Advice on HD purshase

[boxterduke]

Hello everyone,

I'm in the market for a 1-1.5tb drive mainly for storage. It will be installed in my pc and I will be backing up things to it.

I was thinking about the 1.5tb seagate but all the bad reviews and press is turning me off.
http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=4138742&CatId=2459

I want to see if people here have any experience with them and what they think.

I'm leaning now to WD (no 1.5tb WD yet so I will have to go 1tb for now)
http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=4426054&CatId=2459

Thanks for the help.

 

[MrSuge]

1TB western digital for $90 shipped at newegg. I think it's the same drive from tiger direct.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136317

 

[boxterduke]

That is $US but I found it on newegg.ca for $112.99CAD

Is it better to get WD or any drive than getting a Seagate and risking getting a failed drive form them?

 

[lowteckh]

WD is choice. Seagate is not.. however $110 for a 1.5TB was impossible to pass up, until it blows up and takes away 1.5TB of happy time. NCIX has your deals.

 

[PC_User]

1TB western digital for $90 shipped at newegg. I think it's the same drive from tiger direct.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136317

+1. Good quiet and cool drive for storage.

 

[boxterduke]

I just placed the order, thanks for the help guys.

 

[DrDoU]

the 11 series are the bad ones from seagate.I run 3 seagates and have had no problems.Just avoid the 7200.11 series.I think this is right.If not please correct.5 year warranties are hard to pass up.

 

[Delete]

I'd go with WD1001FALS--was for ~95 USD a little bit ago

 

[PC_User]

I'd go with WD1001FALS--was for ~95 USD a little bit ago

1TB Black = runs hotter, uses more power, and is louder than the WD10EADS. OP said this was a storage drive, and for storage, the above factors are more important than speed. EADS is a better choice.