3TB Hard Drive Round Up 238
MojoKid writes "When 3TB hard drives first arrived compatible motherboards with newer UEFI setup utilities weren't quite ready for prime time. However, with the latest Intel and AMD chipsets hitting the market, UEFI has become commonplace and compatibility with 3TB drives is no longer an issue... A detailed look at four of the latest 3TB drives to hit the market from Hitachi, Seagate, and Western Digital shows ... there are some distinct differences between them. Performance-wise, Seagate's Barracuda XT 3TB drive seems to be the current leader but other, slightly less expensive drives, come close."
Re:750,000 hours MTBF. (Score:2, Funny)
you get shot?
Re:750,000 hours MTBF. (Score:4, Funny)
I've got 3 1TB Barracudas. Actually I can't remember the last time I had an HD failure, although I have noticed that heavy loading (through bit torrent, for example) does make them start to emit strange clunking noises after a while! But overall I would consider them a trusted brand because I've never had one fail, personally.
Those 'strange clunking noises' are actually hardware viruses chewing on the shell of the drive and trying to get out. Best to spray some Clorox mixed with WD-40 all over everything and let it sit for a while. That should quiet things down a bit.
Re:750,000 hours MTBF. (Score:4, Funny)
(750 000 / 24) / 365.25 = 85.5578371 years
Whats the problem?
The problem is that HDD manufacturers don't tell you that all their MTBF ratings are actually specified in "dog hours".