pm mo ko. :)
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Post by: iiinas on Feb 12, 2009 at 11:10 AM
2 wd my book essentials 640gb and 500gb
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Post by: Verbl Kint on Feb 12, 2009 at 03:01 PM
I'm surprised no one here uses a NAS.  I believe they're under 8k these days.
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Post by: uvax on Feb 12, 2009 at 05:09 PM
I'm surprised no one here uses a NAS.  I believe they're under 8k these days.

I believe the 8k doesn't factor in the cost of the hard drive yet. You also need to factor in the cost of setting up a network if you don't have one yet. Portable drives are still the best bang-for-the buck.
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Post by: Huddaf on Feb 12, 2009 at 09:26 PM
Mine's a

500GB Seagate
250GB Hitachi Portable
1TB Buffalo Turbo Drive

 ;)
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Post by: oReOsHaKe on Feb 12, 2009 at 10:39 PM
My 2 1TB WD MyBook Essential HDDs are arriving soon..  Got it cheap so I bought 2.. ;D ;D ;D ;D 
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Post by: jeyps11_c on Feb 13, 2009 at 05:57 AM
Saw a MyBook 1TB for MAC in GH ;D Looking at getting that as my 2nd HDD.
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Post by: iKiTuB on Feb 14, 2009 at 08:37 PM
WD TV+ 1TB WD MyBook Studio Ed. + 120gb WD Passport Essential
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Post by: pooch on Feb 18, 2009 at 05:45 PM
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v345/poochaudio/HT/iPicture045.jpg)
WD in varieties  ;D
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Post by: dinoalbert on Feb 18, 2009 at 06:43 PM
bro hindi ba yan mahuhulog ako kinakabahan hehe
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Post by: chuck427 on Feb 19, 2009 at 07:13 AM
3 WD's???  :o :o wow..ganda....

1tb yan each sir?

suggest ko rin na to place them in a steady place..delikado ma hulog yan...
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Post by: joeyrodil on Feb 19, 2009 at 08:10 AM
3 WD MyBook na 1 Tera
Seagate 1.5 Tera
1 Tera WD Green Power
Hitachi 1 Tera
and a lot of 500 GB
all connected through NAS
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Post by: oReOsHaKe on Feb 19, 2009 at 08:26 AM
3 WD MyBook na 1 Tera
Seagate 1.5 Tera
1 Tera WD Green Power
Hitachi 1 Tera
and a lot of 500 GB
all connected through NAS

wow that's a lot.. I got 3 WD MyBook Essentials 1TB and 1 WD MyPassport Essential 320gb connected via self-powered USB HUB to my PCH A110..
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Post by: young_Miklo on Feb 19, 2009 at 09:39 AM
Hi guys ot lang. noob ako to nmt's. where can i get a good deal on WD my book 1tb?
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Post by: pooch on Feb 19, 2009 at 09:42 AM
you can try SnS, Theaterworks or eHome
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Post by: oReOsHaKe on Feb 19, 2009 at 10:22 AM
Hi guys ot lang. noob ako to nmt's. where can i get a good deal on WD my book 1tb?

TIPIDPC.. PCHUB ang seller.. WD 1TB MyBook Essential for 5,800.00 only
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Post by: sardaukar on Feb 19, 2009 at 11:52 AM
Isn't the 5,800 for the WDTV and not the 1tb essential? Because that's cheap! 6,500 pa yung huli kong alam na presyo.
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Post by: DVD_Freak on Feb 19, 2009 at 11:54 AM
TIPIDPC.. PCHUB ang seller.. WD 1TB MyBook Essential for 5,800.00 only

Wow that's cheap indeed!
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Post by: oReOsHaKe on Feb 19, 2009 at 12:00 PM
Isn't the 5,800 for the WDTV and not the 1tb essential? Because that's cheap! 6,500 pa yung huli kong alam na presyo.

I just bought 2 of that po.. But you better hurry.. It's selling like hotcakes..

Here's the link:

http://tipidpc.com/viewitem.php?iid=2577835 (http://tipidpc.com/viewitem.php?iid=2577835)
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Post by: sardaukar on Feb 19, 2009 at 12:06 PM
Wow you're right! Very cheap!
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Post by: pooch on Feb 19, 2009 at 12:25 PM
lagi siyang ubos.. better call the store prior to going  ;D
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Post by: joeyrodil on Feb 19, 2009 at 02:08 PM
I just bought 2 of that po.. But you better hurry.. It's selling like hotcakes..

Here's the link:

http://tipidpc.com/viewitem.php?iid=2577835 (http://tipidpc.com/viewitem.php?iid=2577835)
yup kakababa lang nila ng price from 6380, already bookmark that page in TipidPC, you should be a TipidPC member in order to get the item for that price
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Post by: stat on Feb 23, 2009 at 02:39 PM
guys what's the difference between WD essential and home edition?
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Post by: Verbl Kint on Feb 23, 2009 at 02:54 PM
yup kakababa lang nila ng price from 6380, already bookmark that page in TipidPC, you should be a TipidPC member in order to get the item for that price

Price cuts are coming pa raw.



Btw, has anyone tried installing a WD Green Caviar drive on a NMT?  Have any problems been encountered?
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Post by: anya618 on Feb 23, 2009 at 02:57 PM
Price cuts are coming pa raw.



Btw, has anyone tried installing a WD Green Caviar drive on a NMT?  Have any problems been encountered?

im using one pero as an external hdd with an enclosure. no problems whatsoever ;D
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Post by: pooch on Feb 23, 2009 at 03:07 PM
guys what's the difference between WD essential and home edition?

essential = usb only
home= usb firewire esata
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Post by: keema on Feb 24, 2009 at 10:13 PM
question lang po..bakit yung WD ko na 320 gig..tinignan ko sa properties nya ang nakita kong free space ay 299 gig lang?? wala pa naman pong laman ung hardisk ko na kahit ano... ???

salamat po...
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Post by: macdon on Feb 24, 2009 at 10:30 PM
WD TV + WD 1tb MyBook studio Ed.
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Post by: sardaukar on Feb 24, 2009 at 10:32 PM
When they say 320 gig they really mean 320,000,000,000 bytes. There's 1024 bytes per kilobyte, 1024 kilobytes per meg and 1024 meg per gig. So it will end up being about 298 gig.

So a 1tb is actually only 931 gig. Misleading nila, no? :D
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Post by: keema on Feb 25, 2009 at 04:36 PM
salamat sir..gets ko na..uu nga misleading..heheh...:P
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Post by: kakashi on Feb 25, 2009 at 07:00 PM
i just use a seagate 500gb free agent pro - kakahiya against your 1tb's hehehe

thats really cheap at that price, i think i got my free agent pro for 8k just last december  >:(
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Post by: joeyrodil on Feb 26, 2009 at 08:02 AM
yung NMT ko, yung internal Seagate 500GB lang, pang download lang ng movies and a lot of Children's movies and Discovery Channel videos

The bulk of my storage nasa network
Yung matatapos na download nililipat ko sa network
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Post by: andre on Feb 26, 2009 at 08:10 AM
Question on those who bought Mybook Home Edition w/ Esata, Does the package include the Esate cable? Is it compatible w/ my Acer X3200 esata port?
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Post by: uvax on Feb 26, 2009 at 10:41 AM
I have a Studio II and it didn't come with an esata cable.

Esata is an industry standard so it should work. If you don't have AHCI driver (Advanced Host Controller Interface) enabled and installed (most likely if you're on XP) you'll need to do a reboot for your pc to recognize the drive. On Vista with AHCI, the system will recognize the drive after automatically similar to plugging in a usb drive.
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Post by: andre on Feb 26, 2009 at 09:07 PM
Where can I buy Esata cable? Is it the same using an internal one? I need to cable measuring at least 6 ft.

