HELP picking a 500gb hard drive

[qqnoob]

whats the better hard drive of these 3?

HITACHI http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822145299

Western Digital Caviar Blue http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136769

Western Digital Caviar Green http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136358

 

[shavale]

whats the better hard drive of these 3?

HITACHI http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822145299

Western Digital Caviar Blue http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136769

Western Digital Caviar Green http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136358

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

 

[Deleted member 217926]

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.

 

[scout_03]

what do you think of this one http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136795

 

[qqnoob]

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[Mousemonkey]

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