Reliable & Quiet Internal Hard Drive Suggestions

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Hey guys, can you please give me a suggestion for a reliable & quiet internal hard drive?
I'm looking for a 3TB & a 4TB hard drive.

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https://www.backblaze.com/blog/how-long-do-disk-drives-last/
Its a good study , but there is not enough data for hgst drives , yet they have very fewer complaints in comparison to WD and Seagate.
Although their total sales is a fraction of wd's and seagates.
Besides their is hardly any noise form hard drives these days , unless they are faulty. the WD red 2tb one was a very reliable and silent drive ,last time when i researched for the same . The WD green , i have heard of the intelli park issue :http://www.instantfundas.com/2011/12/intellipark-makes-western-digital-green.html
which may be can be fixed , that MR boogieman will tell.
I got a seagate 2tb one but still would recommend going hgst or wd , since mine hdd was st2000dm001...
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Hey mate.

What do you need the drive for? Gaming or storage?
If it's just storage, then the WD Green drive should cover your requirements. It's designed to be used as a secondary storage drive. It's energy efficient and it runs really cool and quiet. It comes with a 2-year limited warranty.
On the other hand, if you need a faster drive for better performance when it comes to gaming and other demanding software, you could take a look at the WD Black HDD. It's the high performance model among the WD internal drives. Note that having in mind the WD Green is designed to run pretty quiet and the WD Black, being faster - the noise level would be noticeably different if you compare them. Although, even a bit noisier the WD Black HDD shouldn't bother you in general when connected to your computer. It also comes with a 5-year limited warranty.
You could take a closer look at both drives and their features here:
WD Green
WD Black

Hope that helps. Please let me know if you have any questions whatsoever.
Boogieman_WD


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Hey,

I need the hard drive for storage.
I've had a couple WD drives die on me so I am hesitant.

What do you think about this drive?:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822178338&cm_re=Seagate_Desktop_HDD.15_ST4000DM000_4TB_5900_RPM_64MB_Cache_SATA_6.0Gb%2fs_3.5%22_Internal_Hard_Drive_Bare_Drive-_-22-178-338-_-Product


Further, my friend is offering me this one: HGST MegaScale 4000 HMS5C4040ALE640 - Hard drive - 4 TB - internal - 3.5" - SATA-600 - 5700 rpm - buffer: 64 MB
Here is a link: http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=7447368

He said he used it for a few months in a NAS & that it works fine. Would you recommend it? If so, how much should I pay for it?


PS: I know what you mean, I'm still not over it yet :'(
 
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i haven't encountered a noticeably loud new hard drive in a long time. most are much more efficient than they used to be. but lower RPMs should equal slightly less noise with your ear up to them. if the drive will strictly be for storage then the lower RPMs shouldn't be a problem but if you ever plan on running slightly demanding programs, games, or an OS from them i wouldn't go below 7200. in that scenario 7200rpm is even kind of slow nowadays with cheap SSDs everywhere.

i've had a lot more Seagates than WDs die on me but their batches from the passed couple years have turned out pretty reliable. same with Hitachi, had a few years ago and 2 of the 3 ended up dead. they seem to get good reviews with some of their newer models though.

i wouldn't buy any drive second hand unless it was very cheap. why does the friend state they are getting rid of it, just upgrading? i would maybe pay ~$75 if it is in good working condition, ~$100 if it's relatively new and still under warranty. make sure you do or see some drive tests on it before the purchase.
 
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Well, as an official WD representative, unfortunately I can't really comment on other drives' price, performance and reliability. But I'd recommend that you check a general usage drive if you need it for storage, gaming, etc. instead of an HDD designed for RAID/NAS environments, no matter the brand you wish to go for. But of course, it's up to you and your personal preference, so you should go with whichever brand and drive suits you best.
 
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https://www.backblaze.com/blog/how-long-do-disk-drives-last/
Its a good study , but there is not enough data for hgst drives , yet they have very fewer complaints in comparison to WD and Seagate.
Although their total sales is a fraction of wd's and seagates.
Besides their is hardly any noise form hard drives these days , unless they are faulty. the WD red 2tb one was a very reliable and silent drive ,last time when i researched for the same . The WD green , i have heard of the intelli park issue :http://www.instantfundas.com/2011/12/intellipark-makes-western-digital-green.html
which may be can be fixed , that MR boogieman will tell.
I got a seagate 2tb one but still would recommend going hgst or wd , since mine hdd was st2000dm001 which had a good quality batch and a bad quality one. thankfully i got the good one, but still there is too many failure reports for seagate these days.
At the end its all luck though , they are like harry potter wands , they choose the owner , you do not choose them .
 
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Hey Uchiha :p

If you look at an updated version of that website, which can be found here: https://www.backblaze.com/blog/hard-drive-reliability-stats-for-q2-2015/

It seems as though both hard drives I linked to in my earlier post are very reliable. Question is, should I go for the new
Seagate or the used HGST... any suggestions?
 
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I would suggest compare price per gb for both drives , including a factor of 100% depreciation for hgst drive in 4 years. so for example if it used for 1 year , reduce value by at least 25% and pay for that. Also , hard drives either fail in first 2 months or after 2 years . SO its a reliable one 99%.
 
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I would suggest compare price per gb for both drives , including a factor of 100% depreciation for hgst drive in 4 years. so for example if it used for 1 year , reduce value by at least 25% and pay for that. Also , hard drives either fail in first 2 months or after 2 years . SO its a reliable one 99%.
 
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If noise and VIBRATION is priority #1, then this sequence loudest to zero-noise:

7200 RPM 3.5" 5 Platter, 5+ tb.
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5400 RPM 3.5" single/double platter.
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5400 RPM 2.5" (typically used in laptops).
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SSD (zero decibel, zero vibration, completely solid state).


People sensitive to this have used a "rubber-band" mounting method (Google) but sounds like some folks here don't advice it.
 
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can disable individual disks through Device Manager, can just unplug their interface or power cables.

depends on the other factors i mentioned in my previous post regarding the Hitachi drive: price, age, warranty, etc. also what it was used for and how often.
 
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[/quotemsg]depends on the other factors i mentioned in my previous post regarding the Hitachi drive: price, age, warranty, etc. also what it was used for and how often. [/quotemsg]

He is selling it because he is upgrading.

There is 1 yr & 5 months left on the warranty.
He said it was used for a few months in a NAS.

What do you think I shall offer him?
 
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