Help! Seagate constellation Es vs barracuda

[vampelle]

I seem some post and I tried to find a compassion about it,
But none totally answer my question.
I hope by asking maybe I can find the right answer.
This drive will be a storage, and Windows drive and regular load running, not a gamer, and well if getting good deal on 2tb should I consider it eventhough I don't feel I need it.
Here are the prices what I got offered and questions we belows;

a) Seagate barracuda 2tb Dom 2015 with 1.5 years official warranty ( from a user selling sealed packaged) $ 66. ( brand new $78)
b) Wd black enterprise storage 2tb Dom 2012 no warranty, as these are imported $55
c) Wd black enterprise storage 1tb Dom 2012 again no warranty n imported $43 ( same for Hitachi 1tb)
d) Seagate barracuda 1tb Dom 2013 st1000dm003 model no warranty n local user used $38
e) Seagte barracuda 1tb Dom 2013-4 Same model with shop 1 year warranty $45
F) Seagate constellation Es st000nm011 Dom 2013 no warranty $45
G) Seagte barracuda st1000dm003 brand new with 2 year official warranty $55

Please note, my currency is different and when converting price then it's matter. But I am willingly to spend in these rather than in total new one.

I have few questions

1. Should I consider Seagate barracuda 2tb with 1.5 year warranty, with Dom of Dec 2015 or go for Seagate barracuda 1tb hard drive or constellation Es 1tb hard drive?

2. I heard a lot of times that 2tb crashes or don't touch 2tb and so on. Is it true?

3. If 2tb, should I considered a used wd black enterprise 2tb with Dom 2012( no warranty from a local seller who sale them ) or Seagate barracuda 2tb with warranty Dom 2015?

4. If not , 2tb hard drive, which 1tb hard drive? Seagate barracuda, constellation Es, or wd black enterprise one. ( remember not totally me in used, otherwise Seagate used or 1 year shop)

5. I understand constellation Es is same as server or enterprise drive, but is it worth it for regular and daily use. Ie torrents, downloading and uploading a lot, watching and streaming movies, changing from one drive and moving to another drive or sector, Windows 10, maybe games if I ever feels like it, works, web, ( not a designer or architecture, so not that kind of load)

6. Will imported (refurbished maybe , I think he import from Alibaba or site like those in lot) wd black will be better than Seagate with local warranty or official warranty?

Please answers in numbers and some may looks same question but not totally.

 

[Zkye]

Never buy storage devices from China. You might end up with something like this:
http://techworm.vijayprabhu.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/Untitled-23-690x336.png
They're all cheap copies.

If you want to buy used, buy one with less than 10000 hours power on time. The SMART can be altered, so you can't be 100% sure about that.

From experience I'd say that WD has a lower failure rate than Seagate, so I would buy a WD. Doesn't really matter which one.

 

[drtweak]

What county are you in first of all? because if those dollar amounts are US you can get 2Tb drive NEW for $60

But i do agree with Zkye on the Pro WD. I will say this though if you do go Seagate go Constellation drives are they are their enterprise drive. I had my first Seagate Constellation drive (10k RPM SAS Drive) get its first bad sector ever out of the dozens of servers i manage with them in it. the drives are about 6 years old with 24/7 use on them

 

[vampelle]

What county are you in first of all? because if those dollar amounts are US you can get 2Tb drive NEW for $60

But i do agree with Zkye on the Pro WD. I will say this though if you do go Seagate go Constellation drives are they are their enterprise drive. I had my first Seagate Constellation drive (10k RPM SAS Drive) get its first bad sector ever out of the dozens of servers i manage with them in it. the drives are about 6 years old with 24/7 use on them

Pakistan, and I have though about importing but the cost will go higher for me.

He is selling of 2013 model, and on top pic it is written made in Thailand, and His hd sentinel health shows time on only 45 days and estimated over 1000days, so Zkye might be right on that part. And hdd tune error checking shows no bad sector.

For wd black one I havnt gotten any test yet, but he sell okay, as what I read online from others buyer. He is on Facebook shop.
Ab computer. I can provide the link to his hdd if you like.

And strangely, the new price of wd blue should be same as barracuda according to newegg but here they are selling $10-20 more. For new.

 

[vampelle]

Never buy storage devices from China. You might end up with something like this:
http://techworm.vijayprabhu.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/Untitled-23-690x336.png
They're all cheap copies.

If you want to buy used, buy one with less than 10000 hours power on time. The SMART can be altered, so you can't be 100% sure about that.

From experience I'd say that WD has a lower failure rate than Seagate, so I would buy a WD. Doesn't really matter which one.

Okay I will make sure none are from China made,
Constellation is Thailand as he shown me pic,
Seagate barracuda 2tb since have local warranty, I beleive not from China.
Seagate barracuda 1tb I will confirm
Wb black is Thailand made and of Aug 2012 model , wd1003fbyx .

And I agree with power on time, that I can't be sure, since these are used which are imported.
And constellation Es one is 2013 model and his power on time is showing only 45 days?

But what about Ernst of question.