WD Black 6TB vs Seagate BarraCuda Pro 6TB

[RRGT19]

• WD Black 6TB $299.95
  https://www.amazon.com/Black-Performance-Desktop-Hard-Drive/dp/B011LVAVEQ/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1491268124&sr=8-1&keywords=wd+black+6tb
   
• Seagate BarraCuda Pro 6TB $259.99
  https://www.amazon.com/Seagate-BarraCuda-3-5-Inch-Internal-ST6000DM004/dp/B01LOOJBH8/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1491268112&sr=8-2&keywords=barracuda%2Bpro&th=1

Which one is better for storage and gaming?.

[Himommies]

Barcuda.Its cheaper buy quite a bit

[Electronics Wizardy]

Id get the segate as its cheaper, there almost identical

 

If you just storing file, id get the cheaper quieter wd blue and its only 200 bucks

[RRGT19]

Just now, Electronics Wizardy said:

Id get the segate as its cheaper, there almost identical

 

If you just storing file, id get the cheaper quieter wd blue and its only 200 bucks

is for storage and gaming too....

[Electronics Wizardy]

Just now, RodoGodo19 said:

is for storage and gaming too....

it won't be a noticable difference, id just get the blue.

[RRGT19]

Just now, Electronics Wizardy said:

it won't be a noticable difference, id just get the blue.

the only brand making 8/10TB is only seagate?.

[NTDaws]

just get a wd blue

[Electronics Wizardy]

Just now, RodoGodo19 said:

the only brand making 8/10TB is only seagate?.

wd makes them as well, they also make a 12 and 14 under their hgst branded drives

[RRGT19]

Just now, Electronics Wizardy said:

wd makes them as well, they also make a 12 and 14 under their hgst branded drives

but they are for NAS or cameras systems.

[Electronics Wizardy]

Just now, RodoGodo19 said:

but they are for NAS or cameras systems.

and still work perfectly fine in a desktop. There is nothing special about nas drives that won't make them bad desktop drives.

[RRGT19]

3 minutes ago, Electronics Wizardy said:

it won't be a noticable difference, id just get the blue.

wd blue is 5,400 and the black or the barracuda pro is 7,200 rpm

that isn't a difference?.

[Electronics Wizardy]

Just now, RodoGodo19 said:

wd blue is 5,400 and the black or the barracuda pro is 7,200 rpm

that isn't a difference?.

yea, but you won't notice it in game load times. Most hdds are failry simmilar for speeds

[RRGT19]

1 minute ago, Electronics Wizardy said:

yea, but you won't notice it in game load times. Most hdds are failry simmilar for speeds

blue 6tb then, thanks.

What if I want a 8tb or 10tb drive?, which one do you recommend me?, barracuda pro?.

I have 4TB of files and 1TB of games, I think 6TB is not enough for a few months of more games coming...

[Electronics Wizardy]

1 minute ago, RodoGodo19 said:

blue 6tb then, thanks.

What if I want a 8tb or 10tb drive?, which one do you recommend me?, barracuda pro?.

I have 4TB of files and 1TB of games, I think 6TB is not enough for a few months of more games coming...

normally i say get the cheaper new drive. There basically the same. 

 

With those sizes of drives, id get a few smaller ones rather than one big one.

[RRGT19]

Just now, Electronics Wizardy said:

normally i say get the cheaper new drive. There basically the same. 

 

With those sizes of drives, id get a few smaller ones rather than one big one.

the thing is that I have 1x 4tb and another one of 1TB and my case only has 1 hdd cage with 2x spaces for 2x hdd

I need a bigger hdd to remove the 1tb model

[SCHISCHKA]

 

1 hour ago, RodoGodo19 said:

wd blue is 5,400 and the black or the barracuda pro is 7,200 rpm

that isn't a difference?.

When I benchmark a WD red 5400 rpm drive it peaks at 150 MB/s r/w speed and averages at around 125Mb/s read 105 write; which is actually better than all of my older 7200 rpm drives.

 

i came here to find out if anyone can confirm if the new WD blacks sound like jack hammers.

[Gooluckman65]

2 hours ago, RodoGodo19 said:

the only brand making 8/10TB is only seagate?.

From expereince   had 2 -1TB WD fail.  Oh they did give me free replacments under their warranty but what a hassle!  I only buy  Seagate.  They have excellent customer service.

[seagate_surfer]

On 4/3/2017 at 7:10 PM, RodoGodo19 said:

• WD Black 6TB $299.95
  https://www.amazon.com/Black-Performance-Desktop-Hard-Drive/dp/B011LVAVEQ/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1491268124&sr=8-1&keywords=wd+black+6tb
   
• Seagate BarraCuda Pro 6TB $259.99
  https://www.amazon.com/Seagate-BarraCuda-3-5-Inch-Internal-ST6000DM004/dp/B01LOOJBH8/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1491268112&sr=8-2&keywords=barracuda%2Bpro&th=1

Which one is better for storage and gaming?.

 

Hi from the official Seagate forum team! Thank you so much for your comment! The Seagate Barracuda drive you mentioned is a good option for gaming, Seagate also has a higher-performance option called FireCuda that you may also want to consider. We wish you happy gaming!