Segate Or Western Digital ???

Sandeep · 05-26-2006, 08:23 AM

I am About to buy a new harddrive with 16 mb catch sata2 of 250GB'

Which shall i buy Westerndigitals WD2500KS OR Segates barracuda 7200.9.

Which one is nice and which one is quiet?????

HELP ME ????

Ku-sama · 05-26-2006, 08:51 AM

i have the WD and its really nice, but i havent had a seagate in awhile, they tend to run too hot for me, and they used to be loud, but im not sure on that anymore...

**The_Other_One** · 05-26-2006, 08:58 AM

Seagate's typically run cooler and more quiet than WD's, but aren't as fast. Both are great brands, though.

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05-26-2006, 08:51 AM	#2 (permalink)
Ku-sama banned Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Computer Cave. AKA: King Computer Inc. Age: 19 Posts: 5,312	i have the WD and its really nice, but i havent had a seagate in awhile, they tend to run too hot for me, and they used to be loud, but im not sure on that anymore...