HDD for editing (WD, HGST, Seagate)?

[vess_csm]

Hi guys,

I am up for buying an other HDD for my PC. I currently have a 1TB Seagate barracuda and a 2TB WD Black apart from my system SSD. My question is should i go with the WD Black again or maybe look at Seagate or HGST /Ultrastar 7K6000/?
What are the HDD reliabilities these days? I'm very happy with my WD, should i buy it again or has the tide changed these few years? The HGST has twice the cache of the WD.
How are the fail rates of the different drives? Maybe if someone who works at a retailer and has first hand experience?
Main use is storing material for video editing and editing it /cache partition is the 1TB Seagate/.

 

[jay32267]

This is just my opinion. Years ago I read that WD and Seagate made the best drives. Since then, I have bought nothing but WD and Seagate, I buy a lot of drives for work. I have had no issues to speak of with either brand.

 

[captaincharisma]

HGST drives are made by WD but im not sure what the difference would be between thos drives and WD branded ones. from my experience WD drives have never failed on me so i keep going back to them for both internal and external drives. i have seen a lot of sea gate failures over the years that i don't trust them but someone can have the opposite experience

 

[vess_csm]

I've never had a WD fail me also. But Seagate has, a Constelation for that matter. But i wanted to see how are things today, since I haven't bought a drive for some years. Thanks for the answer.

 

[Spinachy]

Personally, I have not had any problems with Seagate 7200 rpm drives.
For video editing, go for a hard drive that supports a fast sustained transfer rate. You can find detailed reviews on tomshardware, e.g. http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/seagate-barracuda-pro-10tb-hdd,5210.html.
As for reliability, BackBlaze is an online backup site that runs 100,000 hard drives, and publishes reliability info - you can read about their latest report here : http://www.tomshardware.com/news/backblaze-q417-hdd-reliability-report,36452.html.

 

[Phillip Corcoran]

No more Seagate drives for me - - had three fail in less than a year.

I only buy WD drives now. Never had premature failure with those - - three of them still showing healthy after 10 years daily use.