WD Caviar Black vs Samsung Spinpoint F3

[Nine Iron]

Couldn't find a thread that compares these directly.

I'm considering one of these (in 1TB) to go along with an SSD - are the any owners of both who can offer a real-world comparison? Most reviews I've read suggest the Sammy will blitz the WD, but they're predominantly benchmarking; my priority is sheer application opening and responsiveness.

Any thoughts on noise? Again, reviews suggest the Sammy is the quieter.

Many thanks,

9i.

 

[Feronix]

The Samsung is indeed quiter but it has only 32Mb cache where the Caviar Black has 64, making it a bit quicker?
I personally own a Spinpoint F3 1TB and it is pretty quiet and very reliable so far (been using it for 2 years+ now and not a single problem).

WD are known to be the #1 brand when it comes to speed and reliabilty but the Spinpoints are also good drives.

Tbf, I'd just go with the cheaper option...

 

[seumasbeathan]

As you already have an ssd for boot drive I would recommend the WD Cavier Green, it is cheaper and as a storage drive is all you need.

 

[yassarikhan786]

I would say the black from personal experience, although mine developed bad sectors after a year. It was a 2 TB hard-drive though and less platters does generally lower the chance of bad sectors or other issues appearing.

 

[Feronix]

As you already have an ssd for boot drive I would recommend the WD Cavier Green, it is cheaper and as a storage drive is all you need.

Depends on the storage imo.

For photos and videos the 5400 RPM would be plenty, yes, but for games and other software I'd prefer a 7200 RPM drive