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1 minute ago, BlackLivesMatter said:

Okay, do you know anything about what buffering do? Is it best to have high og low mb in buffering?

Didnt know myself. I looked it up. This is a good thread: http://superuser.com/questions/107486/does-hard-drive-buffer-size-matter

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Hey there!

The actual abbreviation means Rotations Per Minute, which is somewhat self explanatory - those are the rotations the platters of a drive make each minute. The understanding is that the more the RPM, the faster is the drive. However, when deciding between two (or more drives), you should also take into consideration their actual specs. It's not a rare occasion for a newer 5400RPM model to actually have faster read/write speeds than an older 7200RPM drives.
Another thing which you should take into account is the purpose you're buying the new drive for. Sometimes less RPM means a drive which is a bit quieter than a 7200RPM drive, so for example, if you're looking for a secondary storage drive you could go for a 5400RPM HDD.

As for the drive you've linked, one of them is 3.5" - desktop drive and the other one is 2.5" drive 7mm height which is mostly used for slim laptops where a regular 9.5mm 2.5" drive can't fit.

Edit: Well looks like I've been beaten to the second part of the answer while I was typing. @Trevor87 is correct. :)

Please let me know if you have any questions.
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49 minutes ago, BlackLivesMatter said:

The first 2 are the same HDD model series and they are used in Desktops

 

but no one is stopping you from using a notebook based HDD like the 3rd one you have linked when you want to use a small iTX cases

 

if you storage are general data like images, documents and videos.

 

the WD Blue is enough for your use case

 

If you want a HDD for gaming without losing storage size, the Black Series will be the next choice.

 

If you want super fast loading times for OS, apps and games.

you can try out WD Blue SSDs, internally they are Sandisk NAND.

@Boogieman_WD

Budget? Uses? Currency? Location? Operating System? Peripherals? Monitor? Use PCPartPicker wherever possible. 

Quote whom you're replying to, and set option to follow your topics. Or Else we can't see your reply.

 

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19 hours ago, dragoon20005 said:

The first 2 are the same HDD model series and they are used in Desktops

 

but no one is stopping you from using a notebook based HDD like the 3rd one you have linked when you want to use a small iTX cases

 

if you storage are general data like images, documents and videos.

 

the WD Blue is enough for your use case

 

If you want a HDD for gaming without losing storage size, the Black Series will be the next choice.

 

If you want super fast loading times for OS, apps and games.

you can try out WD Blue SSDs, internally they are Sandisk NAND.

@Boogieman_WD

So i should get one from the black series with 5200 RPM? What would you recommend?

 

Edit: Also i'm already getting a Samsung 850 evo, so no need for an SSD

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Good idea to go for the The SSD (OS and programs) + HDD (storage and games) combo. In my opinion it is currently the most popular (and probably the most budget efficient in terms of performance and storage capacity)

There are no WD Black drives with 5400RPM (all of them are 7200RPM). The WD Black drive is our performance model, targeted for people who want to get a bit more out of their HDD, e.g. for gaming, video streaming/recording, video/photo editing, etc. You can check its features here: WD Black (note that this is the 3.5" drive).
If you need a secondary drive mainly for storage purposes, you could go for a WD Blue HDD instead of WD Black.

Don't hesitate to ask if anything else comes up. :)

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6 hours ago, Boogieman_WD said:

Good idea to go for the The SSD (OS and programs) + HDD (storage and games) combo. In my opinion it is currently the most popular (and probably the most budget efficient in terms of performance and storage capacity)

There are no WD Black drives with 5400RPM (all of them are 7200RPM). The WD Black drive is our performance model, targeted for people who want to get a bit more out of their HDD, e.g. for gaming, video streaming/recording, video/photo editing, etc. You can check its features here: WD Black (note that this is the 3.5" drive).
If you need a secondary drive mainly for storage purposes, you could go for a WD Blue HDD instead of WD Black.

Don't hesitate to ask if anything else comes up. :)

But if i need one for gaming, should i then buy one from the black series?

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Well, the WD Black drive is optimized for better performance (as already mentioned) and all of them have a dual-core processor (the WD Blue drives do not feature that). Also, depending on the model (WD Black 2TB+ drives), they have the StableTrack technology, which secures the motor shaft reducing the impact from system-induced vibrations, resulting in better reliability. The high capacity models also have larger cache size - 128MB (instead of 64MB). And as already mentioned there's the warranty period difference.
The WD Blue drives are general usage drives - 1TB 7200RPM models and 2TB+ are mainly targeted as secondary storage drives.

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