Tom's Hardware > Forum > Storage > Hard Disks > Which drive seagate or wd?
Ask the community Add a reply
Word :    Username :           
 
wingfan1991   12-25-2008 at 04:49:42 PM

seems like WD 640gb is the choice around the forums (amongst gamers).. but does this come in 32mb cache? looks like i can only find 16mb cache versions.. and the segate 500/750gb drives are all 32mb cache.

does this make a huge difference? should i be buying the WD? the system it will be in is q6600, radeon 4870, 4gb ram. gaming/video editing is what the main purpose of system is for.

Add a reply
Sponsored Links
Register or log in to remove.
zipzoomflyhigh   12-25-2008 at 05:02:52 PM
- 0 +

I prefer WD myself. Yes they come in 32mb cache.Whichever you get, make sure you get the 5 year warranty model.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] &name=32MB


Message edited by zipzoomflyhigh on 12-25-2008 at 05:04:04 PM
Reply to zipzoomflyhigh
millwright   12-25-2008 at 05:03:21 PM
- 0 +

Seagate has a better warranty on most drives, I like both though.


Message edited by millwright on 12-25-2008 at 05:04:46 PM
Reply to millwright
zipzoomflyhigh   12-25-2008 at 05:05:11 PM
- 0 +

Seagate does NOT have a better warranty dude. They both are 5 years and the 1tb models are the same price, $119.


Message edited by zipzoomflyhigh on 12-25-2008 at 05:06:54 PM
Reply to zipzoomflyhigh
millwright   12-25-2008 at 05:06:40 PM
- 0 +

Last I new 5 is a bigger number than 3. a lot of WD drives are only 3 years.


Message edited by millwright on 12-25-2008 at 05:07:45 PM
Reply to millwright
zipzoomflyhigh   12-25-2008 at 05:07:20 PM
- 0 +

Last I new 5 is the same as 5.

Reply to zipzoomflyhigh
zipzoomflyhigh   12-25-2008 at 05:12:32 PM
- 0 +

Some old ass 80gb 8mb cache model. lol

Did you even see the link I posted above? Did you bother to read where I told him to get the 5 year warranty model, or do you just jump right to the end and ruin someones post?

A lot of seagates drives are only 3 years too, guess you didnt know that though. :hello:


Message edited by zipzoomflyhigh on 12-25-2008 at 05:17:18 PM
Reply to zipzoomflyhigh
stoner133   12-25-2008 at 05:22:11 PM
- 0 +

Actually WD has different warrantys for different drives, the blue and green series drives only have a 3 year warranty while the black series have 5 year. So you need to really know which drive your dealing with to figure that out. Here is the link to WD Warranty information page:

http://support.wdc.com/warranty/policy.asp#policy

Now on Seagate drives they do the same thing with some drives having a warranty as short as one year. Here is the link to there warranty information page and pay attention to paragraph 3:

http://www.seagate.com/ww/v/index. [...] 04090aRCRD

So before you buy you need to check out just how long a warranty you get on the paticular drive you buy.

Myself in the last 20 years I have seen 8 WD drives either fail or arrive DOA after the last DOA drive from WD four years ago I switched to Seagate and have yet to see one of their drives fail. But that doesn't stop me from using WD drives in customer builds.

Guess I should add that any of the WD drives I had that failed, never failed before their warrantys were up. They all lasted the full term of each units warranty.


Message edited by stoner133 on 12-25-2008 at 05:27:37 PM
Reply to stoner133
millwright   12-25-2008 at 05:22:22 PM
- 0 +

yep only the old as ones. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6822136040


Message edited by millwright on 12-25-2008 at 05:25:02 PM
Reply to millwright
zipzoomflyhigh   12-25-2008 at 05:22:51 PM
- 0 +

Oh brother, so uninformed.

Again...for you slow people....I gave him a link, and directed him to get the one with the 5 year warranty, which is the same exact price as the seagate with the 5 year warranty.
Seagate has models that are only 1/3 years as well.

Millwright, you just told the OP that Seagate has a better warranty. Your wrong. They have the same warranty. I will appoligize for you.

Message quoted 1 times
Message edited by zipzoomflyhigh on 12-25-2008 at 05:26:42 PM
Reply to zipzoomflyhigh
wingfan1991   12-25-2008 at 05:32:08 PM
- 0 +

doesnt sound like there is a clear cut winner here.. and if WD does in fact come in 32mb cache, im sticking to them.. always been reliable for me, why switch now?

