Best Performing HDDs

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I've been thinking about my various options and have decided against going for an SSD for now. I've narrowed down the list to 4 possible choices of normal HDDs:

Western Digital 150GB VelociRaptor
Samsung SpinPoint F3 1TB
Western Digital Caviar Green 1TB
Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB

Which has the best performance?
 
Velociraptor
Samsung F3
black
green

In that order, but the green is a 5400rpm energy efficient drive which is very slow compared to the other three.

Edit. Get the samsung!!
 
For OS / apps the VelociRaptor gets my vote. For everything else such as games, storage, etc the F3 is probably the better choice. Caviar Black very similar spec to the F3 and does come with a 5 year warranty if that matters to you. Sequential read / write speeds are only one factor out of many to consider and it very much depends on what you intend to use the drive for. Maybe this will help you decide...

http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/chart...compare,1010.html?prod[3016]=on&prod[2367]=on
 
Took the plunge and bought the VelociRaptor :) To copy my OS can I get the trail of Acronis True Image or will I have to buy it? or can I use the built in tools in Win7?
 
Mick-1965 said:
if your buying western digital then why not download the WD free true image
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Oh cool i didnt realise! Does it support Win 7? I think I bought the old version as I bought the 3.5" rather then the 2.5". Do you think I should change my order as the 2.5" has 2x the interface speed?
 
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Do you think I should change my order as the 2.5" has 2x the interface speed?
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:confused: ??? All VelociRaptor drives are 2.5" form. It comes mounted on a 3.5" combo caddie / heatsink. Speed is the same since it's exactly the same drive as the 2.5" standalone model. That one only comes without the caddie as it is designed to fit in blade servers. There are two 3.5" versions. The older GLFS is not SATA backplane compatible but the newer HLFS has the connectors lined up correctly. If you bought a new drive the odds are very good it will be this revision.
 
The BFLS is the bare drive minus the 3.5" caddie, as mentioned above. No difference whatsoever in performance. It is the same drive only with alternative mounting. The HLFS is the latest 3.5" mount model and the SATA connectors are backplane compatible, which is useful if you have hot swap bays in your case. The actual drive itself is 2.5" as are all VelociRaptors.
 
Velociraptor is a waste of money, SSD is better bang for buck.

Either go SSD, or get a nice value 7200RPM.
This is from someone who used to own RAID0 Raptors.
 
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