I'm using Vista, so like you said I think my Acer will recognized immediately.
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Post by: kakashi on Feb 27, 2009 at 01:44 PM
i think it should've came with your external drive, anyways, try sa mga hardware stores or pc shops just to be sure

recently, hardware stores like ace and true value have been stocking up on these computer related cables e like usb's vga's and the works  ;)

hope this helps!
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Post by: gerardhamada on Mar 11, 2009 at 07:04 AM
for me 1tb intenral seagate and 1tb external WD essential. Still have around 150g of free space to put some stuff in
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Post by: Superman on Mar 11, 2009 at 10:03 AM
500GB Internal HDD (Seagate), and 2 x 1TB External HDD (WD)...Thanks! :D
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Post by: pooch on Mar 11, 2009 at 04:54 PM
drooling :D

8TB
(http://wdc.com/en/images/products/sharespace/WDShareSpaceLifestyle.jpg)
http://wdc.com/en/products/products.asp?driveid=584
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Post by: Clondalkin on Mar 11, 2009 at 05:13 PM
drooling :D
8TB
(http://wdc.com/en/images/products/sharespace/WDShareSpaceLifestyle.jpg)
http://wdc.com/en/products/products.asp?driveid=584


I prefer it as simple and cheap as this as long as it's not blank.   ;D

http://www.jpcentury.com/pro_con.aspx?id=P_00000029

BTW, I dont have an NMT. 
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Post by: sardaukar on Mar 11, 2009 at 05:41 PM
^I like that! Aliw. Galing talaga sa origami ng hapon. ;D
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Post by: sardaukar on Mar 14, 2009 at 07:40 PM
TIPIDPC.. PCHUB ang seller.. WD 1TB MyBook Essential for 5,800.00 only

P5,400 na lang. :)
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Post by: DVD_Freak on Mar 14, 2009 at 09:55 PM
P5,400 na lang. :)

tumaas ba?  Ang alam ko nga 5,200 dapat.
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Post by: sardaukar on Mar 14, 2009 at 10:09 PM
Nag 5,200 na ba? Sa PC Hub? Didn't know about that. Or is that from somewhere else?
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Post by: DVD_Freak on Mar 14, 2009 at 10:22 PM
Yes PCHub din.  Just checked 5,400 na nga.  5,200 as late as last week lang if I recall.  So tumaas nga.
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Post by: anya618 on Mar 15, 2009 at 01:22 AM
Yes PCHub din.  Just checked 5,400 na nga.  5,200 as late as last week lang if I recall.  So tumaas nga.

wow ang mura na lang, baka marami silang nakuha nung nagsale nyan sa states
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Post by: chuck427 on Mar 15, 2009 at 12:45 PM
hopefully it will go down again...maybe 5k na yan in a month or so...  ;D ;D ;D ;D
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Post by: pooch on Apr 01, 2009 at 01:15 PM
wow, meron ng 2tb single drive   ;D

http://wdc.com/en/company/releases/PressRelease.asp?release={4068183C-16A5-4345-A624-77F5BF9F2EEB}
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Post by: T33K0Y on Apr 01, 2009 at 02:07 PM
1TB Maxtor - Internal HDD

1TB WD Essential Ed. - External HDD

 ;D
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Post by: JT on Apr 01, 2009 at 03:17 PM
Re-arranging my media library as I add more titles in my collections so I got a new Buffalo 1.5tb, WD 1tb Mybook (blue cover) and WD 1tb Mybook (green cover).

After the cleanup, I will be selling off my 2x WD 1TB  Elements and 500gb Maxtor.



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Post by: raptor on Apr 01, 2009 at 09:31 PM
Re-arranging my media library as I add more titles in my collections so I got a new Buffalo 1.5tb, WD 1tb Mybook (blue cover) and WD 1tb Mybook (green cover).

After the cleanup, I will be selling off my 2x WD 1TB  Elements and 500gb Maxtor.





sir, how much is the buffalo 1.5tb?
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Post by: JT on Apr 01, 2009 at 10:42 PM
sir, how much is the buffalo 1.5tb?

299sgd (9k pesos) sa challenger.
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Post by: eksi on May 12, 2009 at 08:44 PM
1TB Western Digital My Book Studio Edition
1TB Western Digital My Book Home Edition
 ;D
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Post by: Bluebeard on May 26, 2009 at 09:25 AM
Mine is a WD TV HD with 320gb wd passport and 200gb external Maxtor.
Planning to buy a 1tb external hdd.
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Post by: lucky023 on May 26, 2009 at 01:17 PM
WD TV with 1TB Mybook Home Edition.  ;)
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Post by: Clondalkin on May 26, 2009 at 01:25 PM
Internals with Century Docks.
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Post by: gren on May 28, 2009 at 12:46 PM
We're currently trying the WDC 2TB WD20EADS (32mb) drive with the egreat: works with 31b (125 firmware), still testing with the 32b.  We usually experience problems when formatting (depends on the firmware) but it sorts itself out (usually by formatting the drive on a different model).

It's still a bit dear though.
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Post by: ricracer on Jun 24, 2009 at 11:03 PM
Hi Gren,

Have you tested the Buffalo 1.0TB USB Drivestaton in the egreat? Any feedback or comparison with performance of WD MyBook Essential?  I was told that you ran out of WD HDDs in your store.

We're currently trying the WDC 2TB WD20EADS (32mb) drive with the egreat: works with 31b (125 firmware), still testing with the 32b.  We usually experience problems when formatting (depends on the firmware) but it sorts itself out (usually by formatting the drive on a different model).

It's still a bit dear though.
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Post by: bartek on Jul 01, 2009 at 10:14 AM
1TB Western Digital My Book Essential
1.5TB Seagate Internal
 ;)

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Post by: kylierod on Jul 01, 2009 at 06:49 PM
1TB Western Digital My Book Essential  :)
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Post by: anya618 on Jul 05, 2009 at 10:03 AM
pch A110 - currently using a 1tb wd green and 2x1tb my book essentials

+ Ovation esata 1 Tb ;D
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Post by: kabomanila on Aug 31, 2009 at 07:36 AM
sorry if this is ot. i just bought wd mybook home 1tb. i will use this for my wdtv player and pc back up. is this possible? i used the wd anywhere back up for my pc. bumagal yung pc. at ang tagal magback up ng files. is this normal? ok lang ba kung delete ko na yung wd anywhere back up? and i will use the drag and drop style. do i need to reformat? what file system? please help. thank you very much.
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Post by: batanglambak on Aug 31, 2009 at 08:19 AM
1 TB Western Digital My Book Essential Edition
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Post by: stat on Oct 29, 2009 at 09:20 AM
Meron bang 1TB external HDD na usb powered and no need for power adapter?
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Post by: Tempter on Oct 29, 2009 at 09:45 AM
Meron bang 1TB external HDD na usb powered and no need for power adapter?

Sa ngayon wala pa ko nakikita. Pero meron ng 1TB Laptop drive, pero thicker than those with smaller capacity. Meaning you cannot use the common USB enclosure to fit it.
Title: 1TB WD Passport 2.5"
Post by: Bitstream on Oct 29, 2009 at 10:26 AM
Meron bang 1TB external HDD na usb powered and no need for power adapter?

Yes, meron na. Western Digital 1TB 2.5" Passport.  No need power adaptor.

Selling like hotcakes in the USA.... wala pa dito sa 'Pinas.
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Post by: kelz on Oct 29, 2009 at 10:50 AM
Guys will this seagate Free Agent Desk 1TB external hdd work well with those realtek nmt's?


(http://www.seagate.com/images/ProductPhoto/Free%20Agent/freeagent_desk/fa_desk_front_02_320x340.png)

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Post by: iiinas on Oct 29, 2009 at 11:14 AM
Guys will this seagate Free Agent Desk 1TB external hdd work well with those realtek nmt's?


(http://www.seagate.com/images/ProductPhoto/Free%20Agent/freeagent_desk/fa_desk_front_02_320x340.png)



it will work, its just a question what format you will format it with, they say it work best formatted as ext/3, although formatting it as ntfs will work too.
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Post by: Bitstream on Oct 29, 2009 at 11:26 AM
it will work, its just a question what format you will format it with, they say it work best formatted as ext/3, although formatting it as ntfs will work too.

As far as the Xtreamer is concerned, there is no need to format in ext3.  The preference for ext3 is just for the family of devices (using Sigma chipset and running Syabas firmware) called Networked Media Tanks (HDX 1000, Popcorn Hour, etc.)

