Wd blue vs used hgst enterprise.

[J_emery138]

Hi everyone, I am looking at a hdd for my wife's new pc. I am trying to keep this thing around $1000 so I am looking at around 50 for the hdd to stay on budget.

So I am looking at a new wd blue 7200 rpm 1 tb, or one of the recertificatied hgst enterprise drives from amazon. It seems the blue is a good choice but I'd like 2tb. Most of theses drives from amazon seem to have 20k hours on them or so. That doesn't seem to be a big deal if they really can make it to 2 million hrs.

What would you do? Any advice from the experts will be greatly appreciated.thanks

 

[SuperSoph_WD]

Hey there, @J_emery138!

I'd recommend you get an HDD that is new, rather than an used, re-certified product. They usually have a shorter limited warranty and you never know if they would work properly, unless it comes straight from the manufacturer.
The WD Blue HDD is also available in 2 TB, but it's RPM is 5,400 and not 7,200. It is a good solution for massive data storage. However, if you plan on using the HDD as primary/boot, I'd definitely go for a 7,200 RPM drive. The WD Blue also comes with a 3-year limited warranty which definitely gives some peace of mind.

Whatever storage solution you go for, make sure that the warranty period is not too short. You can easily do this by checking the serial number of the product on the manufacturer's official website.

Hope this was helpful. Best of luck!
SuperSoph_WD

 

[J_emery138]

Hi super, I looked at the blue 2 tb and the 5400 rpm turned me off. The pc will have an ssd boot though. I have never had a 5400rpm drive so I am not sure how much slower the experience will be.

I would never consider another used drive, but the enterprise makes a strong argument with all the independent tests that have placed them as the most dependable hdd.

Thanks for your reply.

 

[SuperSoph_WD]

Hey there again, @J_emery138!

Well, since you already have a bootable SSD, then using a 5,400 RPM HDD as secondary storage won't really affect the system performance since the bigger (above 1 TB) WD Blue mainstream drives are designed to be used exactly as such. They are a reliable secondary storage solution for your massive data.
I understand that an enterprise drive would look more appealing since they are made to last longer under heavy read/write environments and they are also often recommended for large RAID systems that work 24/7. However, as I already mentioned, re-certified drives usually have a very short limited warranty which could be considered a disadvantage in the long run.
Regardless of which drive you go with, make sure your wife always backs up her data somewhere off-site as well. Having multiple copies of your files in different storage devices/drives is the surest way to avoid the potential data loss in any occasion.

Hope this was helpful. Good luck!
SuperSoph_WD