Is This the Best Price and Performance HDD?
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It's a good mid-level HDD. I prefer Seagate drives with the 1TB platters (ST1000DM003 ) for the same price, but the WD Blue are pretty popular.
TBH, the biggest performance factor is random read performance and all 7200 RPM drives are essentially the same in that regard as it is primarily a function of rotational speed.
TBH, the biggest performance factor is random read performance and all 7200 RPM drives are essentially the same in that regard as it is primarily a function of rotational speed.
WD Blues have a 2 year warranty. The WD Black series has a 5 year warranty and are more "performance" drives while the Blues are more storage grade. The real world difference in speed is tiny and not something you will notice but the 5 year warranty makes the Blacks a better option.
Seagate drives are good as well. Some people prefer one brand over the other but I have had good experiences with both. My advice is to get the size you need then the best warranty.
Seagate drives are good as well. Some people prefer one brand over the other but I have had good experiences with both. My advice is to get the size you need then the best warranty.
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When it comes to Hard drives, I’m going to be recommending the newly introduced Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB hard drive. While previously I would’ve recommended the Western Digital Caviar Black, those drives have seen much better pricing and I just can’t recommend them over the Seagate Barracuda anymore. However, it looks like with the new breed of Barracuda, Seagate’s old drive has been given new life.
The new drive uses increased disk density when compared to older Seagate Barracuda drives, and performance has gone off the roof with these new drives.
The new drive uses increased disk density when compared to older Seagate Barracuda drives, and performance has gone off the roof with these new drives.
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