Reply to wingfan1991
millwright   12-25-2008 at 05:39:51 PM
- 0 +

I said MOST seagate drives have a better warranty than WD. If you check on New Egg all the seagate drives have a 5 year warranty.A dozen WD drives only have 1 and 3 year warranties.
You must really flip out when something big happens.

Reply to millwright
stoner133   12-25-2008 at 05:50:47 PM
- 0 +

zipzoomflyhigh wrote :

Oh brother, so uninformed.

Again...for you slow people....I gave him a link, and directed him to get the one with the 5 year warranty, which is the same exact price as the seagate with the 5 year warranty.
Seagate has models that are only 1/3 years as well.



Did someone wake up on the wrong side of the bed today or just not happy with what Santa brought for Christmas?

Message quoted 1 times
Reply to stoner133
rambo117   12-25-2008 at 06:02:12 PM
- 0 +

stoner133 wrote :

Did someone wake up on the wrong side of the bed today or just not happy with what Santa brought for Christmas?


lol!!

well, if it were my choice, id go with WD. theyve always been reliable to me:)
5 years of warranty coverage is nice to

Reply to rambo117
stoner133   12-25-2008 at 06:24:13 PM
- 0 +

They both make good drives, I have always thought the Seagates were quieter but then each person hears different sound ranges totally different. What may be quiet to one could be extreamly loud to another. None of my Seagates has lasted the length of the warranty, but only because I haven't had them for five years yet. What I didn't like from WD was the 3 I ordered that came DOA. But hey every manufacture lets a dud slip out the shipping door from time to time.

Reply to stoner133
millwright   12-25-2008 at 06:26:35 PM
- 0 +

Like I said before I got sidetracked, I like both. The WD backup drive in this computer is 11 years old and still going strong. I also have 2 seagate drives that are 10 years old in an old junk computer that still work fine.

Reply to millwright
rambo117   12-26-2008 at 06:50:50 PM
- 0 +

seagate and WD are the best conventional HD manufacturers on the market. id say either would be an excelant choice. ive never tried seagate before but from what ive heard of them from reviews, they seem to be just as good as WD drives.

Reply to rambo117
Raviolissimo   12-26-2008 at 08:48:17 PM
- 0 +

Seagate ? West Dig for internal drives, unless you get a Raptor.

the 640 GB WestDig external
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6822136324

is a good deal. The price varies, today it's $90.

1 TB WestDig external @ $120
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6822136299

------------------------------ Main Rig ~ Q9550, Aysus P5E-VM HDMI uATX board, Sapphire 3870, XQ-Pack, Seegate 640, Seesonic 650
#2 Rig ~ E6700, 1ntel 965G uATX board, eVGA 7600GT, XQ-Pack, Seegate 320 GB, Seesonic 430 Watts
http://LASIK-FLAP.com/ ~ About LASIK Eye Surgery
 Reply to Raviolissimo
rambo117   12-26-2008 at 11:05:59 PM
- 0 +

ok, and raptors;)

15000RPM w00t!

Reply to rambo117
rambo117   12-27-2008 at 04:10:23 AM
- 0 +

ironicly, i just bought this WD drive today.
750gig :D

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6822136131

Reply to rambo117
Raviolissimo   12-28-2008 at 03:38:16 AM
- 0 +

both companies got some fantastic drives.

i wish Google and the NSA would release their drive stats.

or give me some of those bail-out $$ so i can support WestDig. i heard they're having lay-offs
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB12 [...] s&ru=yahoo

------------------------------ Main Rig ~ Q9550, Aysus P5E-VM HDMI uATX board, Sapphire 3870, XQ-Pack, Seegate 640, Seesonic 650
#2 Rig ~ E6700, 1ntel 965G uATX board, eVGA 7600GT, XQ-Pack, Seegate 320 GB, Seesonic 430 Watts
http://LASIK-FLAP.com/ ~ About LASIK Eye Surgery
 Reply to Raviolissimo
Ask the community Add a reply
Tom's Hardware > Forum > Storage > Hard Disks > Which drive seagate or wd?
Go to:

There are 1224 identified and unidentified users. To see the list of identified users, Click here.

Forum map
Bestofmedia Forum ©
2000-2009 Bestofmedia Group
Page generated in 0.227 seconds
Please mind

You are about to answer a thread that has been inactive for more than 6 months.
If you still wish to proceed, please ensure that your posting is original and does not duplicate or overlap any prior responses to this thread.

Add a reply Cancel
Sponsored links
  • Ask the community now
  • Publish
Ad
Related Topics
See all relatives topics
They won a badge
Join us in greeting them
How do I win badges?