Cheap Stuff WD vs F3

KHALIK · 21 May 2011 at 23:57

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TheGedi · 22 May 2011 at 00:05

The F3, The Caviar Black series is the Product line to compete with the likes of the F3.

BigAndy87 · 22 May 2011 at 00:06

i would say the f3 with bigger cache and larger platter size, the WD only has the 6GB/s going for it which isnt that useful on a standard HDD

shine · 22 May 2011 at 00:07

With mechanical HDD's seek time, spin speed and interface are three of the main indicators of speed. Both have identical seek times and spin speeds. However, the WD is SATA III and the F3 SATA II. SATA III is the latest interface which allows higher data transfer speeds so in theory the WD should be faster.

From what I have read the WD Blue isn't really any faster than the F3 though so you may as well get the largest capacity as there's probably little noticeable speed difference between the two drives.

Shadz · 22 May 2011 at 00:15

Personal preference at the end of the day I don't think that you will notice that much
difference in any of the drives in relation to speed.

If it was me I would be going for the F3