im getting a pair of seagate greens for storage, and am deciding between the 1.5 and 2tb versions. for just $20 more per drive, of course the 2tb has more value. but will their excessively larger platters (667gb vs 500gb) be more susceptible to problems? browsing newegg, anyone can see that larger drives in general get worse reviews than smaller ones, and these two are no different. but both of these are within the same family, so they should be made identically. on another note, could the smaller drive actually be holding 667gb platters but only using 500gb of it?
advice from anyone who knows about this stuff (or own these drives) would be appreciated.
advice from anyone who knows about this stuff (or own these drives) would be appreciated.