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1TB wd black $99 - or 1.5TB seagate $129

zCypher

zCypher

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I've heard some unsettling things about Seagate lately, and I've only heard good things about the WD Black so far... So, the current deal is $99 for a 1TB black or $129 for a 1.5TB seagate... I dunno which one to go for? 500GB more for $30 is a pretty good deal but is it safe??

Need your advice!
 
The higher capacity, the higher risk of things going wrong.

I can say that if I had to recover one of them, I would rather work on the Seagate, Western digitals are a pain to repair (Im a DR tech)


This is all resolved by keeping a good backup! Then you can focus on performance, and performance-wise the WD Black is going to take the cake.


To shorten things: Keep a backup, and get that WD Black.
 
Thanks for the quick reply.

Found where I'm buying my RAM from, memoryhouse.com has a special $3.99 shipping (NCIX wanted $10!). That's more like it. They also have the WD but it's $10 more there. argh.
 
Originally posted by: Russwinters
This is all resolved by keeping a good backup! Then you can focus on performance, and performance-wise the WD Black is going to take the cake.
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Yes, backup!

zCypher can also wait for the WD 2TB Black to hit the market. Supposedly they're starting to ship.
 
I searched the Canadian Newegg and they only have up to 1TB black and it's 104.99.

It's ok, I ordered the 1TB black from Canada Computers for $99 + $6.99 shipping and 2GB more ram from memoryhouse they had 3.99 shipping special 😀

I have been living ok with a 80gb for long enough that a TB will be plenty big for a while. If I need more later on, 2TB+ will probably be $99 by then 😀

Can't wait!
 
Are these pretty much the best deals around? I have a friend who's recently starting taking a good number of photos in a semi-professional capacity, and is looking for a new external drive for his laptop.

*edit* I should note that I don't see the 1.5TBs for $120 that RebateMonger noted
 
Where are you located? I'm in Canada, so the deals are usually different, sometimes worse sometimes better (usually not better!). I use Shopbot.ca, Pricecanada.com, Pricebat.ca sites like that ... NCIX does pricematch which is very helpful. Certain places offer better shipping rates or have deals for shipping sometimes...

If you're in the US, I don't know
 
High capacity has nothing to do with reliability Russ.


And yeah, stay away from the seagate
 
I whole heartedly disagree, but that is a discussion left for another topic


Hard drives are my profession, and I can tell you that the chances of a high capacity drive failing is definitely higher then a lower capacity drive. I am speaking of mechanical failures of course, there is nothing in a higher capacity drive that would make it more susceptible to firmware or PCB damage then any other drive, only in mechanical failure.
 
Originally posted by: zCypher
I searched the Canadian Newegg and they only have up to 1TB black and it's 104.99.

It's ok, I ordered the 1TB black from Canada Computers for $99 + $6.99 shipping and 2GB more ram from memoryhouse they had 3.99 shipping special 😀

I have been living ok with a 80gb for long enough that a TB will be plenty big for a while. If I need more later on, 2TB+ will probably be $99 by then 😀
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It sounds like you made a good choice. Have fun with your new drive space.
 
Originally posted by: Russwinters
I whole heartedly disagree, but that is a discussion left for another topic


Hard drives are my profession, and I can tell you that the chances of a high capacity drive failing is definitely higher then a lower capacity drive. I am speaking of mechanical failures of course, there is nothing in a higher capacity drive that would make it more susceptible to firmware or PCB damage then any other drive, only in mechanical failure.
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What's root-cause of the correlation there? Higher areal density drives higher tolerance requirements which means the hardware wears out and begins operating outside the allowed tolerance range sooner?
 
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