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How do I pick a 160gig hard drive ?
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Posted by: briang5

I have a series 2 TIVO, and plan to ultimatly replace the 60 gig drive with two 160gig drives. So if I forget about getting the absolute lowest price, and go to newegg.com or something like that, which of the manufacturers drives do I pick ?

Things I dont think matter(anything speed related):

ATT66 vs ATA100 vs ATA133
Cache size
Seek time
Rotational speed (lower is quieter, but they all seem to be 7200RPM anyway)

I think what I should care about is:

Reliability of the manufacturer.
"Quietness" of the drive.
Maximum TIVO compatibility, i.e., dont need to run any extra utilities like Qunlock during hack.
Price

Unfortunatly, I have no idea which manufacturer is most reliable, which manufacturer makes quiet drives, and which drives result in the least pain when hacking.

Any suggestions ?

Thanks

Posted by: weaknees

Pretty clearly, Samsung is the answer. Very quiet, 3 year warranty, no qunlock needed.

Michael

Posted by: briang5

Thank you. I also think Samsung was the cheapest as well.