Which 3TB internal hdd to buy

I'm keeping my wd black 1tb for games only but I need more space into my pc.
I'm looking for a new 3.5" standard hard drive and I've choose the 3tb version according to size and value around 100€ for all different types. I use it for storage but also for keep my video editing folder and video files, working directly on this disk, so I think a 7200rpm version is better and Seagate barracuda is a good value with 64mb cache.
But there are also wd red, purple, blue etc, excluding the green too slow. Is the red version really strong and stable during the years? Blue and red are still 5400rpm, but I cannot find a real comparison of the 3tb version, and I do not read the reviews of smaller disk because change plate numbers, and other specs.


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3TB hard drive!! I've only got a 0.5TB and... would believe I could use more space??

What I had stumped on that I thought would not work is using two hard drives. What I mean is, running software off a hard drive that does not have the operating system without any performance loss.

The SSD was the little one mounted on the motherboard. Is that what you are doing? Sorry in advance if this is common knowledge but I didn't think it was possible.

 

You should buy a blue or black drive.
Red drives are for NAS systems, purple drives are for camera surveillance recording.

https://www.techporn.ph/understanding-the-differences-between-wd-hdd-colors/

 

Unfortunately these days buying hard drives is a lottery, I've used Seagates for ages without issues, but I read lots of horror stories from people using Seagate, WD, Hitachi or name it... If you're going to keep important data on them just make sure they are backed up on a regular basis.

 

Userbenchmark is a great source of information to compare PC hardware. I use it a lot to compare my systems and plan upgrades.

Here is a quick comparison between a WD Red and Black 3TB:

http://hdd.userbenchmark.com/Compare/WD-Red-3TB-2012-vs-WD-Black-3TB-2013/1386vsm5002

Their numbers are based on tests run by their users. You can download their little bench software and see how your components measure-up against other users with the same hardware. They have only performance info though (no reliability metrics).

 

Thanks guys, BTW a 3tb black cost double of a blue or barracuda here. I m using a black just for games and it's fine, but a cheap 1tb version.
So, not considering anymore a black, purple or red, the blue is just 5400rpm, I think slow for a video editing disk. The barracuda is 7200rpm but don't know the reliability. Any other good 7200rpm disk I don't know?

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Only to chip in my 2 cents. As mms mentioned above, I also prefer Seagate drives for my personal computer, but from work experience in tech support all brands are subject to failure. Regarding drive speed, considering we live in an era dominated by SSDs, I would say that you don't really need a 7200rpm hdd anymore. Response compared to a 5400rpm one is negligible and the additional rpms will wear it down faster and generate more heat. We all like cars so this is simple to understand.

If you really need 3tb then read lots of reviews and go with your guts feeling. For work and performance your money would be better spent in a 500gb SSD. For peace of mind, you need to have a mirror (Raid 1) in your computer, so instead I would get 2 x 1tb and make them redundant.

Trust me, I lost 3tbs already with a NAS failure, 2 x 160gbs on a Raid 0 failure, and 1TB on another hdd I didn't back up in time, even after windows was giving me a heads up on the failing hdd. That's why I now have 2 x 3tbs mirrored.

Good luck!

 

Backblaze Releases Its Q1 2017 HDD Reliability Results
http://www.storagereview.com/backblaze_releases_its_q1_2017_hdd_reliability_results

Here's the link to the Backblaze site
https://www.backblaze.com/b2/hard-drive-test-data.html

 

The barracuda 3TB 7200rpm seems to be the best valued by the community about performance mainly, on user benchmark try to compare it with a Black.

 

I'm not buying an ssd because of space, I've already 2 full 1TB hard drives, I need space I need a 3TB, because I don't want to fill a 2TB soon. So that why I'm looking for a fast a reliable standard hdd at least a bit faster than average. I've a 5400rpm green and it's really slow compared to the black 7200rpm while working on same files, also for transfer speed.