Internal/external hard drives formatted in ext3 and NTFS can be accessed read/write just fine by the Xtreamer... and there are no performance issues as far as I know.

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Post by: kelz on Oct 29, 2009 at 12:56 PM
 ok thanks. so out of the box, most probably ano kaya ang format nya?
Title: What file system for internal hard drives?
Post by: Bitstream on Oct 29, 2009 at 06:57 PM
ok thanks. so out of the box, most probably ano kaya ang format nya?

An Xtreamer formats an internal hard drive with the NTFS file system

An HDX 1000 formats an internal hard drive with the ext3 file system
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Post by: Verbl Kint on Oct 30, 2009 at 09:46 AM
I will never buy Seagate again. I got hit by the 7200.11 bug and had another 7200.10 fail on me. Never again! >:(
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Post by: dips15 on Dec 17, 2009 at 09:07 PM
Is it possible to use USB-powered hard drives or is it necessary to use external hard drives with its own AC power source?
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Post by: number1 on Dec 17, 2009 at 09:32 PM
I will never buy Seagate again. I got hit by the 7200.11 bug and had another 7200.10 fail on me. Never again! >:(

Are there any other choices? Western Digital is no better.
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Post by: anya618 on Dec 17, 2009 at 09:34 PM
Is it possible to use USB-powered hard drives or is it necessary to use external hard drives with its own AC power source?

nagtry na ako ng 320gb elements (usb powered) sa hdx1000 pwede siya
Title: Re: what kind of hdd do you use on your nmt?
Post by: 2fast2furious on Jan 06, 2010 at 07:04 PM
nagtry na ako ng 320gb elements (usb powered) sa hdx1000 pwede siya
yup. its working both on my cinematube and wdtv too.
Title: Re: what kind of hdd do you use on your nmt?
Post by: jackryan on Jan 06, 2010 at 07:23 PM
I will never buy Seagate again. I got hit by the 7200.11 bug and had another 7200.10 fail on me. Never again! >:(

what's the symptom of this bug? how can it be remediated / prevented?
Title: Re: what kind of hdd do you use on your nmt?
Post by: paolorenzo on Jan 06, 2010 at 08:19 PM
I still think Seagate provides the best after-sales RMA replacement service...  Good luck with WD and others.  No problems kung natago nyo resibo.

http://www.tipidpc.com/viewtopic.php?tid=178863&page=1

http://www.tipidpc.com/viewtopic.php?tid=75541&page=1
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Post by: reginald on Jan 31, 2010 at 07:31 AM
Just got a 1TB WD Elements
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Post by: eksi on Jan 31, 2010 at 09:22 AM
WD studio, home, essential ;D
Title: Re: what kind of hdd do you use on your nmt?
Post by: HDMI on Jan 31, 2010 at 09:43 AM
Using two 1.5TB WD MyBook Essential hdd's.
Title: Re: what kind of hdd do you use on your nmt?
Post by: dfl on Jan 31, 2010 at 01:25 PM
May tanong lang peeps. Alin ba ang lalabas na mas magandang PQ (upscaling) sa 32 lcd bravia (and is it discernible?) when compared - yung downloaded divx movie na 700 mb size played sa lets say philips hdmi (this player also upscales movies on flash drives right?) or playing the same movie using an nmt, say WDTV? Thanks!
Title: Re: what kind of hdd do you use on your nmt?
Post by: iiinas on Jan 31, 2010 at 02:14 PM
May tanong lang peeps. Alin ba ang lalabas na mas magandang PQ (upscaling) sa 32 lcd bravia (and is it discernible?) when compared - yung downloaded divx movie na 700 mb size played sa lets say philips hdmi (this player also upscales movies on flash drives right?) or playing the same movie using an nmt, say WDTV? Thanks!

that's really hard to say, depends on the chips inside the dvd player. but for an nmt/media player, wdtvs are known to exhibit pretty good pq. i own a popcorn, and those divx files looks acceptable to me even when i project it through my pj, nothing to crow about but definitely watchable.

i have not tried it, but imho, the wdtv might have an edge here.  :)
Title: Re: what kind of hdd do you use on your nmt?
Post by: stick on Mar 31, 2010 at 05:46 AM
I still think Seagate provides the best after-sales RMA replacement service...  Good luck with WD and others.  No problems kung natago nyo resibo.

http://www.tipidpc.com/viewtopic.php?tid=178863&page=1

http://www.tipidpc.com/viewtopic.php?tid=75541&page=1

I have this Seagate barracuda 7200.11 500GB hard drive (ST350032 0AS) supposed to have the good firmware already SD1A upon manufacturing is now starting to fail (primarily used for my movie storage)... I have windows 7, the bios failed to recognize this drive... but sometimes it does... and if it does after about a minute or so it would just disappear in windows after boot... I took the hard drive out and placed it a cdr-king enclosure... I works ok now (about 3 monrths now)... at first I thought it was a PSU problem since it work on the enclosure until I read it here...

I was planing to upgrde my PSU (Generic) to branded (Cooler master EX 460W) but since I read this... I need some advice on what to buy first? a HDD or PSU?  The PSU is Php2k and a new WD 500GB is Php2450... my budget only permits one of these....
Title: Re: what kind of hdd do you use on your nmt?
Post by: wacksy1021 on Mar 31, 2010 at 07:19 AM
wow that's a lot.. I got 3 WD MyBook Essentials 1TB and 1 WD MyPassport Essential 320gb connected via self-powered USB HUB to my PCH A110..

Sir oreo, san po nakakabili nung self powered USB hub, I am looking to purchase 1 also. Thanks.
Title: Re: what kind of hdd do you use on your nmt?
Post by: Archie on Mar 31, 2010 at 02:13 PM
1tb + 2tb WD Mybook Essential
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Post by: Lancito on Mar 31, 2010 at 03:24 PM
1TB WD internal + 1TB Samsung Story external + 500GB Samsung S2 portable
Title: Re: what kind of hdd do you use on your nmt?
Post by: wacksy1021 on Apr 01, 2010 at 05:17 PM
Seagate 2 TB 7200RPM internal drive and 1.5TB WD Essentials for my PCH A-200.
Title: Re: what kind of hdd do you use on your nmt?
Post by: Jason_10 on Apr 12, 2010 at 05:26 AM
WD 160GB Elements for the internal. WD 1TB Essential.
Title: Re: what kind of hdd do you use on your nmt?
Post by: newwaveboy on Apr 12, 2010 at 08:26 AM
1x of 320Gb Internal HDD (WD BLUE I think) >> For my torrent rig
1x of 1Tb Internal HDD (WD GREEN) >> For my PCH-A110
4x of 1Tb External HDD (WD GREEN)
2x of 1.5Tb Internal HDD (WD GREEN & SG)

** I've used both WD & SG drives extensively (for my NMT use & my PC shop), would have to say that WD performs much, much better - specifically the 1Tb above models.

SG does have the better RMA service (see Tipidpc post on this) ...... however this wont be a problem at all (for both WD & SG) as long as you keep all receipts & let the store handle the RMA replacement.
 
Title: Re: what kind of hdd do you use on your nmt?
Post by: Stagea on Apr 12, 2010 at 08:46 AM
1 x Samsung EcoGreen F2 1.5TB (3.5")
1 x WD Elements 1.5TB (3.5")
1 x WD Elements 0.5TB (2.5")

I also have networked storage, but I'm yet to use this with my NMT. There's still enough space in those 3 directly-connected drives.
Title: Re: what kind of hdd do you use on your nmt?
Post by: itjunkie on Apr 14, 2010 at 12:30 AM
i use a western digital mypassport elite, but its the old model. i might buy a new ext hdd - baka hitachi or elements, mura e. i've had bad experiences with seagate's ext hdd's as well. pass nko sa seagate.
Title: Re: what kind of hdd do you use on your nmt?
Post by: gunslinger on Apr 14, 2010 at 02:32 AM
I have a Portable 500G WD Passport, 1TB WD Internal with Astone Enclosure and 500G Seagate External. So far all of them are working fine with Seagate being the oldest which I got last 2007 in the US while the 2 WD were only bought last year.

