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Western Digital or Seagate
Dhruv:
I plan on buying another External Hard Disk Drive in 2-3 months or so when my current Hard Disk space Runs out(estimated)
i wanna buy 2 TB or 3 TB or 4 TB depending upon what is the least cost per TB
So from which company should i buy? WD or Seagate? Please Give reasons to support your answers
I may also seed from it for 10-12 hrs a day
I currently have a 2 TB Seagate FreeAgent GoFlex Desk and it's USB 2.0 but up-gradable to USB 3.0
Copperstone:
I have a WD 250GB external, which is almost 7 years old. I used to seed from it regularly for about 2 years. The HDD had no issues or speed problems whatsoever. It was an amazing experience!
Then about 5 years ago, I bought a Maxtor 1TB. This is a beast of a HDD, consistent blazing fast transfer speeds even now, after 5 years! I seed from it without any problems. I usually keep it connected to my lappy for days. I just replaced my power adapter this year.
If am not mistaken, WD gives a 5 year warranty. But Seagate and Maxtor (both are same, Seagate owns Maxtor) gives 2 year warranty. Choosing HDDs is upto you, both are pretty decent. IMO, go for the WD.
Note: My HDDs are USB 2.0
Here's a link to help you out:
(click to show/hide)Portable External HDD Reviews:http://external-hard-drive-review.toptenreviews.com/
External HDD Reviews : http://desktop-external-hard-drive-review.toptenreviews.com/
Pentium100:
WD RE4 are probably the best SATA drives, with Seagate Constellation ES very close. I do not know about the consumer-grade drives, but if I had to buy one now, I'd buy WD Black.
Also, I have a lot of old drives, mainly Seagate, but that does not say anything about the reliability of drives made in 2012, just that some years ago Seagate made great drives.
halfelite:
I have always had great luck with seagate and so so luck with WD. I currently run 25+ seagate drives at home. I dont think there is ever a clear winner this is a topic that will go back and fourth for days. both companies have had there ups and downs. Some swear by WD others swear by seagate there is no way for someone to tell you how the drive will perform in your system/setup/environment. So its kinda trial and error to each user.
Has your seagate you run now given you any trouble to doubt buying another? If it has try a wd if not why not get another seagate
Dhruv:
--- Quote from: Pentium100 on July 16, 2012, 04:54:13 AM ---WD RE4 are probably the best SATA drives, with Seagate Constellation ES very close. I do not know about the consumer-grade drives, but if I had to buy one now, I'd buy WD Black.
Also, I have a lot of old drives, mainly Seagate, but that does not say anything about the reliability of drives made in 2012, just that some years ago Seagate made great drives.
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Can you compare the 3 drives you mentioned?
i looked up the cost and Black seems to be the costliest out of 3
And how does mine compare to these 3....i dunno if mine SATA or not
and are the drives useful for the purposes i want them for?
I also looked up another Hard Disk 'WD My Book' How good is that?
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