- Jun 30, 2015
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My current space setup for my PC is a 250gb SSD for my OS, video editing software, and some games that leave my SSD with decent amount of space.
-A 1tb WD blue that I plan to have the original files that I want to back up
-Some random external hard drives that have been going on for 2+years each that I want to back up.
Now, I'm planning to get a hard drive specifically as a backup hard drive with some disposable games on it (mostly Steam games that I don't really backup personally since losing them due to a DOA or hard drive failure would just be as easy as re-downloading them.
Is it better to get a WD 6TB red/green non-raid for storage/back up purposes? Or a 4tb wd black (it comes with a 5 year warranty as opposed to the 2 year green and 3 year red warranty).
The 6tb hard drives seem new and not a lot of information has been gathered on them. Mostly positive reviews, but not too sure if many of them are just shills or actual reviewers that have had them for enough time (months of usage). I've heard a lot of good and bad (mostly bad) things about the wd black
The 5 year warranty makes me want to go with the wd black as if it crashes within 5 years, I can get another one for free (I think thats how warranty works), but dont know if its worth the hassle. It's priced at 200 USD compared to 6tb red at 250 USD (3 year warranty) and 6tb green at 230 USD (2 year warranty).
Obviously, the 6tb has more storage space, but don't know if the "new technology" it claims to have makes it more reliable than past 4tb reds and greens (which were just awful as I've heard, worse than black).
Any suggestions would be helpful.
(Also, is it generally better to buy your products in stores like microcenter as you don't have to deal with bad shipping protection and long online DOA/Warranty/RMA processes? Or they are both equally in risk of failure/DOA.)
-A 1tb WD blue that I plan to have the original files that I want to back up
-Some random external hard drives that have been going on for 2+years each that I want to back up.
Now, I'm planning to get a hard drive specifically as a backup hard drive with some disposable games on it (mostly Steam games that I don't really backup personally since losing them due to a DOA or hard drive failure would just be as easy as re-downloading them.
Is it better to get a WD 6TB red/green non-raid for storage/back up purposes? Or a 4tb wd black (it comes with a 5 year warranty as opposed to the 2 year green and 3 year red warranty).
The 6tb hard drives seem new and not a lot of information has been gathered on them. Mostly positive reviews, but not too sure if many of them are just shills or actual reviewers that have had them for enough time (months of usage). I've heard a lot of good and bad (mostly bad) things about the wd black
The 5 year warranty makes me want to go with the wd black as if it crashes within 5 years, I can get another one for free (I think thats how warranty works), but dont know if its worth the hassle. It's priced at 200 USD compared to 6tb red at 250 USD (3 year warranty) and 6tb green at 230 USD (2 year warranty).
Obviously, the 6tb has more storage space, but don't know if the "new technology" it claims to have makes it more reliable than past 4tb reds and greens (which were just awful as I've heard, worse than black).
Any suggestions would be helpful.
(Also, is it generally better to buy your products in stores like microcenter as you don't have to deal with bad shipping protection and long online DOA/Warranty/RMA processes? Or they are both equally in risk of failure/DOA.)
), but mostly it is because everything could happen: your computer may fall on its side while both drives are working and damage them both, fires, floods, electric shock, power outages etc. You do seem to know what you're doing, especially having in mind you've already backed up all your personal and irreplaceable data, so I'm not going to go in detail why and how this is important. 
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