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Western Digital or Seagate
kamuixtv99:
Elements for storage? I will consider.
What am I paying for the Black? Performance or Quality? Quality...meaning long-time storage not for torrenting or minimal tasks.
megido-rev.M:
Both, in HDD sense.
kitamesume:
--- Quote from: kamuixtv99 on September 15, 2012, 02:48:26 AM ---Elements for storage? I will consider.
What am I paying for the Black? Performance or Quality? Quality...meaning long-time storage not for torrenting or minimal tasks.
--- End quote ---
black's main target is high performance continuous usage, meaning they're meant to be extremely durable even under 24/7 usage and has high performance.
if you wan't a storage try WD Reds, or blues although they're more of a middle weight, don't get greens over 2TB.
edit: also blacks would fit the role of torrenting quite nicely, i dunno about reds though but they're meant to be used as a NAS drive.
Dhruv:
^+1
I am also tempted to purchase a Black and put it in an enclosure to replace my current Seagate FreeAgent GoFlex Desk. It comes at a price but i am willing to give it a try since Black has such a good reputation.
kitamesume:
speaking of HDD lifespans, HDDs that sits still for too long tends to breakout, the springs, bearings and junctions becomes stiff making the motors try harder than what they're designed for.
edit: personally witnessed this on IDE drives that sat on the storage box for more than 2years, they were working fine when i left them.
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