REQUIREMENTS Are SATA III 7200RPM HDD 2.5 (For laptops) At least 1TB Low price, reliable build. So far I found this one.
I would still consider Seagate decent since they bought Samsung's HDD division, but personally I would also go with a Western Digital for sure.Since Samsung are out of the game and I can never recommend Seagate, WD are the only HDD brand I still recommend. Their black series are their performance drives with higher read/write speeds and a premium price to match. The blue series are more affordable for every day use, green series are energy saving (cheaper too, but they're the only ones I hear complaints about), and the others (red, etc) are not worth talking about.
If you need performance, WD black. General storage, WD blue or green. Something cheaper with less guarantees on reliability, Seagate.
You can't go wrong with HGST, their drives are the most reliable on the market.REQUIREMENTS Are SATA III 7200RPM HDD 2.5 (For laptops) At least 1TB Low price, reliable build. So far I found this one.
What is wrong with seagate? Even their barracuda that i keep seeing? I figured a samsung would be best but they are expensive.You can't go wrong with HGST, their drives are the most reliable on the market.
WD are also pretty good.
Stay away from Seagate.
He asked for something low-price. A 960GB SSD is hardly cheap.Why not get a 960gb 2.5 ssd? I got a new PNY 960gb ssd for $120 a few months ago from a bid on eBay. Even if you get a 1tb, you'll only be using about 965gb because of the partitioning and all that jazz
Whaaat??!! Show off, I don't think i can get for that price because it's 300 euro or so.Why not get a 960gb 2.5 ssd? I got a new PNY 960gb ssd for $120 a few months ago from a bid on eBay. Even if you get a 1tb, you'll only be using about 965gb because of the partitioning and all that jazz
Here Seagate is always the cheapest and it's for a reason. Like others have mentioned, they have the highest failure rates of all. HGST is on the other end of that spectrum, with incredibly low failure rates, and their drives are reasonably priced.What is wrong with seagate? Even their barracuda that i keep seeing? I figured a samsung would be best but they are expensive.
Okay I guess it makes sense. So basically you all mean never buy seagate HDD right? Well I bought a WD Black SATA III 7200RPM 32MB Cache from new egg and it will be delivered soon. Now i just have to find a tool kit to open the system to install it. The thing is I wouldn't mind having another SSD but they just cost so much for small storage. I have 250GB now and it cost more than the HDD i just purchased and it is 1TB. Even 2TB HDD with usb 3.0 Is less expensive than the preinstalled SSD.Here Seagate is always the cheapest and it's for a reason. Like others have mentioned, they have the highest failure rates of all. HGST is on the other end of that spectrum, with incredibly low failure rates, and their drives are reasonably priced.
Backblaze (a cloud backup service) did a pretty comprehensive writeup on failure rates per brand and per model of drive if you want proof.
They use a lot of drives of several different brands, and they even still frequently use Seagate, even though they're less reliable. Why? Because Seagate is cheap, and they've calculated that the price per TB per year is still really low with Seagate HDDs. They can afford to keep swapping out HDDs whenever they fail, but for a lot of people a failed HDD means data loss, and even if you have a RAID, most people would probably prefer their drives lasting a few years longer before needing replacing, even if it costs more.