G4 hardrive addition recommendation

[bridgette]

I have a G4 400, one of the first out. It has only a 10GHZ hard drive and I need more. Any reccommendations?

[powermac]

Any new hardrive is okay. Western makes a nice drive, I have been using one in my Mac for a while, as a addition, no problems.

[Factor41]

They're all fairly similar. If you want a bit of a speed bump, you might want to consider going for ultra scsi stuff, but they cost loads more. If you just want extra capacity from a standard drive, I can recommend Seagates Barracudas. I've got 2 in my machine (40GB and 80GB) and they've been faultless to date, plus they seem to run quieter than other drives ive used from IBM and WD.

[Satcomer]

Originally posted by bridgette
I have a G4 400, one of the first out. It has only a 10GHZ hard drive and I need more. Any reccommendations?

If you ever have a compatibility problem look at xl8yourmac.com (http://www.xlr8yourmac.com/IDE.html) . The site is a hardware question heaven.

[g3joel]

I'd also recommend a Seagate for the quietness factor.

[bridgette]

Thanks for the recommendations. I think I'll take a look at what Seagate has to offer. I do appreciate quietness.

[Sirtovin]

Originally posted by bridgette
Thanks for the recommendations. I think I'll take a look at what Seagate has to offer. I do appreciate quietness.

Seagate is one of the worst Hard-drives to get... Either go with Western Digital or Maxtor.

[g3joel]

Originally posted by Sirtovin
Seagate is one of the worst Hard-drives to get... Either go with Western Digital or Maxtor.

You may have a point there, Seagate only offer a one year warranty as opposed to WD's three years... but they are quiet :D

[bridgette]

What is the problem with Seagate, besides their warranty?

[Sirtovin]

Seagate just is not the kind of brand I'd trust due to how many I use to test... When I would test hardrives and all kinds of parts for pass or failures...

[tk4two1]

I have always had the best luck with Western and Maxtor drives. I have had more dead segate drives than any other.

[Sirtovin]

the problem with Seagate drives is the quality... you can go ahead and save 20 dollars on them... but when you lose all your work in a serious crash than you have to understand you were warned lol... :) hehe.

[Factor41]

My seagate ones were more expensive than the equivalent maxtor and Westerns and they've always performed faultlessly. They also seem faster than the numerous WD drives I've used. Just lucky me, I guess! Or am I getting a better spec ones than everyone else?