11-22-2017, 02:56 AM
Obviously, the same capacity, too. Same warranty.
Western Digital everyday vs Toshiba?
As an aside, I had one of my internal drives begin to fail and start throwing SMART errors. So I'm thinking I should be looking at replacing some of my old hard drives that have a ton of power-on hours.
Western Digital everyday vs Toshiba?
As an aside, I had one of my internal drives begin to fail and start throwing SMART errors. So I'm thinking I should be looking at replacing some of my old hard drives that have a ton of power-on hours.
11-22-2017, 03:13 AM
What "color" Western Digital?
I'd take almost anything over one of their Blue or Green drives.
I'd take almost anything over one of their Blue or Green drives.
11-22-2017, 03:19 AM
The WD "Everyday" drive doesn't have a color but I'm pretty sure it's a Green.
Knock on wood, the WD Green drives have been rock solid for me for years (the failing drive is not WD).
Knock on wood, the WD Green drives have been rock solid for me for years (the failing drive is not WD).
11-22-2017, 03:37 AM
I’ve had several external Toshibas (2.5” form factor) that have outlasted their enclosure/controller-interface.
11-22-2017, 03:38 AM
If this is for an internal boot drive, my vote is neither.
Get an SSD.
Get an SSD.
11-22-2017, 03:46 AM
If they are externals, neither. Get a bare drive and put it in a non-crappy enclosure or use it with a dock.
I’ve been getting Toshibas for the past couple of years, since HGST has evidently stopped making the non-NAS, non-enterprise drives that I used to buy. All of those older HGSTs are still working beautifully. The Toshibas so far have also been fine. But I’d never buy one of their externals.
I pried apart a Seagate external enclosure last night. What a piece of crap, just like the last Seagate enclosure I had to open. The drive is probably dead also. I haven’t had time to set up a full scan.
I’ve been getting Toshibas for the past couple of years, since HGST has evidently stopped making the non-NAS, non-enterprise drives that I used to buy. All of those older HGSTs are still working beautifully. The Toshibas so far have also been fine. But I’d never buy one of their externals.
I pried apart a Seagate external enclosure last night. What a piece of crap, just like the last Seagate enclosure I had to open. The drive is probably dead also. I haven’t had time to set up a full scan.
11-22-2017, 12:29 PM
Check the latest Backblaze drive reliability report!
Generally, no one seems to have much good to say about WD, I'd go with the Toshiba.
Generally, no one seems to have much good to say about WD, I'd go with the Toshiba.