Storage Solutions 2TB HDD : Internal or External

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Its a desktop PC right??? and you want desktop HDD??? I'd personally prefer 2 x 1 TB. that way you will even get better transfer speeds and incase you are transferring large amounts of data you wont get stuck . you can keep copying on 1 HDD and freely use the other.. seagate and WD both are good.. theres really not much saying why you should buy one and not the other.. prices will drop. buy definitely not in the next 1 or 2 months..

and FYI, even external HDD's are internal HDDs only . Just with a good looking plastic SATA casing with a USB port. thats all..you can open the casing and check for yourself.. so theres no question of reliability. but your HDDs will definitely stay safer if they are mounted inside the cabinet and are not transported here and there again and again..
 
Currently I have :

Internal 500GB Seagate

External 1TB WD My Book Essential 3.0

Current prices are :

Internal Seagate 2*1TB = 2*5805 = 11610

Internal Seagate 2TB = 8073

External 2TB WD My Book Essential USB 3.0 = 7405

1) Should I go with 2TB considering the price ?

2) Are 1TB drives less prone to hardware failure than a 2TB or is it about the same?
 
bajaj151 said:
Currently I have :

Internal 500GB Seagate

External 1TB WD My Book Essential 3.0

Current prices are :

Internal Seagate 2*1TB = 2*5805 = 11610

Internal Seagate 2TB = 8073

External 2TB WD My Book Essential USB 3.0 = 7405

1) Should I go with 2TB considering the price ?

2) Are 1TB drives less prone to hardware failure than a 2TB or is it about the same?
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i dont know particularly about 1 tb vs 2 tb. but yeah, smaller size HDD's are less prone to failure than larger HDD's because with the current technology, the 3 TB we have is the maximum size a single HDD can have.. so 3 TB is like pushing it to the limits. .

considering the price, you can always go for the 2 TB HDD. I was only recommending 2 separate HDD's incase you have lots of HDD activity going on like copying, pasting large amounts of data, and simultaneous use of pc, then 2 HDD's will make it easy without compromising system speed because both of them will be running on a separate bus on the motherboard.. thats all.. but the price difference is quite significant. so you can go for the single 2 TB option.. and check the manufacturing date of the HDD. dont buy something that has been kept on the shelf for the past 6 months.. try to get your hands on the latest manufacture.. no big issue about this, but its just better to buy a freshly manufactured HDD that has just arrived rather than something that has been in the shop for quite some time.. you never know how the staff has been handling the stock..
 
Ummm I bought a Seagate 2TB external USB 3.0 for less than 7K yesterday in blore.
 
puneetritehere said:
i dont know particularly about 1 tb vs 2 tb. but yeah, smaller size HDD's are less prone to failure than larger HDD's because with the current technology, the 3 TB we have is the maximum size a single HDD can have.. so 3 TB is like pushing it to the limits. .
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It has nothing to do with pushing the limits.

Assuming a platter size of 500GB, a 1TB disk will need 2 platters/4 heads and a 2TB disk will need 4 platters/8 heads.

Simple probability says the chances of a platter/head failing increases with more platters/heads.
 
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Go with external 2TB... it wud be less hassle and remember u wud be required to power the HDD via a power brick.
 
Get 2 X 1TB , and get external drives since they offer 3 years warranty.

2TBs from both Seagate and WD have very high failure rates. 1TB drives are rock solid but I've no idea why their 2TBs counter parts are so bad.

To check for reliability issues search that particular model on Amazon and read the user comments always read 1 star comments, Seagate Go Flex series has some really horrific stories .

So my answer is say no to 2tb.
 
Seagate is shuffling the drives used in the Goflex series, so no comment on reliability.
I would stick to an internal drive like the Seagate Green even with the lower warranty. Even 10 year warranty is no use if the drive is unreliable and you are using it for backup.
Use a SMART tool to monitor drive health.
 
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