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I keep seeing people posting that the "F3 1TB is the fastest drive."
That's wrong on so many levels... Hitachi drives have higher sequential speeds... WD Blacks have lower access times... 10k/15k RPM drives often have higher/lower of both...
I've also seen a lot of posts recently saying "The F3 1TB is faster than WD Black 1TB"
That's also wrong. And earlier today I stumbled across proof. I've been saying for many weeks that a new revision of WD1002FAEX's is out, which is far faster. Today I stumbled across some benchmarks of the newer (and quieter) revision.
I've also copied some F3 benchmarks from another thread, for comparison. Enjoy.
Now, I have a request. (not aimed at anyone in particular)
Please stop recommending the F3 1TB over the WD Black 1TB when their price is equal. The new WD1002FAEX has got Speed, Reliability, Warranty, and now noise levels on its side. I know the HD103SJ has awesome prices in the US and Australia, but in Canada and many EU countries the Blacks have better prices.
It saddens me when I see people paying $75 for an F3 1TB in Canada when they can get a WD 1TB Black for about $5 cheaper...
And all because of outdated information.
Anyway, /end rant.
That's wrong on so many levels... Hitachi drives have higher sequential speeds... WD Blacks have lower access times... 10k/15k RPM drives often have higher/lower of both...
I've also seen a lot of posts recently saying "The F3 1TB is faster than WD Black 1TB"
That's also wrong. And earlier today I stumbled across proof. I've been saying for many weeks that a new revision of WD1002FAEX's is out, which is far faster. Today I stumbled across some benchmarks of the newer (and quieter) revision.
I've also copied some F3 benchmarks from another thread, for comparison. Enjoy.





Now, I have a request. (not aimed at anyone in particular)
Please stop recommending the F3 1TB over the WD Black 1TB when their price is equal. The new WD1002FAEX has got Speed, Reliability, Warranty, and now noise levels on its side. I know the HD103SJ has awesome prices in the US and Australia, but in Canada and many EU countries the Blacks have better prices.
It saddens me when I see people paying $75 for an F3 1TB in Canada when they can get a WD 1TB Black for about $5 cheaper...

Anyway, /end rant.
