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myLot reputation of 86/100. fwidman (5370)   ranked 16 out of 5,752 in computer12 months ago

When we first got this computer a few years ago it had a much larger hard drive than our old one and I was confident that it wouldn't fill up. But, alas, it is getting too full and that makes it slower than it should be. I believe it is time to be thinking about a new hard drive and I am unsure as to which one I should get. There are some hard drives out there that are so large they almost boggle the brain. But, I wonder how crashable these extremely large drives are. So, I ask you this: How big is your hard drive? Have you ever had one of those 200GB hard drives and did it work well?


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1. myLot reputation of 59/100. ashveen (178)   ranked 865 out of 5,752 in computer   12 months ago

""size matters, but how big?"" what a questn u made me think of something else! but relieved after readin further!! lol
indeed. when i bought my first pc had a hard drive only 4gb!! can u imagine that..hade to uninstall programs so as to free space to install games! then i had a 40gb..now an 80gb..hmm never enough for me..day by day games requiring more n more..just played gears of war..requires 12gb of disk space..i also use to download a lot of movies and mp3 so i need much space..am planning to buy a 500gb soon.
thnks


myLot reputation of 86/100. fwidman (5370)   ranked 16 out of 5,752 in computer  12 months ago

I knew if I wrote Size matters, people would pay attention lol Yes, movies and music do seem to take up too much space! My old computer also had a 4GB drive, it didn't take very long to fill that up sad I am thinking of either an 80GB drive or a 200GB drive. But before I get one that is that large I wanted to get some opinions about them happy


myLot reputation of 59/100. ashveen (178)   ranked 865 out of 5,752 in computer  12 months ago

i fink where we stand 500gb is the optimum for space n in terms of price also..wel it also depends on ur pc..whether it can support sata..(am talkin about sata)


myLot reputation of 86/100. fwidman (5370)   ranked 16 out of 5,752 in computer  12 months ago

I can use a SATA drive, but will more than likely go with EIDE as that is what is inside the computer at the moment happyI can use a SATA drive as an external drive if I need to.

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2. myLot reputation of 92/100. stmech0 (1384)   ranked 736 out of 5,752 in computer   12 months ago

I had a packard bell a few years back with 2 250Gb hard drives and it was running at about 30% capacity, room for much more but it was a raid configuration and I lost my windows due to a fault in one of them.
The pc I have now is a budget one and I was worried about the hard drive only being 160Gigs, but to be honest it is only a little over 50% full now, even with a lot of downloaded software, nearly 2,000 music tracks and 18 full length movies.


myLot reputation of 86/100. fwidman (5370)   ranked 16 out of 5,752 in computer  12 months ago

Wow! Two 250GB drives? Now that is a lot of space happy Bummer that they acted up though. I take it you are happy with the 160GB drive you have now, since you have downloaded a lot of big files and it is only half full happy


myLot reputation of 92/100. stmech0 (1384)   ranked 736 out of 5,752 in computer  12 months ago

Yes, I'm very happy about this one now thank You.
I have found that sufficiency is the best aspiration.
(And I don't brag about size any more) lol

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3. sherry51 (6)   12 months ago

Hi,I have changed 3 computers within 7 years.Now I own a laptop.The hard drive is 80GB.It has almost full now.I always forget to delete some useless files,the available room becomes smaller and smaller.In fact,i think your hard drive will never be too big.


myLot reputation of 86/100. fwidman (5370)   ranked 16 out of 5,752 in computer  12 months ago

You may be right. The larger the drive the more our brain tells us to put on the drive lol

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4. myLot reputation of 74/100. shiva529 (230)   12 months ago

hi, iam using 80gb hard disk...the size doesn,t matters in case of performance if you have optimal RAM memory for accessing the disk for example we should have atlest 256mb ram for 80gb disk.....i recommend to use segate hard disk and it is reilable with minimum crash of data...

