in the market for a new storage drive. which one

tnx · 12 Jan 2016 at 20:39

Hi guys.
My 1TB HDD is constantly getting filled up and I keep putting stuff onto disc. Seems to be old hat so I think a new drive is in order.
But which one ?

Picked two
My basket at Overclockers UK:

1 x Seagate 3TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache HDD - OEM (ST3000DM001)= £78.95
1 x Western Digital Caviar Red Pro 3TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache HDD - OEM WD3001FF= £139.99

Total: £228.84
(includes shipping: £9.90)

What makes the WD better and worth the extra pennies. Or is there no real difference ?

ED209 · 12 Jan 2016 at 20:54

the WD reds are designed for NAS drives or 24\7 use, what is the HDD going to be used for, storage or a games\data drive?

pepp77 · 12 Jan 2016 at 20:59

Out of those available this is the one I would go for

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/west...-s-64mb-cache-hdd-oem-wd30ezrz-hd-376-wd.html

I would never touch the Seagate and the Blue is WDs 'new' general use/storage drive.

tnx · 12 Jan 2016 at 21:05

ED209 said:
the WD reds are designed for NAS drives or 24\7 use, what is the HDD going to be used for, storage or a games\data drive?

The drive is just for general use.. Pics, docs, music, software. That kind of thing

pepp77 said:
Out of those available this is the one I would go for

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/west...-s-64mb-cache-hdd-oem-wd30ezrz-hd-376-wd.html

I would never touch the Seagate and the Blue is WDs 'new' general use/storage drive.

Cheers for that info

tnx · 12 Jan 2016 at 21:10

A question about "spin rates"

The Seagate spins at 7200rpm
the Cavalier Blue at 5900 rpm ( IntelliPower )

My thinking has always been the faster the better. Is this not the case ?

pepp77 · 12 Jan 2016 at 21:12

tnx said:
A question about "spin rates"

The Seagate spins at 7200rpm
the Cavalier Blue at 5900 rpm ( IntelliPower )

My thinking has always been the faster the better. Is this not the case ?

Not really anymore. Whilst yes faster is technically faster the usage of mechanical drives nowadays means there is no real world benefit.

tnx · 12 Jan 2016 at 21:13

then there is the
My basket at Overclockers UK:

1 x Western Digital Caviar Black 3TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache HDD - OEM (WD3003FZEX)= £128.99

Total: £137.69
(includes shipping: £8.70)

is this a NAS drive too ?

pepp77 · 12 Jan 2016 at 21:20

tnx said:
then there is the
My basket at Overclockers UK:

1 x Western Digital Caviar Black 3TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache HDD - OEM (WD3003FZEX)= £128.99

Total: £137.69
(includes shipping: £8.70)

is this a NAS drive too ?

http://www.wdc.com/en/products/internal/desktop/

WD Explained

tnx · 12 Jan 2016 at 21:29

pepp77 said:
http://www.wdc.com/en/products/internal/desktop/

WD Explained

Nice link, cheers. Logged it and will have a good read on that site later.

:cool:

bru · 14 Jan 2016 at 13:12

For the price difference I would get the blue, you will probably never notice the difference in speed if it is just for games or storage.

Justintime · 14 Jan 2016 at 15:57

tnx said:
A question about "spin rates"

The Seagate spins at 7200rpm
the Cavalier Blue at 5900 rpm ( IntelliPower )

My thinking has always been the faster the better. Is this not the case ?

Blues are 7200rpm, at a guess i think even the blue Cavaliers might be limited to around 6000rpm though, in standard petrol guise.

tnx · 14 Jan 2016 at 16:39

Thanks for the info guys....

for the price, I recon blue is the way to go..

cheers..