Still contemplating on getting an internal for the xtreamer or buy another 1TB external.  :)
Title: Re: what kind of hdd do you use on your nmt?
Post by: juanch on May 16, 2010 at 04:19 PM
Good day guys,
I'm planning to purchase my first NMT soon at the same time my first external HDD.
So I have a few questions

I'm currently eyeing the WD 1TB(seemingly the popular choice) or Astone 1TB

1) Does having eSata and firewire matter? Which NMT's support this type of connection and is it really faster?
2) Which one operates cooler?

TIA
Title: Re: what kind of hdd do you use on your nmt?
Post by: iiinas on May 16, 2010 at 06:31 PM
Good day guys,
I'm planning to purchase my first NMT soon at the same time my first external HDD.
So I have a few questions

I'm currently eyeing the WD 1TB(seemingly the popular choice) or Astone 1TB

1) Does having eSata and firewire matter? Which NMT's support this type of connection and is it really faster?
2) Which one operates cooler?

TIA


i think you should go with wd, i had some non pdvd friends who complain of their astone hdd, which broke down for one reason or the other.

as for esata, if your pc has this connection then it can help in transferring files, and yes, its really faster than the usual usb 2.0.

as for using it on the nmt. if the nmt has an esata connection, it only helps in the transfer of files and not the actual watching (although i am not too sure about this).
Title: Re: what kind of hdd do you use on your nmt?
Post by: juanch on May 16, 2010 at 07:34 PM
^ Thanks for the always valuable input bro Aynz

Now, there are so many versions of WD 1TB

Which is the most basic version and which is the most feature-rich version?

Should I opt for just the basic version?
Title: Re: what kind of hdd do you use on your nmt?
Post by: anya618 on May 16, 2010 at 07:54 PM
^ Thanks for the always valuable input bro Aynz

Now, there are so many versions of WD 1TB

Which is the most basic version and which is the most feature-rich version?

Should I opt for just the basic version?

choice mo siguro either the wd my book or the wd elements
Title: Re: what kind of hdd do you use on your nmt?
Post by: iiinas on May 16, 2010 at 08:59 PM
^ Thanks for the always valuable input bro Aynz

Now, there are so many versions of WD 1TB

Which is the most basic version and which is the most feature-rich version?

Should I opt for just the basic version?

brader anya is right, the most basic is wd elements. no frills, usb 2.0 hdd. its foot print is ala cd writer; horizontal. while the my book series has a lot of sub models depending on the connection its has. the most basic of which is the my book essential with only usb connection, im not sure what they call the high end my books (studio ata), this is the one with firewire and esata.

since the price difference of mybook essential and elements is just a couple of hundreds only. i would suggest you get the mybook, since its vertical orientation (ala pocketbook) looks better and saves space. but any of them you cant go wrong. i have both.
Title: Re: what kind of hdd do you use on your nmt?
Post by: [joms] on Jun 15, 2010 at 11:22 AM
anong gamit nyong hard drive dock to attach your external hard drives to your NMT? meron kasi sa risingsun at cdrking na ganun pero ang panget ng quality. Nasira din yung binili ko. I bought one from Hongkong and it seems it is doing ok.

Baka kasi may alam kayong ibang hard drive docking station na "quality"

ganito yung sa HK:

(http://www.slashgear.com/gallery/data_files/1/4/6/CRSU2.jpg)
Title: Re: what kind of hdd do you use on your nmt?
Post by: anya618 on Jul 31, 2010 at 09:45 AM
2 x 1tb my book essentials
1 x 1tb wd green
1 x 1tb ovation
1 x 2tb wd elements
Title: Re: what kind of hdd do you use on your nmt?
Post by: anya618 on Oct 17, 2010 at 03:20 PM
3 x 2tb elements
1 x 1tb wd green
Title: Re: what kind of hdd do you use on your nmt?
Post by: Stagea on Oct 17, 2010 at 03:49 PM
2 x 2TB Samsung EcoGreen
1 x 2TB WD Green
1 x 1.5TB WD Elements
2 x 640GB WD Elements Portable
Title: Re: what kind of hdd do you use on your nmt?
Post by: pao625™ on Oct 18, 2010 at 01:13 AM
1TB Seagate Freeagent - For HD Movies, Series
500gb Seagate Freeagent Go - For Animes and Personal Files
320gb WD Elite - for HD Movies on the go
Title: Re: what kind of hdd do you use on your nmt?
Post by: audiojunkie on Oct 18, 2010 at 03:06 AM
2 x 1tb WD my book essentials
1 x 320 WD passport essentials
Title: Re: what kind of hdd do you use on your nmt?
Post by: TimSavvy on Oct 18, 2010 at 03:15 AM
XTreamer Classic w/ External Fan Mod
1 x 500gb 2.5" Int Momentus
1 x 500gb WD Passport Elite
2 x 1TB 3.5" Int WD Green 10EARS
1 x 1TB 3.5" Int Seagate 7200.11
1 x 2TB 3.5" Int WD Green 20EARS
3 x 3.5" SATA Enclosures (USB + eSATA)
1 x 2.5" / 3.5" SATA Docking Station (USB + eSATA)

more to come! :)
Title: Re: what kind of hdd do you use on your nmt?
Post by: reynold on Oct 18, 2010 at 01:22 PM
1 tera WD green
750 Gig Seagate
Title: Re: what kind of hdd do you use on your nmt?
Post by: jackryan on Oct 18, 2010 at 01:45 PM
anong gamit nyong hard drive dock to attach your external hard drives to your NMT? meron kasi sa risingsun at cdrking na ganun pero ang panget ng quality. Nasira din yung binili ko. I bought one from Hongkong and it seems it is doing ok.

Baka kasi may alam kayong ibang hard drive docking station na "quality"

ganito yung sa HK:

(http://www.slashgear.com/gallery/data_files/1/4/6/CRSU2.jpg)

I just Vantec dual dock eSATA bays.
Title: Re: what kind of hdd do you use on your nmt?
Post by: HDMI on Oct 18, 2010 at 03:23 PM
4 x 1.5 TB Western Digital MyBook Essential  ;D
Title: Re: what kind of hdd do you use on your nmt?
Post by: mandyb on Oct 18, 2010 at 04:59 PM
5 x 1tb external WD essential
1 x 320gb WD passport
1 x 1tb WD internal for Med8er
Title: Re: what kind of hdd do you use on your nmt?
Post by: at_sunset_blvd on Nov 12, 2010 at 08:19 AM
8x1tb BUFFALO.
(1 for documentaries, 1 for foreign films, 1 for animations, 1 for ADULT ;D, 4 for movies)
Title: Re: what kind of hdd do you use on your nmt?
Post by: joco_ph on Dec 23, 2010 at 11:17 PM
got a 2tb hitachi desktar for internal
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Post by: jamesbong on Dec 26, 2010 at 08:15 PM
1tb internal, 1tb my book essential and 500 gig my book.
Title: Re: what kind of hdd do you use on your nmt?
Post by: acevangelista on Dec 28, 2010 at 11:53 AM
I'm currently using:

1TB Seagate Free Agent FW
320 GB WD
Title: Re: what kind of hdd do you use on your nmt?
Post by: Conan on Dec 29, 2010 at 01:41 AM
1TB Seagate external connected to my Blu-Ray player LG BD550.
Title: Re: what kind of hdd do you use on your nmt?
Post by: ron_bato on Mar 17, 2011 at 06:03 PM
Hi can anyone give me feedback on Buffalo hdds? Are they reliable? May nakita kasi ako na 1 tb na buffalo drivestation na medyo mura. Okay ba yung brand?

