Western Digital Caviar Black or Seagate's Barracuda

[xXDustinoXx]

I'm looking for an internal hard drive to buy 1TB at least, 7200RPM or more, Highest Read/write speeds

The 2 cheapest I've found are the Western Digital Caviar Black and Seagate Barracuda both Sata 6GB/S with 1TB of storage, 7200RPM, and 64MB of cache.

The WD Black is $84.99 on Newegg, and The Seagate on Amazon is $64.99
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136533

http://www.amazon.ca/Seagate-Barracuda-3-5-Inch-Internal-ST1000DM003/dp/B005T3GRNW/ref=cm_cmu_pg_t

Which has the higher read/write speeds and is more reliable?

Thanks

 

[bluejayek]

Benchmarks of the 3TB versions of these drives put the seagate ahead of the WD black

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/wd4001faex-4tb-review,3368-3.html

I cannot find a link showing performance of the 1TB drives, but I recall reading a similar story for those.

If money is an issue, I would just get the seagate. You aren't likely to notice any differences between the two drives performance in any case.

 

[smitbret]

I have 3 of the 2TB Seagates. Screaming fast and they run quieter and cooler than my WD Green drives. The warranty is only 1 year and I have only had them for about 8 months so I can't vouch for durability, yet, though.