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WD Gold 8TB Enterprise Class Hard Disk Drive - 7200 RPM Class SATA 6 Gb/s 256MB Cache 3.5 Inch - WD8003FRYZ

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  • Designed with a workload rating up to 550TB per year*
  • Up to 2.5M hours MTBF with a 5 year limited warranty
  • 3rd generation HelioSeal technology (10TB)
  • RAFF technology for vibration protection
  • RAID-specific time-limited error recovery (TLER)
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4.6
4.8
4.8
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4.6
Noise level
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4.3
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249 megabytes per second
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    8TB 3.5 inch WD Gold 7200RPM 256 MB SATA enterprise-class hard drive 512e

    Customer reviews

    3.7 out of 5 stars
    3.7 out of 5
    665 global ratings

    Customers say

    Customers like the storage space provided by the drive. They say it is a great HDD with huge storage. Customers are also impressed with the ease of installation, saying it is easy to install and quick to format. They appreciate the value of the drive, stating it is worth the price. Customers also are satisfied with performance. However, some customers have mixed opinions on the quality, warranty, and noise of the product.

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    129 customers mention115 positive14 negative

    Customers like the performance of the computer drive or storage. They mention that the performance is outstanding, the drive is working well installed, and they have had zero issues with the drives. They like the drive's responsiveness, saying that backups tend to go smoothly. Some say that the drive has fantastic read and write speeds, and that it is responsive. Overall, most are happy with the performance and reliability of the drive.

    "I bought three of the 4TB WD Gold drives and the performance is outstanding...." Read more

    "...TL:DR - If you are looking for the most reliable drives that also out perform any other drives in its class, and you don't need it to be ultra quiet..." Read more

    "...Not much difference in price, but a lot of difference in reliability and performance." Read more

    "Works great ... I normally get WD Black 4TB, but they were out when I needed a hard drive for back-ups...." Read more

    46 customers mention41 positive5 negative

    Customers like the storage space of the drive. They mention it's a great HDD, has huge storage, and is a fine large enterprise-class drive. Customers also mention that it serves to store their documents and the like. It's fantastic drive for servers, network storage, where durability and longevity are important. Some customers also mention the drive usage has been very heavy with massive amounts of seeking operations.

    "This is a fantastic drive for servers, network storage where durability and longevity are paramount, and people who absolutely *have* to have the..." Read more

    "...is the best you can get for your money, is built to run 24/7, has a large 128 MB cache, and comes with a 5 year warranty.!..." Read more

    "...Great drives, good speed and quite enough for the job. WD has always treated me well, just register the drive and theres not too much to worry about." Read more

    "...fast as a Black series, I play games on it just fine and it serves to store my documents and the like since it is billed as WD's most stable HDD...." Read more

    34 customers mention25 positive9 negative

    Customers like the value of the computer drive. They mention that it is worth the price, has the stability of a old Purple and the speed of. Some say it is the best HD money can buy.

    "We bought this because of the great price. Upon inspection/diags, the drive showed 5 years of use...." Read more

    "...This price was a steal so I bought 3 more and two of them only had around 8000 power on hours...." Read more

    "...a WD Black 4TB at Seq 171 MB/s Read and 169 MB/s Write this is a very good value for around the same price...." Read more

    "These are very expensive drives and to get the one I got used so cheap, I was a little suspicious...." Read more

    9 customers mention9 positive0 negative

    Customers find the installation process of the computer drive to be easy. They mention that it is quiet when they do not access it, has a lot more configuration detail that shows up in windows properties, and that it's quick to format.

    "...All that being said - installation and formatting was a breeze and the drive had been performing not stop since...." Read more

    "...There is a lot more configuration detail that shows up in windows properties upon installing and formatting than my other WD drives and just gives..." Read more

    "The disk arrived in time. The installation is easy. It is quiet when you do not access the data within it...." Read more

    "...So far it is working just fine and was very easy to install and set up. If it should not hold up as expected, I will return and amend this review...." Read more

    77 customers mention30 positive47 negative

    Customers are mixed about the noise of the computer drive. Some mention it's relatively quiet for a 7200 RPM mechanical hard drive, while others say that it is a bit loud when reading data. Some customers also mention that the drive is about to fail and makes heavy clunking noises.

    "...I'm just going to assume all of these are irredeemably bad. It is VERY LOUD, constantly making clicking noises as if it's doing something when you..." Read more

    "...months and update on reliability of the drive, so far it is not very noisy as I would have thought, and my case has no problem with airflow.. I have..." Read more

    "...These drives are meant to operate 24/7/365 and are not constructed to be quiet, like one would expect from a drive most people would use on a..." Read more

    "...It's very inconsistent with timing. It's not loud, but could become annoying if you were just sitting in the same room, reading or trying to sleep..." Read more

    73 customers mention47 positive26 negative

    Customers are mixed about the quality of the computer drive. Some mention that they are still going strong, super reliable, and durable. However, others say that they failed within a couple of months, and that mechanical hard drives do fail. Some customers also mention that the drive started having issues with bad sectors a few months in, and they received a defective item.

