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recommendations for 1tb htpc hdd

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extrafuzzyllama

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Hi all I am building a htpc with a 64gb ssd as my main drive but for storage I am looking for a 1tb hdd
I was told to go for a 1tb Samsung spinpoint f3 over a Hitachi deskstar
But I am looking into the wd caviar green
But found a few variations of caviar green 1tb with models like wd10ears and wd10earx

Any help choosing would be appreciated
 
WD Greens have a mixed reputation.
An F3 1 or 1.5 TB or F4 2 TB should do very well. Price/ performance and reliability are very good.
 
extrafuzzyllama said:
The 16mb cache on f3 shouldn't matter right?
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The HD103SJ has 32mb, amazon lists it wrong if that's where your seeing it.
I just ordered 3 from amazon myself to use as backup drives. I was contemplating sticking with WD Blacks (See my other thread) but decided to give these guys a try due to their price point, reviews, almost as fast as the Black, and general positive feedback I've seen on them.

I would never buy a WD Green again, I have 2, miserably slow even for movies, mp3, pic browsing.
 
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