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[Solved] New, Fast HDD for an i7/Win7 Build - WD or SG?

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drokkon   07-30-2009 at 07:46:37 PM

I'm going to buy a hard drive for my new build. I currently have two (Hitachi and WD) 500GB 7200rpm SATA drives, but I need more space, and was looking at something faster like the Caviar Blacks and Barracudas. (Maybe I'll set the 500GB drives up in a RAID array in a future WHS build.) I've been reading that the Caviar Blacks and Barracudas are usually in a dead heat speed wise - but I know that the number and density factors into this. Perhaps even more so, I'm interested in comparing value (GB/$) and volume (trying for a quiet build). Also, I've heard that the Barracuda 7200.11's had trouble of some sort...?

newegg.com prices as of this morning, all with free shipping:

1TB WD Caviar Black $94.99
1TB Seagate Barracuda (7200.12) $89.99

or is this worth the few extra bucks:

1.5 Seagate Barracuda (7200.11) $119.99

or... something else entirely?

Thanks!!!

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Stay away from the 7200.11! Both Black and 7200.12 are good, but most people tend to buy Black these days due to the bad firmware on 7200.10 & 7200.11 seagate drives.
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drokkon   07-30-2009 at 07:54:43 PM

Just one more little note - the WD bundles with the RAM I'm looking at to save me $7, so that's the drive I've been leaning towards for the past week. Just wanted to make sure I was on the right track. :)

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andy5174   07-31-2009 at 11:04:23 AM
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Stay away from the 7200.11! Both Black and 7200.12 are good, but most people tend to buy Black these days due to the bad firmware on 7200.10 & 7200.11 seagate drives.

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andy5174   07-31-2009 at 11:09:09 AM

I would toss a coin to make my decision if their warranty period are the same. However, the warranty of Black is 2 years more than Seagate 7200.12 and so Black will be my choice. If you are not planning to use it for more than 3 years, get whichever is cheaper.

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Yoosty   07-31-2009 at 03:00:14 PM

WD Black has 5yr, warranty compare to 3yr warranty on Seagate...

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drokkon   07-31-2009 at 04:44:19 PM

Thanks - I know I'm splitting hairs, but I just had to ask. The Black has been in my cart for two week, and it looks like I'll stick with it.

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drokkon   07-31-2009 at 05:12:47 PM

I guess my big question was whether the 1.5TB was worth the extra $30... but since it's a 7200.11, I think I'll steer clear.

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