Western Digital VelociRaptor 600GB SATA 6G Hard Drive
QUOTE: "On the capacity front we have already reviewed solid state drives with 512GB of capacity, quite a bit more than the first 300GB VelociRaptor, but of course the cost was more than what six 300GB VelociRaptors would be. It was still a contributing reason why Western Digital should take a good look at the series and either kill it or update it with a new product line as quickly as possible.
Given that it is now April, quick wasn’t really on Western Digital’s deck since we have been hearing rumors of a new VelociRaptor since CES back in January. Looking at how the market has changed since that time, it is easy to dissect why. SATA 6G has had a few ups and downs with Marvell slow to act on driver issues that affect performance. Getting in a good test with SATA 6G and an existing drive, the Caviar Black 1GB with SATA 6G was the next logical step and would have moved a new VelociRaptor back. Western Digital has also spent a great deal of time working on a solid state drive product line and we have already seen the first fruit fall from the WD SSD tree last month."
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If you had to choose between a Seagate, Western Digital, or a Samsung hard drive, which would it be? Which do you consider the most reliable out of them? I had a WD that went to crap on me after about 6 months, so I’m a bit leery of them.
I’ve never owned a Samsung drive but on the contrary, I’m leery of Seagate. Western Digital has proven the most reliable (for me). =)
It’s just one of those things that a drive fails, normally all three companies are good. I have 2 WD640AAKS drives running strong for 2 years. I have also a seagate drive which works well. I have not needed a RMA until now, but I believe all three are reputable vendors and should provide good service. So my advice to you is to buy with confidence.