Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB 3.5" SATA 6.0Gb/s Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
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Amanda_F@NCIX Rating: Review Date: 05/14/11 |
Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB 3.5" SATA 6.0Gb/s Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
Cons:None
Pros:Good valueFast drive |
BenK@NCIX Rating: Review Date: 05/04/11 |
Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB 3.5" SATA 6.0Gb/s Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
Cons:No cons. OEM packaging if you care.
Pros:It works... not much else you can comment on a HDD... SATA3 but the difference in speed is not noticeable (unlike having an SSD) Comment:
The hard drive works. Got it at $80. No complains, no compliments. Just like any other HDD I guess. WD all the way. |
Steve_P@NCIX Rating: Review Date: 05/01/11 |
Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB 3.5" SATA 6.0Gb/s Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
Cons:Noise level
Pros:SpeedPrice Comment:
I was disappointed with the noise produced by this drive. Way louder than I would've liked. It was a good deal on sale at $79.99, but it really is pretty loud for modern harddrives. If not for that, I would've given a better rating, but I was really unimpressed by the constant noise this thing throws out. |
Raphael_F@NCIX Rating: Review Date: 04/29/11 |
Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB 3.5" SATA 6.0Gb/s Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
Cons:Loud
Pros:Great price, fast Comment:
For the price I paid, this is a great drive. However, I was very disappointed w/ the noise level during boot up/regular disk thrashing... That would be my biggest complaint. |
Andrew_K@NCIX Rating: Review Date: 04/27/11 |
Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB 3.5" SATA 6.0Gb/s Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
Cons:Can get a tad loud
Pros:Fast for a 7200RPM drive while providing a good $/GB Comment:
This is a great hard drive. You would be hard pressed to find much better for the performance / capacity / price combination this drive provides, even moreso when it is on sale. This is the standard hard drive I include in most of builds I do. Pair this bad boy with an SSD and you are golden! |
zVp@NCIX Rating: Review Date: 04/24/11 |
Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB 3.5" SATA 6.0Gb/s Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
Cons:- Noisey
Pros:+ Fast+ Good value Comment:
Great hard drive. It's very fast but it's a bit noisey sometimes when seeking. Otherwise, a great buy especially for the price. |
DJZ@NCIX Rating: Review Date: 04/18/11 |
Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB 3.5" SATA 6.0Gb/s Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
Cons:-A bit noisy, I think-Seems a bit hot
Pros:-Fast for a HD-Can be found for cheap-SATA3, but I guess that doesn't matter Comment:
This is a good drive to install software on, I use it to put games and programs that won't fit on my SSD. It does what it needs to do, although I still suggest a SSD to install the OS on any computer, even a small one. I'm very happy with this drive though, it can be bought for about $70 which is very nice for a WD black. |
Bambell@NCIX Rating: Review Date: 04/16/11 |
Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB 3.5" SATA 6.0Gb/s Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
Cons:Noise, noise, NOISE!
Pros:Fast, reliable. Comment:
This is no joke : these area really, really noisy; significantly more than my 10K RPM raptor hard drives. I bought them (two of them) to be used in a server and I got to say that I wouldn't purchase them for my own computer. It's so loud that it'd get embarrassing. Headphones + fans at 100% would merely cover the noise. I have another workstation here that uses Black's previous generation (SATA 2) and they aren't that noisy. I can't comment on performance. |
blowe46@NCIX Rating: Review Date: 04/10/11 |
Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB 3.5" SATA 6.0Gb/s Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
Cons:*expensive*not as fast as SSD
Pros:*Fairly fast for an HDD*quiet*5 year warranty Comment:
I ran these three on an OS RAID -- BAD IDEA. You have to use a harddrive raid or you won't get a full use of these drives. These were surprisingly quiet and responsive. Overall these are good and might provide _marginal_ improvement over a blue or green hard drive. I would also stick to an SSD for an OS installation. |
Michel_R@NCIX Rating: Review Date: 04/10/11 |
Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB 3.5" SATA 6.0Gb/s Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
Cons:I don't notice any difference at all with this new SATA 3 drive.
Pros:SATA 3 and a 64mb cache Runs cool under load Comment:
Windows still scores my hard drive as 5.9. I got this hard drive so I could use the SATA 3 on my X58 Sabertooth but I don't notice any improvements. I paid the same as I would have over the WD green 1 TB at the time so it was no big loss. This drive does not get too hot,although it sits behind a 200mm intake fan. |
Theodore_J@NCIX Rating: Review Date: 04/06/11 |
Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB 3.5" SATA 6.0Gb/s Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
Cons:Loud
Pros:Good balance of Price/Speed/Capacity. Comment:
I bought this drive as my OS drive for a new system until SSD prices come down/I save up some more money. I was surprised at how loud the drive is (actuator/arm noise). I find the drive to be louder than 5 other HD's in my house. |
EthanHunt@NCIX Rating: Review Date: 04/04/11 |
Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB 3.5" SATA 6.0Gb/s Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
Cons:a bit loud at times
Pros:Fast, affordable Comment:
Its a nice drive, I usually buy seagate but decided to buy this drive and am not disapointed. |
Jonathan_F@NCIX Rating: Review Date: 04/04/11 |
Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB 3.5" SATA 6.0Gb/s Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
Cons:none
Pros:SilentFast Comment:
Good drive. Fast and quiet, quality product |
Rich_D@NCIX Rating: Review Date: 04/03/11 |
Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB 3.5" SATA 6.0Gb/s Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
Cons:None so far
Pros:On SaleFastRuns Cool Comment:
Bought this to replace my old 300GB OS drive. My boot time is cut in 1/2 or better using this drive with 120GB allocated for OS, 24GB allocated for Paging and the rest allocated for installed programs.Have heard nothing but good things about the WD Blacks which is why I chose this over the Hitachi or Seagate.My only other option would have been the Samsung drive of equal capacity and speed. |
PikKirby@NCIX Rating: Review Date: 04/02/11 |
Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB 3.5" SATA 6.0Gb/s Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
Cons:LOUD. Not deafening, but if your PC is right beside you, it gets annoying.
