Western Digital Caviar Blue 2tb ?
I have been looking everywhere and cant find a single place in cape town that stocks it.
most of them have the green drives (which is not a good idea to use as a primary drive) and the black ones (which is orsome but pretty expensive) but no one has 2tb blue drives, only blues i have found are 1tb in size.
Why are you posting this, are you looking to purchase one?
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yes ! my current 4yr old 640gig blue appears to be on its way outOriginally Posted by Ike_009
Sorry all I can find is Caviar Red in 2TB however I've been looking at this one http://titan-ice.co.za/product_info....oducts_id=6041
Joker, any ideas?
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Yeah I can't find them anywhere around Cape Town either. I did see Wootware has the caviar black for R1730 for the 2tb which is a nice price.
What is your budget? Maybe look at getting a combination of 1tb hard drives?
But yeah best bet is someone like The Joker who deals directly with Rectron etc
contact me if you are in Cape Town and looking for PC Hardware at very competitive pricing. We also do web and graphic design.
Why do you specifically want the blue one if I may ask?
Surely a black one will do too (or even red depending on intended use)?
...not criticizing your choice, just curious.
intended use will be primary drive
Black = speed 7200 rpm (expensive)
Blue = budget 7200 rpm
Green = storage 5400 (5200) rpm
Red = I dont know much about the reds apart that its more suited for corporate usage (network storage etc)
The Green uses 'Intellipower', which is a marketing gimmick which means that it spins at 5200RPM all the time (not 5400), blues and blacks spin @ 7200 RPM
after some research it appears the 2 tb blues are only due later this year !
Dude primary drive should really be an ssd - makes a massive difference, esp if you known how to symlink.
Knowing what I know now, I'd roll with a 256gb+ SSD plus something like a WD red (/black/blue) for mass storage.
Even a 128 will do if it must be....seriously not hdds for primary anymore. The 256s are still pretty expensive - 128 is ok too just requires a bit more thinking.
* primary = OS drive plus crucial docs & high value games /w symlinks on large files
Nice idea, doesn't fit in a student budget so I'm waiting till I start getting paid so I can do it properly.
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Are you partial to WD at this stage?
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