Western Digital 1TB WD Blue PC Internal Hard Drive HDD - 7200 RPM, SATA 6 Gb/s, 64 MB Cache, 3.5 - WD10EZEX

I have been using WD Blues for a long time and I have never had an issue with any of them. I decided to pick up one of the 8TB drives as the price is great and it is CMR so its a win/win. The drive came packaged very well and when I checked the warranty status with WD it was a full 3 years. I turned off head parking using idle3-tools within linux and expect to have years of service with this drive. I plan on picking up a few more for a home media server/private cloud.

Needed to upgrade the storage on my server. 2x8TB did the trick. No issues yet.

Drive preformce ok, but randomly makes annoying clicking noises unlike other drives.

The 1TB hard drive is a reliable and speedy storage solution for all your data needs. With a 7200rpm speed, it offers faster data transfer rates and quick access to your files. Its 1TB storage capacity is more than enough for most users and is great for storing movies, music, documents, and games. The price is also very reasonable compared to other options on the market. I highly recommend this hard drive for anyone looking for a fast, reliable and affordable storage option.

While I would easily have recommended this drive in the past, the more recent models have cheapened out a lot and the WD Blue name means less than it once did. However, should you have any from around 2020 and before, they are pretty exceptional drives. SSDs are easily better and Id recommend anyone get that for a boot drive, but for extra storage you really cant beat pre-2020 WD Blue hard drives.

I was torn between the Blue, Red, and Blacks. Having always unhesitatingly gone for the WD Black, this time I already had SSD storage to provide fast, immediate storage. Did I really need to spend the extra cash on the WD Black line over the Blue? I decided to do some research. First, the RPM speeds. Red spin slower, somewhere around 5400 while the Blues and Blacks do 7200rpm. This makes sense. The Reds are meant to go in NAS enclosures which means possibly a few (1-8) disks in close proximity. The slower speeds generate less heat -- which matters more since there are multiple drives and not just a single drive -- which helps improve disk conditions and longevity. The Blues and Blacks are meant to go in Desktops. The Blacks have a 5 year warranty whereas these Blue only have a 2 year warranty (3 year with the Retail kit). The WD Black perform better than the WD Blue line, but not by much. If you dont already have an SSD and only need one main drive, pick a WD Black. To be honest, the main difference is the warranties previously mentioned. The extra cost of the Black ensures you wont have to buy another drive for 3 extra years. Personally, I figured I could afford to spend the cost of another WD Blue should it fail after 2 years, so the extra warranty period for the WD Black was not a factor for me. The last thing which helped me pick the Blue line was a Western Digital document which specifically stated that both the Black and Blue drives are fine in Desktop RAID setups -- Intel RST, LSI HBAs, etc -- they just arent recommended for NAS/Enterprise RAID setups. I was worried about TLER (lack there of) and the shorter warranty period but when I realized they could both be put in a RAID setup, the difference between these drives became a non-factor. That said, I havent yet turned my drives into a RAID array and am using them in JBOD -- Just a Bunch of Disks -- mode, meaning Im using them much as most people would. I can honestly say there isnt a noticeable difference on the user experience side of things on the difference between the WD Black and the WD Blue. I highly doubt a user that claims he could blindly tell the difference between the drives.

I had an extra Orico 3.5 enclosure so I bought this drive. I buy only SSDs these days -- dont normally get rotating storage.

If you know anything about computers the thing is you will not buy a Sea Gate hard drive. They do not stand up to Western Digital at all. The plus is you get an extra year longer on the warranty. I have had very little problems with them. The others just dont seem to hold the title. AND I say the others

Flawless, No noise ( really ). Fast and smooth., Great price and quality!

Just what I needed for an older hp slimline desktop. Perfect replacement, all mounting holes line up. Somehow it simply booted up and installed windows all on its own accord, no bios boot from DVD or flash drive nor internet access. Regardless of how strange I find this, it was the easiest fix ever. Replaced a 160gig. (Fried)