Which is the fastest desktop hard drive models?
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I think the Western Digital Raptor line is currently the fastest SATA 3.0 hard drive.  It's 10,000rpm, but I can't say how it compares to SCII drives.\n\nhttp://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16822136034
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Speed is not a problem. No commercial hard drive can overload the PCI bus. Not even close (by a factor of 100 at least).\n\nHowever, SATA cards have a reputation for being painfully hard to install and almost impossible to work with if you don't already have windows running (so installing windows on one from the cd isn't easy at all). They are getting better, and people figured out how to make slipstream cds with drivers, but it's still harder with a card.
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The 7200rpm drive will be faster, regardless of cache size, however, it will use more juice, giving you less battery life.
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SATA here and a fairly fast motherboard with 2GB Ram, still takes a lot loner than 10 seconds before it is "ready to work".\n\nIf it was with Linux or some other less bloated software than windows then yes, it may very well be practical.
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I'd say more and faster RAM and a faster hard drive.
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If this the RAID array is going to be for your primary boot volume and you're simply looking for top loading speeds, the Raptors are your best bet.  If you're looking for maximum capacity for your dollars, get the 7.2K drives.
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Sounds good, but I would make a suggestion...\n\nGet 2 of the HDD's and configure it in a RAID 0 for better read/write speeds.  Or get at least 2 more and configure it into a RAID 0+1 that would give you the speed benefit and provide data protection, too.\n\nMy system speeded up tremendously when I did that.  It once took about an 1.5 hours to copy a DVD movie.  After I configured my system with a RAID 0, the time was reduced to about 25 minutes.\n\nJust a thought.....
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Fastest computer on the market is an Apple Power Mac G5 it can go up to a quad 2.5ghz processor so 10ghz and up to 16 gigs of ram. thats alot of computer.
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Anything running directly off a harddrive will generally run faster than something off a CD due to lag time between the rpm of the CD and getting the info processed.\n\nBut when it comes to what version of linux would be best it is pretty much based on personal preference.  There are alot of them out there.  http://www.linuxiso.org/ has alot of the more common ones used (and generally more stable).  Just play around with all of them and find one you like.
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I would go with a lacie drive :\n\nhttp://www.lacie.com/products/family.htm?id=10007\n\nDepends what sort of features you are after, If you have lots of money then I would suggest one of the RAID ones they have ( they are like a couple thousand dollars ) so be warned, when I say expensive I mean expensive lol.\n\nOther then that just get which ever one suits you, mobile or desktop one - As long as it is external and or internal if your laptop has a modular bay. I suggest external though but make sure that your laptop can support the interface types ie firewire or USB 1.1 or 2.0. ( WIth regards to USB they both work ie you can use USB 1.1 devices with USB 2.0 and visa versa ). Same goes for firewire but you can NOT and do not use usb with firewire or firewire with usb.
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Your second hard drive needs to also be an Ultra ATA hard drive (the size can be whatever you need). The hard drive controller installed in your computer will support at least two hard drives, the second one installed is called the "slave" (if you encounter that question in the install instructions). 7200 RPM is standard (the speed that the drive spins) but if you can get something faster for a decent price, that would be a good upgrade. A faster RPM means less time to retrieve data and therefore better performance. If you have a Dell, I would start with their website as the starting point to get some idea of pricing. Also, pretty much every large electronics store has these types of hard drives as they are standard upgrades.
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There are hundreds of ways....\n\nMy fav is to go out and buy an external USB drive case, install a 300 gig drive into it and back up all your stuff there.if you want to spend the extra bucks, get a pci sata controller card with ecternal esata inputs and get an external esata drive case instead and install a sata drive.\n\nthis will double your throughput(transfer speed)  and back up VERY quickly.
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Yes, you will not have to worry about compatibility unless you were to pickup a laptop model instead of a standard desktop hard drive.  I would get a 7200rpm.  Personally I would recommend a Seagate Barracuda as they are known for being fairly quiet.  Save up enough money for the right size hard drive so you don't have to replace it in a year again.
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a 250 gb external hard drive usb 2.0 / firewire should be cheapest solution starting $ 80\n\nhttp://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/category/category_slc.asp?CatId=136&\n\neasiest & fastest option too
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I believe USB 2 is technically faster but only in Peak bursts. Firewire can maintain a sustained data rate over a longer period of time.\n\nI have had problems with certain firewire hard drives with video so make sure you check up on the specific drive you are purchasing. Make sure your drive is at least 7200 rpm. I built my drive with a ADS firewire USB2 enclosure and a Western Digital hard drive. it was simple and has been dependable, and if it fails I can get an inexpensive drive and replace it. Worked for me.\n\nTony
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Check the settings on the hard disk that you are capturing to.  The help file or manual should tell you what settings the drive should be at.  Is it at least 7200 speed?  NTFS?
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I've used all three a great many times and all three are just as good.\n\nI actually have 4 hard drives in my PCs, 600 gigs, 2 WD's and 2 Maxtor's.\n\nI would just go with whatever you can get the best price on.