What HDD should I get?

[Erfurt]

Hey guys

 

The title pretty much says it all

I'm looking for a new HDD because my 1TB one, just isn't enough anymore. I have an 256GB SSD for OS and games, so I'm just looking for storage at the moment. I would prefer Western Digital, just because I have never had any problems with them. But I know that there is a lot of different 'types', like black and red. I know that red is mostly for nas. But what should I get, I don't really care for the best performing HDD, I would rather get a cheaper one. What would you guys recommend?

[officiallyasimulator]

if you dont really care about performance, i would say WD Blue

[Erfurt]

if you dont really care about performance, i would say WD Blue

I should have been a bit more specific, I'm looking to replace my old HDD, I think it will die soon'ish. And I only have room for 1 HDD, so WD Blue won't really be enough

[officiallyasimulator]

I should have been a bit more specific, I'm looking to replace my old HDD, I think it will die soon'ish. And I only have room for 1 HDD, so WD Blue won't really be enough

Ahhhh, i see. seagate barracudas have a low $/gb but they have a higher failure rate then WD drives. if you can afford it, definitely go for a WD Black.

[Erfurt]

Ahhhh, i see. seagate barracudas have a low $/gb but they have a higher failure rate then WD drives. if you can afford it, definitely go for a WD Black.

Okay thanks, I will see if I can get the money for a WD Black. Personally I won't go with seagate, I have had one, and it died very quick, so I'm not going back to them again anytime soon

[Blade of Grass]

Ahhhh, i see. seagate barracudas have a low $/gb but they have a higher failure rate then WD drives. if you can afford it, definitely go for a WD Black.

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In all honesty OP, the difference in failure rate between WD and Seagate is negligible, I know people who've gotten DOA, failure after a week, month, year etc from both brands, it's really random.

Personally, I have a WD Blue and 2 Seagate NAS drives running in my server with over 4000 hours.