Quality 1TB for $100 or less

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Discussion Starter · Mar 13, 2009

I know you guys must get this question all the time, but after a few days of research I still cannot decide which 1TB drive to buy. Right now, I am leaning towards the WD Caviar Black for $104. Other options are the Seagate Barracuda and the Samsung Spinpoint F1, both around $100.

Any advice as to which one I should purchase?

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Ghostscript

· #2 · Mar 13, 2009

I'd go for the WD CB. WD have never faild on me, love their hard drives. Have that one myself as well, good one.

Bindusar

· #3 · Mar 13, 2009

...Terabyte drives for barely $100??? I just can't believe it.

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Danker16

· #4 · Mar 13, 2009

I've already had a bad experience with Seagates, go with WD CB

Crazy9000

· #5 · Mar 13, 2009

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...Terabyte drives for barely $100??? I just can't believe it.

Yeah there's been lots of sales with them below $100 lately. Pretty amazing stuff.

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razr7

· #6 · Mar 13, 2009

i guess u can't go wrong with a samsung

sgdude

· #7 · Mar 13, 2009

wd black if u can find it for $100
i have a samsung 1tb f1 i got for $95 shipped and its great! Im getting the 640gb version for a friend's budget build.

Kamikaze127

· #8 · Mar 13, 2009

I'd go with the Western Digital, I have a 750Gb Black Edition and the performance is phenomenal.

devsk

· #9 · Mar 13, 2009

have 3 seagates running in raid5. I also own multiple WDs. Can't go wrong with either of them. I prefer seagate for its read performance. get the one with 3 (333 in model) platters instead of 4.

PS: don't be scared because of firmware bug. It was fixed a while back.

rsfkevski

· #10 · Mar 13, 2009

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have 3 seagates running in raid5. I also own multiple WDs. Can't go wrong with either of them. I prefer seagate for its read performance. get the one with 3 (333 in model) platters instead of 4.

PS: don't be scared because of firmware bug. It was fixed a while back.

Firmware fixed or not, I bought a 1.5TB drive a few weeks ago and it started ticking and losing connection to mobo. Sent it back to Seagate and my new one's on it's way home. It had the current firmware installed from the factory and was still faulty.

Just my 2 cents!

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c00lkatz

· #11 · Mar 13, 2009

I'm shopping around for a 1TB drive myself, and from what I've read, the general consensus points to either the WD Caviar Black or Samsung Spinpoint F1, with the "performance needle" pointed just slightly to the WD.

Skullzaflare

· #12 · Mar 17, 2009

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id get a seagate, i have a 1tb from before firmware fix and have yet to have any issues, no i havent flashed it either

Sullivan

· #13 · Mar 17, 2009

There are a few really good seagate's over at newegg for 90ish shipped.

wildfire99

· #14 · Mar 17, 2009

go for the WD its worth a few extra bucks ^_^

Akisame

· #15 · Mar 17, 2009

Only used samsung drives , and they are great

But WD has a great reputation , so i would suggest going WD or samsung, whichever you like most

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Nightz2k

· #16 · Mar 17, 2009

I'm biast and I stick to what's worked for me in the past 15+ years. Western Digital has never done me wrong. (Well my 25MB hdd died, but um...it was like 4-5yrs old back in 1995?) ) lol They didn't quite last as long as the WD's of now.

WD black is even better yet!

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Sullivan

· #17 · Mar 17, 2009

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Only used samsung drives , and they are great

But WD has a great reputation , so i would suggest going WD or samsung, whichever you like most

Ya, samsung is nice, I got a 500gb.

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PRO-AMERICA

· #18 · Mar 17, 2009

i just ordered a 1TB caviar black edition that is scheduled to arrive in a few hours...will post the results! i'm going from a 160gb WD caviar (white?) that i've had since 2003...having been my only hard drive from that point, it now spins at about 96 RPM and takes forever to load anything, AND it has approx 3gb of space left. obviously, i'm expecting noticeable improvement.

gashiz

· #19 · Mar 17, 2009

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id get a seagate, i have a 1tb from before firmware fix and have yet to have any issues, no i havent flashed it either

lol hes an rl buddy i was joking but yeah everyone seems to want you to go with the WD black so when you get a chance at a flat $100 or near + free ship i would take the opportunity.

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Maddog7771

· #20 · Mar 17, 2009

Cool fast and just $105 shipped

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822136317

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