Regards.
Title: Re: what kind of hdd do you use on your nmt?
Post by: leomarley on Mar 17, 2011 at 06:31 PM
1 x 2TB WD Green installed in my Xtreamer Pro
1 x 1TB WD Elements attached to my desktop and for file transfer from PC to Xtreamer
Title: Re: what kind of hdd do you use on your nmt?
Post by: anya618 on Mar 17, 2011 at 06:33 PM
4 x 2tb elements
1 x 1tb wd green
Title: Re: what kind of hdd do you use on your nmt?
Post by: nerveblocker on Mar 17, 2011 at 06:43 PM
3 x 1TB WD My Book.  I just like them in my shelf side by side so I am stuck with buying just this brand and model. Hasn't given me any problems. Planning to buy my 4th.  ;D
Title: Re: what kind of hdd do you use on your nmt?
Post by: nogo on Apr 08, 2011 at 08:23 AM
WD TV Live + 1.5TB Samsung G3 + 320GB Buffalo
Title: Re: what kind of hdd do you use on your nmt?
Post by: dmaximus on Apr 08, 2011 at 08:29 AM
 ;) Western Digital Elements 2 TB External
(http://www.prlog.org/11260862-western-digital-elements-2-tb-external-desktop-hard-drive.jpg)
Title: Re: what kind of hdd do you use on your nmt?
Post by: anya618 on Oct 08, 2011 at 08:43 AM
1 x 3tb elements
4 x 2tb elements
1 x 1tb wd green
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Post by: HDFanatic on Oct 08, 2011 at 09:36 AM
18 x 2TB Samsung F4

5  x 3TB WD
Title: Re: what kind of hdd do you use on your nmt?
Post by: My_einjels on Oct 08, 2011 at 10:21 AM
18 x 2TB Samsung F4

5  x 3TB WD



 :o wow damiiiiiiii :o








1x 2tera WD green internal
1x 500G seagate with cd-rking docking
Title: Re: what kind of hdd do you use on your nmt?
Post by: pa3ck608 on Oct 08, 2011 at 10:40 AM
1.5TB & 500Gb Samsung for XtreamerPro; 500GB Seagate; 500GB Buffalo portable

Title: Re: what kind of hdd do you use on your nmt?
Post by: HD_MOVIES on Oct 08, 2011 at 11:36 AM
6x1.5tb seagate using sata-to-usb fr0m cdrking. :D :D :D


From 9TB last 2009, now it grows 5x... gastos talaga!  ;D ;D

3TB x 17, and still growing. Pag umabot ng 20pcs to, delete na talaga yung iba.. :)
Title: Re: what kind of hdd do you use on your nmt?
Post by: My_einjels on Oct 08, 2011 at 04:15 PM
From 9TB last 2009, now it grows 5x... gastos talaga!  ;D ;D

3TB x 17, and still growing. Pag umabot ng 20pcs to, delete na talaga yung iba.. :)


 ;D GRAAAVEEEE  ;D
Title: Re: what kind of hdd do you use on your nmt?
Post by: toys4geeks on Oct 08, 2011 at 04:32 PM
4 x 1.5TB  Thecus (mga latak na 720p, at new finds, plus SD movies)
4 x 2TB inside Mediasonic 4-bay (movies, movie series)
4 x 2TB inside Mediasonic 4-bay (animation, TV series, BDMV ISO)

2 aluminum storage x 5 disks x  1.5TB  offline, kabit sa dual dock pag may special requests.
1 aluminum storage x 5 disks x  2TB  offline, ready for disk cloning (kasama si CASTRO disk)

all except 2 units are  2TB SAMSUNG F4 (fastest to cool amongst all 2TB disks after 7 hours of disk cloning).

nakakapagod ding magayos ng disk contents ha.

anyways, to minimize the clutter, i am moving to 3TB,  
letting go off 1.5TB then 2.0TB, PM lang if you want and will dispose bahala na kayong magformat, I just need 8 hours to HD clone 2TB to my 3TB.

for now, pag kelangan i access, i use USB 2.0 dual dock (which has ESATA and USB 2.0), see pix below:

(http://toys4geeks.nexus.ph/uploads/6/8/5/0/6850410/7750295.png)(http://toys4geeks.nexus.ph/uploads/6/8/5/0/6850410/788855.png)(http://ain.mediasonic.ca/store/images/gift-box-HF2-SU3S2-400-400.jpg)


Title: Re: what kind of hdd do you use on your nmt?
Post by: toys4geeks on Oct 08, 2011 at 04:34 PM
From 9TB last 2009, now it grows 5x... gastos talaga!  ;D ;D

3TB x 17, and still growing. Pag umabot ng 20pcs to, delete na talaga yung iba.. :)

brader HD_movies, mas mahirap magdelete kasi, hanapin mo sa mga copy mo ang pinakamagandang i retain, eh ayun, 6 na Matrix trilogy ako di ko alam pa kung alin delete ko. hay..)
Title: Re: what kind of hdd do you use on your nmt?
Post by: newwaveboy on Oct 08, 2011 at 05:57 PM
^ Wow ..... 6 different sets (encodes) of the Matrix trilogy.

If the encoder name is available, this would be a good criteria to use which copy to retain ..... some encoders' works really are a few notches above the rest.

Of course, the other usual suspects would be bitrate, resolution, file size, audio stream, etc .....  :)
Title: Re: what kind of hdd do you use on your nmt?
Post by: toys4geeks on Oct 08, 2011 at 06:49 PM
^ Wow ..... 6 different sets (encodes) of the Matrix trilogy.

If the encoder name is available, this would be a good criteria to use which copy to retain ..... some encoders' works really are a few notches above the rest.

Of course, the other usual suspects would be bitrate, resolution, file size, audio stream, etc .....  :)

was also told to keep True-HD, DTS-MA, DTS over AAC/AC3 for audio, keep 1080p over 720p, keep BRD over HDTV/DVDRip but if all things equal sa file names, i keep the bigger one(in hopes mas maganda ang bitrate nya)
Title: Re: what kind of hdd do you use on your nmt?
Post by: raider125jeigh on Oct 08, 2011 at 11:46 PM
4 x 1.5TB  Thecus (mga latak na 720p, at new finds, plus SD movies)
4 x 2TB inside Mediasonic 4-bay (movies, movie series)
4 x 2TB inside Mediasonic 4-bay (animation, TV series, BDMV ISO)

2 aluminum storage x 5 disks x  1.5TB  offline, kabit sa dual dock pag may special requests.
1 aluminum storage x 5 disks x  2TB  offline, ready for disk cloning (kasama si CASTRO disk)

all except 2 units are  2TB SAMSUNG F4 (fastest to cool amongst all 2TB disks after 7 hours of disk cloning).

nakakapagod ding magayos ng disk contents ha.

anyways, to minimize the clutter, i am moving to 3TB,  
letting go off 1.5TB then 2.0TB, PM lang if you want and will dispose bahala na kayong magformat, I just need 8 hours to HD clone 2TB to my 3TB.

for now, pag kelangan i access, i use USB 2.0 dual dock (which has ESATA and USB 2.0), see pix below:

(http://toys4geeks.nexus.ph/uploads/6/8/5/0/6850410/7750295.png)(http://toys4geeks.nexus.ph/uploads/6/8/5/0/6850410/788855.png)(http://ain.mediasonic.ca/store/images/gift-box-HF2-SU3S2-400-400.jpg)




hehehe pa PM naman nyan bro

hmmmm currently using external HD
2 320gb WD
1 TB Go FLex
binenta ko ung mga 3.5 ko na samsung 1.5 TB na dalawa
need to ipon mode for new HD's
Title: Re: what kind of hdd do you use on your nmt?
Post by: Clondalkin on Oct 21, 2011 at 08:41 AM
It sucks that street prices (in Tokyo) of WD HDDs have increased by $5-$10 due to the flooding problems in Thailand.

Any other HDD brand affected these days?

On topic, I like the convenience of powered 10-port USB2.0 hubs on NMTs; added ease that my USB hubs magnetically attach to AVRs and metallic devices or posts.
Title: Re: what kind of hdd do you use on your nmt?
Post by: rodelm172 on Oct 24, 2011 at 11:17 AM

I am about to buy a new HD for my NMT and it will be at least 1.5TB.

Question: When I format it, is it adviseable to just have one partition.... or is it better if I create more than one partition?

TIA...
Title: Re: what kind of hdd do you use on your nmt?
Post by: toys4geeks on Oct 24, 2011 at 11:20 AM
I am about to buy a new HD for my NMT and it will be at least 1.5TB.

