WD Black or Seagate Barracuda?

deano-5 · 12 Apr 2015 at 01:20

Which is better?

And is the latest version best?

Akagi · 12 Apr 2015 at 02:25

The WD Black is the better drive, Barracudas are acceptable but not much else, they have a worryingly high failure rate in comparison to the other major players.

The latest version of the WD Black is likely to be the best version yes.

What would the usage scenario be for the drive?

mithrandir · 12 Apr 2015 at 02:31

I'd pick WD over Seagate all the time.

MagicBoy · 12 Apr 2015 at 02:47

WD Black. Seagate failure rates are horrifying currently.

I'd rather have an SSD tho.

Akagi · 12 Apr 2015 at 02:49

MagicBoy said:
I'd rather have an SSD tho.

SSD's aren't appropriate for *every* usage scenario though, hence my asking of what his will be.

Might turn out that an SSD may be more suited, or a WD Red, or even a Green, or a Purple! :eek:

MagicBoy · 12 Apr 2015 at 02:52

I get that. A lot of people default to the Black cause it was "fastest thing ever in 2007 innit" and they forget that time has moved on.

Akagi · 12 Apr 2015 at 03:26

The fastest thing ever in 2007 innit would have been the Velociraptor.

Minstadave · 12 Apr 2015 at 05:49

I've got a Seagate and it is quick and munch cheaper than the WD Black, however the failure rate is pretty epic.

deano-5 · 12 Apr 2015 at 23:25

It'll be for storage and all my games

Scrumpy_Jack · 13 Apr 2015 at 02:33

Just had a 500gb Barracuda fail few weeks ago only lightly used over 2 years. Would prefer to buy Samsung drives if they were being developed instead will be Western Digital for my next purchase.

ED209 · 13 Apr 2015 at 06:49

would agree, WD Black over seagate

Steampunk · 13 Apr 2015 at 09:19

Another vote for the WD Black. As a long time Seagate user, the Barracudas are fast and cheap, but they fail lots and Seagate's customer service is poor. It's not worth the hassle compared to spending a bit more for a WD.

demon8991 · 14 Apr 2015 at 01:47

WD Black every time over anything Seagate.

BlackBat · 14 Apr 2015 at 18:00

MagicBoy said:
I get that. A lot of people default to the Black cause it was "fastest thing ever in 2007 innit" and they forget that time has moved on.

Acme said:
The fastest thing ever in 2007 innit would have been the Velociraptor.

Don't you both mean the Raptor? AFAIK both the Black series of drives and VelociRaptor were released in 2008.

deano-5 · 26 Apr 2015 at 01:04

After some research I've found that the WD Blue also is 7200RPM. Some sites have even said the blue might even be better for gaming than the black.

Is there anything significantly different between the two, apart from the warranty? I've heard the black has technology to help it work better at different angles. My case does require mounting the hdd on its side.

demon8991 · 26 Apr 2015 at 01:12

You are correct in saying the blue is also 7200rpm but I am pretty sure the black is a faster drive.

Also the blue doesn't come in anything bigger than 1TB

deano-5 · 26 Apr 2015 at 01:19

I only want 1tb.

I don't want to over-future proof

On Holiday · 26 Apr 2015 at 01:36

Would not buy any seagate drives ever again based on the failure rates I've experienced.

We used to RMA seagates 20 drives at a time compared to one WD at a time..

deano-5 · 26 Apr 2015 at 01:43

Gotta be honest Seagates haven't caused me any trouble. My 5+ year old external Seagate is still going strong. Have Seagate become worse over time?

demon8991 · 26 Apr 2015 at 02:01

Seagate are pretty awful now and I would never get one.

If it were me the extra £18 is worth it for the Black considering you get an extra 3 years warranty.