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Barracuda. :ph34r:

 

Get the Black.

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Howdy,

 

I'm going to need a new drive soon, my data fills up WD Blue 1TB faster than I thought.

 

I'm looking at WD Black or Red 2TB. Which one is better? I can get them a little below $100.

 

New drive will serve as main data drive and put old Blue as backup.

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Black would be more suited for desktop use.

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Black, only get Reds for a NAS

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Barracuda. :ph34r:

 

Get the Black.

 

 

Black is for performance, RED is more designed for 24/7 operation (Mainly NAS drives). I'd go for the black. (or a Barracuda if it's cheaper)

 

How well does Barracuda drive perform?

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If it is just for data, I would get a green or a blue. If they are all the same price, the black is the fastest...

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How well does Barracuda drive perform?

About as well as the Black. Really, you won't see any difference between them because the difference is so small. Both are good drives, so just go for whichever is cheapest. 

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How well does Barracuda drive perform?

They all perform the same honestly. If it is just for storing data, they will all be identical. A few mbps here and there in firmware tweaks will never be noticed.

Rig: i7 13700k - - Asus Z790-P Wifi - - RTX 4080 - - 4x16GB 6000MHz - - Samsung 990 Pro 2TB NVMe Boot + Main Programs - - Assorted SATA SSD's for Photo Work - - Corsair RM850x - - Sound BlasterX EA-5 - - Corsair XC8 JTC Edition - - Corsair GPU Full Cover GPU Block - - XT45 X-Flow 420 + UT60 280 rads - - EK XRES RGB PWM - - Fractal Define S2 - - Acer Predator X34 -- Logitech G502 - - Logitech G710+ - - Logitech Z5500 - - LTT Deskpad

 

Headphones/amp/dac: Schiit Lyr 3 - - Fostex TR-X00 - - Sennheiser HD 6xx

 

Homelab/ Media Server: Proxmox VE host - - 512 NVMe Samsung 980 RAID Z1 for VM's/Proxmox boot - - Xeon e5 2660 V4- - Supermicro X10SRF-i - - 128 GB ECC 2133 - - 10x4 TB WD Red RAID Z2 - - Corsair 750D - - Corsair RM650i - - Dell H310 6Gbps SAS HBA - - Intel RES2SC240 SAS Expander - - TreuNAS + many other VM’s

 

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With the HDD argument, me personally, I really don't care just get a WD Blue, Black, or Seagate Barracuda, and there really isn't much difference if any. It's just a Hard Drive doesn't make that much difference

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The black would be more suited for desktop use.

 

Now... There's better options to save money.

 

1TB - http://pcpartpicker.com/part/hitachi-internal-hard-drive-hde721010sla330

2TB - http://pcpartpicker.com/part/hitachi-internal-hard-drive-0f10311

3TB - http://pcpartpicker.com/part/toshiba-internal-hard-drive-ph3300u1i72 There's a barracuda slightly cheaper but I wont recommend something I wouldn't buy.

4TB - http://pcpartpicker.com/part/toshiba-internal-hard-drive-ph3400u1i72

 

If you're looking for a bigger drive then I think you know where to look. Out of the lot though, the 2TB Hitachi drive offers the best price/GB.

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Black or a Barracuda drive.

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The black would be more suited for desktop use.

 

Now... There's better options to save money.

 

1TB - http://pcpartpicker.com/part/hitachi-internal-hard-drive-hde721010sla330

2TB - http://pcpartpicker.com/part/hitachi-internal-hard-drive-0f10311

3TB - http://pcpartpicker.com/part/toshiba-internal-hard-drive-ph3300u1i72 There's a barracuda slightly cheaper but I wont recommend something I wouldn't buy.

4TB - http://pcpartpicker.com/part/toshiba-internal-hard-drive-ph3400u1i72

 

If you're looking for a bigger drive then I think you know where to look. Out of the lot though, the 2TB Hitachi drive offers the best price/GB.

 

I saw the Hitachi drives too, but there's little to none review.

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Hey Iamdnhan,
 
WD Black is a performance drive that deliver higher speeds, faster access times and is more robust. It can also sustain heavier and longer workloads as well as more hostile environments. 
WD Red is a NAS/RAID class drive that is designed for RAID arrays, NAS devices, 24/7 operation and constant workloads with additional features such as TLER. When used in a regular desktop this drive would perform pretty similar to WD Green.
 
Do you have another drive besides the WD Blue (SSD?) that hold your OS or the new drive will be doing this for you? 
 
If you have a SSD for your OS I would suggest checking out WD Green. It is a quiet and cool drive designed for secondary storage and works perfectly fine for this purpose. Here's a link: http://products.wdc.com/support/kb.ashx?id=JJT2KG
 
If not I would suggest to still use the WD Blue as your main drive and get WD Green as you secondary drive.
 
If you indeed need faster access times and higher transfer speeds I would go for WD Black. :)
 
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-snip-

 

 

Sorry Captain, you're too late. Barracuda has taken me hostage.  :lol:

 

I have SSD, just need a fast, reliable drive to store my school work projects.

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Sorry Captain, you're too late. Barracuda has taken me hostage.  :lol:

 

I have SSD, just need a fast, reliable drive to store my school work projects.

 

No problem at all :) Keep backups and make sure your data is safe :) and enjoy your new drive.

 

Captain_WD.

If this helped you, like and choose it as best answer - you might help someone else with the same issue. ^_^
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