Which HD? (Samsung vs Seagate)

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Personally I'd go for Samsungs every time! Always had them, never had any problems. Plus noise is a big issue for me, and they are very quiet!!
 
have the new samsungs got louder then? or Seagates got quieter? I have both, 1 1/2 years old, and the samsung is noticeably quieter.
 
Seagate fan here, but I gotta admit all this talk for the past 1-2 years on Seagates getting noiser is true.... its luck of draw actually some Seagates use a different chipset/hence the noise is worser.

Shame Seagates went downhill lately, id go for Samsungs there on the game with low "Noise" atm ;)
 
I wouldn't describe producing the benchmark drive of the last 12 months as going downhill.

Yes, there were issues with the motors of some drives but the vast bulk of reports lately have been that the drives are now quiet, maybe not as quiet as the Samsungs but certainly not intrusive.
 
My 320GB 7200.10 is the quietest of the three Seagate HDDs I have in my system, by far. The others are a 120GB 7200.7 and a 200GB 7200.8.
 
The 7200.10 is a great performer and I really like mine. BUT, they do make more noise when than than my Spinpoints when seeking.

I personally would go for Seagate, but Sammy's will be better if you are really sensitive to noise.
 
You can't go wrong with either really. I like my 7200.10 but the Samsung's also look to be very good drives.
 
I'd go for the one with the longer warranty.

Seagates is 5 years afaik.

If samsung did 7 years, i'd get the sammy... otherwise, seagate f. t. w. :)
 
Excellent reliability with a small trade off in speed - Samsung

Not as much but not exactly rubbish reliability + faster - Seagate - do note you might get a screamer if you got one with the wrong motor :D
 
more seagates go to a warranty claim,than Samsungs,and that`s from someone that installs both on a regular basis for customers
 
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