New Hard Drive Help?

HRF1T2007

Hi

Hope you can help I want to replace my hard drive which is getting on a bit now with a new one, my current one is this one

Amazon.com: Maxtor DiamondMax 6L160M0 160GB SATA/150 Hard Drive 7200RPM 8MB: Computers & Accessories

Will this one work or if any better please advise

WD Blue 1TB Desktop Hard Disk Drive - 7200 RPM SATA 6 Gb/s 64MB Cache 3.5 Inch: Amazon.co.uk: Computers & Accessories

Thanks for any help

HRF1T2007

Also would any sata connected hard drive work are they the same connection would it be at a slower pace depending on the Sata connection

EndlessWaves

These days hard drives are primarily used as secondary storage drives. If you're going to buy a new main drive for a computer then almost everyone is better off with a Solid State Drive (SSD) as it's noticeably faster.

The exceptions tend to be laptops and other systems that only take one drive as SSDs are more expensive per gigabyte. As your existing drive is a 3.5" model I'm guessing this is a desktop that will take multiple drives.

There are newer versions of SATA but they're backwards and forwards compatible and don't make a great deal of difference in speed for most uses.

12harry

OP has an "old PC" he says, so it may come down to the number of SATA ports available.
SSDs are usually SATA and "should" have the same connectors as HDDs, making wiring-up easier. These connectors are the newer slim-style, some have retaining spring-clips too.
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I have an issue with LMS Data though, having bought a plastic "adaptor" - while it fits the 2.5"  SSD - LMS has forgotten where the 3.5" bay screws go. It claims to be a 2.5" - 3.5" adaptor what's more!


EDIT- Friend suggested using woodscrews ( Yikes!), so I tapped the holes M3, then filed the PC chassis . . . nice.  
-But why can't Mfrs get it right instead of spending a fortune on a Moulding that's wrong in so many ways?  It's about time these smaller ( SSD ) drives could be fitted without screws, thereby making Installation easier.... and you can't then lose them!
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Any thoughts on installing the OS ? ....it's an unopened Win7 Pro which I intend to use on a Quad-core  (Old SATA, with IDE too ) MBO, with only 4Gb RAM . . . hence spending a little on the SSD. It's an old PC that I've managed to fit out for 64-bit Video-Editing programs . . . yes I know 4G RAM is marginal, but I'm hoping the 270G SSD should compensate . . . if I can persuade the processor to use it for scratch-pad use too.  However, I'm told you don't "Format" SSD's - so I'm unsure if I can create a small Partition, say 20G's . . . ?

At least when I up-grade I can take the SSD with me . . . although it seems most MBO's now offer M2 data connectors  . . . Really, I'm just waiting for Processor prices to come down a little, or a lot.

Cheers.

jimscreechy

Yes it will work.  simplest answer.

EndlessWaves

This was asked well over a year ago, I suspect he's probably tried it or given up on the idea by now.