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Is the WD Blue just as reliable as the older Caviar Blue?

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Intel Core i3 4150 @3.5GHz - ASRock H97M Anniversary - Kingston Fury HyperX Black 8GB DDR3 @1866MHz - Gigabyte GeForce GTX 960 G1 Gaming 2GB GDDR5 - EVGA 500W 80+ Certified - WD Caviar Blue 1TB - WD Caviar Blue 160GB - Lian Li PC-50 - Linux Ubuntu 14.04.3 LTS - Acer P221w 21.5" 1680x1050 60Hz - Kingston Fury HyperX Clouds - Razer Deathadder 3.5G - CM Storm Quickfire Rapid w/ Cherry MX Blues

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Yes, they're just as good, if not better. (Though that is subjective.) 

I'm assuming I just get whatever's cheaper?

PC and Peripherals:

Intel Core i3 4150 @3.5GHz - ASRock H97M Anniversary - Kingston Fury HyperX Black 8GB DDR3 @1866MHz - Gigabyte GeForce GTX 960 G1 Gaming 2GB GDDR5 - EVGA 500W 80+ Certified - WD Caviar Blue 1TB - WD Caviar Blue 160GB - Lian Li PC-50 - Linux Ubuntu 14.04.3 LTS - Acer P221w 21.5" 1680x1050 60Hz - Kingston Fury HyperX Clouds - Razer Deathadder 3.5G - CM Storm Quickfire Rapid w/ Cherry MX Blues

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You'll want to get the newer WD Blue drive, but according to my Newegg searching, that's all you can buy anymore. a 1TB WD Blue is about $50. 

Alright! I'm ordering this one tonight: http://www.amazon.com/Blue-Desktop-7200rpm-Internal-Drive/dp/B0088PUEPK Thanks!

PC and Peripherals:

Intel Core i3 4150 @3.5GHz - ASRock H97M Anniversary - Kingston Fury HyperX Black 8GB DDR3 @1866MHz - Gigabyte GeForce GTX 960 G1 Gaming 2GB GDDR5 - EVGA 500W 80+ Certified - WD Caviar Blue 1TB - WD Caviar Blue 160GB - Lian Li PC-50 - Linux Ubuntu 14.04.3 LTS - Acer P221w 21.5" 1680x1050 60Hz - Kingston Fury HyperX Clouds - Razer Deathadder 3.5G - CM Storm Quickfire Rapid w/ Cherry MX Blues

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Alright! I'm ordering this one tonight: http://www.amazon.com/Blue-Desktop-7200rpm-Internal-Drive/dp/B0088PUEPK Thanks!

That's the one, mhm! It's the one I've got for my Games Drive, as at the time, a WD Black was $75, and didn't seem to offer enough. 

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Is the WD Blue just as reliable as the older Caviar Blue?

 

Hey there Scarymonkeys,
 
WD Caviar Blue is the the older version of the newest and refreshed WD Blue. You the latest versions I'd check out website for the model numbers of the newest refreshes: http://products.wdc.com/support/kb.ashx?id=mnVKQG
 
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Newer version of drives are always improved and refreshed for better performance and reliability
 
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