Question seagate 3tb or 4tb part number buy recommendation

[amirsaman]

Hi guys
this is my first post on TH forum
I wanna buy new 3tb or 4tb hdd for storage software game music movies series etc
price per performance which on of these hdd's do you recommend? I want a reliable hdd that doesnt fail after months of daily use
tell me which part number is lower faulty based on your experience, apparently the difference in part numbers is based on new generation and older one
here are part numbers of seagate hdd's that I wanna buy one of them
BarraCuda ST3000DM007 7200 64
BarraCuda ST3000DM008 7200 64
BarraCuda ST4000DM005 5900 or 7200 64 idk exact specs
BarraCuda ST4000DM004 5400 256
any help would be appreciated
regards, sam

 

[Lutfij]

You do realize that each drive's rotational speed in your list is between 5400rpm's and 7200rpm's? If the drives are meant for storage alone and not to be accessed by game libraries, then you can pick up the 5400rpm variant. If you're looking for a speedy drive, then you should look at the 7200rpm drives. That being said, where are you located and if you're looking at a 7200rpm drive, I'd suggest you look at an SSD to have your OS, app's and games library on.