Laptop vs Desktop Hard Drives

[LSPrometheus]

My new desktop can have either:

1) one 2.5 in drive and one 3.5 in drive

2) one 2.5 in drive and four other 2.5 in drives

I currently have a 256 GB ssd in the first 2.5 in drive bay and the hard drive in my laptop in one of the other bays (2.5 in hdd). I was wondering if i should buy a 1 TB 3.5 in hdd or a 1 TB 2.5 in hdd.

Pros of 3.5:

1) cheaper

2) easier to find

3) faster (I think)

4) quieter (I think)

Pros of 2.5:

1) add more drives later (up to 5 total)

2) cleaner look

3) possible raid?

4) could add more ssds

 

Any ideas or comments on the matter?

[lani100]

My new desktop can have either:

1) one 2.5 in drive and one 3.5 in drive

2) one 2.5 in drive and four other 2.5 in drives

I currently have a 256 GB ssd in the first 2.5 in drive bay and the hard drive in my laptop in one of the other bays (2.5 in hdd). I was wondering if i should buy a 1 TB 3.5 in hdd or a 1 TB 2.5 in hdd.

Pros of 3.5:

1) cheaper

2) easier to find

3) faster (I think)

4) quieter (I think)

Pros of 2.5:

1) add more drives later (up to 5 total)

2) cleaner look

3) possible raid?

4) could add more ssds

 

Any ideas or comments on the matter?

3,5 inch drives are generally a bit faster and more reliable I say generally because this is not always the case.

I would still go for the 3,5'' but that's my opinion.

[Bogica]

3,5 inch drives are generally a bit faster and more reliable I say generally because this is not always the case.

I would still go for the 3,5'' but that's my opinion.

Same here, more reliable, quite a bit faster than laptop HDD's (7200RPM 2.5" cost quite a bit more).

So for the same price tag, you get more space, more speed and overall a more reliable HDD if you go with 3.5".

[ManWithBeard1990]

A 2.5 does make less noise, you may want to take that into consideration.