hard drives WD elements blue 2tb vs Seagate Barracuda 3tb

[MaverickGDN]

I'm building a PC and I'm wondering wether I should get a WD 2tb at R5400 or a Seagate Barracuda 3tb at R7200

Would I really notice the difference in speeds ?

I'm using it as a secondary storage not a primary ,mainly for uni files and game storage 

Any advice would be appreciated 

[Princess Luna]

The Seagate Barracuda is your best bet, yes there is a "speed" difference between 5400rpm and 7200rpm, it might not be anything mind blowing like going with a SSD but it is there.

 

Also you get an extra 1TB, seems the obvious choice givne these drives have the same endurance.

[Uptivuptiz]

If we are comparing 5400 RPM vs. 7200 RPM, 7200 would win in terms of speed. Also, the higher the capacity the faster the drive is as there's more data on the same size drive platter so the read/write heads can go over more data faster.

[MaverickGDN]

1 minute ago, Uptivuptiz said:

If we are comparing 5400 RPM vs. 7200 RPM, 7200 would win in terms of speed. Also, the higher the capacity the drive is faster it is as theres more data on the same size drive pladder so the read/write heads can go over more data faster.

In terms of longevity and reliability apparently the Seagate's in general are really bad while WD is one of , if not , the best 

Since this PC is supposed to last a really long time which would be better in terms of overall ?

[MaverickGDN]

4 minutes ago, Uptivuptiz said:

If we are comparing 5400 RPM vs. 7200 RPM, 7200 would win in terms of speed. Also, the higher the capacity the faster the drive is as there's more data on the same size drive platter so the read/write heads can go over more data faster.

In terms of longevity and reliability apparently the Seagate's in general are really bad while WD is one of , if not , the best 

Since this PC is supposed to last a really long time which would be better in terms of overall ?

[Uptivuptiz]

2 minutes ago, MaverickGDN said:

Since this PC is supposed to last a really long time which would be better in terms of overall ?

How long are we talking? I have a 3TB Seagate drive and that has lasted for 3 years already.

[MaverickGDN]

Just now, Uptivuptiz said:

How long are we talking? I have a 3TB Seagate drive and that has lasted for 3 years already.

Preferably the duration of my studies and then a few years after so I can save up for a better one , so about 5-7 years ?

Oh interesting , have you ever had any problems ?

[Princess Luna]

2 minutes ago, MaverickGDN said:

In terms of longevity and reliability apparently the Seagate's in general are really bad while WD is one of , if not , the best

This is so wrong, where would you even gather it from? both Seagate and WD are on pair with each other, there is no such thing as better or worse at this point with the two leading companies on the segment.

 

I have always bought Seagate personally and they have never failed on me, only driver I had a premature fail was a 2,5 inch Toshiba.

 

The Seagate drive is superior due to have higher capacity and better specs, that's it but if you're set on biased believes then don't think it matters ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[Uptivuptiz]

1 minute ago, MaverickGDN said:

Oh interesting , have you ever had any problems ?

Nope. No problems at all. The drive has resided inside my LAN pc all of its life time and its been banged around in transport when I go to and from LAN parties. And it doesnt show any signs of age.

[MaverickGDN]

2 minutes ago, Uptivuptiz said:

Nope. No problems at all. The drive has resided inside my LAN pc all of its life time and its been banged around in transport when I go to and from LAN parties. And it doesnt show any signs of age.

That's good to hear actually , thank you very much for your help think I'm gonna with Seagate 

[Uptivuptiz]

Just now, MaverickGDN said:

That's good to hear actually , thank you very much for your help think I'm gonna with Seagate 

Always happy to help  

[seagate_surfer]

Many people see the BackBlaze comparison chart and see the failure rate nothing more, but they don't pay attention to the thousands of Seagate storage devices they use. It is not the same to put 45 HDDs to work than to put 1000 HDDs to work, of course, the larger the number of devices, the larger the number of devices that die.