As you can see from these HDTune screenshots, my Samsung HD204UI 2TB drive is on it's way out and is having trouble spinning up. In fact, after resuming from standby this evening I heard it struggling to spin up repeatedly and although I could access it, it showed all the folders as empty! After a cold restart, it's working again and I've already got all the important stuff backed up, so I just need to choose a reliable replacement now.
Most drives seem to only have a 2 year warranty (as did this one) although for an extra £7 I can get the WD Green 2TB with WD Care Express Plan, which increase it to 3 years and provides a 1 day replacement, so that seems worth it.
I already have a WD Green 2TB I purchased more recently and it seems OK and I like quiet drives. I'm using an SSD for my Windows and main games, so I don't really need the HDDs to be fast anyway. So is the WD Green 2TB considered reliable?
Most drives seem to only have a 2 year warranty (as did this one) although for an extra £7 I can get the WD Green 2TB with WD Care Express Plan, which increase it to 3 years and provides a 1 day replacement, so that seems worth it.
I already have a WD Green 2TB I purchased more recently and it seems OK and I like quiet drives. I'm using an SSD for my Windows and main games, so I don't really need the HDDs to be fast anyway. So is the WD Green 2TB considered reliable?