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Originally Posted by tgill
the caviar black is superior in both speed and reliability and has a better warranty.
however don't buy the 500gb version it was an early model and a good chunk slower than both the 640gb and 1TB versions. (due to platter sizes)
I believe the 640GB version is usually only a few dollars difference anyways.
edit: caviar black performance is up there with the velociraptor series
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haha...u are confusing my decision again.
More research shows that WD Black 500GB uses 250GB platter, while the 640GB uses 320GB and thus, you get better speed with the bigger platter.
Seagate on the other hand, uses 1 single 500GB platter for their 500GB!
Maybe I should stick with seagate??
*I don't want to go with WD black 640GB coz it costs $20 more (35%) than the 500GB right now, not worth the additional space + i have no use for them.