    "...my case has no problem with airflow.. I have noticed no temperature or performance issues yet, transferring 12tb or so of data back and forth." Read more

    "...Data Lifeguard said it had bad sectors. Had it returned, no replacement. The second one cost $30 more because the first one I had bought on sale...." Read more

    "...The WD Gold is an excellent product. I've bought 7 so far and will by more." Read more

    "...Great drives, good speed and quite enough for the job. WD has always treated me well, just register the drive and theres not too much to worry about." Read more

    36 customers mention11 positive25 negative

    Customers are mixed about the warranty of the computer drive. Some mention that the warranty is good in case something goes wrong, while others say that they have no warranty. Some say that the drive is OEM, and they haven't received any support or warranty from WD.

    "4TB drive was out of warranty when i got it. it also had 38,600 hours on it. I am returning it. a drive in this condition usually sells for $20" Read more

    "...The first two, sadly after reading other reviews here, have no warranty so I'm hoping that they will last long enough to be worth the money...." Read more

    "...any better quality wise than any other WD drive I've had, but the warranty is good in case something goes wrong...." Read more

    "...Before opening i checked the SN on WD website and it was out of warranty by a year...." Read more

    8 customers mention0 positive8 negative

    Customers are dissatisfied with the condition of the computer drive. They mention that it is not new, it is very old, and without warranty. Some customers also say that the drive arrived defective and made a loud grinding noise.

    "Disk has scratches and dings on the outsides of the item, indicating it isnt new...." Read more

    "I REPEAT, THEY ARE USED DRIVES, NOT NEW!! No new hard drive comes wrapped in bubble wrap like the photo. DONT BUY THEM...." Read more

    "Be careful buying these from Amazon. Platinum Micro is selling faulty OEM drives...." Read more

    "Do not buy this item, very old 2014 and without warranty, Cache is 64MB not 128MB as seller claim >" Read more

    Beware! This disk is NOT NEW
    3 Stars
    Beware! This disk is NOT NEW
    I purchased this HDD expecting a new and unused item. However, upon testing the hard drive, I found that it had over 9000 power on hours, indicating that it had been used previously. I was disappointed to receive a used item when I had paid for a new one. I understand that this specific model is several years old, but I expected a new disk, not a used/refurbished one.While the hard drive appears to be functioning properly, I am disappointed that it was not in the expected condition.Please assume that it is used/refurbished. There was no data on the disk though.
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    Boy I sure do wish I had never bought a Seagate drive, and had sooner learned how reliable Western Digital drives are. I'm sure this drive is no exception to that rule, and I do not see myself ever buying a HDD from a different company. That being said, I still cannot explain how excited I am to use this drive until it is no longer adequate due to the inevitable technology advances that will eventually make it obsolete.

    Straight out of the box, the drive performs at over 200 MB/s sequential Q32 read AND write. Of course, as to be expected from any drive, the more you fill it the slower it will become, so I have attached a screenshot for a read/write test using CDM at 0% capacity and 75% capacity.

    To address the people that say the drive is loud, I'm not sure what they were expecting from an enterprise DATA CENTER drive. These drives are meant to operate 24/7/365 and are not constructed to be quiet, like one would expect from a drive most people would use on a personal home computer, like the WD Blue series. I've actually found that this drive is even more quiet than my WD Black drive, AND it out performs it (and I'm sure it is even more reliable). Others may even point out how hot the drive can get, as if it is a defect. This, again, is not the case as these drives are made to safely operate at up to 60°C.

    TL:DR - If you are looking for the most reliable drives that also out perform any other drives in its class, and you don't need it to be ultra quiet, you've come to the right place.
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    5.0 out of 5 stars Très bon produit
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    My current external drive is a NAS rated and is still operational. Statistically though, it is nearing the end of its product life and is just a matter time before it fails. Hence my shopping and building a replacement before it decides to one day give up the ghost.

    I wanted something that gave the best of both performance AND solid reliability. Typically, NAS rated drives are around 5,200 RPM with longevity their focus, however the WD Gold is a fast 7,200 RPM drive with 128MB Cache and has specs that are close even to the fast consumer grade WD Black drive.

    I’ve included some photos Crystal Mark benchmark tests for both ESATA and USB 3.0 for your review. I’m using the Vantec 3.5" SATA 6Gb/s to USB 3.0/eSATA HDD Enclosure (NST-366SU3-BK) found here on Amazon.

    I’ve included a couple photos of benchmarks of both the WD Black and WD Gold which may help you decide which is better for your application.

    Loving the speed of my WD Gold and feel secure with my data. I hope you found this review helpful.

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