Western Digital or Seagate ?

[tonyhabayeb]

Hello,

Which Hard disk is more stable:

Western Digital 1TB 7200RPM, 32MB, SATA II:
http://www.wdc.com/en/products/products.asp?driveid=488

or

Seagate 1TB 7200 RPM, 32MB Sata II:
http://www.seagate.com/ww/v/index.jsp?locale=en-US&name=st31000340as-barracuda-7200-11-sata-1t-hd&vgnextoid=0732f141e7f43110VgnVCM100000f5ee0a0aRCRD&vgnextchannel=47f281f8c0f43110VgnVCM100000f5ee0a0aRCRD&reqPage=Model


Seagate is cheaper than Western Digital (~50 US Dollars)

 

[col-p-todd]

I would recommend WD slightly better performance, but you also can't go wrong with Seagate. Although I just read that there 1,5TB aren't doing so well

 

[tonyhabayeb]

Thanks col-p-todd.

Guys, any other opinions ?

 

[br3nd064]

They're both good brands. I'd probably get the seagate because it's so much cheaper.

 

[dagger]

I would recommend WD slightly better performance, but you also can't go wrong with Seagate. Although I just read that there 1,5TB aren't doing so well

It's the opposite. Seagate 7200.11 performs significantly better than WD Caviar Black.
http://www.tomshardware.com/charts/3-5-hard-drive-charts/Average-Read-Transfer-Performance,658.html
http://www.tomshardware.com/charts/3-5-hard-drive-charts/Average-WriteTransfer-Performance,659.html

Other than the small capacity VelociRaptor, WD cannot match Seagate in term of performance. WD is more about reliability and costumer support.