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WD Caviar Black 1 TB SATA III 7200 RPM 64 MB Cache Internal Desktop 3.5" Hard Drive (WD1002FAEX ) (Old Model)

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  • WD Caviar Black high performance 3.5- Inch SATA hard drive combines 7200 RPM, 64 MB cache, and SATA 6 Gb/s interface for the ultimate in power computing.
  • High performance electronics architecture features dual processors and bigger, faster caches for maximum read and write speeds.
  • StableTrac The motor shaft is secured at both ends to reduce system-induced vibration and stabilize platters for accurate tracking, during read and write operations.
  • 5 year limited warranty.

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WD Caviar Black high performance 3.5-inch SATA hard drives combine 7200 RPM spin speed, 32 MB or 64 MB cache, SATA 3 Gb/s interface, and up to 2 TB capacity with an integrated dual processor for lightning-fast performance in demanding desktop, workstation, and multi-drive systems. Rock solid mechanical architecture and enhanced reliability features help protect the drive and the data stored on it. Backed by a 5-year limited warranty.

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WD Caviar Black Hard Drives – Maximum performance for power computing.

WD Caviar Black high performance 3.5-inch SATA hard drives combine 7200 RPM spin speed, an integrated dual processor, and dual actuator technology for lightning-fast performance in demanding desktop, workstation, and multi-drive systems. And 1 TB capacity gives you the space you need to hold enormous amounts of photos, videos, and files. Best of all these drives are backed by a 5-year limited warranty.

Why you should choose WD Caviar Black:

WD Caviar Black delivers industry-leading performance that's perfect for hard-core gaming and intensive photo and video editing.






Maximum performance.
Sophisticated performance enhancing features deliver the speed you need to work faster, not longer.





No compromises.
High performance, high reliability, cutting edge technology and a 5-year limited warranty make up WD Caviar Black, the ideal drive for those who demand only the best.





Award winning.
This 7200 RPM speedster is at the top of its class when it comes to performance and reliability.








Ideal for:
  • Power computing applications such as intensive photo or video editing
  • Maxed out gaming systems
  • Adding lots of storage in desktop PCs
  • Adding extra storage space for photos, videos and music
Features:

SATA 6 Gb/s interface - Twice the interface speed with backwards compatibility to legacy SATA standards.

Dual processor - Twice the processing power to maximize performance.

Dynamic Cache - WD's dynamic caching algorithm improves performance in real time by optimizing cache allocation between reads and writes. For example, if there's an overwhelming percentage of read traffic as opposed to write traffic, the drive automatically allocates more cache for read data, which reduces congestion and improves overall drive performance.



NoTouch ramp load technology - The recording head never touches the disk media ensuring significantly less wear to the recording head and media as well as better drive protection in transit.

StableTrac - The motor shaft is secured at both ends to reduce system-induced vibration and stabilize platters for accurate tracking, during read and write operations which enables consistently higher performance.

Desktop / Consumer RAID environments - WD Caviar Black Hard Drives are tested and recommended for use in consumer-type RAID applications. (RAID-0 / RAID-1)*

*Business Critical RAID Environments – WD Caviar Blue Hard Drives are not recommended for and are not warranted for use in RAID environments utilizing Enterprise HBAs and/or expanders and in multi-bay chassis, as they are not designed for, nor tested in, these specific types of RAID applications. For all Business Critical RAID applications, please consider WD's Enterprise Hard Drives that are specifically designed with RAID-specific, time-limited error recovery (TLER), are tested extensively in 24x7 RAID applications, and include features like enhanced RAFF technology and thermal extended burn-in testing.

Upgrading your drive is easy - WD Acronis TrueImage, available as a free download on the WD Support site, enables you to copy all your data to a new drive so you don't have to reinstall your operating system to get all the benefits of a new drive. Note: Bare drive does not include any cables or mounting hardware.

The WD advantage - WD puts our products through extensive Functional Integrity Testing (F.I.T.) prior to any product launch. On average, each new product goes through 600,000 hours of testing. WD also has a detailed Knowledge Base with more than 1,000 helpful articles. You can also call toll-free support 7 days per week in the U.S. and Canada. See the WD Support site for full details.

WD-certified packaging - All WD drives purchased from Amazon.com are shipped in WD-certified hard drive packaging. It is designed and fully tested to provide WD products with the highest of safety while in transit. With WD-certified packaging, you can rest assured that your WD hard drive will arrive safely, fully protected, in a non-descript, easy-open package.

Compatibility
Works with Windows 7/Vista/XP/2000, Mac and Linux operating systems.



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2,496 global ratings

Customers say

Customers like the size, speed, ease of use, value, and storage space of the computer drive. For example, they mention it's big, fast, and easy to install. Some appreciate the large storage capacity, which handles large data files, games, and videos very well. That said, some complain about the price.

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556 customers mention461 positive95 negative

Customers like the quality of the hard drive. They say it is very high quality, reliable, and solid. The drive is fast, quiet, and holds up under load. Customers also mention that the bearings are excellent and the condition was new as promised.

"...is very high with fast access times, fast spin rate, high data-throughput, twin processors, and large cache... it's one well tricked out drive...." Read more

"...: why I stress this is that I would rather pay $10 more for this very high quality Heavy Server Service Duty drive and NOT have a drive failure than..." Read more

"...is not a 2TB reliability winner, it is the most reliable high performance 2 TB drive on Marc Prieur's list...." Read more

"...While the drive is of great quality, it is just that - a drive, and nothing more. Expect to see a single WD box which contains the drive. Period...." Read more

490 customers mention450 positive40 negative

Customers are satisfied with the performance of the hard drive. They mention that it works well, has no bad functions, and has performed flawlessly. Some say that the hard disks were entirely usable while the array was rebuilding. Overall, most are happy with the results and the ease of installation.

