Any experience of Hitachi 5K3000 2 TB? HELP

vasinger

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Hi!

I would like to buy a new winchester for storage. I saw this HDD: Hitachi 5K3000 2 TB
I'd like to know how reliable is this drive? This is my only question, before I buy it.

Thanks in advance for your help!
 

COLGeek

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Hitachis are okay HDDs. Not the best, not the worst. Average. I have a few and have had no problems with any of them.

BTW, I haven't seen the term "winchester" used to describe a HDD is a VERY long time.

Good luck!
 

vasinger

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I know there aren't any HDD, which used to very long time, but I wonder the rate of death/live. How shall I say. If a mark has lots of wrong HDD, It won't be reliable mark.

So has Hitachi high mortality rate?

 

COLGeek

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No, the lifespan and reliability of the drives are actually pretty good. You should be fine with the drive you are considering. Personally, I recommend Samsung drives. Up to you. Good luck!