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From what I've experienced and researched, the Western Digital is more reliable and the black is faster. Seagate won't fail continuously, but like I...


WD Black..............................imo
 


well how does the seagate one compare, it cost a bit less
 


From what I've experienced and researched, the Western Digital is more reliable and the black is faster. Seagate won't fail continuously, but like I said, from what I know the WD is a bit of a better option.
 
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I have used 6 different WD Black Drives over the past 2 years and haven't had a single error on any of them. The only Seagate drive I ever used died during a scan and fix plug in....

Also see this for how bad Seagate is: https://www.backblaze.com/blog/hard-drive-reliability-q3-2015/
 


alright im convinced 😛 , my seagate barracuda is dying as we speak, ill go for a WD
 


Bahahaaa! That's funny 😀
I too almost went for a Barracuda for my first build but people were like "oh noo you gotta buy that WD man!"
 

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