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<blockquote data-quote="RivaSA" data-source="post: 615067" data-attributes="member: 95936">Hi, here are my thoughts.Brand does not matter as match when you run Raid or some equivelent but certain things will always be important.Most manufactures are now going with a 3 year replacement warranty. I use to use Seagate simply because they had a 5 year warranty. It would be interesting to see how this has effected their business. Any way....I now run 8 1.5 TB Western Digital Greens and am so happy. They have everything that is important for this application:1. Allot of Space2. Price versus Space is very good3. Green version uses less power so you can save on power supply (I run 8 of these, 2 160gb drives, DVD-Rom, IMon Display, 8 Fans, 5 TV-Cards and 8500gt Graphics card on a RaidMAX 700w power supply)4. Very Quiet!!! With the fans at low speed the entire system is quieter than my old watercooling.5. Run Cool6. 64mb buffer has radically increased the read times comparred to the old 32mb drive.7. Reliable as all hell.Over and above this is my biggest tip. Get the quickest drive you can afford for a primary drive. For your shared folders think about how much space you think youll need and double it at least. Buy the biggest drive you can afford even if it means that you have to put off purchaing for a while. I have spent more money upgrading harddrives than possibly petrol in a year.Reading over this entry I realise that I have not really answered your question but hopefully it will allow you to make a better decision when the time comes.Cheers</blockquote>

[QUOTE="RivaSA, post: 615067, member: 95936"] Hi, here are my thoughts. Brand does not matter as match when you run Raid or some equivelent but certain things will always be important. Most manufactures are now going with a 3 year replacement warranty. I use to use Seagate simply because they had a 5 year warranty. It would be interesting to see how this has effected their business. Any way.... I now run 8 1.5 TB Western Digital Greens and am so happy. They have everything that is important for this application: 1. Allot of Space 2. Price versus Space is very good 3. Green version uses less power so you can save on power supply (I run 8 of these, 2 160gb drives, DVD-Rom, IMon Display, 8 Fans, 5 TV-Cards and 8500gt Graphics card on a RaidMAX 700w power supply) 4. Very Quiet!!! With the fans at low speed the entire system is quieter than my old watercooling. 5. Run Cool 6. 64mb buffer has radically increased the read times comparred to the old 32mb drive. 7. Reliable as all hell. Over and above this is my biggest tip. Get the quickest drive you can afford for a primary drive. For your shared folders think about how much space you think youll need and double it at least. Buy the biggest drive you can afford even if it means that you have to put off purchaing for a while. I have spent more money upgrading harddrives than possibly petrol in a year. Reading over this entry I realise that I have not really answered your question but hopefully it will allow you to make a better decision when the time comes. Cheers [/QUOTE]

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