Author Topic: HARD DISK pa help naman po (Read 6312 times)

45caliber · « **on:** Feb 18, 2012 at 09:19 PM »

planning to buy a hard disk sana for my storage ng mga downloads ko.. balak ko gamitin din as source with my monitor's built in media player, siguro will buy a media player na lang pag nakaipon na ulit.. question ko lang is ano ba magandang brand ngayon for realiability at performance? ano din ba maganda internal or external? recommended ba yung may power supply? worth ba yung price difference ng 2TB sa 1TB kung sa price to size ratio? saan po ba murang bumili ngayon preferably sana yung may 6months installment.. kulang pa kasi ipon eh, and how much na ba ang 2TB at 1TB sa ngayon?...

Thanks in advance

raider125jeigh · « **Reply #1 on:** Feb 18, 2012 at 10:21 PM »

Quote from: 45caliber on Feb 18, 2012 at 09:19 PM

planning to buy a hard disk sana for my storage ng mga downloads ko.. balak ko gamitin din as source with my monitor's built in media player, siguro will buy a media player na lang pag nakaipon na ulit.. question ko lang is ano ba magandang brand ngayon for realiability at performance? ano din ba maganda internal or external? recommended ba yung may power supply? worth ba yung price difference ng 2TB sa 1TB kung sa price to size ratio? saan po ba murang bumili ngayon preferably sana yung may 6months installment.. kulang pa kasi ipon eh, and how much na ba ang 2TB at 1TB sa ngayon?...

Thanks in advance

Go for Seagate - madali magpawarranty
medyo pricey nga lang

now a days kung installament sa mall ka lang makakakuha and mahal pa

1tb 3.5k to 4.5k

USB 3.0 mga 500-1k difference kung external ah

Internal mas mahal na sa nakikita ko ngayon

If your on a budget this is not the right time to purchase
Sobrang mahal …. Kaya nood delete muna ako

Internal – advantage e hindi na makalat at mabilis

WD ok lang din

joko11 · « **Reply #2 on:** Feb 19, 2012 at 12:08 AM »

personaly i dont recommend seagate.
indeed madali ang rma.pero sila ang maraming rma unit.
pricey maybe because to cover cost sa mga returned storage.libre kasi ang shipping from pinas to singapore.
nag pa-rma na rin ako sa kanila.
now i used samsung.so far wala pa naman bumibigay sa kanila.mas malamig pa vs seagate and western

raider125jeigh · « **Reply #3 on:** Feb 19, 2012 at 12:19 AM »

Quote from: joko11 on Feb 19, 2012 at 12:08 AM

personaly i dont recommend seagate.
indeed madali ang rma.pero sila ang maraming rma unit.
pricey maybe because to cover cost sa mga returned storage.libre kasi ang shipping from pinas to singapore.
nag pa-rma na rin ako sa kanila.
now i used samsung.so far wala pa naman bumibigay sa kanila.mas malamig pa vs seagate and western

its ok lang papa joko
base on experience din
naman ang recommendation
ako panatag lang kasi ako sa RMA just incase units encountered problem and longer ang warranty nila compared sa iba

toshiba ok din pero karamihan e 2.5 and internal sa ps3 and laptop

samsung f4 AND f3 are good low rpm kasi
good for media player

joko11 · « **Reply #4 on:** Feb 19, 2012 at 12:41 AM »

Quote from: raider125jeigh on Feb 19, 2012 at 12:19 AM

its ok lang papa joko
base on experience din
naman ang recommendation
ako panatag lang kasi ako sa RMA just incase units encountered problem and longer ang warranty nila compared sa iba

toshiba ok din pero karamihan e 2.5 and internal sa ps3 and laptop

samsung f4 AND f3 are good low rpm kasi
good for media player

honestly i still have seagate product.1tb free agent. pang back-up ko lang.ngayon gamit ko na,ang mahal pa kasi ng mga storage.

raider125jeigh · « **Reply #5 on:** Feb 19, 2012 at 04:11 AM »

Quote from: joko11 on Feb 19, 2012 at 12:41 AM

honestly i still have seagate product.1tb free agent. pang back-up ko lang.ngayon gamit ko na,ang mahal pa kasi ng mga storage.

double na ung tinaas
i cant even afford adding hd at the moment

Ppoooh · « **Reply #6 on:** Feb 19, 2012 at 06:30 AM »

Quote from: raider125jeigh on Feb 19, 2012 at 04:11 AM

double na ung tinaas
i cant even afford adding hd at the moment

Yep, same sentiment here. Still a bit expensive to buy now. So am just making use of what I have currently. Am waiting for the price to come back down before adding more HDDs.

