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I planned on buying a WD Black to complement my current Seagate Barracuda.

But I found out that both the WD Black and Blue have similar RPMs.

So, for video editing, which would be better? and why is the Black more expansive than the Blue?

 

Hey there TheBudi114,
 
WD Blue is your regular everyday drive that is most commonly used for regular computing, light gaming and workloads and combined with SSD. It is fully capable to run most games as well as many programs for editing or programming. http://products.wdc.com/support/kb.ashx?id=jPHqvQ
 
WD Black is the performance drive in WD's consumer line. It is the fastest among them and has good features such as a built-in dual-core CPU that makes the drive great for multitasking. It is designed for heavy gaming, big workloads and intensive file usage. It has a llong, 5-year limited warranty and its mostly used in gaming computers or editing machines. http://products.wdc.com/support/kb.ashx?id=hfoCLb
 
Even though both drives perform pretty similar at the 1TB capacity level, I'd still go with WD Black due to the longer warranty and the additional features that provide better performance in multitasking and durability. The higher the capacity, the more apparent the advantage of the WD Black becomes. :)
 
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I planned on buying a WD Black to complement my current Seagate Barracuda.

But I found out that both the WD Black and Blue have similar RPMs.

So, for video editing, which would be better? and why is the Black more expansive than the Blue?

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@Captain_WD should be able to explain the differences between WD Black and WD Blue

 

TBH I'd go for Black for reliability, although that comes with a premium

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Black vs blues. You can go wrong with both imo 

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WD Black is more expensive, because it comes with a 5 year warranty. There's no real difference in terms of speed.

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The Black is a better drive. 

It performs better but is a bit louder and uses a bit more power. It has a longer warranty but comes with a higher price tag.

It's generally not worth getting over the Blue due to pricing though. 

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blacks are more reliable...but for speed..theres not much diff

 

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I planned on buying a WD Black to complement my current Seagate Barracuda.

But I found out that both the WD Black and Blue have similar RPMs.

So, for video editing, which would be better? and why is the Black more expansive than the Blue?

 

Hey there TheBudi114,
 
WD Blue is your regular everyday drive that is most commonly used for regular computing, light gaming and workloads and combined with SSD. It is fully capable to run most games as well as many programs for editing or programming. http://products.wdc.com/support/kb.ashx?id=jPHqvQ
 
WD Black is the performance drive in WD's consumer line. It is the fastest among them and has good features such as a built-in dual-core CPU that makes the drive great for multitasking. It is designed for heavy gaming, big workloads and intensive file usage. It has a llong, 5-year limited warranty and its mostly used in gaming computers or editing machines. http://products.wdc.com/support/kb.ashx?id=hfoCLb
 
Even though both drives perform pretty similar at the 1TB capacity level, I'd still go with WD Black due to the longer warranty and the additional features that provide better performance in multitasking and durability. The higher the capacity, the more apparent the advantage of the WD Black becomes. :)
 
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Hey there TheBudi114,
 
WD Blue is your regular everyday drive that is most commonly used for regular computing, light gaming and workloads and combined with SSD. It is fully capable to run most games as well as many programs for editing or programming. http://products.wdc.com/support/kb.ashx?id=jPHqvQ
 
WD Black is the performance drive in WD's consumer line. It is the fastest among them and has good features such as a built-in dual-core CPU that makes the drive great for multitasking. It is designed for heavy gaming, big workloads and intensive file usage. It has a llong, 5-year limited warranty and its mostly used in gaming computers or editing machines. http://products.wdc.com/support/kb.ashx?id=hfoCLb
 
Even though both drives perform pretty similar at the 1TB capacity level, I'd still go with WD Black due to the longer warranty and the additional features that provide better performance in multitasking and durability. The higher the capacity, the more apparent the advantage of the WD Black becomes. :)
 
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Upselling? You, old dog, you!

 

OP asked which would be better and I simply explained what and why :) Both drives would work fine and would cover OP's needs. WD Blue is indeed a great drive should do the job perfectly fine, but WD Black does have some advantages over WD Blue, hence the price premium. It's up to OP to decide if they'll get one or the other. :)
I don't really get any benefits from sales so I'm not interested at all in trying to sell the more expensive one. :D I'm here just to provide as much info as I can.
 
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OP asked which would be better and I simply explained what and why :) Both drives would work fine and would cover OP's needs. WD Blue is indeed a great drive should do the job perfectly fine, but WD Black does have some advantages over WD Blue, hence the price premium. It's up to OP to decide if they'll get one or the other. :)
I don't really get any benefits from sales so I'm not interested at all in trying to sell the more expensive one. :D I'm here just to provide as much info as I can.
 
Captain_WD.

 

I know, I was only joking.  :D

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