http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/24/western-digital-intros-320gb-per-platter-3-5-inch-hard-drives/ Engadget Comments for Western Digital intros 320GB-per-platter 3.5-inch hard drives http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/24/western-digital-intros-320gb-per-platter-3-5-inch-hard-drives/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/24/western-digital-intros-320gb-per-platter-3-5-inch-hard-drives/Jan 24th 2008 3:09PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/24/western-digital-intros-320gb-per-platter-3-5-inch-hard-drives/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/24/western-digital-intros-320gb-per-platter-3-5-inch-hard-drives/Jan 24th 2008 4:03PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/24/western-digital-intros-320gb-per-platter-3-5-inch-hard-drives/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/24/western-digital-intros-320gb-per-platter-3-5-inch-hard-drives/Jan 25th 2008 1:15AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/24/western-digital-intros-320gb-per-platter-3-5-inch-hard-drives/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/24/western-digital-intros-320gb-per-platter-3-5-inch-hard-drives/Jan 25th 2008 10:48AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/24/western-digital-intros-320gb-per-platter-3-5-inch-hard-drives/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/24/western-digital-intros-320gb-per-platter-3-5-inch-hard-drives/Jan 24th 2008 3:13PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/24/western-digital-intros-320gb-per-platter-3-5-inch-hard-drives/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/24/western-digital-intros-320gb-per-platter-3-5-inch-hard-drives/Think about it, that'd sound weird to the average consumer.

The next step from 1TB has to be 1.5TB, anything less likely wouldn't take (it would seem as though that's the best they can do...not quite all the way).]]>Jan 24th 2008 4:18PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/24/western-digital-intros-320gb-per-platter-3-5-inch-hard-drives/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/24/western-digital-intros-320gb-per-platter-3-5-inch-hard-drives/
And a 320 GB drive does? What about 160 GB? 80?

MEGA FAIL.]]>Jan 24th 2008 5:34PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/24/western-digital-intros-320gb-per-platter-3-5-inch-hard-drives/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/24/western-digital-intros-320gb-per-platter-3-5-inch-hard-drives/Jan 24th 2008 6:22PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/24/western-digital-intros-320gb-per-platter-3-5-inch-hard-drives/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/24/western-digital-intros-320gb-per-platter-3-5-inch-hard-drives/Jan 24th 2008 10:48PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/24/western-digital-intros-320gb-per-platter-3-5-inch-hard-drives/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/24/western-digital-intros-320gb-per-platter-3-5-inch-hard-drives/]]>Jan 25th 2008 1:17AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/24/western-digital-intros-320gb-per-platter-3-5-inch-hard-drives/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/24/western-digital-intros-320gb-per-platter-3-5-inch-hard-drives/
I'm wondering what I would do with a terabyte...

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1 DVD movie ~ 5 GB... 100 movies = 500GB... backed up... 1TB
Pictures, home video, music ~ 250GB... .5TB

Total used... 1.5TB without trying hard
turn you computer into a HD DVR and you're going into the 2-4TB area... so, 5 X 1TB in a 10 RAID with a hot spare makes for a decent media server... $250 X 5 = 1,250... the prices on these 1TB drives need to come down....]]>Jan 24th 2008 3:26PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/24/western-digital-intros-320gb-per-platter-3-5-inch-hard-drives/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/24/western-digital-intros-320gb-per-platter-3-5-inch-hard-drives/Jan 24th 2008 3:26PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/24/western-digital-intros-320gb-per-platter-3-5-inch-hard-drives/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/24/western-digital-intros-320gb-per-platter-3-5-inch-hard-drives/

This is a western digital, not a seagate.]]>Jan 24th 2008 3:27PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/24/western-digital-intros-320gb-per-platter-3-5-inch-hard-drives/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/24/western-digital-intros-320gb-per-platter-3-5-inch-hard-drives/And even most women I know fill up a few hundred GB in a relatively short time, so when you only fill up 50GB I'm assuming you only just got internet and it's dialup.
]]>Jan 25th 2008 1:21AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/24/western-digital-intros-320gb-per-platter-3-5-inch-hard-drives/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/24/western-digital-intros-320gb-per-platter-3-5-inch-hard-drives/Jan 24th 2008 3:35PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/24/western-digital-intros-320gb-per-platter-3-5-inch-hard-drives/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/24/western-digital-intros-320gb-per-platter-3-5-inch-hard-drives/Feb 16th 2008 5:08PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/24/western-digital-intros-320gb-per-platter-3-5-inch-hard-drives/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/24/western-digital-intros-320gb-per-platter-3-5-inch-hard-drives/
SHUTUP!! Different technologies for different purposes. Stop tossing around gadget buzzwords like an idiot.]]>Jan 24th 2008 6:47PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/24/western-digital-intros-320gb-per-platter-3-5-inch-hard-drives/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/24/western-digital-intros-320gb-per-platter-3-5-inch-hard-drives/]]>Jan 25th 2008 1:22AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/24/western-digital-intros-320gb-per-platter-3-5-inch-hard-drives/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/24/western-digital-intros-320gb-per-platter-3-5-inch-hard-drives/
Seriously, I've had a total of 10 desktop hard drives in use during the past two or three years. Two have failed, both WD, neither lasted more than a year. Only WD drives I've ever owned. Both were from the Caviar line too. Sure, two drives isn't a lot to go by, but a 100% failure rate is pretty bad...compared to 0% failure rate for the other 8 (Maxtor and Seagate). I'd gladly spend an extra $20 for the Maxtor brand name, though hard drives and shoes are the only thing I'll do that for.]]>Jan 24th 2008 5:37PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/24/western-digital-intros-320gb-per-platter-3-5-inch-hard-drives/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/24/western-digital-intros-320gb-per-platter-3-5-inch-hard-drives/Jan 24th 2008 6:52PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/24/western-digital-intros-320gb-per-platter-3-5-inch-hard-drives/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/24/western-digital-intros-320gb-per-platter-3-5-inch-hard-drives/You can get stories on any manufacturer it seems.
]]>Jan 25th 2008 1:27AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/01/24/western-digital-intros-320gb-per-platter-3-5-inch-hard-drives/http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/24/western-digital-intros-320gb-per-platter-3-5-inch-hard-drives/I don't notice any speed improvement. But it seems to run a little hotter than the stock one. (maybe, I didn't keep the temperature.)
It's worth the upgrade because with a powerful MBP, one really needs a lot of space to do video and pictures and many things.]]>Jan 24th 2008 8:18PM