I'm using a mobile Seagate 500GB HDD in an external enclosure. Plug-in plug-out sa NMT and am bringing it always, connecting to laptop and desktop. More than 2 years na yata and still no problems encountered. One time na accidentally drop pa to the floor. Still working fine. Am getting Seagate kasi no problem sa RMA just-in-case. Ito ang talagang gamit-na-gamit ko.

On 3.5" HDD naman, last I have is Hitachi Coolspin 2TB. Definitely mas malamig pa kaysa sa WD Green 2TB ko. With Hitachi, no problem sa formatting. I also have WD Green 2TB ok pa rin pang NMT. Medyo may instruction lang when formatting for these new drives. And I also have a 1TB Seagate old model pa, pero mainit sya pag matagal. I heard new 2TB models na low power ay may problems. These 3.5 HDDs ko (put in an external enclosure) are mostly for storage purposes and seldom used sa NMT ko. No problem also so far.

Last time I saw Seagate Freeagent USB3 mobile 500GB HDD selling at php3.5k. I know mura na talaga ito at this time. Sa SM Megamall Cyberzone Seagate booth ko nakita. Am not sure kung umakyat na ulit ang price.

45caliber · « **Reply #7 on:** Feb 19, 2012 at 07:09 AM »

Thanks for the input guys...

@raider125jeigh... oo nga parang marami ang nagsasabi sa akin na hintay hintay na lang muna dahil halos nadoble daw price ng HD sa ngayon.. tingin nyo kailan o gaano pa kaya katagal bago mag step down ulit ang price? kating kati na kasi ako.. halos mapuno na din kasi yung apat na 160GB at isang 320gb ko... sama sama sa isang pc... medyo hindi na nakakatuwa pag sobrang dami ng files, kalat kalat na sila..

balak ko sana kunin eh yung western digital na My Book 1TB lang muna for 4.4K, 3 months inatallment at 0% interest.. mura na kaya ito? kaso sabi nyo okey ang seagate.. which is true kasi yung apat na internal ko ay seagate lahat, dalawa doon ay napa RMA ko ng walang tanong tanong...

hays.. nakakairita na kasi yung sobrang dami at hiwa-hiwalay na folder... lipat salin, salin lipat..

Thanks... to buy or not to buy....

ninjababez® · « **Reply #8 on:** Feb 19, 2012 at 07:25 AM »

sorry sa OT ha, sa sobrang tagal ng pagbaba ng presyo nakaka-frustrate lang

think of this way nalang, 2-3 years ago presyo ng 1TB ang 2TB ngayon .. di ba mura parin ngayon

raptor · « **Reply #9 on:** Feb 19, 2012 at 07:49 AM »

since you are planning to pay installment anyway, better get the largest capacity available locally - 3TB ... 1TB is simply too small for HD movies and all your other media files ... i'm sure once you get your media player you'll also be including your music files and photos ... only caveat is if you're just using the built-in media player on your tv, it may not support the large capacity drives

devilbhoi · « **Reply #10 on:** Feb 19, 2012 at 09:04 AM »

d pa daw ok bumili ng mga HDD now, dahil sa nangyari sa Thailand. ung baha. sila kasi 40% producer ng HDD, kaya mahal pa ngaun. i usually get my HDDs sa greenhills. I have a shop there that I always get my parts. sure ako na ok ang unit at ang services.

i have MyBook 1TB (external), and an internal 2TB, which is now in my android mediaplayer. more than a year na sila 2 and so far i have no issues with them.

i'm planning na bumili ng add'l 2TB pero advised nga ako na wag muna ngaun. around April or May na raw, para bumaba na ung price.

Ppoooh · « **Reply #11 on:** Feb 19, 2012 at 10:17 AM »

If you are moving your HDD a lot, preferable ang external mobile HDD. No hassle, as no need to bring the AC adapter, if there is one.

If you seldom move your HDD (between TV, NMT, PC), then preferable ang external 3.5" HDD (w/ AC adapter).

If you are getting an internal 3.5" HDD, better get the sata3 HDD. You will need a branded enclosure preferably with USB3 port. If getting a complete external 3.5" HDD package, advisable to get the USB3 capable unit. Most likely the internal HDD is sata3. Even with USB2 connection to the desktop to transfer files, may difference pa rin. What more if straight sa USB3 port for data transfer.

