Best HDD - workstation

[LateralusArt]

I am looking for the fastest and also quite big hard drive for my arch-viz workstation (file storage, not OS drive). From all companys which makes drives i choose i think the best:

WD

Black 4 TB
Velociraptor 1 TB

SEAGATE

SSHD (don't want this)

HITACHI (WD BRAND)

?

TOSHIBA

?

I think the best choice will be to buy WD Black 4 TB. I probably don't see any point in making RAID 0 or 1.

What do You think?

 

[Cerb]

What are your criteria for being "best"?

 

[Elixer]

The best drive is the one you have active backups with.
In other words, all those listed can & will fail.
That means if you want data to be safe, then make multiple backups of said data.

 

[LateralusArt]

Yes, i always have backuped my data. For me the best is the fastest, most reliable and big capacity.

 

[smitbret]

Yes, i always have backuped my data. For me the best is the fastest, most reliable and big capacity.

Seagate are the fastest right now.

WD Black probably has the best reputation for being reliable but at a much higher cost.

Honestly, if I was in the market for a 3 or 4TB spinner for non-redundant use in a workstation, I would probably lean Toshiba.

 

[VirtualLarry]

Aren't you all forgetting about the WD RE4-series HDDs? That's what I would choose.

 

[LateralusArt]

You mean SSHD seagate are the fastest? Which toshiba model exactly?

 

[Cerb]

Aren't you all forgetting about the WD RE4-series HDDs? That's what I would choose.

The Black is usually cheaper, and it's the same drive, 99% of the time, with the same warranty; just with HW RAID handling firmware.

 

[smitbret]

NVM