Samsungs HDs? Specs for your consideration . . .

Grazie wrote on 12/14/2009, 10:54 AM
Got to the end of the planning and now looking HARD at HARD drives:

These good specs for the Samsungs you guys were telling me in my other post?

500GB Samsung HD502HJ Spinpoint F3,

TIA,

Grazie

Comments

Movie42 wrote on 12/14/2009, 1:41 PM
Samsung disks work excellent for me. Over time I have replaced all my older smaller disks with Samsung. Currently I run 6 disks in 2 computers. One HD403LJ (400GB), three HD753LJ (750GB) and two HD103UJ (1TB). No problems. The larger ones are quite similar to HD502HJ I think. Good luck.
/Tomas
farss wrote on 12/14/2009, 2:00 PM
Why buy the 500GB ones?
The 1TB models are the same price per byte, are faster due to areal density and use less cupboard space per byte.
Aside from that the one you listed will be just fine, as would any Samsung disk. This stuff mostly just works.

Bob.
Grazie wrote on 12/14/2009, 2:55 PM
> Why buy the 500GB ones?

Sure, but my thinking was reducing/spreading disc-risk over more units? And NOT putting all my Oeuffs in one Valise?

Grazie
Jay Gladwell wrote on 12/14/2009, 3:02 PM

Like Grazie, I've been wrestling with this dilemma for the past couple of weeks. For storage purposes, should I buy several smaller discs, spreading risk of lost data (takes up more space), or should I buy large capacity discs (raises risk of losing more data in one fell swoop).

I'm anxious to see what the final outcome is.


Grazie wrote on 12/14/2009, 3:10 PM
I suppose, Jay, to have a mix of both 1>2 teras and a bunch of 0.5TBs.

I SHOULD have this caddie and PCI card installed by the weekend and I can't wait to slough-off all my darn projects and make way for other stuff I need to wrestle with.

Grazie
Jøran Toresen wrote on 12/14/2009, 3:19 PM
Graham, if the failure rate is the same for all disc, the probability that one of two 500 GB disks will crash is twice as high as the probability that one 1 TB disk will crash!

So don't buy four 500 GB discs, buy two 1 TB discs (as an example).

Jøran Toresen
Grazie wrote on 12/14/2009, 11:07 PM
Dang, I thought I had it there for a moment? I hate mathematicians with their: 1!+2!+3!+ . .

Grazie
Jay Gladwell wrote on 12/15/2009, 7:19 AM

Jøran, can we hold you responsible if it doesn't work? ;o)

GlennChan wrote on 12/15/2009, 9:14 PM
If it's that important... buy two drives and have a copy of your data on each?

2- As far as the specs go, you can check out storagereview.com

...and then realize that the differences are small and that it might not make sense to worry over differences that small... (unless, say, you want an ultra-quiet computer)
Grazie wrote on 12/15/2009, 11:22 PM
Thanks Glenn. And yes, you are correct. I guess that NOT having had this type of option previously I will pick up my own way of doing:

* Project-by-Project Management retrieval of full projects

* Backup of Data/Clips/Graphics

.... as I go along.

What I DO know is that I would like to have several projects on the bubble as I go along. However, presently my external Firewire array have hobbled me with their "fixed" nature. Swapping in and out HDs, I am hoping, will give me greater flexibility. As I experience that same flexibility I am sure I will devise a working-method that will become part of my advancement in this craft.

Being able to quickly jump from project to project is what I really enjoy doing. One project often inspires ideas about another. I tend NOT to work in a serial way, but in more of parallel way? Does that make sense? I am more convinced than ever that it is because Vegas is this flexible, that I have developed my own approach to video in the same way.

Getting back on track here, it's something like: A flexible NLE needs flexible data retrieval methods?

Now WHAT will Media Manager make of my swappable drive approach???

Grazie