The hard disk drive is one of the oldest computer components that until a few months ago, neither its price nor itself was very important. But recently, due to the influx of miners in Chia Coin, there was a severe shortage and a large price increase.
Fortunately, despite the sharp rise in the price of hard drives in recent weeks, we are now seeing a drop in the price, and the more the Chia Coin mine fever goes away, the more prices will fall. The hard disk drive is important because many devices, such as network storage and surveillance systems, still require a hard disk drive.
This article introduces and suggests different types of internal hard drives while informing them. Prices and inventory are based on the June 1400 update.
Internal hard drives:
Friends, note that sorting and grouping hard disks is not easy and you can easily use any type of hard disk for any type of user. But using any hard drive for any job does not mean that the hard drive has optimal performance for that particular purpose or is made for that job. So we try to classify based on optimal performance. First, let’s take a look at some of the important features of a hard drive.
High compatibility of hard disk
The hard disk drive is basically a piece of fabric, it can be easily connected to any type of device that has a SATA port, and it is not a hassle. The Hard disks are usually long-lived and, except for physical damage, will only be damaged if the system power supply is faulty. Hard disk damage is usually seen as an Error Smart in HD Sentinel and HD Tune software and always try to periodically monitor the health of your hard drive for SMART elements.
What is the RPM speed of the hard disk?
The number of revolutions of the disk inside the hard drive per minute is called RPM. For example, 5400RPM means that the disk spins at 5400 rpm to transfer data. The higher the speed, the faster the hard drive and the faster the data transfer.
Cache hard disk What?
Hard disk cache or Buffer is the amount of temporary memory in the hard disk, which is a difficult interface to transfer data from/to the disk, and moving and reading data, as far as possible, is done from within this cache. The higher the cache of the hard disk, the more data is stored inside it and the faster the data moves. So the larger the cache, the faster the hard drive.
1. General (internal) internal hard drive
Economic hard drives from various brands include the Barracuda series from Seagate, the P300 series from Toshiba, and the Blue series from Western Digital. These hard drives can perform more or less well for a variety of applications.
Some models, such as the 1TB Western Blue, have an RPM of 7,200 rpm, which is faster than the 5,400 rpm hard drives in this category.
In terms of hard drive cache, most of these hard drives are 64 megabytes. Obviously, the higher the cache memory and the higher the engine speed, the better the hard drive performance.
3.5-inch desktop models:
| Price in Tomans | The amount of cache | Engine speed | Capacity | Part number | Hard disk model |
| 900,000 | 64M | 7200RPM | 1TB | WD10EZEX | Western Digital Blue |
| 910,000 | 64M | 7200RPM | 1TB | HDWD110 | Toshiba P300 |
| 1,600,000 | 64M | 7200RPM | 2TB | HDWD120 | Toshiba P300 |
| 1,600,000 | 64M | 5400RPM | 2TB | WD20EZRZ | Western Digital Blue |
| 3,100,000 | 64M | 5400RPM | 4TB | WD40EZRZ | Western Digital Blue |
2.5-inch laptop models:
| The amount of cache | Engine speed | Capacity | Part number | Hard disk model | |
| 128G | 5400RPM | 1TB | ST1000LM048 | Seagate Barracuda | |
| 128G | 5400RPM | 2TB | WD20SPZX | Western Digital Blue |
Friends who have normal and general use of the system can choose and prepare their desired volume from the models available in the Iranian market. Be sure to choose a 3.5-inch hard drive for your desktop computer and a 2.5-inch hard drive for your laptop.
2. High speed internal hard drive for gaming
In the field of gaming, hard disk companies have long been trying to improve the speed of hard disk operation for gaming performance by increasing the speed of the engine and also reducing the latency.
In recent years, with the advent of SSHD hybrid hard drives, we have seen a limited combination of NAND memory on the hard drive to increase the boot speed and improve the overall performance of the hard drive, the performance of this vital part in the system closer to the ideal of gaming users Be.
Seagate Firecuda Hybrid Hard Drives are our main offer to gaming lovers. Western Digital has long offered 10K high-speed hard drives from the Velociraptor series, along with high-speed Black series hard drives, for gaming performance.
We have never seen the color and color of Western Velociraptor hard drives in Iran, but the Black series has always had a continuous presence in the Iranian market.
For gaming, however, Seagate has also recommended Ironwolf series hard drives.
Of course, these hard drives are expensive, but in terms of their excellent performance, Seagate also offers them in the gaming category.
Toshiba has introduced the X300 series in the field of gaming, which is still not found in Iran. However, if you are looking for a suitable hard drive in the field of gaming, you can prepare the model you need from this category of hard drives based on your taste and market availability.
3.5-inch desktop models:
| The amount of cache | Engine speed | Capacity | Part number | Hard disk model | |
| 64M | 7200RPM | 1TB | WD1003FZEX | Western Digital Black | |
| 64M | 7200RPM | 2TB | WD2003FZEX | Western Digital Black | |
| 128M | 7200RPM | 4TB | HDWE140 | Toshiba X300 | |
| 256M | 7200RPM | 4TB | WD4004FZWX | Western Digital Black | |
| 128M | 7200RPM | 6TB | WD6002FZWX | Western Digital Black | |
| 128M | 7200RPM | 6TB | HDWE160 | Toshiba X300 |
3. Internal hard disk for data centers
Hard disks suitable for server and data center performance should be technically the best of their kind and with a very low probability of failure, able to withstand heavy 24/7 performance for many years.