Question: When I format it, is it adviseable to just have one partition.... or is it better if I create more than one partition?

TIA...

depends on your NMT, PCH has preferred disk layout but rest are fine with just partition if you like browsing in one place.

if you partition 2 two or more, you have to select which partition everytime, (which is ok if you want to categorize your movies as --> ADULTS -- ANIMATION etc), the downside is the partitions are fixed so best 1 patition, and categorize by folder. mas maganda to navigate your list aphabetically (you may need to rename those files with "the" to be "lord of the rings, the" for the same search purpose

HTH
Title: Re: what kind of hdd do you use on your nmt?
Post by: rodelm172 on Oct 24, 2011 at 11:24 AM
depends on your NMT, PCH has preferred disk layout but rest are fine with just partition if you like browsing in one place.

if you partition 2 two or more, you have to select which partition everytime, (which is ok if you want to categorize your movies as --> ADULTS -- ANIMATION etc), the downside is the partitions are fixed so best 1 patition, and categorize by folder. mas maganda to navigate your list aphabetically (you may need to rename those files with "the" to be "lord of the rings, the" for the same search purpose

HTH

It will be used on Egreat R1-ii  ;)  So simple (i.e., just one partition) is better pala.

Thanks for the always helpful reply, sir toys4geeks.  :)
Title: Re: what kind of hdd do you use on your nmt?
Post by: toys4geeks on Oct 24, 2011 at 03:00 PM
It will be used on Egreat R1-ii  ;)  So simple (i.e., just one partition) is better pala.

Thanks for the always helpful reply, sir toys4geeks.  :)


Egreat R1ii is fantastic with 1 NTFS. btw it works on 3TB if you will be in the market for one
Title: Re: what kind of hdd do you use on your nmt?
Post by: nerveblocker on Oct 25, 2011 at 05:25 AM
Anybody noticed that internal HDDs in NMTs sometimes aren't read by the NMTs? I installed an internal Hitachi 2.5" on my 1st gen Xtreamer and was using it for less than a month. Now it cannot be read. Took it out and tried it on my HDD dock and it cannot be identified by my PC anymore. I also installed a Seagate 3.5" HDD on my Kaiboer 1055 and the reading of the HDD is inconsistent. Downside is when I play movies, they stop in the middle of it then goes back to the main screen and just hangs. Never had these problems on external HDDs.

Title: Re: what kind of hdd do you use on your nmt?
Post by: toys4geeks on Oct 25, 2011 at 06:33 AM
Anybody noticed that internal HDDs in NMTs sometimes aren't read by the NMTs? I installed an internal Hitachi 2.5" on my 1st gen Xtreamer and was using it foe less than a month. Now it cannot be read. Took it out and tried it on my HDD dock and it cannot be identified by my PC anymore. I also installed a Seagate 3.5" HDD on my Kaiboer 1055 and the reading of the HDD is inconsistent. Downside is when I play movies, they stop in the middle of it then goes back to the main screen and just hangs. Never had these problems on external HDDs.



brader, sorry to hear, pains to lose data.

i dont use >5400 RPM disks for internal as disks tend to be hot and the heat isnt good for both the disk and the NMT.

so airflow (if unit has fans that suck the hot air out from disk) and passive cooling (thicker aluminum chassis is better), works best with circulated air while others put 3.5" fan to force air into the player's surface. dual docks likewise can benefit from the same fan.

Still, even with 5400 RPM gets problems in the 1st 2 months would likely have the disk replaced(lemons or not get that replaced).

I personally keep a backup and toss preloaded list of movies in a spare 1TB or 2TB sa player so that when disks konk out may puede pa balikan.



HTH
Title: Re: what kind of hdd do you use on your nmt?
Post by: nerveblocker on Oct 25, 2011 at 06:37 AM
brader, sorry to hear, pains to lose data.

i dont use >5400 RPM disks for internal as disks tend to be hot and the heat isnt good for both the disk and the NMT.

so airflow (if unit has fans that suck the hot air out from disk) and passive cooling (thicker aluminum chassis is better), works best with circulated air while others put 3.5" fan to force air into the player's surface. dual docks likewise can benefit from the same fan.

Still, even with 5400 RPM gets problems in the 1st 2 months would likely have the disk replaced(lemons or not get that replaced).

I personally keep a backup and toss preloaded list of movies in a spare 1TB or 2TB sa player so that when disks konk out may puede pa balikan.



HTH


Thanks for the inputs brader Jim. I will just go back to my previous practice of using external drives for my NMTs.  :-\
Title: Re: what kind of hdd do you use on your nmt?
Post by: toys4geeks on Oct 25, 2011 at 07:07 AM
Thanks for the inputs brader Jim. I will just go back to my previous practice of using external drives for my NMTs.  :-\

oo yung external enclosures nowadays are also ok (USB 3.0 and eSATA), kasi may mga "suckout fans" na inside the enclosure. the pro of  3.5" internal disks  is its  mura per TB with its external counterparts and bigger capacity is available, cons are its big, its hot. 

I like 3.5" desktop disks when copying files into it,  since its SATA to SATA(8 x faster than USB 2.0), some egreat buyers ask me to transfer their contents from 1TB to their new 2TB free of charge, kasi 3 hours lang tapos na cloning. :)

But all things equal, i love 2.5" externals kasi malinis and less wires to maintain being usb powered.
Title: Re: what kind of hdd do you use on your nmt?
Post by: deo on Oct 25, 2011 at 10:48 AM
sorry, dunno kung OT to, pero meron ba sa inyo nag install ng NMT apps sa PCH using their USB thumb drive? kasi ayko gawing ext3 ung internal drive sa pch...anyway, na notice ko prang ambagal mag browse...correction..(mas mabagal pala than the usual) ;D at ung playback medyo jittery...pero i doubt that it has something to do with the playback...
Title: Re: what kind of hdd do you use on your nmt?
Post by: karloff on Oct 25, 2011 at 12:32 PM
mine is Kaiboer H1055+
HDD's:
1-2.5-500gb WD My Passport-assorted movies for my bulilit ;D
1-3.5-1TB WD Caviar Green SATA- for DTS-HD movies
1-2.5-500gb Samsung spinpoint SATA 3.0- for DTS-HD movies
1-2.5-400gb Toshiba SATA- for DTS-HD movies
1-2.5-320gb Fujitsu SATA- for assorted HD movies
Title: Re: what kind of hdd do you use on your nmt?
Post by: nerveblocker on Oct 25, 2011 at 01:03 PM
oo yung external enclosures nowadays are also ok (USB 3.0 and eSATA), kasi may mga "suckout fans" na inside the enclosure. the pro of  3.5" internal disks  is its  mura per TB with its external counterparts and bigger capacity is available, cons are its big, its hot. 

I like 3.5" desktop disks when copying files into it,  since its SATA to SATA(8 x faster than USB 2.0), some egreat buyers ask me to transfer their contents from 1TB to their new 2TB free of charge, kasi 3 hours lang tapos na cloning. :)

But all things equal, i love 2.5" externals kasi malinis and less wires to maintain being usb powered.

Wow bilis ng transfer rates.  I have usb 3.0 in my e350 htpc but the problem is that hindi stable ang connection ng usb 3.0 sa mobo or do I need to still update the driver.  During the few times that my WD external usb 3.0 is identified by my mobo, whenever i transfer large files, the connection gets cutoff.  Minsan naman the drive isn't  Identified. 
Title: Re: what kind of hdd do you use on your nmt?
Post by: Clondalkin on Oct 25, 2011 at 01:10 PM
WD drives nearly $20 higher na in Tokyo street shops and with today's announcement of extended business suspension in Thailand, prices can only get higher in the near future.  It seems Seagate would be affected even worse.

