Which HDD maker is reliable

suraswami · Jun 25, 2008

Ok I am buying 2 Seagates (taking my chances) and putting them on RAID 1. My WD will be backup to those.

Thanks all.

NeotonicDragon3 · Jun 25, 2008

I use Western Digital and Seagate. They both work great

AsRock · Jun 25, 2008

WD all the way been using them over 13 years now. All though Samsung comes in a strong 2nd but not tryied them my self but the company does some high quality gear

imperialreign · Jun 26, 2008

Tough choice for me - I prefer Seagates, as they tend to perform a little better, but WD tends to be a little more solid and reliable.

Either way, those two companies pwn the market in terms of reliability. Out of all my years, I've only ever had one Seagate fail - and that was late last year. A 40GB HDD that I've had since before the turn of the millenium.

xu^ · Jun 30, 2008

i have a WD and a Samsung in main rig ,very happy with both altho the Sammy does run a lot cooler

WD = 31c
Sammy = 26c

i also have a Maxtor in 2nd PC and tbh its pretty slow and hot ,i woudlnt buy another.

OldMX · Jul 1, 2008

I've had really bad experiences with Maxtor in the past, from then to now I only buy WD's and Seagates.

AsRock · Jul 1, 2008

xubidoo said:
i have a WD and a Samsung in main rig ,very happy with both altho the Sammy does run a lot cooler

WD = 31c
Sammy = 26c

i also have a Maxtor in 2nd PC and tbh its pretty slow and hot ,i woudlnt buy another.

Only can compare temps if you swap the HDDs around. I have 5WD's which of 3 are the same but all 5 tell a different temp due to being in different places in the case.

Kursah · Jul 1, 2008

I've had Maxtors, Seagates, and now WD's...all have treated me well, I've yet to have an HDD fail for any reason. I have to say the newest drives I've owned are a Seagate 500GB 7200.9 SATA2 and WD SE16 640, both are great, the WD runs cooler, quieter and faster, the 7200.9 was the last searies before Perpendicular tech too so, take the speed with a grain of salt. But the WD 640 is by far my favorite drive thus far, runs 30C, quiet as in can't hear it at all, fast and was relatively cheap for all of it's strong points.

:toast:

Deleted member 24505 · Jul 1, 2008

DanTheBanjoman said:
I recommend scrapping all Maxtor comments, they haven't existed for like 1.5 years.

Aye dan,was'nt it seageate who bought 'em?

Samsungs for me,cool quiet,fast enuff.

farlex85 · Jul 1, 2008

Yeah that 640gb SE16 is really the best drive you can get for the money imo. I've only owned WD so far, just b/c whenever it's time for me to buy they have the best deals. The se16 640gb will most likely be my next one, unless the 750gb F1 is equivalently priced, which it has been for short stints in the past. Samsung, WD, Seagate, I don't think you can go wrong w/ any of them. Luckily we have lots of competition in the hdd field.

NeotonicDragon3 · Jul 1, 2008

Looks like Western Digital is winning

dannaswolcott · Jul 1, 2008

Western Digital & Maxtor is what i use. No problems with them at all.

Hayder_Master · Jul 1, 2008

i am ask this one before, most guys told me about samsung f1, and you can find what you need there
http://forums.techpowerup.com/showthread.php?t=59005&highlight=pair+hard+disk

p_o_s_pc · Jul 2, 2008

tigger69 said:
Aye dan,was'nt it seageate who bought 'em?

Samsungs for me,cool quiet,fast enuff.

Yes Seagate bought them out

ShadowFold · Jul 2, 2008

Ive used WesternDigs. and Seagate and they both are good. The Seagate is alot faster tho(7200 vs 7200.10).

p_o_s_pc · Jul 2, 2008

ShadowFold said:
Ive used WesternDigs. and Seagate and they both are good. The Seagate is alot faster tho(7200 vs 7200.10).

What is the 7200.10? I don't understand that but have never asked

ShadowFold · Jul 2, 2008

All I know is its alot faster than 7200 from my experience!

panchoman · Jul 2, 2008

i've used all of them, and i like seagate and samsung :toast:

cdawall · Jul 2, 2008

p_o_s_pc said:
What is the 7200.10? I don't understand that but have never asked

isn't it just a way of saying the revision of the drive? ie 7200.9 is an older drive than a 7200.11?

farlex85 · Jul 2, 2008

Yeah I don't think it has anything to do w/ the actual speed of the drive, it's just a version #. 7200.11's tend to have higher platter densities and such than the 7200.10s, later and better. Same w/ like SE16 and SE from WD. Generally what I've seen SE<7200.10<7200.11<SE16 as far as WD v.s. Seagate goes, depends on the model though.

suraswami · Jul 2, 2008

I was supposed to buy 2 seagates from pcgolfer, paid him but never got it neither he replied to any of us. So I am going back to WD. Waiting for July 4th sale.

ASharp · Jul 2, 2008

I'd say the best option right now is the 640GB Western Digital drive. It's blazing fast, cool, quiet, and the price per gig is pretty good too.

FatForester · Jul 2, 2008

I have a Samsung F1 750GB (HD753LJ) and it's been very fast, quiet, and runs cool. Right now I have it in an external case and the only way I can tell if it's on is if I grab the case (it runs warmer in the external). Other than the quiet spin-up noise it makes when it powers on, I don't hear it or feel the vibrations of it on my desk. I used to use only WD, but Samsung has won me over. I have a friend that uses only Western Digital hard drives, and I have another who uses Seagate. None of us have had any problems, and as far as online reviews go all three companies are rock solid. Go with whichever Samsung, WD, or Seagate that gives you the most bang for the buck. If I were to pick my top two they'd have to be the Samsung F1 750, and the WD 640gb though.

newtekie1 · Jul 2, 2008

Solaris17 said:
Western Digital and seagate imo....Seagate b4 WD though.

Exactly my views. I avoid Maxtor drives at all costs, I might pick up a Samsung if the deal is right though.

Triprift · Jul 2, 2008

Wd for me ya definitly made the right choice.

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