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Hey fellow techs, i'm a high schooler building his first computer and I need to know if Western Digital is a good and reliable hard drive company! Please any thoughts! I need a good reliable hard drive that will last long without error without breaking the bank. Thank you!!!

PS- Here is the link to the hard drive on newegg. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822236339

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and yes it is reliable for normal use  :)

 

here is a worst case scenario for hard drives: cloud storage. this shows how reliable drives are pretty much. (under a 24/7 workload)

https://www.backblaze.com/blog/hard-drive-reliability-stats-for-q2-2015/

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Western Digital is one of the best known brands for Hard Drives, so yes, they are mostly reliable.

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Yes. It's pretty much the standard drive for those looking for lots of space for cheap.

 

and it's one of the fastest out there at that price point hehe

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Hey fellow techs, i'm a high schooler building his first computer and I need to know if Western Digital is a good and reliable hard drive company! Please any thoughts! I need a good reliable hard drive that will last long without error without breaking the bank. Thank you!!!

PS- Here is the link to the hard drive on newegg. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822236339

 

Yes, it is an amazing and very reliable hard drive.

 

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Yeah well that HDD offer horrible GB/price ratio, so just get something like a 2/3TB green for only 20-30 dollars more.

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WD Drives are amazing in general.

I have never ever had a WD drive fail, apart from that time that Centercom sold me a HDD they had dropped..

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Yes, though beware as like all modern SATA HDD, the connector's plastic is soft and very prone to wear and breaking.

 

 

WD Drives are amazing in general.

I have never ever had a WD drive fail, apart from that time that Centercom sold me a HDD they had dropped..

I've only had them fail when dropped, I've still got my 1992 WD AC280 running like it was new with no damaged sectors.

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They're better comparable to Seagate.

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Hey there URinTreble,
 
Generally the WD Blue drive that you are looking at is a great drive with a good reputation. It is designed for basic everyday usage although it can handle heavier workloads and more demanding applications. I'd say it's a great choice for a normal build. 
If you post your whole build and the purpose of it we may be able to give you a more useful and detailed advice and suggestions :) Generally I'd say WD Blue is a grat drive to combine with a SSD.
 
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Hey fellow techs, i'm a high schooler building his first computer and I need to know if Western Digital is a good and reliable hard drive company! Please any thoughts! I need a good reliable hard drive that will last long without error without breaking the bank. Thank you!!!

PS- Here is the link to the hard drive on newegg. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822236339

Yes it is very reliable i had a WB Blue 1TB for 3 years and it has done a great job. I recommend getting one since there around 50$. I recently upgraded to a WD 1TB Black.

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I am using 8 WD Reds without issues. I have used a WD Blue for OS and apps in the past without issue also.

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