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Performance
Customers are extremely satisfied with the performance of the Western Digital 8TB WD Gold Enterprise Class Internal Hard Drive. They have reported significant improvements in speed and overall performance compared to previous models, making it an excellent choice for large capacity storage needs. However, some customers have noted concerns about the high operating temperature, which may impact the overall environment of their NAS systems.
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Reliability
Customers have mixed opinions on the reliability of the Western Digital 8TB WD Gold Enterprise Class Internal Hard Drive. While many report excellent performance and unwavering reliability over extended periods, others have experienced drive failures within a few months to a year. The robust construction and impressive speed are praised, but some customers have encountered issues with noise during intensive data transfer and premature drive failure. WD's reputation for excellence and warranty support are noted positively by several customers.
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Quality
This is an excellent hard drive, it installs very easy, its blazing fast and very large capacity.
I put two together in a raid 1 and they still plenty reliable, they are silent at idle, but if you need to do any kind of inten... Read More
Hdd sentinel reports 0 bad sectors on any of these drives, 3 of which have been running 24-7 for 5 years.
3 gb/s for about 10 seconds then it will drop to around 120 mb/s.
Price
That longevity is important at this price point.
Definitely worth the money i got it for given the abuse it can take and keep the speed up.
Shipping
These were delivered very quickly, and were packed very safely.
I received my refund on the defective drive, along with an additional refund which covered my shipping fees.
For some reason, mine got lost in the mail and they had to send me another.
Competitiveness
The gold drives are just rebranded ultrastar drives.
You could probably get a better deal on an ultrastar drive.
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- How are reviewers describing this item?
gold, new, good and loud. - Our engine has profiled the reviewer patterns and has determined that there is minimal deception involved.
- Our engine has discovered that over 90% high quality reviews are present.
- This product had a total of 1,553 reviews as of our last analysis date on Sep 23 2024.
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Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Just be aware the 12tb hdd will only give you roughly 11tb of space to use
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
A little loud under load and upon start up makes that dying hdd sound
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
There is a slight tick when you touch it you can feel the heads re adjusting kinda like a heart beat of its own
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Noise level is quiet on idle you will hear very light movement but nothing crazy like knocking or how under load
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Am glad i tried it out only the 4k random read and wright speeds are super slow like crawling 1mbs slow 900kbps dont use this for that use a ssd for that
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
The segate if you put your hand on it as its running felt rough and bumpy the wd is smooth
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
If you deal with lots of large files this is the device for you
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
I received my refund on the defective drive along with an additional refund which covered my shipping fees
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