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October 10, 2014 12:53:27 AM

confused between WD purple and green.
which one will be better?

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a b G Storage
October 10, 2014 1:00:04 AM

what do you plan on using the hard drives for exactly?
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a b G Storage
October 10, 2014 1:15:47 AM

Hi
Depends on usage

Purple 24/7 surveillance cameras
Green Low Energy
Black High Performance
Blue General Purpose
Red NAS/Server
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October 10, 2014 1:16:57 AM

Realistically, for about 80% of usage, you either want green or blue depending on whether you're okay with a lower RPM drive or not. If you're in the other 20% you probably know what you need and wouldn't be asking.
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October 10, 2014 1:23:19 AM

Nuckles_56 said:
what do you plan on using the hard drives for exactly?


will mainly use it for gaming and storage and it will also act as my os drive
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a b G Storage
October 10, 2014 1:28:22 AM

Hi there Ratul Chakrabarty,

As makkem already mentioned, the WD Purple drive is designed for surveillance systems.
WD Green is designed for storing data and it has power efficient characteristics. So, it may not be a perfect fit for running games and OS on it. I would advise you to go with WD Blue.

Hope this will help,
D_Know_WD
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October 10, 2014 1:30:44 AM

D_Know_WD said:
Hi there Ratul Chakrabarty,

As makkem already mentioned, the WD Purple drive is designed for surveillance systems.
WD Green is designed for storing data and it has power efficient characteristics. So, it may not be a perfect fit for running games and OS on it. I would advise you to go with WD Blue.

Hope this will help,
D_Know_WD


blue is either out of stock here in india or overpriced :/  .
i have to either go with a wd green 1tb or seagate baracuda 1tb.
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a b G Storage
October 10, 2014 1:39:18 AM

Even though WD Green and WD Purple will work, I would not recommend using them as a primary drive. Of course, you can wait for some more opinions.

Cheers,
D_Know_WD
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a b G Storage
October 10, 2014 1:51:28 AM

Ratul Chakrabarty said:
D_Know_WD said:
Hi there Ratul Chakrabarty,

As makkem already mentioned, the WD Purple drive is designed for surveillance systems.
WD Green is designed for storing data and it has power efficient characteristics. So, it may not be a perfect fit for running games and OS on it. I would advise you to go with WD Blue.

Hope this will help,
D_Know_WD


blue is either out of stock here in india or overpriced :/  .
i have to either go with a wd green 1tb or seagate baracuda 1tb.


go with the segate baracuda HDD, as they are much the same as the WD blues
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