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Depending on your
need, you should select the proper hard drive. Ask yourself few questions,
before going for the selection of new hard drive. This strategy will be
useful in long run.
Think of the following
points.
Hard drive storage
capacity, speed, brand and price.
First select the Hard
drive storage capacity.
1) Also what software,
you will loading in your computer.
2) What type of files, you will be loading.
If you are a basic
computer user, go for the 40 GB hard drive which is sufficient for OS
and file storage. The text files require very less storage space however
multimedia files require large storage space.
If you are a gamer
or a graphic designer, go for minimum 80 / 120 GB hard drive.
If you are movie or
song lover who would be storing lot of movies then go for higher capacity
of 240 GB depending on your budget.
Let us select the
proper speed. The most common speeds which are available in the market
are 5400 and 7200 RPM. The 5400 RPM means hard disk will be rotating at
a speed of 5400 revolutions per minute.
Now there is not much
price difference between 5400 and 7200 rpm. It is better to go for 7200
RPM hard drive.
It is better to go
for standard brand. Seagate, Maxtor, Western Digital, Samsung & Hitachi
are the standard brands available in the market.
The above suggestions
are for your internal hard drives. If you have to carry data frequently,
you can go for external hard drive. These drives can be connected to computer
through USB port. There is absolutely no difference between external hard
drive and internal hard drive if you consider the operation or drive mechanics.
USB interface has made external hard drive installation very user friendly.
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