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It's time to put another HD in my HTPC. Are there any benefits to either the Western Digital WD5000k or the Seagate ST3500630AS? Both are the same price & both are NCQ drives, whatever that means.
Thanks.
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WD5000k or Seagate ST3500630A HD? (1 Viewer)
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Yea.. .I have been a huge fan of seagates.... they are not full proof... but 99% of them have the 5 year warranty. I now have 5 160GB seagates and a 80GB. The last 160 I got... I made 12 bucks on it! After a price match and the rebates went through... I was all set 
I always prefer Seagate over WD. They were the first manufacturer to bring out "silent" drives.
It took all the others a long time to catch up.
Their warrantee and return service is the best there is too. This is useful if you are planning on timeshifting and recording as this gives the drives a bit of a workaout as they are recording and writing constantly.
It took all the others a long time to catch up.
Their warrantee and return service is the best there is too. This is useful if you are planning on timeshifting and recording as this gives the drives a bit of a workaout as they are recording and writing constantly.
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Seagate it is. Thanks
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Lowtech at HTPCnews.com pointed me to silentpcreview.com who did a review of the WD drive. It was very quiet and strongly recommended, so I guess I'll get that one. I have a 320gb WD in it now & it's pretty quiet.
Here is a link to the review by SilentPCReview in which they give the WD5000KS the title of "Low noise Champ".
http://www.silentpcreview.com/article617-page1.html
It beats out even the samsung models. If you're in the US it sells for $150 at newegg.com right now.
Seagate does have a longer warranty if that is a factor and their drives are for the most part fairly quiet, expecially if you get either a 160GB or 320GB since they have only 1 and 2 platters respectively.
Hitachi drives are usually pretty quiet, awesome performance, but have really loud seeks. The Samsungs are also a contender not only because of noise, but low power consumption too.
StorageReview has a lot of good info including a performance database, a reliability survey (very un-scientific, but can be helpful), and the best part is a forum where there are some really helpful and knowledgeable people.
http://www.silentpcreview.com/article617-page1.html
It beats out even the samsung models. If you're in the US it sells for $150 at newegg.com right now.
Seagate does have a longer warranty if that is a factor and their drives are for the most part fairly quiet, expecially if you get either a 160GB or 320GB since they have only 1 and 2 platters respectively.
Hitachi drives are usually pretty quiet, awesome performance, but have really loud seeks. The Samsungs are also a contender not only because of noise, but low power consumption too.
StorageReview has a lot of good info including a performance database, a reliability survey (very un-scientific, but can be helpful), and the best part is a forum where there are some really helpful and knowledgeable people.
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