These hard drives are fast but, in terms of noise, they are often unbearable on home computers and conventional systems.
Experts in this field, while being aware of the differences and functions of data center hard disks, should think about the appropriate coolers to maintain the ideal operating conditions for these hard disks in the server space.
| The amount of cache | Engine speed | Capacity | Part number | Hard disk model | |
| 128M | 7200RPM | 4TB | ST4000NM000A | Seagate Enterprise Exos 7E8 | |
| 256M | 7200RPM | 4TB | 0B36040 | Western Digital Datacenter Ultrastar | |
| 256M | 7200RPM | 6TB | 0B35946 | Western Digital Datacenter Ultrastar | |
| 256M | 7200RPM | 8TB | 0F27455 | Western Digital Datacenter Ultrastar | |
| 256M | 7200RPM | 10TB | ST10000NM0478 | Seagate Enterprise Exos X14 | |
| 256M | 7200RPM | 10TB | ST10000NM001G | Seagate Enterprise Exos X16 | |
| 256M | 7200RPM | 10TB | 0F27606 | Western Digital Datacenter Ultrastar | |
| 256M | 7200RPM | 12TB | ST12000NM0007 | Seagate Enterprise Exos X12 | |
| 256M | 7200RPM | 12TB | ST12000NM0008 | Seagate Enterprise Exos X14 | |
| 256M | 7200RPM | 12TB | 0F30146 | Western Digital Datacenter Ultrastar | |
| 256M | 7200RPM | 14TB | ST14000NM001G | Seagate Enterprise Exos X16 | |
| 256M | 7200RPM | 14TB | 0F31284 | Western Digital Datacenter Ultrastar | |
| 256M | 7200RPM | 18TB | ST18000NM000J | Seagate Enterprise Exos X18 |
4. Internal hard drive for network storage
Hard disks for use in-network storage systems are among the highest quality and most durable hard disks in the world. These hard drives are built according to their type of user so that they can be turned on 24/7 and transfer data in multiple uses and multiple loads.
Another important feature of this category of hard drives is their very low consumption. As they say, they have no death.
High compatibility with a variety of RAID configurations as well as support for NAS-specific firmware is some of the salient features of these hard drives.
Western Digital’s RED and RED PRO series hard drives, Toshiba’s N300 series, and Seagate’s Ironwolf Pro and Ironwolf Pro are the most important hard drives in this important user category.
| The amount of cache | Engine speed | Capacity | Part number | Hard disk model | |
| 64M | 5400RPM | 1TB | WD10EFRX | Western Digital NAS Red | |
| 64M | 5400RPM | 2TB | WD20EFRX | Western Digital NAS Red | |
| 64M | 5400RPM | 4TB | WD40EFRX | Western Digital NAS Red | |
| 64M | 5400RPM | 6TB | WD60EFRX | Western Digital NAS Red | |
| 128M | 5400RPM | 8TB | WD80EFAX | Western Digital NAS Red | |
| 256M | 5400RPM | 10TB | WD100EFAX | Western Digital NAS Red | |
| 256M | 5400RPM | 12TB | WD120EFAX | Western Digital NAS Red |
5. Internal hard disk for use in CCTV surveillance systems
Surveillance hard drives are specially designed for use in DAS, NVR, DVR, or CCTV image capture security systems. These drives can withstand the maximum amount of Write and are on 24/7. On some systems that are equipped with a large number of cameras, make sure that there is support for 64 cameras on your hard drive.
Western Digital’s Purple hard drives, Seagate’s Skyhawk and Skyhawk AI hard drives, and Toshiba’s S300 and V300 drives are suitable for this category.
| The amount of cache | Engine speed | Capacity | Part number | Hard disk model | |
| 64M | 7200RPM | 1TB | ST1000VX005 | Seagate Surveillance SkyHawk | |
| 64M | 5400RPM | 1TB | WD10PURZ | Western Digital Surveillance Purple | |
| 64M | 5700RPM | 1TB | HDWU110UZSVA | Toshiba V300 | |
| 64M | 5400RPM | 2TB | ST2000VX008 | Seagate Surveillance SkyHawk | |
| 128M | 5400RPM | 2TB | HDWT720 | Toshiba S300 | |
| 64M | 5400RPM | 2TB | WD20PURZ | Western Digital Surveillance Purple | |
| 64M | 5900RPM | 4TB | ST4000VX007 | Seagate Surveillance SkyHawk | |
| 128M | 5400RPM | 4TB | HDWT140 | Toshiba S300 | |
| 64M | 5900RPM | 4TB | WD40PURZ | Western Digital Surveillance Purple | |
| 256M | 7200RPM | 6TB | ST6000VX001 | Seagate Surveillance SkyHawk | |
| 64M | 5400RPM | 6TB | WD60PURZ | Western Digital Surveillance Purple | |
| 256M | 7200RPM | 6TB | ST6000VX0023 | Seagate Surveillance SkyHawk | |
| 256M | 7200RPM | 8TB | ST8000VX0022 | Seagate Surveillance SkyHawk | |
| 128M | 5400RPM | 8TB | WD80PURZ | Western Digital Surveillance Purple | |
| 256M | 5900RPM | 10TB | WD100PURZ | Western Digital Surveillance Purple | |
| 256M | 7200RPM | 10TB | ST10000VX0004 | Seagate Surveillance SkyHawk | |
| 256M | 5400RPM | 12TB | WD121PURZ | Western Digital Surveillance Purple |