2TB for Games Drive

Puppetmaster · 22 Jun 2013 at 18:52

It looks like my current Games drive is on its way out. I'm after a 2TB replacement.

Do you think its worth paying the extra and going for a WD Black (5 year warranty is appealing to me). I already have 2 SSD's I can install some games on but wanting a decent performing mechanical drive.

Thoughts?

WuMyster · 22 Jun 2013 at 19:35

WD Black is great, ive owned a few in the past.
Whats the warranty for the Seagate Barracudas, those are fantastic drives as wel

Puppetmaster · 22 Jun 2013 at 22:29

The 2TB Barracuda has a 2 year warranty and is a lot cheaper (£68 on offer vs £129)

james_2k · 22 Jun 2013 at 22:36

Get that then

Or get two for th same price, then raid them

WuMyster · 22 Jun 2013 at 23:14

Well to reassure you, i have 3 in my system at the moment and passed 2 5+ year old ones to a friend and theyre all working fine.
Since its a game drive, i doubt the data is very valuable so IF the drive failed, you could buy another one and probably accumulate the price for both to one WD drive.

Either way, both drives are excellent. Its all now what youd want to pay and if youre concerned about warranty.

Darujhistan · 23 Jun 2013 at 13:48

Puppetmaster said:
It looks like my current Games drive is on its way out. I'm after a 2TB replacement.

Do you think its worth paying the extra and going for a WD Black (5 year warranty is appealing to me). I already have 2 SSD's I can install some games on but wanting a decent performing mechanical drive.

Thoughts?

I'd buy a £68 Barracuda and put games on that. No way the WD Blacks are worth the money in comparison.