WD Red 8TB or Seagate IronWolf 10TB

neviditelny · 27 Apr 2017 at 02:58

Just a simple question, which one would be best to buy for a storage drive?

bledd · 27 Apr 2017 at 12:15

Whichever you go for, buy two of them.

One for storage, one for a backup of that storage.

Semple · 27 Apr 2017 at 12:19

Do you need 8TB, or 10TB?

ToTheMax · 27 Apr 2017 at 16:20

bledd said:
Whichever you go for, buy two of them.

One for storage, one for a backup of that storage.

Unless you don't care about that data, you need a backup option...

Get the 10gb one since you always tend to need more space.

neviditelny · 27 Apr 2017 at 22:26

I got a 8TB external that works as a backup as well, but I want a HDD in the pc as well. But a 10TB is looking very promising.

seagate_surfer · 19 May 2017 at 23:33

Thank you for considering Seagate! If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out!

Vimes · 29 May 2017 at 14:30

I would buy WD. Their technical support and advanced replacement warranty has been amazing for me in the past.
Any drive can fail but I feel assured with WD's replacement policy of good customer service.

My last contact with them concerned a 6tb Green drive, which failed. I not only got an advanced replacement drive but didn't need to return the faulty one, but provide evidence of it being destroyed.

neviditelny · 29 May 2017 at 23:52

I did get the IronWolf 10TB in the end, and even though it have only been up and running since Friday evening it is looking very good. Quick transfer from my external hdd with the USB3.0 and it doesnt make a lot of noice what I've noticed this far. Seems to load very quick as well when I need to use it so I hope it stays like that