Looking for a 1TB HDD recommendations?

Folks, I’m looking for some perspective on which route makes more sense here.

Seagate BarraCuda 1TB with a 60-month warranty ........$212

or

WD Blue 1TB with a 24-month warranty ............$164

or perhaps something else entirely?

What’s the consensus on those 3 TB options—for instance,
Seagate SkyHawk
or
Seagate IronWolf

I’m planning to drop this into a desktop rig just to act as bulk storage—mostly movies, TV shows, and that sort of thing.

You really need to set a budget first—if you don't have one, then just look for the best price-to-capacity ratio. Personally, I think 3TB drives are the sweet spot right now. Since you're mostly just using this for data storage, you probably don't need anything high-performance.

http://www.nabava.net/cvrsti-diskovi...-sata__1250191
or maybe
http://www.nabava.net/cvrsti-diskovi...d-3tb__5132051

So, am I looking at the Green series then?

I’ve got a 1TB WD Green sitting in my rig right now—well, it's been running for nearly three years straight—and I have to say, it’s been absolute rock solid. It’s been working non-stop from sunrise to sunset, serving as my primary system drive before I eventually upgraded to an SSD, and now it just handles secondary tasks.
Granted, the speed isn't exactly anything to write home about—hardly a speed demon—but that isn't really my priority when I'm just talking about bulk storage.

My budget is hovering around $333. I was originally thinking about picking up two 1TB drives, but then I caught a glimpse of the prices on those 3TB models and, frankly, I'm a little thrown by the math. 🙂

The bottom line for me is reliability. Does the actual dependability of the drive drop off once you start scaling up the capacity?

You could probably just grab that Seagate 3 TB or maybe spend a little more on a Seagate IronWolf 3 TB; I think they're actually some of the cheapest options at Best Buy right now.😬

In that case, you should definitely go with the 3TB drive—it fits right within your budget. As for the brand, I guess you'll have to decide that yourself, though you really can't go wrong either way.

crimsonstag84 said:Feel free to grab that Seagate 3 TB or maybe one of those pricier WD red is designed specifically for Small mi Systems that have 1 to 5 Drive bays models—strangely enough, they’re about as cheap as you'll find at Best Buy here in the States.😬

Yeah, even I was a bit surprised when I stumbled upon that deal. 🙂
I'm still waiting on shipping since I'm out in Los Angeles.

Just one more thing. Is there any tangible difference—aside from the RPM—between Seagate and WD? Specifically, why is the WD priced about $50 higher when it actually has a lower rotational speed?

A NAS? Hmm, while having one at home wouldn't be a bad idea, I don't really have any specific plans for it yet 🙂

I think I'll just go with the Seagate option—I haven't actually used their stuff before, so I might as well give it a shot 🙂

Thanks for the help 😉

crimsonstag84 said:At Links, they're pretty much the cheapest option in the States😬

I noticed yesterday they were advertising some sort of "web price," but I'm not sure what the fine print entails. Honestly, you're much better off checking Nabavka.net instead.

Where can I go to ask about some HDD issues? Basically having some trouble getting Windows to boot up properly

Start a thread here or just hit up Help Desk, doesn't really matter...