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What are good 2TB drives these days?
I got a 1TB drive in my system. It's had some recoverable bad sectors on
it already, and it's getting a little full anyways. So thinking of upgrading and replacing it with a 2TB. Any specific brands or models to avoid or to look for? Yousuf Khan |
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What are good 2TB drives these days?
On 11/9/2016 6:39 AM, Yousuf Khan wrote:
I got a 1TB drive in my system. It's had some recoverable bad sectors on it already, and it's getting a little full anyways. So thinking of upgrading and replacing it with a 2TB. Any specific brands or models to avoid or to look for? Yousuf Khan I would put in a 4 TB WD Black. You never know when you need the space and bigger is always faster. https://www.amazon.com/Performance-D...dp/B01GWS2ZOC/ Wait, does your motherboard and operating system support 4 GB drives ? You may be limited to a 2 TB drive. Lynn |
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What are good 2TB drives these days?
Yousuf Khan wrote:
I got a 1TB drive in my system. It's had some recoverable bad sectors on it already, and it's getting a little full anyways. So thinking of upgrading and replacing it with a 2TB. Any specific brands or models to avoid or to look for? Currently, the brand with the best reputation is HGST. The worst, Seagate. IMHO, WD currently provides the best bang for the buck. Every manufacturer occasionally puts out a model that's a lemon. Before you buy, read the user reviews at the larger retail sites such as Amazon and Newegg. |
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What are good 2TB drives these days?
On 11/09/2016 02:16 PM, Neill Massello wrote:
I got a 1TB drive in my system. It's had some recoverable bad sectors on it already, and it's getting a little full anyways. So thinking of upgrading and replacing it with a 2TB. Any specific brands or models to avoid or to look for? Currently, the brand with the best reputation is HGST. The worst, Seagate. IMHO, WD currently provides the best bang for the buck. Every manufacturer occasionally puts out a model that's a lemon. Before you buy, read the user reviews at the larger retail sites such as Amazon and Newegg. I have 16 Seagate 2TB drives, some more than 5 years old, two of which are warranty replacements. I have 6 Seagate 6TB drives that have been running for almost 18 months without a problem. Seagate had a notoriously bad 3TB model a couple of years ago; other than that they are pretty decent. Some of the negative reviews on NewEgg and Amazon are because of the vendor's slip-ups. And you name any brand, there are reviewers who will never buy another one. Perce |
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On 11/9/2016 1:08 PM, Lynn McGuire wrote:
On 11/9/2016 6:39 AM, Yousuf Khan wrote: I got a 1TB drive in my system. It's had some recoverable bad sectors on it already, and it's getting a little full anyways. So thinking of upgrading and replacing it with a 2TB. Any specific brands or models to avoid or to look for? Yousuf Khan I would put in a 4 TB WD Black. You never know when you need the space and bigger is always faster. https://www.amazon.com/Performance-D...dp/B01GWS2ZOC/ Wait, does your motherboard and operating system support 4 GB drives ? You may be limited to a 2 TB drive. Yeah, I already have a 3TB drive in it. I wanted to keep the cost below Cdn$100. Yousuf Khan |
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On 11/9/2016 4:15 PM, Percival P. Cassidy wrote:
I have 16 Seagate 2TB drives, some more than 5 years old, two of which are warranty replacements. I have 6 Seagate 6TB drives that have been running for almost 18 months without a problem. Seagate had a notoriously bad 3TB model a couple of years ago; other than that they are pretty decent. Some of the negative reviews on NewEgg and Amazon are because of the vendor's slip-ups. And you name any brand, there are reviewers who will never buy another one. Yes, I was thinking about their 3TB drive problems, have those been fixed totally by now? |
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On 11/11/2016 10:09 AM, Yousuf Khan wrote:
I have 16 Seagate 2TB drives, some more than 5 years old, two of which are warranty replacements. I have 6 Seagate 6TB drives that have been running for almost 18 months without a problem. Seagate had a notoriously bad 3TB model a couple of years ago; other than that they are pretty decent. Some of the negative reviews on NewEgg and Amazon are because of the vendor's slip-ups. And you name any brand, there are reviewers who will never buy another one. Yes, I was thinking about their 3TB drive problems, have those been fixed totally by now? I don't know about the 3TB drives. Maybe they revised the original product and kept the same Model#, or maybe they changed the Model# by a digit or two. They just came out with a whole new series of drives, including the 3TB ST3000DM008: http://www.seagate.com/www-content/p...0-3-1608us.pdf Perce |
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Percival P. Cassidy wrote:
Some of the negative reviews on NewEgg and Amazon are because of the vendor's slip-ups. And you name any brand, there are reviewers who will never buy another one. Right. That's why, rather than just glancing at the ratings, you should read the reviews, especially the most negative ones, to see if the reviewer really knows what he's talking about or is just having a tantrum for some reason, like getting a drive that's DOA. Stuff happens, even to the best manufacturers and retailers. |
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"Neill Massello" wrote in message ... Yousuf Khan wrote: I got a 1TB drive in my system. It's had some recoverable bad sectors on it already, and it's getting a little full anyways. So thinking of upgrading and replacing it with a 2TB. Any specific brands or models to avoid or to look for? Currently, the brand with the best reputation is HGST. The worst, Seagate. IMHO, WD currently provides the best bang for the buck. Every manufacturer occasionally puts out a model that's a lemon. Before you buy, read the user reviews at the larger retail sites such as Amazon and Newegg. I didn’t fine that approach very useful when buying an 8TB external recently. Very large number of 1 star reviews with nasty things to say about reliability with all the drives and very few reviews at all with HGST. So I decided to take a punt with Seagate, mainly because they had bought the hard drive operation of Samsung who I had had a very good result with up till then, hoping I might get a Samsung with a Seagate brand on it now. Havent had any problems with it, but that doesn’t prove a damned thing. Havent been game to open it up and see if it’s a Samsung given that will void the warranty. |
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