Western Digital updated its Black HDD series. The new disks have 800GB platters as the previous models, as well as the same 7200RPM spin rate. WD brings in more performance though, the 4TB model for i... WD shows faster Black series HDDs
my seagate 3 tb i bought a year during black friday for $89 gets a sustained 160+, only 10 shy of what this is reporting,
And look how horrible the reviews are at Newegg. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148844 When it comes to keeping important data safe, pinching pennies is never a good idea. I've been a tech for almost 20 years and have replaced hundreds of hard drives, and after seeing first hand the failure rates, I only use Western Digital drives in my personal computers.
Newegg reviews of harddrives are essentially invalid to me. Tell me, can you or anyone sift through that mess and tell us which ones were manufacturer failure or poor newegg shipping? (Seems most issues are poor newegg shipping.)
I've had a number of Seagates (1 300GB, 1 1TB) AND WDs (2 1TB Blacks) to fail. Its really up to your luck of the draw. WD does have better warranty, but keep in mind you typically get refurbished parts from either company. Shipping is also probably one of the most important factors, you should see how UPS/Fedex delivers boxes. My general personal observation is that hard drives either fail within the first and second months or only after several years of usage (if you don't physically damage it). I also run a RAID 1 setup to store important files, everything else can go on a RAID 0 or just on one disk.
I've had good and bad with so many brands that I'm starting to think the batches used in pre-built systems are worser then aftermarket parts. From any brand tbh.
Hi guys. Have a question. If I change my Samsung F1 HD103UJ 1TB hard drive to this one http://www.amazon.ca/Western-Digita...e=UTF8&qid=1381524236&sr=8-4&keywords=wd+7200 will I get performance increase lets say in loading time in BF3 or BF4 or it will not be affected at all. Thank you.
It may by a few seconds, but nothing major. If you want a large (noticeable) change you'll need a SSD. Game loading is typically comprised of multiple smaller files, which HDDs are much slower at than sequential reading.
Had 2 seagate drives fail in the same week recently. They are under warranty but that does not help my data any. WD drives I have are still going strong
No WD failures for me in last 10 years, only one 20gb drive failed some 12 years ago. Component return rates survey for 2012. - Western 1.48% (against 1.63%) - Samsung 1.65% (against 1.23%) - Seagate 1.70% (against 1.89%) - Hitachi 3.77% (against 3.95%) Re fastest HDs I believe are the Seagate 1tb (DM003) and WD blue 1tb due to their high density single platters. Not sure if the 2tb blacks are dual single platters or not, if 3 (x666gb) they will be slower. Blacks are no longer the performance champs of old, they just have better warranty.
Ive never had a Maxtor or WD fail on me yet and i still have some maxtor low capacity drives going from 12 years ago. I had a 3TB Seagate fail on me within 3 months on owning it. I got it rma'd but i wont be buying Seagate again tbh. Ill stick with what i know regarding good experiences.
I did have a raptor go after 10 years,and seagates of old sucked and had two die after less then 3 years but the last seagate i got has been holding up for 3 years. Dont matter i mostly kill my hd's by dropping them anyway