The drive is strange. The access time is unnatural in HDTach. HDTune locks up the computer when the drive is accessed. What results are others getting for the drive? It also smells odd, but I take that as volatiles from the drive being new.
Samsung 2TB
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time
Storage? I am Storage!
Are you hallucinating again? :nono:
time
Storage? I am Storage!
I suppose you are a bit old-fashioned.
ddrueding
Fixture
I'm pretty sure the poster katinthewoods or something posted there somewhere....
miksmi
What is this storage?
Lunar, so what's the word on this drive? I'm thinking of one for photo image backups. Is this the model?
Samsung Spinpoint F3EG HD203WI
http://www.samsung.com/global/busin...=94&subtype=98&model_cd=513&tab=fea&ppmi=1087
Samsung Spinpoint F3EG HD203WI
http://www.samsung.com/global/busin...=94&subtype=98&model_cd=513&tab=fea&ppmi=1087
It is rather strange. XP32 is accessing the drive, or at least the light stays on for eons and computer sometimes lags. Yet when it is booted in XP64 there are no problems. The drive itself is typically rather slow, but not terrible. Basically it is like the WD 2TB drive a year later or maybe their own 1.5TB drive. Who knows why Samsung is slow to achieve four platters. I pulled it for now.
Yes, it was the user katinherwoods.
miksmi
What is this storage?
Thanks, Lunar. Pulling the drive isn't exactly a ringing endorsement.
I'd be using this on Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard. Wonder how it works there.
I'd be using this on Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard. Wonder how it works there.
Howell
Storage? I am Storage!
time
Storage? I am Storage!
The moon is, on average, 384,400km away. For a penny to drop that far in only 8 days, it must be travelling at 560m/s. Mythbusters has established that pennies typically fall at 29m/s. Ergo, LM is 19 times smarter than Mythbusters.
ddrueding
Fixture
Excellent.
8 days?
timwhit
Hairy Aussie
Newegg is selling an external 2TB (139.99) drive for less than the internal (149.99).
Do you guys think it's the same drive? Can I just take the drive out of the case and use it as an internal drive?
Do you guys think it's the same drive? Can I just take the drive out of the case and use it as an internal drive?
ddrueding
Fixture
Yes and yes. I haven't done it myself to this drive, but I've never heard it not being the case.
timwhit
Hairy Aussie
Do you think it's the same drive?
timwhit
Hairy Aussie
Where? Newegg wants $149.99.
Stereodude
Not really a
There was a promo code for $30 off. They had the same deal last week too. I bought myself one last week and my dad one today.
timwhit
Hairy Aussie
Is there still a promo code?
timwhit
Hairy Aussie
Found it. I got 2 of them.
Stereodude
Not really a
How did you get 2 of them? Isn't the promo code good for only one use? :dunno:
timwhit
Hairy Aussie
I added 2 drives and it subtracted $60 from the total.
Stereodude
Not really a
Weird... I tried that last week, and it didn't work (only took off $30). They must have changed it this week.
timwhit
Hairy Aussie
Time to order another one, I guess.
Stereodude
Not really a
I only wanted one (bought last week). My Dad wanted one too, so I bought another yesterday. So, I'm good for now.
The coupon was good for up to five drives (-$150).
timwhit
Hairy Aussie
Huh?