All manufacturers have had problems with this or that model. By a huge margin Maxtor has had the worst, but one can hope that seagate branded maxtor drives won't suffer the same. Anyway. I suppose wether you pick a samsung or wd drive depends on which is cheaper at the time you purchase.
I have a hard time understanding “green” for these computer components, I would prefer raw speed. In fact just the other day I bought a WD HDD… it was a black…
I think every bit of “green” helps but come on already, let’s get some nuclear power plants going worldwide and drop emissions by a noticeable margin! Yes green HDD’s will play their role, .0000000000000000001%
I always liked Maxtor drives. I got a 9-year old 40GB Maxtor that I still use as my OS drive (Win XP) in my DVR PC running 24/7.
Did Samsung release the RPM of this drive (their website doens't say)? Some people seem to suggest this is a 5400. Although WD doesn't list the RPM of their Caviar Green either. I guess RPM isn't a stat anyone cares about anymore. Seems to me that the one that most directly correlates to speed.
[citation][nom]xxmakoenergyxx[/nom]Im trying to hold out on these but the 1TB prices look so appealing. Any word on when this will hit US distributors? (the egg, frys etc??)[/citation]
WD20EADS is on sale, and can be used with most enclosures. Might want to just get one of those instead? Or just buy a 2tb mybook
WAYYY too overpriced. Im looking at the WD15EADS or the HD153UI. Less platters is a good thing and with all the negativity with the 1.5TB Seagates these would be my only option. If the HD153UI's dont appear on certain websites within a week maybe I should just jump on the WD15EADS bandwagon