High(ish) Capacity Temporary Storage Drive

[urbanrider]

I have a 1TB drive that’s mostly used for temporary storage that is clicking ominously and is a little slow, so I think it’s time to replace it.
It will have pretty continuous activity 24/7, read and write from various sources and as it is a temporary drive for a bunch of programs that run simultaneously it would be nice if it didn't get to bottle necked 😛 so high performance would be nice

I was looking at the either the WD Black 2tb or 1tb because they are on sale. Any other recommendations?
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136792

 

[camelman42]

I got none, any drive that has 64mb of cache will work the best for you since it will increase life span, read, and write times for the drive, and is even more important for the random reads and writes for temporary storage. I do prefer WD drives over any other as they have been more reliable for me.

 

[smitbret]

In addition to the 64MB Cache, a 7200rpm will be faster for random file access than slower drives.

I'd just go for a Toshiba or Seagate with those specs. Heck for the cost, pick up 2. The Seagate will definitely be faster than the Seagate and probably the Toshiba as well.

 

[JPNpower]

I'd trust the WD blacks. They are wonderful, and one of the fastest and most reliable.

 

[popatim]

You dont need 7200 rpm performance for a storage drive, grab a green.

 

[JPNpower]

You dont need 7200 rpm performance for a storage drive, grab a green.

24/7 action and programs should justify the blacks. Maybe Reds?

 

[urbanrider]

You dont need 7200 rpm performance for a storage drive, grab a green.

While it is "storage" per say, its temporary so things are continually moving on and off. More of a halfway house for my files. I think if multiple programs are moving large files around simultaneously, the 7200 rpm is justified.

24/7 action and programs should justify the blacks. Maybe Reds?

Are the reds not more designed for NAS storage, I know very little about them. I've heard good things about them, but im not sure if that's exactly what I'm looking for here.

 

[JPNpower]

Depends on price really, buy whichever is cheaper. The REDs are focused on 24/7 operation I think, but are slower.

 

[popatim]

Yeah, i missed the 24/7 and plenty of activity comment. Sorry.

I withdraw my green recommend. LoL

Another NAS drive with decent benchmarks
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822178391

1Tb 7200 rpm enterprise class drive so it should handle your usage
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148784


Good price on a Hitachi built 2Tb 7200 rpm drive
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822149397

 

[JPNpower]

I'd buy the Hitachi that popa recommended (actually Toshiba now but...). In the end they are all the same mostly, and price speaks. My personal bias towards WD, would make me buy the black though.

 

[urbanrider]

Thanks for the help. Ive been a WD guy but I thought id branch out and try the Seagate Constellation ES Enterprise Drive. It got great reviews and sounds like it isn't very loud.

http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148784

 

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