HDD Failure

Twist86

Twist86

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So I just got my SSD and I was about to start transferring stuff off my Seagate and it started to make a wobbling high pitched sound. So before I RMA it I will use it till it either A. fails or B. my replacement gets here.

So I am fighting between these 3 drives atm.
1TB WD
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136534&cm_re=1TB_HDD-_-22-136-534-_-Product
500GB WD
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ..._re=500GB_hdd_internal-_-22-136-320-_-Product
500GB Samsung
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ..._re=500GB_hdd_internal-_-22-152-181-_-Product
Now mind you I *might* use this strictly for storage (unpowered and used for backups) or I might use it as a secondary to the SSD.

Which one is best? I am not looking to spend much more but I want reliability again. I have had 4 seagate drives fail within a year of purchase and its getting old. My money is on the Black drive....I am kinda kicking myself as I had a chance to get the 1TB version for the same price during the BF/CM days.


However if I get the 1TB it will only be used till the replacement gets back and then used as a backup disk as I HATE multiple platters. My luck is the more platters the 3 months per platter sooner it breaks :P
 
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i wouldnt go for the samsung i changed my wd caviar green 640gb to a samsung spinpoint 1tb and it was sooo slow, id say western digital are the best ! what ssd did you get i got an ocz and its been great, fast and reliable.
 
im partial to hitachi...i got a 2tb hitachi a few months ago when they were 130 bucksish...now their up to 230 again...i dont get it....

looked again today...their back to 130 again...like a day ago they were 100 bucks more, i am confused.
 
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jamesd1981 said:
i wouldnt go for the samsung i changed my wd caviar green 640gb to a samsung spinpoint 1tb and it was sooo slow, id say western digital are the best ! what ssd did you get i got an ocz and its been great, fast and reliable.
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I got a Vertex 2 90GB but I am selling it to pay for some other stuff now. I had a few items on my other PCs break and I have a strict rule on PC buying. I have a "fund" where I put x amount in and I refuse to spend more than the fund has. Fund is tapped so next measure is selling the biggest drain lol


FuryRosewood said:
im partial to hitachi...i got a 2tb hitachi a few months ago when they were 130 bucksish...now their up to 230 again...i dont get it....looked again today...their back to 130 again...like a day ago they were 100 bucks more, i am confused.
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I have a problem with Hitachi though....I mean most people I ever heard talk about them would so "I don't like the Hitachi Deathstars" from their high fail rate :P
 
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