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Speed
Customers generally have positive opinions about the speed of the Western Digital Caviar Black 750 GB SATA III 7200 RPM 64 MB Bulk/OEM Internal Desktop Hard Drive, noting that it is faster than traditional drives and significantly improves performance for office or studio work. However, some customers mention that it is not as fast as SSDs but still offers a good cost-benefit ratio. A few customers also comment on the noise level when the drive is reading.
Reliability
Customers have a strong positive sentiment towards the reliability of the Western Digital Caviar Black 750 GB SATA III 7200 RPM 64 MB Bulk/OEM Internal Desktop Hard Drive, with many reporting no issues or problems even after several years of use. Some customers also mentioned that it's a good drive for regular computer use and top performance from a mechanical drive.
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Warranty
Customers have had mixed experiences with Western Digital's warranty service, while some have received quick replacements, others have faced issues with the company not covering physical damage or providing a fix instead of replacement. Some customers have reported drives dying suddenly and needing to be replaced under warranty, while others have had no issues at all.
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Quality
Excellent hd install on my dell computer purchases for 6 years and is a lot very quickly and does not make any noise, i do not ... Read More
) the wd specifies this hard drive was made for video editing and gaming, so it is awesome for my needs.
Bought these about a month ago and both drives worked out of the box.
I removed my defective drive on my raid-1 setup and installed this drive (the identical replacement hard-drive), then proceeded... Read More
Price
Very happy with wd black for price/performance.
That was a while ago, though, and the price is still too high for my liking.
99 because i wanted a quality hdd without waiting months for the price to drop.
Shipping
It came quickly and working absolutely fine since i am using it.
5 tb western digital desktop hard drive arrived on time and was not damaged.
The drive arrived on the day specified.
But oh'well, i save so much in free shipping through the course of the year that i always come out ahead in the long run with amazon!
Competitiveness
Wd has consistently improved performance and reliability over time so i'm confident the next model will be better than the last.
Obviously they are nowhere near the speed of ssds (i have a samsung 830 and mushkin chronos as my win7 and osx drives), but com... Read More
The blue drives have very similar performance to the black drives on average, except they come with a three-year limited warranty.
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black, fast, western, great and good. - 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 225 reviews as of our last analysis date on Dec 9 2024.
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Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
I stack them in raid 0 arrays for speed
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Black drives fiveyear best in class
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The black drives typically have a larger buffer as well as higher rotational speed 7200rpm vs
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The blue drives have very similar performance to the black drives on average except they come with a threeyear limited warranty
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The drive is fairly fast while you could get faster than 7200 rpm hard drives it would be much more expensive around 120140
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It is very quiet and very fast
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Bought this hard drive to replace an existing unit blown by utility power problems
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I bought this long ago but didnt get the chance to leave the feedback
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