The Future Is Now:
I Gave A Lot Of Thought To This But Seeing The Gains Were Better Than The Losses I Went For It Etc!...
OK The first thing you notice is its quiet, In fact it's so quiet it's 'Kinda Scary'...
I can already see that 'The Future' of Computing will move more and more to Solid State and i was -Very Anxious- to try one of these so after careful thought I decided to do this.....
Now 'This Review is based on the '2 GIG' drive tho they make a smaller 1GIG drive, But my 'New Dell' already had a 1 gig installed and truly it ran rather well so frankly I was very leery to change it out, But what changed my mind was, I realized that if i bought the 2 gig drive I'd double my capacity, Also be able to test out the concept of using a 'Solid State' drive, And the 'Tie Breaker' was I could then take my nearly new 1 gig drive and install that into My Girlfriends 8 year old Compaq!.
"In Other words I could test -Several Concepts- and also 'Upgrade' 2 Computers for about 90bks which is a game changer for me!".....
So I did that but I did break a rule as I've had to replace hard drives before like say to go from a 200 gig to a 500gig isn't really that big a deal but I don't like to mix brands as I was used to replacing WD drives w WD's, Or Seagate w Seagate,.
But not only was i going from Mechanical to Solid State but also from One Brand to Another and sometimes that can be trouble sic?...
Still so Far I've Had No Major Trouble So I Am Ahead etc:
Plus I'm ahead as the install was mostly straight forwards, As in fact It went a little faster then usual as tho some had trouble with this but for the most part I didn't, But unlike Windows I installed an 'Advanced Ubuntu' variant!.
To be sure I ran a Lot of disks LIVE mode to test them but settled on Ubuntu as it is Proven, Rugged and Reliable!.
I mention this mainly to let Linux users know this Hard Drive will run and run well on Linux, But I am careful as my Dell Warranty supports only Ubuntu and or Fedora, Tho I once ran SUSE EDUCATIONAL with no problems so for me the new Seagate Drive is a winner and runs well!.
CONS:
Just one as i did try and install a custom tailored Ubuntu Disk which ran well on my earlier drive but the new Seagate clearly wouldn't accept it, Tho later I loaded a regular and 'Stock Disk' which promptly loaded and installed well so do watch what you try and install here as this drive it seems can be a bit touchy perhaps with some OS?.....
PROS:
Over all the Computer now runs well, It's speed is amazing as it's almost a 'Instant ON and Off with only a slight lag and when the Computer comes on it's ready to roll, Plus My File Transfer, Disk Burning, and my 'General Surfing' also depending on signal strength is now some what faster, But I'll withhold judgment for a month as i hear this disk really speeds up as it breaks in so we will see.
Besides fast or slow I'm still ahead as i now have 2Gigs on my main drive, And the Girlfriends Computer also runs like a scalded dog as I swapped her 54000RPM disk for a 75000RPM Drive and she is very pleased so at this point Its really working out rather well!.....
In truth for just speed alone I' doubt -strongly- If I'd spend 90BKS but to get the extra capacity at 2 gig and to upgrade a 2nd computer brings my 'True Costs' to about 45 dollars per machine and thats a figure i can happily live with.
So any extra perks i get is just an extra gain for me but over all i am a Happy Camper and it will be neat to see how this disk works out for as a Writer I'll sure use the extra space and that alone is a good reason to spend the cash.
Note I'm forced to deduct a star due to installation difficulties but otherwise it is truly a 'Good HDD' and Seagate has a fine reputation so if you want to experience the Future head on then Buy and Enjoy as my Computer runs Silent and now has a -Feeling of Power- I never felt before and its kinda neat!.....
So Please Buy and Enjoy...
IndianaED!..........
| RAM | 8 GB |
|---|---|
| Hard Drive | 2 TB SATA 6Gb/s NCQ |
