FINALLY upgrading & a question

[Cajun]

Help me choose which drive would work best for my stand alone series 2

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148137
+ $5.29 3 day shipping

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148097
FREE shipping and 110gb more!!

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136110
FREE shipping BUT $9 more

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136111
FREE shipping BUT $19 more

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148135
$29 more + %.29 shipping...BUT has perpendicular recording.

many thanks

[supasta]

Link #3 or #4 would be my vote.

[HomeUser]

I Vote for Link #2
the $99 Seagate Barracuda 7200.9 ST3500641A 500GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache IDE Ultra ATA100 Hard Drive - OEM

If you sign up for the "Newegg.com Preferred Account!" FREE Rush Processing

I really don't trust Western Digital drives and I do not see that there is any thing to gain for TiVo's with the more expensive 7200.10 drives.

[jtlytle]

I Vote for Link #2
the $99 Seagate Barracuda 7200.9 ST3500641A 500GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache IDE Ultra ATA100 Hard Drive - OEM

If you sign up for the "Newegg.com Preferred Account!" FREE Rush Processing

I really don't trust Western Digital drives and I do not see that there is any thing to gain for TiVo's with the more expensive 7200.10 drives.


Out of stock! :(

[HomeUser]

Out of stock! :( Ah, the power of the TiVo Community :)

[Soapm]

Ah, the power of the TiVo Community :)

ROFLMAO :D

[Robin]

This is by far the part I hate most about upgrading (and what's kept me with my stock HDVR2 for so long!)--selecting a hard drive.

Since the Seagate linked above is out of stock I'm considering the Western Digitals, #3 & 4 above.

#3 has a 8 MB cache & #4 has a 16 MB cache for $10 more. I was going to go with #4, but the page doesn't list any warranty info. The page for #3 lists a 3y warranty.

Thoughts? My inclination is to just get #3 with the 8MB cache and warranty, and call it a day. I'm very open to other suggestions, though!

[supasta]

WD drives are all 3 year warranty through WD.

[Soapm]

I think a stock Tivo comes with a 5400 rpm drive so either of those drives would be just as good at the other. It'd be like buying 160 MPH tires for a stock volkswagon.