Need a new HDD for my pc... minimum 2TB!

[winterwonderland]

The non-Pro version still has a three year warranty I think and is therefore still worth considering. The WD Reds might be worth a look too. They're the competition for my NAS grade drive, but it concerns me that WD dropped the Red Pro version with the 5 year warranty.

I wasn't commenting on the drives you'd suggested and to be honest hadn't really looked. Just suggested what I'd bought since I'm satisfied with it. Looking at those now though, steer clear of the Blue, since that two year warranty really means that they will fail. I've got several Greens, the previous branding, but the same drive and a lot of those are showing problems with corrupted data, although they're still going. They're nice and quiet though (and slow) better noise performance than the 8TB I'm using now, but that's not worth it in my opinion.

@BadFrog said that the 3TB drive in your list is unreliable, which I reckon is probably true. Google it for more details if you're still interested in it, though. I'd go for 4TB myself, anyway.

Finally, you do have a descent backup regime? Regardless of what you buy, you must have this, or you're guaranteed to lose data eventually. And yes, it does mean at least double the cost for hard drives, unfortunately. How important is your data to you? If it's roughly around the "critical" mark, then there's no getting away from it.

so... the non-pro version of it would be better than Seagate ST4000DM004 4tb? it has the same price as the non-pro version of the one you mentioned. any thoughts about that? the Blue i will skip, yes.

also, i do have several cloud services and external hdd's where i take monthly backups etc., just to be on the safe side.

 

[qubit]

so... the non-pro version of it would be better than Seagate ST4000DM004 4tb? it has the same price as the non-pro version of the one you mentioned. any thoughts about that? the Blue i will skip, yes.

also, i do have several cloud services and external hdd's where i take monthly backups etc., just to be on the safe side.

That Barracuda only has a two year warranty, so I'd skip it going by my experience with the WD Greens. I wouldn't go for less than a three year warranty. In the end, it's your choice and what your priorities are. Perhaps really high reliability isn't that critical for your application, so you can then save some money on a cheaper drive with a 2 year warranty.

That's great about the backups. I hate to see people lose their data.

 

[winterwonderland]

That Barracuda only has a two year warranty, so I'd skip it going by my experience with the WD Greens. I wouldn't go for less than a three year warranty. In the end, it's your choice and what your priorities are. Perhaps really high reliability isn't that critical for your application, so you can then save some money on a cheaper drive with a 2 year warranty.

That's great about the backups. I hate to see people lose their data.

ah i understand. hmm.. i have found some other alternatives that's within my budget:
1: WD Red WD30EFRX 64MB 3TB
2: Seagate IronWolf ST4000VN008 64MB 4TB

Any thoughts on those?

and yes, im also nervous about that, so i take backups.

 

[lexluthermiester]

The following drive has been a great performer for many of my clients;
https://www.amazon.com/Toshiba-Desktop-7200rpm-Internal-Drive/dp/B013JPLOQQ
There also 4TB, 5TB and 6TB versions, all within the budget you've stated. Here's the 5TB;
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B013JPLKQK/

 

[GorbazTheDragon]

I am using a WD 3TB red (EFRX) as my main data drive. It's not the most quiet drive I've used, all of the 2.5 inch blacks I have as secondary drives are quieter by a lot.

That said, performance wise I think it is quite good, it does about the same as those 2.5 inch blacks which are all 7200RPM rather than 5400RPM drives, and when I bought it it was insanely cheap, around 70 quid, so really quite the steal.

 

[BadFrog]

Well, look at this: https://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_...Xwd+black+2tb.TRS0&_nkw=wd+black+2tb&_sacat=0 - as you can see, it's not exactly $100... so yeah, it's outside of my budget, at least for a 2tb.... unfortunately. :/

Sorry about that. I thought you said around 100-200 so I thought it would work. I also noticed you said UK, so I checked amazon in UK and found this...

https://www.amazon.co.uk/WD-TB-Performance-Hard-Drive/dp/B00FJRS628

Click other sellers near/under the price of item. You should see it as Prime shipping for 103 pounds? I'm not sure if that includes VAT/tax or not? Why are the ones on Ebay so expensive?!

 

[cucker tarlson]

st2000dm008

1x2tb plattter,256mb cache,priced among low-end drives like toshiba p300.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Seagate-Ba...F8&qid=1537160034&sr=1-3&keywords=st2000dm008

 

[lexluthermiester]

st2000dm008
1x2tb plattter,256mb cache,priced among low-end drives like toshiba p300.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Seagate-Ba...F8&qid=1537160034&sr=1-3&keywords=st2000dm008

That seems like a damn good one. I'm going to look into that one for future client builds..

 

[cucker tarlson]

That seems like a damn good one. I'm going to look into that one for future client builds..

pretty unique drive, there's no higher capacity variants,only the 2tb.

https://www.seagate.com/www-content...a-fam/barracuda-new/en-us/docs/100817550b.pdf


this is prety crazy considering their top of the line performance drive, barracauda pro, in its 2tb version has 2x1TB platters and 128mb cache,while it costs twice as much. odd little exception,I'll likely purchase one for myself,then I'll be able to say sth more.

 

[lexluthermiester]

pretty unique drive, there's no higher capacity variants,only the 2tb.

Which is a shame..

 

[winterwonderland]

st2000dm008

1x2tb plattter,256mb cache,priced among low-end drives like toshiba p300.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Seagate-Ba...F8&qid=1537160034&sr=1-3&keywords=st2000dm008

oh wow! so, i will prolly go for this one then. it's nicely within my budget and 2tb, which is more than fine for me.

so. that is your recommendation, yes?

 

[cucker tarlson]

specs wise it's great,never had any experience with those.it's pretty new.

 

[winterwonderland]

specs wise it's great,never had any experience with those.it's pretty new.

Seems like a very safe buy that, and it's very well within in my budget too. i guess i can mark this as solved. st2000dm008 it is. thanks for all the inputs and thoughts!

 

[cucker tarlson]

keep us updated with benchmarks and 1st hand experiences. I'm very much interested in this drive.It should theoretically be faster than a wd performance drive that's twice as expensive.no 5 year warranty of course,but still exceptional value.

 

[TinTin Win]

3TB Toshiba DT01ABA300
5940rpm, 32MB cache very silent and small price

 

[cucker tarlson]

drives like that are cheap,but a pain in the ass to use cause of their energy saving features and low spin speed. a 7200rpm drive is more responsive,while you can get a quiet one too.
I have two, one is a 4 year old seagate 1tb, one is toshiba p300. while I like both, the seagate is actually faster by a whisker and also very noticeably quieter. Despite all the crap they get,I still think seagate drives are very good value.

 

[winterwonderland]

drives like that are cheap,but a pain in the ass to use cause of their energy saving features and low spin speed. a 7200rpm drive is more responsive,while you can get a quiet one too.
I have two, one is a 4 year old seagate 1tb, one is toshiba p300. while I like both, the seagate is actually faster by a whisker and also very noticeably quieter. Despite all the crap they get,I still think seagate drives are very good value.

Yes, for that price, i can safely give the Seagate a chance. i have now had my 2 seagates (1x1tb, 1x2tb) for 2 years and the other one for 4 years. both running like a charm, for now anyways. i will let you know how this new one will be like, absolutely. i also LOVE how quiet the drives are! the only things making noise are the fans, heh.