Seagate Internal SATA drives - what's your opinion

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06/23/2009 03:57:03 PM · #1

What's your opinion on seagate internal hard drives?

I've read mixed reviews and since buying one have seen it much cheaper elsewhere. I'm wondering whether I should return the one I have and get it at the cheaper price or get a different brand.

I've had good success with WD and LaCie external drives.

Any recommendations?

ambaker

Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L USM

06/23/2009 04:10:29 PM · #2

I've not had problems, had it (1T sata) for a little over a year now.

I've used Seagate, among others, for years. Used to run a BBS 24/7 with Seagates. They did have a quality control problem for a period of time, but that was years ago.

As for returning to get a cheaper price, that's entirely your Karma.

FireBird

06/23/2009 04:22:13 PM · #3

Been running a couple of Seagate SATA 250 gig models for a
while now, no problems. Before that a couple of 75 gig and
they are still going too. All good here.

Yo_Spiff

Olympus OM-D E-M5 Mark III

Olympus 12-100mm f/4.0 M.Zuiko ED IS PRO

06/23/2009 04:36:48 PM · #4

I've never had a problem with a Seagate. My external backup drive right now is a Seagate. Internals are Maxtor and Samsung.

I think all brands have their share of buyers who have had failures.

DrAchoo

Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX5

Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0L IS

06/23/2009 04:41:19 PM · #5

Like Spiff says, I think all brands can fail. The failure rate, also, is likely too low to appreciate any difference in a poll of people.

Anti-Martyr

Fujifilm FinePix S5 Pro

Nikon AF-S DX Zoom Nikkor 17-55mm f/2.8G IF-ED

06/23/2009 04:51:19 PM · #6

I'm more partial to the Western Digital Caviar Black Edition hard drives. They only come in large sizes though like 750gbs and 1tb and they're at a bit of a pricing premium but they're worth it.

Dirt_Diver

Nikon D3s

06/23/2009 05:02:05 PM · #7

I use the WD Greens. They might not be as good but they are more "green". Help your earth

I am currently running 7 WD Green drives right now. Besides if you have proper backups it doesn't matter if you lose a drive or not. Most of the time it's under warranty and if it's out then it's time to buy a new one anyway.

Message edited by author 2009-06-23 17:03:23.

06/23/2009 05:04:50 PM · #8

Thanks for all the input.

I have to check the model number when I get home to make sure it's not one of the earlier models which had issues. If it is then there's no question about returning it.

I'm now second guessing the size (1TB) but I can always partition it.

Dirt_Diver

Nikon D3s

06/23/2009 05:09:03 PM · #9

Originally posted by cpanaioti:

Currently you can get a 1TB WD Black and a back up program for $90.00

//www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.189886&CMP=AFC-C8Junction

Dirt_Diver

Nikon D3s

Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0L IS

06/23/2009 05:10:13 PM · #10

You could also get this 500GB for $64.99

//www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136320&cm_sp=DailyDeal-_-22-136-320-_-Product

robs

Canon EOS R6 Mk II

06/23/2009 05:57:58 PM · #11

Originally posted by Anti-Martyr:

I'm more partial to the Western Digital Caviar Black Edition hard drives. They only come in large sizes though like 750gbs and 1tb and they're at a bit of a pricing premium but they're worth it.

These have been great drives for me.... Would certainly buy more WHEN (not if) I run out of space again...

spiritualspatula

Panasonic LUMIX DMC-LX100

06/24/2009 12:32:32 AM · #12

I've liked my Seagates, but until now have only used their externals. I've got an internal on the way from newegg right now though, the Seagate Momentus 7200 500gb. I chose to go Seagate with my stuff because at the time that I got my externals, Seagate had a longer warranty than WD. Otherwise, they were pretty much identical price and performance wise.
As others have said, all drives suffer from failures, so you will always see bad comments about that. Also, somebody who buys a drive that doesn't work is far more statistically likely to post a review than somebody who has standard/expected performance.

smardaz

06/24/2009 12:42:03 AM · #13

Originally posted by DrAchoo:

Like Spiff says, I think all brands can fail. The failure rate, also, is likely too low to appreciate any difference in a poll of people.

true, true. If i was forced to choose i would have to say i have had more failures with Maxtor than any other brand, both personally and professionally.

Canon RF 24-70mm f/2.8 L IS

06/24/2009 09:36:38 AM · #14

Thanks for this input. I've verified the model of the drive I bought to not be in the problematic set. However, I now have a bigger problem and will probably be replacing my computer.

