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    Data drive choice - 500GB Samsung MP4 vs Scorpio black

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by Meaker@Sager, May 1, 2011.

  1. Meaker@Sager

    Meaker@Sager Company Representative

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    I want to move to a single fast 2nd drive for games and the like.

    I have decided to go with the samsung or WD drive.

    The price is £48 for the samsung and £54 for the WD.
     
    Meaker@Sager, May 1, 2011
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  2. ramgen

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    WD is more commonly used and you can find a lot more feedbacks for it. I would recommend that.

    Use newegg's product pages. Although some feedbacks are rubbish, some are really useful written by computer experts.


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  3. bigbulus

    bigbulus Notebook Consultant

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    WD black. That's for sure. I have WD black 320GB for years and still works like a charm.

    Samsung is less popular product and just recently acquired by Seagate, so the warranty might be slightly difficult; Samsung offered itself for sale, that means the company was not making money. If Samsung quality is so good, they wouldn't have sold the company.
     
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  4. Xonar

    Xonar Notebook Deity

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    Just because they aren't profitable, doesn't mean they don't make good products. The Samsung MP4 series is still incredibly fast .
     
    Xonar, May 1, 2011
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