HDD knackered. Recommendations?

[Jinxter]

OK so my Samsung HDD finally gave up the ghost over the weekend. It's devolved into a ticking clock and will be consigned to the bin shortly. It's out of warranty so what are peoples opinions on a replacement. I cannot afford the same capacity in solid state form so will be looking at cheap but reliable alternatives. I'm currently pondering on the WD Caviar black due to the 5 year warranty. Any recommendations much appreciated.

 

[ED209]

what size HDD are you looking for?

3TB greens (£30 cheaper than blacks) or 4TB blacks.

is it just for storage?

green drive here

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HD-376-WD&groupid=701&catid=14&subcat=1955

or black

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HD-412-WD&groupid=701&catid=14&subcat=1955

 

[Jinxter]

Hi sorry forgot to mention 1TB minimum mainly for games. OS already on SSD.

 

[ED209]

the green is 3TB and the black is 4TB so it all depends on how much you want to spend on one.

2TB - £69.68 - WD green

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HD-403-WD&groupid=701&catid=14&subcat=1955

Seagate drive - 2TB - £66.98

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HD-255-SE&groupid=701&catid=14&subcat=1955

 

[Philtor]

I would stick with Western Digital personally The Caviar Black is worth a look.

 

[Jinxter]

Thanks for the help guys much appreciated. Yes I'm thinking of sticking to the idea of a WD Black. The five year guarantee is a no brainer considering the Samsung lasted 3.5 years and that was without heavy usage to be fair.

 

[megatron]

I have a Samsung Spinpoint sp2004c 2Gb which is 10 years old and have been using it for steam games and currently has my OS on it. It does not match the speed benchmark or real world objectivity of the wd20EARS (western digital).

I have had a maxtor diamondmax and Hitachi Deskstar 7K1000.B fail on me. I have a seagate ST3500641AS and a WD10CEACS still going strong.