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myLot reputation of 86/100. fwidman (5370)   ranked 16 out of 5,752 in computer  12 months ago

The computer currently has one gig of RAM so it has enough memory, although I wouldn't mind upgrading to two gigs happy Yes, Seagate is a very reliable hard drive thumbup


myLot reputation of 74/100. shiva529 (230)  12 months ago

well friend,it is recomended to have 2gb ram for the 200gb hard disk .....more over once check the storage capacity of your motherboard also....


myLot reputation of 86/100. fwidman (5370)   ranked 16 out of 5,752 in computer  12 months ago

2GB is the maximum memory that this computer can handle. If it gets to a point where it is not enough memory then I will have to look for a new computer sad

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5. myLot reputation of 77/100. May2k8 (1410)   ranked 238 out of 5,752 in computer   12 months ago

Size is not matters, i only have 20GB hard disk and my free space is only 200MB~_~. I have RAM 256MB, now i am using Maxtor 5400rpm. I change my monitor 5 times, it make me sad. Now i must have limited to use my monitor. My hard disk is still well, i use my hard disk around 5 years.


myLot reputation of 86/100. fwidman (5370)   ranked 16 out of 5,752 in computer  12 months ago

You are really hard on the monitor, they should outlast the computer sad Maybe it is the weather in your country or something?
I am glad that your disk is still holding up happy


myLot reputation of 77/100. May2k8 (1410)   ranked 238 out of 5,752 in computer  12 months ago

I guest so, now i am happy. Thank you for your comments. happy

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6. myLot reputation of 78/100. carinio98 (1519)   ranked 179 out of 5,752 in computer   12 months ago

about 12 inches or 10 inches is enough for the girl to be pleasured in pain... and 12 inches thick...


myLot reputation of 86/100. fwidman (5370)   ranked 16 out of 5,752 in computer  12 months ago

shockedlollol

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7. myLot reputation of 76/100. MYKLJ999_VERSION_2 (2981)   ranked 658 out of 5,752 in computer   12 months ago

I keep looking at the 320 GB USB drives at Wal-Mart but haven't got around to getting one.

I have a friend that has had one for about 4 months, and he hasn't had any trouble with it...yet.


myLot reputation of 86/100. fwidman (5370)   ranked 16 out of 5,752 in computer  12 months ago

I haven't seen any drives that large at walmart, but the next time I go I will look to see what they have happy

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8. myLot reputation of 96/100. gitfiddleplayer (5362)   ranked 18 out of 5,752 in computer   12 months ago

It depends on what you want to store on it. I have a 160 on my PC and a 140 external hard drive. Every hard drive is crashable on a PC. Read my article about external hard drives. http://www.associatedcont...


myLot reputation of 86/100. fwidman (5370)   ranked 16 out of 5,752 in computer  12 months ago

I agree, the question is not how but when lol You have a lot of storage space there, amigo thumbup I think what I am going to do first is transfer all the photos and music onto an external drive and see if that alleviates some of the sluggishness of this drive. If not then it will be time for a bigger drive for the three of us happy

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9. myLot reputation of 83/100. djemba (607)   ranked 1,506 out of 5,752 in computer   12 months ago

When i bought my first computer it had a 40GB hard drive which is too less if you are into music as much as me..s for my new computer, i bought a 160 GB hard drive which is starting to fill up too..so just like you i am also planning on expanding or buying a new hard drive...I'd probably buy a Packard bell 250 GB...Now there are also external hard drives available for hundreds of GB's of data so you have another option


myLot reputation of 86/100. fwidman (5370)   ranked 16 out of 5,752 in computer  12 months ago

Yes, I can always use an external drive as I have two different ways to go, either EIDE or SATA for that and I may just go that route instead of changing the internal drive happy

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10. qq373109172 (19)   12 months ago

My computer is configured in 2004,the hard disk is only 80G,but I think I used enough of. 200G?What to do,although the space in not to worry,but it does less than a waste ah!


myLot reputation of 86/100. fwidman (5370)   ranked 16 out of 5,752 in computer  12 months ago

I would much rather have too much space on the drive than not enough happy
The drive I use now is only 40GB, and for three users is just too small.

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