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Hard Drive Brand Debate
Jeuno:
Honestly i'd rate them around the same for reliability (WD AND Samsung)
Its really hit or miss honestly its either DOA, or die early (if they die quickly they usually do within 3 weeks) but for the vast majority will last you as long as you keep them vented and not just stacked back to back and no airflow.
vlakner:
WD all the way, though I have heard some good things about Samsung. Never buying another seagate, last 3 I bought died in under a year.
theprophet:
I used to buy all seagate back in the day and they were always good and reliable, but the things I have heard about their new gen drives has made me leary of them to be honest. I am hearing alot about WD but I know there are people in every walk with a different opinion. Kinda why I started this thread to get the juices flowing trying to figure out what to do and what way to follow.
When I put them in a case they have their own fan on the hard drives usually with at least and inch between each drive so that usually run cool. I guess I am just being paranoid. What ways can I test to see if I have a failing drive? What can I run to keep an eye to make sure I don't have dying sectors when I get the HDDs in?
fohfoh:
There's software that can be applied when coupled with the SMART functions.
You can get it to monitor and find out when a certain drive is in a "dangerous" state where it may require replacement even though it's no longer dead. Then you can spend 10 bucks or whatever to get an external house and use it as a portable aspect up until the drive itself dies.
Mag-X:
I've always just bought whatever is cheapest at the time, and I've never had a problem.
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