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Poll Results: Your pick for a hard drive product line?

Poll expired: Nov 30, 2012  
  • 22% (180)
    Samsung F3/F4
  • 13% (104)
    Seagate Barracuda
  • 60% (478)
    Western Digital Caviar Black
  • 3% (27)
    Hitachi Deskstar
789 Total Votes  
post #21 of 59
11/15/12 at 2:30am
Definitely voted for black! Great balance of cost and performance.
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post #22 of 59
11/15/12 at 2:47am
WD black many people recommended this for gamers
post #23 of 59
11/15/12 at 3:39am
I've used the Samsung F3's, they were loud, in comparison to my choice. I've used the Barracuda's, they didn't perform as well as my choice. I've used the Caviar Blacks in builds were budget permitted it to be. They are reliable, and the speeds are amazing for a mechanical drive. Well worth the premium above it's competitors. So the Caviar Blacks get my choice. I've not had any problems with my drives, no bad sectors in the 5 that are currently in use.
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post #24 of 59
11/15/12 at 4:08am
caviar black
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post #25 of 59
11/15/12 at 4:29am

Once again I had to choose only what was listed. I have no problems with WD Caviar Blacks, but I much prefer the RE Series.

I just received a pair of 1 GB WD RE-4's yesterday. The best of the best, especially for RAIDing.

post #26 of 59
11/15/12 at 5:22am
Samsung spinpoint every time. Mine have been beautifully reliable and swift. Given the seagate 7200.11 debacle, I'm hesitant to recommend the barracuda.
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post #27 of 59
11/15/12 at 5:23am

definitely Hitachi :) Silent and fast for a HDD

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post #28 of 59
11/15/12 at 6:07am
After few years WD Black still going strong in my system. I realize other drives are good but this one wins with a little sentiment.
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post #29 of 59
11/15/12 at 7:09am
Western Digital Caviar Black never had any problems with any of them
post #30 of 59
11/15/12 at 8:47am
My vote is for WD. biggrin.gif
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