5 Things to look for before buying a Hard Disk

Its said “Data Data Everywhere, Not a Byte to Store” and this is becoming true in today’s date where we all have data and data coming from all over and we don’t have much of space left. Either we keep on burning onto disk or we need to delete the data. So the best solution today is to get a bigger and better hard disk drive for your computer. What are those things which you must look for before buying a hard disk drive?

Storage space required :-
Decide the storage space required but buy the drive of more storage space then your requirements. If you require 160 GB storage space, then go for 250 GB storage drive. This is necessary as in future there is a high probability of getting more data then you think of.

Which Brand to go for?
Mainly there are two famous brands as in Nehru Place (Delhi) Seagate and Samsung. Other companies include Maxtor, Western Digital and Hitachi. These can be looked at as well. But the hot selling ones with reliable service and warranty are Seagate and Samsung only.

Speed of Disk :-
You need to look for the speed of drive, 5400 rpm or 7200 rpm, more the speed, better is the read and write operations. This doesn’t have great effects on the price. But speed is one of the factors in differentiating a model from another.

Warranty provided :-
Always look for the warranty issue. We usually leave this part, but in case of a crash, the service they give is what it matters. Samsung gives you a good service, but Seagate does this too, but the only flaw I heard in Nehru Place about Seagate is that they do not remove the Bad sectors from the drive, they just hide them. Can’t say how far this thing is true.

Additional software provided :-
Take a look at what all software’s are being provided by the company. These include software like Disk Manger, Disk Partition, Disk clean up, Disk Defragmentation and others. These software do help in managing and keeping your drive alive for longer period.

Also, you will come across certain terms which you might not be aware of. Cache, SATA, Platter and many other. You need not to think about it. All the drives available today have almost same specifications, but the only difference is how they mange those.

This is the list which you must look for. If i am missing on anything do remind me.

P.S. – SATA stands for Serial Advanced Technology Attachment, and every computer might not support the SATA drives, as it’s a new version of the conventional system PATA. Do confirm it from your vendor.