I need to upgrade as my four 1TB Western Digital Caviar Green Sata internal drives just aren’t cutting it. I just don’t have enough space for all of my ripped movies.
For 2TB Sata hard drives, there’s only so many choices. I want to stay away from Seagate with all the problems they’ve had on some drives. I haven’t had a problem with my 1TB WD’s, but I haven’t exactly used them a lot.
I’m not so worried about speed, only in order of preference: dependability, cost, noise, power usage.
[u]Microcenter.com[/u]
Hitachi 2TB Deskstar 7,200RPM 3.5″ SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive $149.99
Seagate Technology 2TB Barracuda SATA 5,900 RPM Hard Drive $169.99
Western Digital Caviar Green 2TB IntelliPower SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive $179.99
[u]Newegg.com[/u]
HITACHI Deskstar 7K2000 2TB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s $149.99 (after rebate)
SAMSUNG Spinpoint F3EG HD203WI 2TB SATA 3.0Gb/s $179.99
Seagate Barracuda LP ST32000542AS 2TB 5900 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s $179.99
Western Digital Caviar Green WD20EADS 2TB 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s $179.99
SAMSUNG Spinpoint F3EG HD203WI 2TB 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s $179.99
Western Digital AV-GP WD20EVDS 2TB 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s $189.99
Western Digital Caviar Green WD20EARS 2TB SATA 3.0Gb/s $189.99
Seagate Barracuda ST320005N4A1AS-RK 2TB 5900 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5″ $199.99
The Hitachi’s look tempting at the low price of $149.99, but I’m leaning toward the WD for $179.99. Are the faster 7200 RPM Hitachi’s alright, or should I stick with the Green WD? What about the AV-GP WD for $189.99 which states it’s made for long term durability in PVR’s and such.
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