So you'd better buy your HDD now habang meron pang mga old stock sa PC shops sa Manila...or tipid sa usage ng HDD muna.
Title: Re: what kind of hdd do you use on your nmt?
Post by: ABCmotorparts on Oct 25, 2011 at 05:40 PM
http://www.wdc.com/en/company/pressroom/releases.aspx?release=b5940d11-d8c2-49ed-9193-d1efb4bea2ed

IRVINE, Calif.-Oct. 17, 2011-Western Digital Corp. (NYSE: WDC) today announced that it has extended the suspension of its operations in Thailand. Over the weekend, rising water penetrated the Bang Pa-in Industrial Park flood defenses, inundating the company's manufacturing facilities there and submerging some equipment. At the other company manufacturing location in Thailand, Navanakorn Industrial Park, the park flood defenses were breached on Monday morning local time and water has begun to flow into the park threatening the company's facilities there. All WD employees in Thailand remain safe.

The company's other facilities in Malaysia, Singapore and the U.S. are fully operational. The company now expects that the flooding of its Thailand facilities, combined with flood damage to the company's supply chain in Thailand, will have significant impact on the company's overall operations and its ability to meet customer demand for its products in the December quarter. The company will provide further updates on the situation on its investment community conference call on Wednesday, October 19, 2011.
Title: Re: what kind of hdd do you use on your nmt?
Post by: toys4geeks on Oct 26, 2011 at 08:56 PM
+200 na 2TB ah, hmm, to "b" or not to "b" (buy)

saya na ko sana sa presyo ng Samsung and was looking at 3TB biglang taas naman ang disks.
Title: Re: what kind of hdd do you use on your nmt?
Post by: ABCmotorparts on Oct 30, 2011 at 10:53 AM
I was still able to get a WD My Book Essential 3TB sa mababang price sa Amazon US,...
Will arrive in the next few days,...

Cheers....
Title: Re: what kind of hdd do you use on your nmt?
Post by: Clondalkin on Oct 31, 2011 at 02:08 PM
I was still able to get a WD My Book Essential 3TB sa mababang price sa Amazon US,...
Will arrive in the next few days,...

Your kids' school break is just tooooooooooo far away not to buy additional HDDs.  

Today's my wedding anniversary and all I want as present is a new HDD.  Hahaha.  But prudence took the better part of me hence I've been deleting dupes the past week or so - and in the process freed a good amount of HDD space.  My latest 2TB HDD has got to be the most prolific in terms of downloads - and transfers..hehehe

Title: Re: what kind of hdd do you use on your nmt?
Post by: ABCmotorparts on Oct 31, 2011 at 02:11 PM
Your kids' school break is just tooooooooooo far away not to buy additional HDDs.  

Today's my wedding anniversary and all I want as present is a new HDD.  Hahaha.  But prudence took the better part of me hence I've been deleting dupes the past week or so - and in the process freed a good amount of HDD space.  My latest 2TB HDD has got to be the most prolific in terms of downloads - and transfers..hehehe



Sir labis kayong mapanukso,.. HAHAHAHA,...
Title: Re: what kind of hdd do you use on your nmt?
Post by: Clondalkin on Oct 31, 2011 at 02:14 PM
Sir labis kayong mapanukso,.. HAHAHAHA,...

I didnt mean to.  My exact first words were, if you recall - "you might be interested..."  hahaha
Title: Re: what kind of hdd do you use on your nmt?
Post by: Clondalkin on Oct 31, 2011 at 03:24 PM
Tokyo prices of 2TB internals now at 2.4x the level 3 weeks ago.  240% - WTF????

Cheaper to buy old stocks of external, self powered HDDs.

  
Title: Re: what kind of hdd do you use on your nmt?
Post by: newwaveboy on Oct 31, 2011 at 06:12 PM
Tokyo prices of 2TB internals now at 2.4x the level 3 weeks ago.  240% - WTF????

Cheaper to buy old stocks of external, self powered HDDs.
  

Yup, even here it went up by around 20% ..... and this is for the older SATA-2 HDD's at the known cheaper PC shops.

The Thailand floods really messed-up with the HDD supply chain (and Thai lives of course). Hope everything normalizes soon. 
Title: Re: what kind of hdd do you use on your nmt?
Post by: firestorm on Oct 31, 2011 at 06:34 PM
Your kids' school break is just tooooooooooo far away not to buy additional HDDs.  

Today's my wedding anniversary and all I want as present is a new HDD.  Hahaha.  But prudence took the better part of me hence I've been deleting dupes the past week or so - and in the process freed a good amount of HDD space.  My latest 2TB HDD has got to be the most prolific in terms of downloads - and transfers..hehehe



Wow Alan, this is the first time I've heard you deleting files just to free up space. All because of the floods in Thailand.

BTW, what is so special about your latest 2TB HDD that it is the most prolific in downloads and transfers?

Thanks.
Title: Re: what kind of hdd do you use on your nmt?
Post by: Clondalkin on Nov 01, 2011 at 04:00 PM
Wow Alan, this is the first time I've heard you deleting files just to free up space. All because of the floods in Thailand.

No James.  Because I must buy the wife a really nice bag as present, kaya I cant buy anything for myself muna.

Cleaning up the HDDs won't help me that much actually (huhuhu) but I'm liking the result - got rid of old duplicate encodes kaya very tidy.
Title: Re: what kind of hdd do you use on your nmt?
Post by: anya618 on Oct 10, 2012 at 11:52 AM
1 x 3tb seagate external
1 x 3tb elements
3 x 2tb elements
1 x 1tb wd green
2 x 80gb sata
Title: Re: what kind of hdd do you use on your nmt?
Post by: GLC on Oct 24, 2012 at 08:38 PM
I'm using 1tb wd blue and 2tb wd green on my xtreamer pro
Title: Re: what kind of hdd do you use on your nmt?
Post by: stilljey on Nov 02, 2012 at 06:25 AM
2TB WD My Book Essential - movies
500gb WD Western Digital - Flac (music)
Title: Re: what kind of hdd do you use on your nmt?
Post by: anya618 on Nov 02, 2012 at 11:18 AM
2 x 3tb seagate external
1 x 3tb elements
1 x 2tb elements
1 x 1tb wd green
2 x 80gb sata
Title: Re: what kind of hdd do you use on your nmt?
Post by: karloff on Nov 02, 2012 at 12:23 PM
HDD's: update for HTPC
1-3.5-3TB Seagate- internal
1-3.5-250gb Samsung- internal (OS)
1-3.5-2TB WD Elements- usb external

1-2.5-500gb WD My Passport-assorted movies for my bulilit ;D
1-3.5-1TB WD Caviar Green SATA- for DTS-HD movies
1-2.5-500gb Samsung spinpoint SATA 3.0- for DTS-HD movies
1-2.5-400gb Toshiba SATA- for DTS-HD movies
1-2.5-320gb Fujitsu SATA- for assorted HD movies
Title: Re: what kind of hdd do you use on your nmt?
Post by: spiro0426 on Nov 16, 2012 at 11:11 AM
2 x 3tb seagate external
1 x 3tb elements
1 x 2tb elements
1 x 1tb wd green
2 x 80gb sata


Sir Anya,

Whats specific model of Seagate external are you using? Im choosing between STAY300302 and STBV3000300. TIA.

 
Title: Re: what kind of hdd do you use on your nmt?
Post by: anya618 on Nov 16, 2012 at 11:14 AM
Sir Anya,

Whats specific model of Seagate external are you using? Im choosing between STAY300302 and STBV3000300. TIA.

 

STBV3000100 gamit ko sir
Title: Re: what kind of hdd do you use on your nmt?
Post by: Quitacet on Nov 16, 2012 at 01:58 PM
1 2TB inside NMT tray
2 1TB external 3.5
1 500GB External 2.5
1 320GB External 2.5
1 1.5TB EXternal 3.5
1 3TB external 3.5

All are Western Digital
Title: Re: what kind of hdd do you use on your nmt?
Post by: JT on Nov 16, 2012 at 02:09 PM

***** POWERED *****
1x Seagate 2tb (NMT internal)
1x Buffalo 2tb
1x HP Simplesave 2tb
2x WD Element 2tb
2x WD Caviar Green 1tb in a Nexstar enclosure.

Spare:
2x WD Caviar Green 1tb (Can be used as NMT internal but cant be detected in an enclosure. Dont know whats the problem).

