32mb cache WD or seagate

[rogue_shah]

Hello guys I am considering buying a 500 gig harddisk with 32 mb cache, my 2 options are
WD WD5001AALS 5 year warranty
or Segate st3500320as 3 year warranty
i am buying in Pakistan, and WD costs about 8USD more than Segate, so which is better choice
a)if price is not considered
b)If price to performance ratio is considered

 

[aford10]

Definitely WD. Seagate is decent, but WD makes better quality HD's. Performance is about the same.

 

[rogue_shah]

I am being told that the 'new' seagate's 7200.12 with 16mb cache series is BETTER than the relavtively older counterpart (who had 32mb cache)
can it be true?

 

[gkay09]

Yes the 7200.12 are better than te precious because the 7200.12 have a single platter 500GB, thus reducing the latency and power consumption...So they are better...

 

[aford10]

There was an article just put out that I seem to have misplaced. The gist of the article was that new seagate was rated real low for it's response time in data retrieval.

 

[tweaker3]

You will be very happy with this> http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136319&nm_mc=OTC-Froogle&cm_mmc=OTC-Froogle-_-Hard+Drives-_-Western+Digital-_-22136319

 

[aford10]

+1....That's a great HD.

 

[Zorg]

I prefer the WD. The jury is still out on the 7200.12 reliability.

 

[rogue_shah]

thanks, yeah its great, i guess cavier black will eat out 7200.12 of seagate, i will wait , it will ship to my country in like 1~2 weeks, so till that time if nothing else comes up, its Cavier black!

 

[aford10]

good choice