Buying a 1TB HDD for the first time in ever, need to know some
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Buying a 1TB HDD for the first time in ever, need to know some do's and don'ts. Pretty much the only things I know is no second-hand, no Aliexpress or similar sites.
Thinking of getting a 50€ seagate one off of Amazon (.de), got advice for cheaper sites? Needs to ship to Sweden. Don't really care about speed unless you say I should.
Thanks.
>>17231334
I don't know about brands, but I think getting a decent sized drive is a great investment. Use a 1 terra myself, love how much I can install on it, and how many backups I can keep.
Just get bretty much anything.
Seagate has a high failure rate, though.
Ultimately, it doesn't matter.
I like WD personally.
Try to order it from a company within your own country. It usually comes out with cheaper delivery.
>>17231334
Basically anything 7200 RPM with the highest cable speed your mobo can support. If you have a need for that much storage, you apparently need to move large chunks of data around. Pirated games and movies unrar a lot faster if you have a faster drive, as long as your CPU and RAM can do it.
>>17231334
What are you using it for? OS, vidya, media, storage, backup, server? Do you care about sound, what is your budget?