single platter or dual platter

[Dorkenstein]

I am either going to order a WD 640gb caviar black or a Seagate 7200.12 500gb drive. The WD drive has two platters but more cache, the seagate uses only one platter but has less cache. Any help on which drive is the better performer? Thanks.

 

[Blain]

Originally posted by: Dorkenstein
I am either going to order a WD 640gb caviar black or a Seagate 7200.12 500gb drive. The WD drive has two platters but more cache, the seagate uses only one platter but has less cache. Any help on which drive is the better performer?

Seagate has some ground to make up in restoring confindence in the quality of their products (after the 7200.11 bricking fiasco).
I'd stick with the tried & true WD Black.

 

[Elixer]

The WD Blacks have been out longer, and they got their own fairly good track record, and the 7200.12s are just too new.
They *may* be good. Nobody really knows yet. Bump this thread in 6 months for a recommendation, unless you want to be the guinea pig for the 7200.12

If the latter, then you can report how good/bad the HD has been.