Well after 6 years my trusty WD Black 1TB Black is calling it quits. I have everything backed up, but the bad sector wormhole is growing so it's time to go. This is my intermediate drive, between my SSD and WD Green, and is used for my documents/Outlook.pst/photos/games. I keep any current big game I'm playing on the SSD, but the rest of the games are stored on the Black. The drives are mounted on rubber bushings in my cage, and the case panels are foam lined, so the Black noise is reduced to a whisper.
I'm looking for 2-3TB of fast daily storage, and my budget is $200cdn for a trusty long-term drive. Here's my options so far:
2TB WD Black WD2003FZEX $159.99cdn on sale
3TB WD Black WD3003FZEX $199.99cdn on sale
2TB HGST Ultrastar 7K4000 Enterprise HUS724020ALE640 $172.23cdn (must be on non-advertised sale, way cheaper than other ones I've seen)
WD has been my go-to for 6 years, ever since I went through a 7200.11 massacre at work. I've seen the Backblaze report and the stellar reliability of the HGST drives, but they don't use the Blacks so there's no comparison. I don't trust my Greens, I've had one 2TB replaced under warranty and got a refurb 3TB as a replacement (now in an external enclosure for backup), and I have friends who have had theirs drop out too.
With respect to performance, both Black drives are apparently using 800GB platters, but all I can find for the 7K4000 is that they use 5 platters. Do the 2TB 7K4000's use 5 smaller platters for shite performance, or do they drop the platter count to 3 like the 2TB Black drive? I haven't seen any talk about platter count or performance on the 7K4000 at capacities lower than 4TB.
Thoughts? Suggestions? Thanks!
I'm looking for 2-3TB of fast daily storage, and my budget is $200cdn for a trusty long-term drive. Here's my options so far:
2TB WD Black WD2003FZEX $159.99cdn on sale
3TB WD Black WD3003FZEX $199.99cdn on sale
2TB HGST Ultrastar 7K4000 Enterprise HUS724020ALE640 $172.23cdn (must be on non-advertised sale, way cheaper than other ones I've seen)
WD has been my go-to for 6 years, ever since I went through a 7200.11 massacre at work. I've seen the Backblaze report and the stellar reliability of the HGST drives, but they don't use the Blacks so there's no comparison. I don't trust my Greens, I've had one 2TB replaced under warranty and got a refurb 3TB as a replacement (now in an external enclosure for backup), and I have friends who have had theirs drop out too.
With respect to performance, both Black drives are apparently using 800GB platters, but all I can find for the 7K4000 is that they use 5 platters. Do the 2TB 7K4000's use 5 smaller platters for shite performance, or do they drop the platter count to 3 like the 2TB Black drive? I haven't seen any talk about platter count or performance on the 7K4000 at capacities lower than 4TB.
Thoughts? Suggestions? Thanks!