The SATA connectors on the motherboard have become flakey. What worked yesterday, doesn't work today.

Barebones box with key components installed is what I'm looking at.

Having said this I'm wondering if my old drive is really dead.

kirbic

Canon EOS R5

06/24/2009 10:36:47 AM · #15

I've personally dealt with Seagate, Maxtor (which is now a part of Seagate) and WD. They were all customers of mine. Of the three, judging only by the image presented by their internal development and engineering capabilities, Seagate, no question.
Whatever drive make you buy, you will eventually have a failure. Drive manufacturers estimate failure rates at about 2% per year. External estimates put that number as high as 6%. The truth is probably somewhere between the two numbers. The external estimates almost certainly include failures that were not defects in the drives, but induced by outside forces, and the internal estimates will probably be somewhat biased to the low end of the expected range.
If you only have one or two drives, your chances of experiencing a failure in any given year are small. If you have a dozen drives, your chances are higher (though not 12x higher). We tend to forget that our risk goes up with the number of units we have in operation, and we tend to forget just how many drives we have in operation.

pawdrix

Nikon D700

Nikon AF Nikkor 85mm f/1.4D IF

06/24/2009 11:14:29 AM · #16

Kirbic-I just had an issue with 1T LaCie External HD that freaked me out but it turned out to be a power chord issue. No meltdown but hearing data retrieval nightmare stories ranging from $300-500 to 2000 got my attention.

I had things backed up in a few places but might have lost my last 3-5 months of original NEF's.

Anyway, I got a 1T G-Drive Quad which came recommended and won a few rewards to keep a back-up of my back-up. It wasn't cheap but the folks at B&H said they had the best rep and I did't want to play any games...

Do you know anything about G-Technology?

Message edited by author 2009-06-24 12:40:04.

Yo_Spiff

Olympus OM-D E-M5 Mark III

Olympus 12-100mm f/4.0 M.Zuiko ED IS PRO

06/25/2009 09:07:51 AM · #17

Got an e-mail from Newegg this morning offering a 500Gb Seagate for $50. I've seen Terabyte drives for $80, but if you don't need that much space, this is a good deal. Here's the link.

06/25/2009 02:41:37 PM · #18

I picked up two 500Gb drives for $59.99 Canadian each at MemoryExpress.

Citadel

Nikon D7500

Panasonic LUMIX DMC-LX100

06/25/2009 03:22:55 PM · #19

Originally posted by cpanaioti:

I picked up two 500Gb drives for $59.99 Canadian each at MemoryExpress.

Picked up a 1 TB drive from there last night to replace my 500 GB that I thought was toast. They suggested swapping connections to see if the problem was with the MOBO. I tried that and um...everything is working fine so far. I guess I now have a 1 TB drive I need to return.

spiritualspatula

Canon EF 300mm f/2.8L IS USM

06/25/2009 10:15:32 PM · #20

Originally posted by Yo_Spiff:

Got an e-mail from Newegg this morning offering a 500Gb Seagate for $50. I've seen Terabyte drives for $80, but if you don't need that much space, this is a good deal. Here's the link.

Damn you! You beat me to it while I was sleeping!
;)

ETA: With that same offer you can get the Western Digital Caviar Green 1TB 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Internal Hard Drive - OEM for $79.99

Message edited by author 2009-06-25 22:17:43.

Skip

Canon EOS-1D X

06/26/2009 09:22:45 AM · #21

here's a little fyi to consider: a nasty time for seagate.

granted this was something that started in oct/nov of 2008, but it really didn't hit terminal velocity until january. this issue may be completely resolved by now (hopefully, none of the affected pieces are still on shelves, waiting to be bought).

i'm not saying don't buy seagate, i'm just saying you might want to do a little more digging into any vendor to see if there are any major current issues that spike the radar because they're outside the normal failure range.

Tamron SP AF 17-50mm f/2.8 Di II LD Aspherical (IF) for Nikon

06/26/2009 09:58:21 AM · #22

That's what was concerning me when I bought my drives. However, mine are the .12 version of the drive which apparently doesn't have the same issues as the .11 drives.

gwsallen

Nikon D300

06/28/2009 12:53:22 PM · #23

consider Maxtor SATA also, i've been using Maxtor ever since Seagate used to be well known for its rotation noise after some time.
//www.amazon.com/Maxtor-SATA-II-Hard-Drive/dp/B000BD4TH6/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1246207833&sr=8-1

Silent Maxtor or WD :D

spiritualspatula

Panasonic LUMIX DMC-LX100