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    Hard Drives with NCQ

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by Dead Sea Cow, Apr 1, 2008.

  1. Dead Sea Cow

    Dead Sea Cow Notebook Guru

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    Is it worth buying hard drives with ncq? I'm looking for a new hard drive and wondered if ncq is worth the extra money. Thanks
     
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    I don't think it is at this point. From the reviews I've read, it doesn't really speed up this first generation of hdd w/ it. I've heard servers would benefit most now........ but that's just my opinion ;)
     
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    It will all depend on what type of work you are doing on the comptuer. What applications are you using and are they disc intensive.
     
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    K-TRON Hi, I'm Jimmy Diesel ^_^

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    That harddrive will have more than enough power and performance for video editing and gaming.
    The 320Gb 5400 drives are currently on par with the fastest 200gb 7200 drives.

    I would not get a Toshiba harddrive, Samsung and Western Digital have had 320gb 5400's out for a while, which have good performance and good reviews.
    Toshiba and fujitsu generally make lower quality drives, so stick with WD or Samsung.

    K-TRON
     
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