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shavale   02-09-2012 at 01:47:07 AM

qqnoob wrote :

whats the better hard drive of these 3?

HITACHI http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6822145299

Western Digital Caviar Blue http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6822136769

Western Digital Caviar Green http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6822136358



If you have a SATA 6.0 Gb connection, go with the WD Blue. If not, then get the green.

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anort3   02-09-2012 at 03:02:52 AM
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Having SATA 3 ( 6Gb/s ) does not matter one bit to a mechanical hard drive since no mechanical hard drive can saturate anywhere near that bandwidth. In fact mechanical hard drives can only use SATA 2 ( 3Gb/s ) bandwidth in bursts. Only an SSD needs SATA 3.

The Hitachi is probably the fastest of the 3 since it is a performance drive. The WD blue would be second and considered a storage grade drive and the WD Green is an " Eco" drive meaning it is fine for storage but not something you want Windows on.

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