***** USB Powered ***
2x Buffalo 500gb
1x Seagate 500gb (for my wii games backup)
1x Seagate 640gb
1x WD 250gb (for my wii games)
1x WD 750gb (for kids videos)
1x WD 1tb
Title: Re: what kind of hdd do you use on your nmt?
Post by: spiro0426 on Nov 19, 2012 at 12:02 PM
Thanks sir, will buy this item tomorrow.

STBV3000100 gamit ko sir
ks
Title: Re: what kind of hdd do you use on your nmt?
Post by: anya618 on Jan 22, 2014 at 07:49 AM
1 x 4tb seagate backup plus
3 x 3tb seagate expansion
1 x 3tb elements
Title: Re: what kind of hdd do you use on your nmt?
Post by: titor on Jan 31, 2014 at 01:09 PM
2x2TB WD Green
1x2TB Seagate
1x4TB Seagate backup plus

Internal HDD are placed on a dual dock/s. Good thing my NMT has 4 USB slots (2xUSB3.0; 2xUSB2.0)
Title: Re: what kind of hdd do you use on your nmt?
Post by: jvincentm3 on Jul 06, 2014 at 10:59 PM
i am new to this nmt. upon the influence of my brother, i got one.
4tb seagate for idd
500gb wd for edd

am still learning itong jukebox and also learning how to download torrent files thru nmt.
Title: Re: what kind of hdd do you use on your nmt?
Post by: anya618 on Feb 25, 2015 at 08:24 AM
4 x 4tb seagate backup plus
1 x 5tb seagate backup plus - works without partition for egreat  ^-^
Title: Re: what kind of hdd do you use on your nmt?
Post by: egzbuen on Oct 27, 2015 at 02:32 PM
Guys, I currently have a Probox 4-bay attached to my media player.

It currently houses 3pcs of 4TB HDD and 1pc of 3TB HDD. All are Green WDs.

1. Would I encounter compatibility issues if I replace the Green 3TB with a Red or Purple 4TB?

2. Would you guys recommend Red or Purple?

3. Best type of HDD for home theater application?

Thanks,
Title: Re: what kind of hdd do you use on your nmt?
Post by: mikeljo on Oct 27, 2015 at 02:39 PM
4 x 3TB WD Green (Probox 4-bay)
1 x 3TB Seagate Backup plus
1 x 2TB WD Black
1 X 1TB WD Passport
1 x 500GB WD Passport

Title: Re: what kind of hdd do you use on your nmt?
Post by: Moks007 on Sep 10, 2016 at 08:20 AM
i recently bought a external seagate slim 2 tb, hindi mabasa ng Mede8er 500 ko. Anybody have this experience? I don't have any problems with 2tb externals before, whether wd or seagate.
Title: Re: what kind of hdd do you use on your nmt?
Post by: anya618 on Sep 10, 2016 at 08:30 AM
i recently bought a external seagate slim 2 tb, hindi mabasa ng Mede8er 500 ko. Anybody have this experience? I don't have any problems with 2tb externals before, whether wd or seagate.

usb powered ba yung external seagate? meron kasi media player di kaya ang usb powered
Title: Re: what kind of hdd do you use on your nmt?
Post by: coastal on Sep 10, 2016 at 08:46 AM
Kung minsan sa usb port ang may diprensiya. Pag di kaagad magbasa yung media player di ko sinasagad yung pagkasaksak ng usb cable sa usb slot ng player and ini-slide ko paunti-unti until babasahin na and mag-flicker yung led lamp ng hdd.
Title: Re: what kind of hdd do you use on your nmt?
Post by: Moks007 on Sep 10, 2016 at 12:18 PM
usb powered ba yung external seagate? meron kasi media player di kaya ang usb powered

Yes sir usb powered. I have wd or yun mga dating seagate na puro usb powered basta 2tb ok naman. Binabasa. Ito lang slim ayaw. When i connect to the computer ok naman. Ayaw talaga sa mede8er 500.
Title: Re: what kind of hdd do you use on your nmt?
Post by: anya618 on Sep 10, 2016 at 12:33 PM
Yes sir usb powered. I have wd or yun mga dating seagate na puro usb powered basta 2tb ok naman. Binabasa. Ito lang slim ayaw. When i connect to the computer ok naman. Ayaw talaga sa mede8er 500.

subukan mo isaksak ng 3/4 lang hindi sagad. parang yan tip ni sir jim dati
Title: Re: what kind of hdd do you use on your nmt?
Post by: Moks007 on Sep 17, 2016 at 09:34 PM
subukan mo isaksak ng 3/4 lang hindi sagad. parang yan tip ni sir jim dati


Kung minsan sa usb port ang may diprensiya. Pag di kaagad magbasa yung media player di ko sinasagad yung pagkasaksak ng usb cable sa usb slot ng player and ini-slide ko paunti-unti until babasahin na and mag-flicker yung led lamp ng hdd.

Ok na sirs. I just reformatted it. Naka set sa android pala, mali hehe. Thanks
Title: Re: what kind of hdd do you use on your nmt?
Post by: burnok123 on Sep 19, 2016 at 01:35 PM
mukhang phased out na WD green...ano bang magandang alternative? WD blue madali masira.
Title: Re: what kind of hdd do you use on your nmt?
Post by: uvax on Sep 19, 2016 at 03:45 PM
WD Green wasn't really phased out. WD just merged both the green and blue into just the blue drives in a re-branding exercise. If you want drives with 5400rpm look for the letter Z in the part number.
Title: Re: what kind of hdd do you use on your nmt?
Post by: espionage on Sep 20, 2016 at 12:25 PM
1 x 2TB WD Green
1 x 1TB WD Green
1 x 1TB WD Element
1 X 500GB WD Green
1 X 500GB Seagate
1 x 250GB WD Passport
Title: Re: what kind of hdd do you use on your nmt?
Post by: toys4geeks on Dec 02, 2016 at 06:23 PM
WD Green wasn't really phased out. WD just merged both the green and blue into just the blue drives in a re-branding exercise. If you want drives with 5400rpm look for the letter Z in the part number.
Quick Q.

Other than the 5400 rpm may iba pa ba sa blue na speed?

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Title: Re: what kind of hdd do you use on your nmt?
Post by: uvax on Dec 03, 2016 at 07:17 PM
Quick Q.

Other than the 5400 rpm may iba pa ba sa blue na speed?

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The 1TB drive WD10EZEX is specced at 7200 rpm.
Title: Re: what kind of hdd do you use on your nmt?
Post by: shoktongxxx on Dec 03, 2016 at 07:46 PM
500gb internal
1 x 1tb external Seagate
1 x 2tb external WD
Title: Re: what kind of hdd do you use on your nmt?
Post by: toys4geeks on Dec 06, 2016 at 02:24 PM
8x 4TB wdc (8 bay bd iso)
8x 4tb wdc (8bay remux /mkv)
4x 3tb wdc green on raid0 housed in mediasonic

Internal hdds on NMTs
samsung  1.5tb
Wdc green 1.5tb
Samsung 2.0tb
Seagate 1.5tb

Wala kaming fiber at HD channels kaya yan ganyan. Sayang ang HD tv pag walang NMt

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Title: Re: what kind of hdd do you use on your nmt?
Post by: anya618 on Dec 06, 2016 at 02:32 PM
2x 8tb seagate external
1x 5tb seagate external
3x 4tb seagate external
Title: Re: what kind of hdd do you use on your nmt?
Post by: toys4geeks on Dec 06, 2016 at 05:59 PM
2x 8tb seagate external
1x 5tb seagate external
3x 4tb seagate external
8tb philip kita ba ng nmt? Did you have to partition pa?

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Title: Re: what kind of hdd do you use on your nmt?
Post by: anya618 on Dec 06, 2016 at 06:17 PM
8tb philip kita ba ng nmt? Did you have to partition pa?

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kita so far sir sa lahat ng egreat media players ko na galing sayo  >:D
no partition needed
Title: Re: what kind of hdd do you use on your nmt?
Post by: toys4geeks on Dec 06, 2016 at 06:22 PM
kita so far sir sa lahat ng egreat media players ko na galing sayo  >:D
no partition needed
Ty

Moving my collections next year sa 8Tb na. Unload muna ko ng smaller disks. Too many disks.

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