are western digital harddrives any good?

heyyo · 26-12-2004, 14:56

Western Digital 200 GB harddrive, i can buy it for ÃƒÆ’Ã†â€™ÃƒÂ¢Ã¢â€šÂ¬Ã…Â¡ÃƒÆ’Ã¢â‚¬Å¡Ãƒâ€šÃ‚Â£75.00 second hand...is it worth it, apparantely there are no bad sectors.

thanks

AndrewJ · 26-12-2004, 15:00

They aint bad I certainly aint known of one failing, however I do believe sata/raid is way to go, but certainly for that price from a good reseller not bad at all for 200gb, is it 5400rpm or 7200/7500rpm?

Rough.D · 26-12-2004, 15:06

Here is a price for a new one from aria

Western Digital 200GB 100/7200 8MB Retail

ÃƒÆ’Ã†â€™ÃƒÂ¢Ã¢â€šÂ¬Ã…Â¡ÃƒÆ’Ã¢â‚¬Å¡Ãƒâ€šÃ‚Â£68.5 exc, ÃƒÆ’Ã†â€™ÃƒÂ¢Ã¢â€šÂ¬Ã…Â¡ÃƒÆ’Ã¢â‚¬Å¡Ãƒâ€šÃ‚Â£80.49 inc.

paulyoung666 · 26-12-2004, 15:07

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Originally Posted by Rough.D

Here is a price for a new one from aria

Western Digital 200GB 100/7200 8MB Retail

ÃƒÆ’Ã†â€™ÃƒÂ¢Ã¢â€šÂ¬Ã…Â¡ÃƒÆ’Ã¢â‚¬Å¡Ãƒâ€šÃ‚Â£68.5 exc, ÃƒÆ’Ã†â€™ÃƒÂ¢Ã¢â€šÂ¬Ã…Â¡ÃƒÆ’Ã¢â‚¬Å¡Ãƒâ€šÃ‚Â£80.49 inc.

i think the new one might be a better option

AndrewJ · 26-12-2004, 15:09

didnt read that it was 2nd hand, I would avoid it, get new its about same price.

26-12-2004, 15:11

I wouldn't touch Western Digital even if the drive was brand new.

paulyoung666 · 26-12-2004, 15:12

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Originally Posted by Scott

I wouldn't touch Western Digital even if the drive was brand new.

oh and whys that ?????????????

26-12-2004, 15:25

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Originally Posted by paulyoung666

oh and whys that ?????????????

Because all 3 of the hard drives I have bought from them all failed within 1-3 months.

Stuartbe · 26-12-2004, 15:25

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Originally Posted by Scott

I wouldn't touch Western Digital even if the drive was brand new.

Ditto

I have seen to many of them failing.... would not touch then with a barge poll !

jtwn · 26-12-2004, 15:33

Have two of them, work fine and...silent

The one downstairs has been going for an age so no quarms about reliability there, as with all things, some work fine, some fail.

AndrewJ · 26-12-2004, 15:34

What reseller did you both use for them to fail, never ever heard of a Western Digital failing, heard of Samsung ones blowing, and Maxtor ( speak from experience in that one )

Western I always though to be the best really, and super good value also.

26-12-2004, 15:38

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Originally Posted by AndrewJames

Western I always though to be the best really, and super good value also.

I can't remember where I got them from, was about 2 years ago. Ever since I've been using Seagate, which my Seagate Medalist is 4 years old and still running strong.

AndrewJ · 26-12-2004, 15:39

Hmm I always bought mine from www.overclockers.co.uk everything pc I buy from there now....they outta give me my personal truck for deliverys with amount of parts and toys I buy from there.

Speaking of which I am after new hd as the Maxtor one in this old pc, is a little errm....... noisy.

TheShadow · 26-12-2004, 20:03

Remember, just because you've had bad experiences with a make of HD, doesn't mean it's a bad make.

I currently use a Western Digital 120GB and it's worked perfectly ever since I got it (1 year and a bit).

I could say Maxtor was a crap make, since I had a Maxtor HD and it failed within the first few months, but I know others with the same brand and they've never had any problems with theirs.

Hard drives are pretty unpredictable unfortunately.

KingPhoenix · 26-12-2004, 22:16

I have 4 WD 250Gb in my machine and theyre going perfectly!!! For business i tend to use seagates, only because they have better support should they go wrong, otherwise i would probably stick WD's in the units at work too....

Dont go with a maxtor though...... pain in the backside........