Suggestion for reliable 2 TB drive ?

[you2]

I was a bit surprised when I looked at recent reviews for 2 TB drives (nearly all of them are somewhat negative esp for longevity). I'm looking for a drive (it can be slow) for storing a large amount of multi-media data.

I did not check reviews across all drives but mostly the 'green' drives from wd, hatachi and seagate (samsung drives seem a bit scarce; though the few places iwth f4 had generally negative comments).
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My primary concern is long term reliability (the data can be recovered; but the purpose of the purchase is to save time/effort so what's the point in spending $100 or $150 if I will have to turn around in 8 months and do it again).

 

[hclarkjr]

might have better luck posting your question here http://forums.anandtech.com/forumdisplay.php?f=47 that said i would recommend a western digital black 2TB. i have one and have had 0 problems with it

 

[Gigantopithecus]

The most reliable drive is the one that you regularly backup onto another drive.

Consumers simply do not have access to the right data to be able to say which models are most reliable. And the plural of anecdote isn't data.

 

[you2]

Oops; you're right I goofed. Wish there was an easy way to move posts.

Was kind of wondering if anyone had done a large survey on commercial drives. I know google surveyed over 100,000 drives but I can't find the results of their evaluations.

might have better luck posting your question here http://forums.anandtech.com/forumdisplay.php?f=47 that said i would recommend a western digital black 2TB. i have one and have had 0 problems with it

 

[mfenn]

The most reliable drive is the one that you regularly backup onto another drive.

:thumbsup: Exactly. Your data is much safer if you buy two cheap "unreliable" drives and use one to back up the other. Make probability work for you, not against you.

 

[pitz]

I haven't heard of any particular reliability troubles with 2Tb drives in particular. The Hitachi 7K2000 has worked perfectly fine here, with nearly 20,000 hours on the first ones I bought (5-platter drives as well!).

I don't see how one can go terribly wrong buying the Hitachi 7K3000. They've been out for a year now. I'd personally avoid the WD Blacks.

 

[zephxiii]

I had a Samsung 2TB drive fail on me recently, RMAd it through Seagate and just got replacement back last week.