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Old December 18, 2009, 10:44 PM
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Default 2xWD Caviar Black 640 GB or 1x WD Caviar Black 1T
I was Inline for 2x WD Caviar Black 640GB from NCIX's sale but well it seems I won't be getting these anytime soon, could someone recommend a comparable sized and speed drives that I could run in raid 0. I was looking at the 1 gig WD caviar black but I don't need a 2t raid array and would prefer not to go to a single 1t drive.
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Old December 18, 2009, 11:08 PM
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The 1TB Black isn't any faster than the 640GB. So the 2 640's would be the way to go.
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Old December 19, 2009, 08:47 AM
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The 1TB Black isn't any faster than the 640GB. So the 2 640's would be the way to go.
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Old December 19, 2009, 01:57 PM
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The 640's from the black friday sale? I've been waiting for mine to ship since then?
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Old December 19, 2009, 03:17 PM
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same with me from like 3 different stores, lol. was kinda sking if anyone knew of a decent alternative to the WD black 640's that i could raid instead of the 1T drive.
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