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03-26-2007, 01:53 PM
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| Ultra Techie Join Date: Nov 2003
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|  Question on hard drive quality? Seagate and western digital have come out with hdd that say 24/7 operation. The seagate line is ES and the WD is RE. Does anyone know how much better these are than there standard line. Seagate offers 5 year warranty on all but WE only offers 5 year on the RE line.
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03-26-2007, 02:42 PM
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| Commander SMod  Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: New York City
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  | Re: Question on hard drive quality? I'd go for Seagates. I heard they have the least percentage of failure rates, amongst the other companies. Western is a great HD company too. Second to Seagate. |
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03-26-2007, 03:08 PM
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| Renowned Budgeting Master  Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Uniontown, PA
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| Re: Question on hard drive quality? Seagate 7200.10 HDD's are known to be faster and last longer and have a better warranty however, the WD Caviar's are said to be a good bit more silent than them so people choose them. I myself own a WD but I still think Seagate is a better company and just overall make better drivers. I would go with the Seagate just becuase I trust them more.
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03-27-2007, 11:48 PM
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| Newb Techie Join Date: Feb 2007
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| Re: Question on hard drive quality? I'd have to agree with these guys... The last two SATA hard drives I have purchased were the 7200.9 and 7200.10 series from Seagate... Both drives have performed flawlessly and honestly I never noticed a bit of noise from them(however I have 2 120 MM case fans) ..... |
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