Difference between new and old drive Does anyone know the difference between the SE-S084B/RSBN and the SE-S084C/RSBN samsung drives?
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The C drive has a round eject button. It looks like the only other difference, according to the Samsung website, is the US-RW write speed is limited to 16x on the C drive. The B drive can burn US-RW at 24x.
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use free software IMGBurn - just need to learn a bit but it's the best and it can write to dual layer [i use imgburn to specifically write dual layer single sided DVDs[DVD9]Nero is crappy if you use substandard discs but imgburn is the best - only your writer needs to be perfect to get the job done rest leave it to imgburn
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What software is supplied with this later model? The Nero software I got with was Nero and it simply didn't work, so returned the drive unit for refund.
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I was also interested in the differences, as I am looking to buy either one of those models or the Asus SDRW-08D1S-U. The only other difference I could find is that the C model cannot stand vertically. No big deal, right.
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If the C drive came before the B one, then why does Amazon marked the C one as "the newer model"?**so...the software of both are the same. i should buy the the B one (THIS one), right?
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Looks like same performance (speed) specs; the 'C' version claims Mac and PC compatibility; presumably the 'B' version is PC only
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I believe the WH16NS40 is just the bare drive, and the BH16NS40 is the retail model including software.
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When buying a new drive, you need to not only look at size but speed and other factors like data buffering. You'll need to do a comparison of the drive you're replacing with this one. I've been using this drive for about four months now and it works as good as or better than the factory installed one. I bought it mostly for the additional space and I'll have enough space to last the life of this laptop.
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Hi Steve: I Can't verify, already installed in a customer's server. FW revision # looks familiar. I wouldn't bank on getting another drive with the same firmware on a different order - sometimes they are different on the same order. I use the RAID Controller (Adaptec) to update firmware on disks to get them the same.
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If the old drive worked I can see no reason why the new one wouldn't do the same. Make sure all your drivers are up to date. GK
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I had to keep the ones off of the old drive. They matchup perfectly. Just make sure to keep them.
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I would say one difference is that the Basics stipulates that it has "Internal Shock Sensor" to where the Connect doesnt. After losing so many hard drives in the past, that is the one feature I look for which Seagate does not even stipulate in the line.
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Like I have said before, these drives are not of recent manufacture... but they may very well have remained unused for several years.... The one I received was made around 2009, but it worked fine.... The warranty you have is only the possibility of returning it if you notice it doesnt work.....
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This is a new drive. However, a recent report indicates that HGST and Western Digital have significantly better reliability than Seagate.
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The one I bought for my sister 18 months ago shipped with a Seagate part number but with the Samsung part number included in its description (and carried a Samsung firmware ID). I think I've seen it advertized since without mentioning the Seagate part number but unless there were some left-overs from the good old Samsung days suspect these were also actually Seagate drives (though I've never seen any indication that the DESIGN was not still Samsung's).
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I'd like to add a little additional information to the excellent explanation from Jaygyver. I have both drives, an older WD1002FAEX and a newer WD1003FZEX. When I purchased the WD1002 model it was priced about the same as the newer model is today. I believe the current price disparity is due to two factors: the differences in suppliers as described by Jaygver, and also a design change. I noticed that my WD1002 was slightly heavier than the WD1003, and after some research discovered that was due to the WD1002 having two magnetic platters while the WD1003 was a newer single platter design. Evidently the WD engineers were able to simplify and hopefully improve the design. For me, both drives perform excellently and I'm equally pleased with both. However, I have seen discussions on certain tech forums in which intense gaming purists believe the older two platter design is better, and that WD changed the design simply to cut manufacturing costs. Thus the high prices for the WD1002 is due to it's scarcity (since it's now discontinued) and their belief that it's slightly better in both performance and ruggedness. As I said above, however, both perform equally well for me, and they're both Western Digital Black Series with 5 year warranties, so it's a no brainer to go with the best deal price wise.
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Yes and no, I have two of them (2TB and 4TB), the 2TB is 7200 but the 4TB is 5900. It appears all of them are 7200 except for the 4TB. The models of the actual (internal) drives are ST2000DM001 and ST4000DM000. In case you want to google some more.
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It's been a while since I ordered this, but I *think* it was the bare drive. Can't be sure, but on another note, I wouldn't recommend Seagate. I own a computer repair shop, and we see more Seagate drives crash than any of the other brands combined. Go with a Western Digital!
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I just got the drive. It is the same model as before. But simply replacing the pcb board does not work. The original pcb board is working fine as tested by mounting it to the new drive. There is some serious problem inside the sealed chamber like reading arms or some mechanical failure. I don't want to mess it up now. I have to eat the pain of losing my data. I used to always trust WD but now I changed my mind. Maybe looking for a seagate one for replacement. Next time I will build a Raid.
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I opened mine up after both of them died. They had old used drives from 2007 in them. So it's potluck if you get one you can depend on. I bought these thinking I was getting new stuff. They don't make it easy to crack open to find out the truth. They were Seagate & WD drives from 2007 so are good brands. But being used they could have been abused, or well used. I could have got 2007 drives for almost nothing if that's what I wanted.
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The disk drive is Hybrid. Its in the middle of an SS drive and a standard drive. It uses SS memory as cache.
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Sorry I did not notice. I immediately replace the drive with a solid state drive and new OS 10.4 which makes these a really nice fast machine.