On 3.5" HDD, I suppose the sweet spot (price to capacity ratio) right now is 2TB. With 3TB, you have to make sure your device/s is capable of recognizing it.

That's my reco.

comgen · « **Reply #12 on:** Feb 19, 2012 at 10:23 AM »

Brand Really Does not matter when talking about Durability, dahil weather weather talaga, 10 years ago seagate rocks WD is a sponge, then me time na bliktad, tapos me new players na etc. Better check if sino ang mas may magandang after sales service wala pa naman ako kc experience na hindi maganda regarding warranty except HDD kong na ondoy na hindi ko na pina palit.

raider125jeigh · « **Reply #13 on:** Feb 19, 2012 at 02:34 PM »

Quote from: comgen on Feb 19, 2012 at 10:23 AM

Brand Really Does not matter when talking about Durability, dahil weather weather talaga, 10 years ago seagate rocks WD is a sponge, then me time na bliktad, tapos me new players na etc. Better check if sino ang mas may magandang after sales service wala pa naman ako kc experience na hindi maganda regarding warranty except HDD kong na ondoy na hindi ko na pina palit.

hihihi weather weather parang si gayweather ba yan papa? hehehe
mas matagal warranty much better for me

@45caliber
naku mukhang masyado ngang maliit ung hd mo
ako im using 1tb/2tb/320gb/320gb and all i ask is another 2tb im deleting files right now hindi na kasya tsk tsk tsk

WD will be fine bro as long as it is locally purchase

i use 2 320gb wd external hehehe

i supposed to purchase 1tb last week but i think about it and sabi ko sa sarili ko huwag muna magdelete nalang ako

hirap ginto

comgen · « **Reply #14 on:** Feb 19, 2012 at 04:27 PM »

Quote from: raider125jeigh on Feb 19, 2012 at 02:34 PM

hihihi weather weather parang si gayweather ba yan papa? hehehe
mas matagal warranty much better for me

Good Point here papa =P. hehe. Longer warranty = Better.

45caliber · « **Reply #15 on:** Feb 19, 2012 at 05:02 PM »

@raider125jeigh.. yep ganyan kaliit ang mga hard drives ko.. karamihan more than five years na at lahat sila seagate.. now sa liit ng mga drive ko.. tingin mo talagang kailangan ko ng TB?.. hindi yung sakit na TB ha...

raider125jeigh · « **Reply #16 on:** Feb 19, 2012 at 05:36 PM »

Quote from: 45caliber on Feb 19, 2012 at 05:02 PM

@raider125jeigh.. yep ganyan kaliit ang mga hard drives ko.. karamihan more than five years na at lahat sila seagate.. now sa liit ng mga drive ko.. tingin mo talagang kailangan ko ng TB?.. hindi yung sakit na TB ha...

hehehe
magkaka TB ka sa presyo ngayon ng HD's heehe
dami pa din kasi bumibili e...e di di na nila babaan...

2TB will do bro...hihihihi

ninjababez® · « **Reply #17 on:** Feb 19, 2012 at 08:15 PM »

Quote from: comgen on Feb 19, 2012 at 10:23 AM

Brand Really Does not matter when talking about Durability, dahil weather weather talaga, 10 years ago seagate rocks WD is a sponge, then me time na bliktad, tapos me new players na etc. Better check if sino ang mas may magandang after sales service wala pa naman ako kc experience na hindi maganda regarding warranty except HDD kong na ondoy na hindi ko na pina palit.

bago na-acquire ng seagate ang maxtor brand, mas prefer ko yung maxtor.
WD was never an option, kahit na mas mura sya. ang bilis magkaroon ng bad sectors ng WD noon dahil siguro sa heat issues.

raider125jeigh · « **Reply #18 on:** Feb 19, 2012 at 08:34 PM »

Quote from: ninjababez® on Feb 19, 2012 at 08:15 PM

bago na-acquire ng seagate ang maxtor brand, mas prefer ko yung maxtor.
WD was never an option, kahit na mas mura sya. ang bilis magkaroon ng bad sectors ng WD noon dahil siguro sa heat issues.

yup ung maxtor ko na 80gb na sata up to know buhay pa since 2005 wala pa badsector

ninjababez® · « **Reply #19 on:** Feb 19, 2012 at 08:39 PM »