"...The bottom line is... the WD Black drives have great performance, features, and are among the most reliable of the consumer drives with a marginal..." Read more

"...I have it, and it works great! Free from WD...." Read more

"...When all is said and done, I am thrilled with the results and the ease of this upgrade." Read more

"...After installing the jumper as shown on the drive's label, the drive worked great!..." Read more

483 customers mention422 positive61 negative

Customers like the speed of the drive. They mention that it's really fast, the load times in games are on par with friends, and the transfer rate is no slower than the 500GB Seagate. They also say that it flies and everything runs flawlessly with speed. Customers also appreciate the fast access times, fast spin rate, and high data-throughput. They say that the 64MB cache increases the virtual speed of this drive.

"...the WD Black the performance is very high with fast access times, fast spin rate, high data-throughput, twin processors, and large cache... it's one..." Read more

"...You should explore this new HD technology ASAP. SSDs are so much faster than mechanical drives, you won't believe the performance increase...." Read more

"...with HD Tune Pro, has increased from 179.5 MB/s to 195.1 MB/s. Quick access time is likely the reason why WD recommends this drive for photo/video..." Read more

"...but it works well for what I bought it to do and the transfer rate is no slower than the 500GB Seagate Barracuda it supplements...." Read more

262 customers mention243 positive19 negative

Customers appreciate the value of the hard drive. They say it provides good quality and solid performance for the price. Some customers also mention that it's a great buy for tech enthusiasts.

"...Overall I am very impressed at the performance and reliability. Fair prices too...." Read more

"...Black product line of WD HDs have a 5-year warranty, and are very reasonably priced when compared to WD's entry level product...." Read more

"...Reliable2) Cheap3) Depending on the model -- fast..." Read more

"...Anyway, the price on this HD was right and I have had many WDs before and have always had good luck with them...." Read more

161 customers mention138 positive23 negative

Customers like the ease of use of the computer drive. They say it is amazingly easy to install, with no complication or problems. They also mention that it is quite easy to format the new drive and copy their old HDD onto their new one. Overall, most are happy with the ease and simplicity of use.

"...The HD installed immediately, with no complication or problems...." Read more

"...I tripled the size of my original hard drive. It was also quite easy to format the new drive then copy my old hdd onto my new one...." Read more

"...start from where I was instead of reinstalling everything, it was simple, quick, and worked perfectly.UPDATE; 08/25/2012..." Read more

"...Windows 7 flies at it, no troubles, no restarting, no bad-functions.I rate it with 5 stars...." Read more

129 customers mention127 positive2 negative

Customers are satisfied with the storage space provided by the hard drive. They mention that it has a large capacity, and handles large data files, games, and videos very well. The 64 MB cache is a good selling point, and the drive is well-tricked out. It rocks for standard media storage, and has extra space to expand. Overall, customers are happy with the performance and value of this hard drive!

"...times, fast spin rate, high data-throughput, twin processors, and large cache... it's one well tricked out drive.Reliability..." Read more

"...Connecting this 1 TB drive has increased storage capacity dramatically...." Read more

"...I really didn't expect to see, but I really like having that extra space to expand and not having to worry about how much disk space a game or app..." Read more

"...Pros: Huge capacity. I tripled the size of my original hard drive...." Read more

44 customers mention44 positive0 negative

Customers like the size of the hard drive. They say it's big, excellent, and a great option for bulky raw and jpeg files. Some mention that it fits right into their HP Slimline and is well built. Overall, most are satisfied with the size and functionality of the drive.

"...This drive was big enough, fast enough, and cheap enough that I took a gamble even though it has a few bad reviews...." Read more

"Big, zippy, and not overly expensive. Except for a guarantee not to crash, I don't know what else you could ask for from a hard drive...." Read more

"...This isn't a game changer, though, as the drives meet my needs well." Read more

"...A great option for bulky raw and jpeg files! Enjoy =)" Read more

369 customers mention197 positive172 negative

Customers are mixed about the noise of the computer drive. Some mention it's very quiet and fast, while others say it'll make a noise similar to a failing drive.

"...I am happy to say that my drive is virtually silent. I am sitting 2 feet from my machine and I would not hesitate at all to install it in a library...." Read more

"...It is not loud at the level of being annoying, but loud enough to notice the difference, and louder than any other hard disk that I work with at..." Read more

"...I have noticed zero noise, though my case is extremely well insulated...." Read more

"...with my DirecTV receiver is slightly, but only slightly, louder than an electric wall clock...." Read more

WD 1TB 64MB Drive Great until it Failed 6 weeks later
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WD 1TB 64MB Drive Great until it Failed 6 weeks later
I bought this drive to store pictures, music and files on as replacement for an older WD drive that failed. I went with the Black series for it's speed and reliability. Amazon's packaging was fine (see pics that I added to product above) and installation, initialization and formatting went without a hitch. The drive performed very well; was fast and pretty quiet (especialy compared to the OEM WD Blue drive in my PC). I did notice that the drive would get rather warm when I still had the computer case open but, I have three fans spinning in there so didn't think much of it. Six weeks later, I received a "drive not accessible" error and after running the WD Data LifeGuard diagnostics, determined that the drive had multiple bad sectors and failed the SMART test. I tried to recover the sectors but, it wouldn't work. A call to WD tech support confirmed that it was toast and they sent me out a replacement. The interesting part was that the replacement was shipped in nothing more than a small corrugate box with just the drive and the plastic end caps inside. The new drive has been in for two days now and so far it's OK. I gave this 3 stars for failing after 6 weeks but, still think it's a good drive for the money and believe that I had some bad luck. If I write back in 6 weeks with another failed drive, I wont be so charitable.
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