seagate or wd usb HD

Feb 20th, 2016 12:16 pm

#1

esoxhntr [OP]: Deal Addict; May 17, 2012; 2814 posts; 1681 upvotes; ontario

Feb 20th, 2016 12:16 pm

seagate
http://www.bestbuy.ca/en-ca/product/sea ... re=seagate

WD
http://www.bestbuy.ca/en-ca/product/wd- ... ndStore=wd

or is there no difference?

just need a solution to back up important files from our NAS and keep it offline.

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Feb 20th, 2016 12:23 pm

#2

EdT586: Penalty Box; Apr 25, 2013; 7398 posts; 1337 upvotes

Feb 20th, 2016 12:23 pm

All the same crap, get the one with the nicer enclosure. I think the Seagate has a nicer enclosure !

Feb 20th, 2016 12:48 pm

#3

sickcars: Deal Guru; Mar 13, 2004; 12649 posts; 4259 upvotes; Ontario

Feb 20th, 2016 12:48 pm

They are all going to be similar if you are just buying one from a manufacture so go for the longest warranty. If you buy an enclosure yourself then you can buy a better/faster drive to put in it like a WD Black that has longer warranty OR if you really wanted to you could spend the money and put in an SSD in a USB 3.0 enclosure.

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Feb 20th, 2016 4:25 pm

#4

esoxhntr [OP]: Deal Addict; May 17, 2012; 2814 posts; 1681 upvotes; ontario

Feb 20th, 2016 4:25 pm

thanks, dont need anything uber fast. just storing files on it for disaster recovery then unplugging the drive and storing it offsite

Feb 20th, 2016 5:11 pm

#5

death_hawk: Deal Expert; Aug 22, 2006; 28490 posts; 14065 upvotes

Feb 20th, 2016 5:11 pm

I can't remember if the WD is soldered or not.
If it is, hands down Seagate.

Heck I'd buy a Seagate solely because they don't screw with their drives.

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Feb 21st, 2016 7:56 am

#6

hagbard: Deal Expert; Dec 19, 2001; 31347 posts; 2012 upvotes; Fernando Poo

Feb 21st, 2016 7:56 am

Hard drive warranties are a joke, I wouldn't base a purchase on that.

Feb 21st, 2016 9:40 am

#7

audit13: Deal Expert; Feb 24, 2003; 18446 posts; 5395 upvotes; Toronto

Feb 21st, 2016 9:40 am

I would not get the WD as the USB connector is soldered to the motherboard. Damage the USB port and you'll have a hard time getting data off the drive.

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Feb 21st, 2016 11:46 am

#8

esoxhntr [OP]: Deal Addict; May 17, 2012; 2814 posts; 1681 upvotes; ontario

Feb 21st, 2016 11:46 am

Thanks for that audit. Seagate it is

Feb 22nd, 2016 3:38 am

#9

Solsearchin1: Deal Fanatic; Nov 24, 2012; 5845 posts; 2101 upvotes; Space

Feb 22nd, 2016 3:38 am

Downside to buying seagates is crappy reliability. Downside to WD is proprietary connectors on HDD ( if it fails you're SOL ). Pick your poison I guess. I don't think these WD 2.5" portables have the soldered connection. I think it was the bigger 3.5 powered portables HDDs that do. Hopefully someone can chime in to confirm or deny.

Feb 22nd, 2016 4:43 am

#10

Gee: Deal Expert; Aug 2, 2004; 35194 posts; 8655 upvotes; East Gwillimbury

Feb 22nd, 2016 4:43 am

Solsearchin1 wrote: ↑I don't think these WD 2.5" portables have the soldered connection. I think it was the bigger 3.5 powered portables HDDs that do. Hopefully someone can chime in to confirm or deny.

You have it backwards

WD solders the connector on the 2.5" drives.

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