Samsung 500GB HD501LJ or Western Digital 500GB RE2 WD5000YS ?
I'm building a new system and have nearly bought all my components, apart from CPU, HD and video card. Depending on the money system, I pretty much know the CPU and video card I'll be getting (For anyone that's interested - Core 2 Duo E6600 if I can afford it, otherwise the E4300 or E6400, and a GeForce 7600 GT or 7900 GS). For the Hard drive I can't decide between two:
- Samsung SpinPoint T166 500GB HD501LJ
- Western Digital RE2 500GB WD5000YS
I wwas also considering having 2x Samsung SpinPoint 250GB SP2504C in RAID 0, but changed my mind as you can never have enough storage so eventually I'll end up with about 4 x 500GB in RAID 5 giving me 1.5TB with redundancy.
Both the Samsung and WD are cool and quiet, and about the same speed. The WD costs about £15-£20 more than the Samsung, and I've read there was a bad batch going around. However, for some unexplained reason I am swaying towards the WD.
Anyone have any advice on which one I should go for and why ?