Quote from: raider125jeigh on Feb 19, 2012 at 08:34 PM

yup ung maxtor ko na 80gb na sata up to know buhay pa since 2005 wala pa badsector

you're lucky bro raider, seagate acquired maxtor right after 2005

joko11 · « **Reply #20 on:** Feb 19, 2012 at 09:11 PM »

high school pa lang ako maxtor na yan.glory days pa ng pentium4 that time.til now buhay pa.

msgt16 · « **Reply #21 on:** Feb 20, 2012 at 06:23 AM »

Bumigay yung 3-year old Seagate 3.5" 1TB HDD ko. Puno pa naman yun ng movies. Question lang. Nakita ko sa website ng Seagate na under warranty pa sya. Sino na dito nag-try i-RMA yung HDD? How long will it take? Tsaka totoo bang free yung shipping? TIA!

45caliber · « **Reply #22 on:** Feb 20, 2012 at 06:56 AM »

Quote from: msgt16 on Feb 20, 2012 at 06:23 AM

Bumigay yung 3-year old Seagate 3.5" 1TB HDD ko. Puno pa naman yun ng movies. Question lang. Nakita ko sa website ng Seagate na under warranty pa sya. Sino na dito nag-try i-RMA yung HDD? How long will it take? Tsaka totoo bang free yung shipping? TIA!

yes free ang shipping... all they need to know is the serial number, doon malalaman kung under warranty pa sa kanila.. yung sa akin ipinadala ko tapos sa kanila nakapatong yung payment ng shipping.. mga wala pang 10days naibalik na sa akin yung HDD.. that was three years ago.. di ko lang alam paano ang system ngayon...

msgt16 · « **Reply #23 on:** Feb 20, 2012 at 12:52 PM »

^ Thanks! Nakita ko yung details sa TPC. Already shipped mine sa Paranaque. Sana makuha ko na rin kagad yung replacement.

joko11 · « **Reply #24 on:** Feb 20, 2012 at 02:05 PM »

Quote from: msgt16 on Feb 20, 2012 at 12:52 PM

^ Thanks! Nakita ko yung details sa TPC. Already shipped mine sa Paranaque. Sana makuha ko na rin kagad yung replacement.

mabilis na 1 month bro.

msgt16 · « **Reply #25 on:** Feb 27, 2012 at 02:57 PM »

Quote from: joko11 on Feb 20, 2012 at 02:05 PM

mabilis na 1 month bro.

Just got my replacement today. It took only 7 days.

nallasartal · « **Reply #26 on:** Feb 27, 2012 at 05:11 PM »

I'll just post my question here since about harddisk yung query ko and related sa NMTs...

1. Which is better, an external 2.5" hdd to hold my movies and i-kabit ko lang sa NMT (like Asus o!play) or install an internal 3.5" hdd inside an NMT? I am of the impression na ang internal hdd may have some heat/temp issue...

2. Which has a longer average life a 2.5" hdd or a 3.5" hdd?

3. Are there 3.5" hdd na similar sa 2.5" hdd na walang kailangang sariling power? Hindi ko gusto yung maraming cables eh...

tia

raider125jeigh · « **Reply #27 on:** Feb 27, 2012 at 05:28 PM »

Quote from: nallasartal on Feb 27, 2012 at 05:11 PM

I'll just post my question here since about harddisk yung query ko and related sa NMTs...

1. Which is better, an external 2.5" hdd to hold my movies and i-kabit ko lang sa NMT (like Asus o!play) or install an internal 3.5" hdd inside an NMT? I am of the impression na ang internal hdd may have some heat/temp issue...

2. Which has a longer average life a 2.5" hdd or a 3.5" hdd?

3. Are there 3.5" hdd na similar sa 2.5" hdd na walang kailangang sariling power? Hindi ko gusto yung maraming cables eh...

tia

3.5 5400rpm

joko11 · « **Reply #28 on:** Feb 28, 2012 at 01:06 AM »

Quote from: msgt16 on Feb 27, 2012 at 02:57 PM

Just got my replacement today. It took only 7 days.

W O W!!

yan ang good service.
nagulat talaga ko as in 7days

ang bilis ngayon

thumbs up!

raider125jeigh · « **Reply #29 on:** Feb 28, 2012 at 02:42 AM »

Quote from: joko11 on Feb 28, 2012 at 01:06 AM

W O W!!
yan ang good service.
nagulat talaga ko as in 7days
ang bilis ngayon
thumbs up!

kaya ganda seagate hehe