Seagate vs Samsung HDD

osa1313 · 6 Jul 2012 at 21:06

Hi i have a dilemma which HDD to buy for my new pc i have the choice between

Samsung SpinPoint F3 500GB SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (HD502HJ / ST500DM005)
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HD-081-SA&groupid=701&catid=14&subcat=

VS

Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003)
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HD-257-SE&groupid=701&catid=14&subcat=

My hardware has everything needed to run any fo these drives but i don't have an idea which will be a better choice for me, which HDD is more reliable and faster ?
Which hard drive would you recommend me to buy ?

T345 · 6 Jul 2012 at 21:06

The seagate is 1tb and sata 6gb/s

scrlk · 6 Jul 2012 at 21:08

Doesn't matter, they are the same company now.

I've heard Seagates and Samsungs failing in equal amounts, so pick the one with the best price.

Orcvader · 6 Jul 2012 at 21:15

Seagate. Double the space over the Samsung so it's a no brainer really.

osa1313 · 6 Jul 2012 at 21:29

What about
Samsung SpinPoint F3 1TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (HD103SJ / ST1000DM005)

osa1313 · 6 Jul 2012 at 21:29

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HD-082-SA&groupid=701&catid=14&subcat=

Surveyor · 6 Jul 2012 at 21:32

T345 said:
The seagate is 1tb

That's good.

It doesn't hurt to have extra space.

T345 said:
and sata 6gb/s

That makes no difference.

The Seagate will still perform better though.

osa1313 · 6 Jul 2012 at 21:39

So i have the choice between

Samsung SpinPoint F3 1TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (HD103SJ / ST1000DM005) [ HD103SJ ]

VS

Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST1000DM003)

Samsung offers 3 years warranty
Seagate offers 2 years warranty

Samsung total + postage = £73.69
Seagate total + postage = £74.69

Orcvader · 6 Jul 2012 at 21:42

The cheaper one - F3. It may say SATA II and have less cache than the Seagate but you won't see much difference as both spins at 7200rpm. And the extra year warranty is a plus too.

Both warranty is sorted by Seagate as Seagate has purchased Samsung's HDD sector a while back.

Steveocee · 6 Jul 2012 at 21:46

Samsung for the warranty

osa1313 · 6 Jul 2012 at 22:27

Thanks for the advise i think i will go with the Samsung 1TB

opstrat · 6 Jul 2012 at 22:34

Steveocee said:
Samsung for the warranty

samsung warranty is now dealt with by seagate

osa1313 · 6 Jul 2012 at 22:36

opstrat said:
samsung warranty is now dealt with by seagate

It has a much longer warranty and i save £ so that's why i chose Samsung unless somebody has some arguments ?

opstrat · 6 Jul 2012 at 22:39

if it is longer warranty and cheaper then go with the sammy, if u have to get it replaced by seagate they will give you a barracuda.

personally i would go seagate

osa1313 · 6 Jul 2012 at 22:57

I own one seagate but i want to see if there will be a difference as more people recommended me Samsung.

chaparral · 7 Jul 2012 at 05:44

Orcvader said:
The cheaper one - F3. It may say SATA II and have less cache than the Seagate but you won't see much difference as both spins at 7200rpm. .

Having the same Spin speed does not mean the drives will be anywhere near the same speed

Example

My 7200rpm 3TB seagate

My 7200rpm 1TB Samsung F3

My 7200rpm 3TB seagate

My 7200rpm 1TB Samsung F3

My 7200rpm 3TB seagate

My 7200rpm 1TB Samsung F3

osa1313 · 7 Jul 2012 at 07:58

But is the difference noticeable ?

MrMoonX · 7 Jul 2012 at 08:36

osa1313 said:
But is the difference noticeable ?

considering the seagate is 60mb/s on transfer speeds faster I would say you would notice

osa1313 · 7 Jul 2012 at 09:01

But Seagate you tested is 3TB vs Samsung 1TB and that makes a difference.

chaparral · 7 Jul 2012 at 12:02

MrMoonX said:
considering the seagate is 60mb/s on transfer speeds faster I would say you would notice

I just updated the firmware on my 3TB seagate drive and now it even faster

my 3TB seagate drive

My 7200rpm 1TB Samsung F3