Pros:Fast? Best for HDD Comment:
I got this HDD for my new computers OPs... and a couple games.Mostly no complaints, fast bootup, good write/copy speed.It's a little noisy at times during severe copying/writing. Not unbearable, but noticeably annoying. |
HaleStorm@NCIX Rating: Review Date: 04/01/11 |
Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB 3.5" SATA 6.0Gb/s Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
Cons:None
Pros:Lots of spaceVery fastQuiet Comment:
This is a great drive, I have it set up as a secondary drive to my OCZ Vertex 2 and it compliments it very well, and from day to day use it is almost indistinguishable in speed between the two sometimes. The drive is very fast, great capacity, great hard drive!Might get another to set up a raid. |
Power4@NCIX Rating: Review Date: 03/28/11 |
Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB 3.5" SATA 6.0Gb/s Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
Cons:None
Pros:-Fast-Price-Quality Comment:
I've always been a fan of WD and they haven't disappointed me yet. This drive runs really fast and huge capacity for its price. |
Michael_C@NCIX Rating: Review Date: 03/28/11 |
Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB 3.5" SATA 6.0Gb/s Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
Cons:--it isn't a ssd
Pros:--reasonably fast reliable performance--excellent value for the money Comment:
This is a good compromise between speed, storage space and cost. I'm a little confused about those people that can't find something else to do with the 2 extra minutes that this will take to boot up over a ssd. Likewise, I don't really miss the 15 seconds I've lost while waiting for my games to load. I wonder if those people who are so worried about lost time would consider pre-chewed food for dinner so they could save some more valuable time. |
David_W@NCIX Rating: Review Date: 03/26/11 |
Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB 3.5" SATA 6.0Gb/s Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
Cons:Not an SSD?
Pros:Fast, reasonable price, reliable brand Comment:
I ordered one of these a few months back for myself, have been using it every day since with no worries. I ordered one last week for my brother and his came and installed with no hiccups. I didn't care too much about transfer rate prior to a few months ago, but I'm sure the SATA6G is much faster than it predecessor, and who wouldn't want that? I'm addicted to these drives. Don't think I'd recommend anything else at the moment. |
Marc-Andre_P@NCIX Rating: Review Date: 03/22/11 |
Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB 3.5" SATA 6.0Gb/s Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
Cons:None so far
Pros:Huge storage spaceReliability of WD Comment:
Well it's really not complicated, western digital is my most trusted manufacturer when it comes to hard drives, and this 1TB monster will give you all the space you need (and if not you can also get it in 2TB version...) |
IceCream@NCIX Rating: Review Date: 03/20/11 |
Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB 3.5" SATA 6.0Gb/s Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
Cons:none
Pros:SilentFastLarge storageGood price! Comment:
Good drive. Fast and quiet. Simple to setup. Would recommend it to clients. |
Alex1@NCIX Rating: Review Date: 03/17/11 |
Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB 3.5" SATA 6.0Gb/s Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
Cons:None
Pros:Low price tagVery fastWestern Digital's reliabilityLarge storage Comment:
I am currently using 4 of these in raid 1+0 setup. These hard drives are ridiculously fast and offer a much better performance when compared to the previous generation. Excellent product! This review was modfied by poster @ 03-17-11 04:54 PM |
Eric_L@NCIX Rating: Review Date: 03/14/11 |
Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB 3.5" SATA 6.0Gb/s Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
Cons:None.
Pros:Fast, simple to setup, relatively quiet and cool running. Comment:
-Excellent performance - avg ~110MB/sec sequential transfers (140MB max, 60MB min).-Still has the old-style sectors, so compatibility with older OS is great. Just plug it in and it works.-Idle noise is barely noticeable, although it can definitely be heard under heavy seeking. But way quieter than drives from 3+ years ago.On paper, this is better than their past generation 1TB black. A great deal found on sale / PM. |
Scotchman54@NCIX Rating: Review Date: 03/12/11 |
Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB 3.5" SATA 6.0Gb/s Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
Cons:It's the only week link speed & performance wise in my new 6 core AMD system. All experience scores on my Win 7 system are 7.5, but this drive brings it down to 5.9.
Pros:Solid quality & speed you expect from WD. Great performance for $/gig. Comment:
Great reliable product. Would recommend it to mid users. |
Brandon_C@NCIX Rating: Review Date: 03/09/11 |
Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB 3.5" SATA 6.0Gb/s Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
Cons:pricier
Pros:FastDependableCache size Comment:
This hard drive costs a little more than other hard drives but it's considered a fairly decent drive for your operating system. Was constantly recommended over seagate drives, for speed and dependability. This gave me a 5.9 on the windows experience index and from what i've researched that's the highest score single platter hard drives can get. Only other upgrade is to move on to a 10k rpm drive or SSD. |
Very happy with it so far. Only time I notice any noise is when the computer first boots up. After that I don't hear a peep from it.