Storage Solutions Is wd caviar green worth buying...?

[StillWaters]

do not know the exact model since I had it disposed long back... While I was running both in parallel (dual os) noticably WD ran cooler and noise free when compared to the other. It may not be the fastest, but it boots my windows 8 (primary os) in less than a minute or just above few secs.

My current setup still has WD Green 500GB as the primary disk (its the only HDD in my PC now). My Windows 7 boot-up time from Post BIOS check to ready to use is almost SSD level at under 45 seconds. But the drive is horrible for any use that requires constant read/writes like browsers with multiple tabs, playing Audio/Video files, as it frequently freezes for 2-3 minutes. WHile playing games, etc, it does not freeze that much, maybe once in an hour or 2.

I am waiting for Seagate to approve my warranty support for India. It seems my failed Seagate HDD is a non AD US drive (no idea what Seagate means by "Non AD"), even though I bought it from Nehru Place, Delhi. :annoyed:

 

[ssdivisiongermany1933]

My current setup still has WD Green 500GB as the primary disk (its the only HDD in my PC now). My Windows 7 boot-up time from Post BIOS check to ready to use is almost SSD level at under 45 seconds. But the drive is horrible for any use that requires constant read/writes like browsers with multiple tabs, playing Audio/Video files, as it frequently freezes for 2-3 minutes. WHile playing games, etc, it does not freeze that much, maybe once in an hour or 2.

I am waiting for Seagate to approve my warranty support for India. It seems my failed Seagate HDD is a non AD US drive (no idea what Seagate means by "Non AD"), even though I bought it from Nehru Place, Delhi. :annoyed:

your seagate Harddisk must be an Imported one ....not through proper seagate channel ,
Did you bought from Cost 2 cost shop nehru place ??

 

[StillWaters]

your seagate Harddisk must be an Imported one ....not through proper seagate channel ,
Did you bought from Cost 2 cost shop nehru place ??

I bought it as part of full computer build from SMC International. They say they got it from their dealer Advantage Computers. Both of them have refused any warranty support, as they say they sold it with 3 years warranty, even though my Seagate has 5 years warranty which is still valid till 2013 end.

Luckily, Seagate email support has approved my drive for RMA in India. Lets hope, things work out now.