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Black Vs Blue

Britanian
By Britanian
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Hi,

is there much difference between Caviar Blue and Caviar Black?

and is that difference really worth £20?

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The Blue is a more quiet, but slower drive, whereas the Black is a faster, but louder drive. What are you using this drive for, also do you care much about noise?

Casual Gaming, light servers and general storage. Benchmarks would be good so I could see how much quicker it is than the blue.

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well, if the speed really matters to you then spend the extra £20. I have the blue drive and it's pretty decent. whereas the black is designed to be a gaming hard drive.

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