Which HDD is better?

jkcampbell730 · 05-17-2008, 04:42 PM

Hey All,
Just trying to get some opinions on these two Hard Drives.

Western Digital:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822136200

Seagate:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822148261

I like that the WD has a 16MB Cache.

SirKenin · 05-17-2008, 05:34 PM

This topic has been beaten into the ground. You might want to read a couple of threads in this particular forum.

To summate... The amount of cache is the least of your worries when considering a drive purchase.

voyagerfan99 · 05-17-2008, 06:58 PM

I think WD has better quality drives.

SirKenin · 05-17-2008, 07:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by voyagerfan99

I think WD has better quality drives.

It's a good thing you're not paid to "think"

lol

johnb35 · 05-17-2008, 08:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jkcampbell730

Hey All,
Just trying to get some opinions on these two Hard Drives.

Western Digital:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822136200

Seagate:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822148261

I like that the WD has a 16MB Cache.

I've had lots of problems with Western Digital in the past unfortunately. I've got a WD and a Samsung in my desktop right now and I've got a Seagate in my laptop. Every now and then I will hear a click from the WD, I've had no problems with the Samsung, I'm running them together in a raid 1. I just got the Seagate for my laptop a few weeks ago.

If I were you I would stay away from WD until their quality control gets a lot better. I'm gonna either go with Samsung or Seagate for awhile myself. Stay away from Hitachi as well.

911aaron · 05-18-2008, 01:39 AM

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822148262
only $5 more then the ones you picked, plus its a seagate, 16mb cache, 250gb. It seems to have a good review record as well.

jkcampbell730 · 05-18-2008, 02:25 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 911aaron

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822148262
only $5 more then the ones you picked, plus its a seagate, 16mb cache, 250gb. It seems to have a good review record as well.

Good job spotting this. Thanks!

911aaron · 05-18-2008, 02:34 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jkcampbell730

Good job spotting this. Thanks!

NP

I'm thinking about getting one myself. hehe.

05-17-2008, 04:42 PM	#1 (permalink)
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05-18-2008, 01:39 AM	#6 (permalink)
911aaron Silver Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Inside your computer as a virus Posts: 195	http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822148262 only $5 more then the ones you picked, plus its a seagate, 16mb cache, 250gb. It seems to have a good review record as well. __________________ * Processor: Intel core 2 Quad Q6600 * Mobo: GIGABYTE GA-P35-DS3L * RAM: G. Skill 2GB F2-6400CL5d-2GBNQ * Hard Drive: Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 ST3250410AS 250GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s * VGA: EVGA 256-P2-N751-TR GeForce 8600GT 256MB 128-bit GDDR3 * PSU: Ultra X-Finity 500-Watt * OS: Windows XP Home Edition 32-bit * Monitor: Samsung 906BW LCD 2 ms response time 2000:1 Contrast *CPU cooler: Arctic Cooler 7

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05-17-2008, 05:34 PM	#2 (permalink)
SirKenin banned Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 4,711	This topic has been beaten into the ground. You might want to read a couple of threads in this particular forum. To summate... The amount of cache is the least of your worries when considering a drive purchase.