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WD 4TB 7200 RPM SATA 6 Gb/s 64MB Cache, 3.5-Inch Desktop Hard Disk Drive (WD4003FZEX)

Product SpecificationsInterfaceSATA 6 Gb/sPerformance SpecificationsRotational Speed7,200 RPM (nominal)Buffer Size64 MBLoad/unload Cycles300,000 minimuBuffer To Host (Serial ATA)6 Gb/s (Max)Physical SpecificationsFormatted Capacity4,000,787 MBCapacit...

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State

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Transfer

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Speed

(13 reviews)
Expect

(5 reviews)
Hdd

(5 reviews)
Price

(9 reviews)
Ssd

(4 reviews)
Storage

(13 reviews)
Package

(8 reviews)
Quality

(10 reviews)
Thing

(9 reviews)
Capacity

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Drive

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Sector

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Reviews around state (5.00 of 5)

  • it isn't as fast as solid state, but it's as fast as you're going to get for a drive with this size at this price
  • i have samsung solid state drives in a raide configuration for the main drives.
  • I have a solid state and this hard drive as my two drives
  • It didn't take rocket science to hear and feel the point source of the sound and vibration, apart from the fact that all my other hard drives are solid state, was this disk.
  • I understand that, statistically, at certain number of drives of any type - even solid state drives - will be DOA.
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Reviews around transfer (5.00 of 5)

  • I use these in my Drobo 5D. Great transfer speeds and very reliable

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Reviews around speed (4.10 of 5)

  • Phenomenal speed increase over WD Green disk it replaced, but...1) Significantly noisier than the WD Green
  • Working great and good speeds in the week that I have had it.
  • I pair this drive with a Hitachi, which acts as a daily clone, so speed is a non-issue for that drive
  • Though I'd definitely say it's worth it if your as impatient with slow technology as I am.-The speed of the drive is impressive
  • This WD hard drive has a list of great features, speed and storage capacity (not to mention the WD reputation) for all my needs
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Reviews around expect (3.86 of 5)

  • works as expected but it only shows as 3.62TB but it does show 4 TB in Bytes
  • Exactly as much memory available as expected and no hiccups
  • When not using A/C idle temps are 43-44 C but when A/C on it goes below 40

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Reviews around hdd (3.86 of 5)

  • No HDD is 100% free of occasional manufacturing defects or failures, but every WD
  • Great HDD for loads of data, acceptable data transfer read/write access rate.
  • It wasn't until I noticed that downloading files would more often trigger the PC to freeze up that I began to suspect this HDD (I had originally changed the default download path on Chrome to it)

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Reviews around price (3.75 of 5)

  • When not using A/C idle temps are 43-44 C but when A/C on it goes below 40
  • A very good price when compared to some of the local computer shops.
  • The only thing I can get from the HDD is initialization and I/O errors
  • so I tend to buy them when price and performance is good
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Reviews around ssd (3.75 of 5)

  • Fast like SSD
  • I definitely recommend an SSD to run your OS off of (I have a Samsung 840 SSD for that
  • Compared to other mechanical drives it is very fast and is a good compromise if you need the capacity but can't afford SSD
  • Once you've used a good SSD, it can't compare, but this drive has been solid so far and does what I expected it to do.

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Reviews around storage (3.70 of 5)

  • and it's not the drive itself but a software driver issue that does involve this drive and windows, I should mention that I had to uninstall Intel Rapid Storage Technology AHCI driver because during large transfers it was consuming all of my ram first then stalling to finish copying data but luckily not locking up the OS, however it does lock up the copy so the only way to continue is to reboot, then uninstall the Intel RST driver,then reboot, then you should be able to copy terrabytes at a time without any locking up
  • I replaced a 10000 RPM raptor and this is just as fast with 50 times the storage and its quiet!
  • Planning on running 5 of these in tandem (RAID config)for more redundant storage
  • The only thing I can get from the HDD is initialization and I/O errors
  • Does exactly what I need it to do - fast extra storage.
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Reviews around package (3.61 of 5)

  • The drive arrived as OEM in an anti static bag, packaging was great.
  • Using large files and 64K sectors it will make seek times faster without working out the drive, plus it will also minimize fragmentation on the drive to almost nothing, however if you are storing lots of files smaller than 10GB then from 4-8GB range you should select 4096 and respectfully for mass amounts of photos you should select 512 or you will waste lots of space on this drive using 64K for random file types,sizes,etc
  • When not using A/C idle temps are 43-44 C but when A/C on it goes below 40
  • The drive was well packaged arrived a day ahead of the quoted delivery date.
  • Amazon does ship these well packaged, and take very good care of their customers.
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Reviews around quality (3.37 of 5)

  • The only thing I can get from the HDD is initialization and I/O errors
  • Western Digital will not replace it because it is "damaged" but the damage was not from me, but by poor product quality
  • I would recommend them to anyone who needs a fast quality HD
  • it performs as expected from a top quality non-enterprise drive.
  • I guess that was the last straw, product was 1 day late, didn't work and Amazon is raising prices for bad service and poor quality products
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Reviews around thing (2.75 of 5)

  • I built my PC to make it as quiet but high performance as possible, and this drive ruins the whole thing
  • Like with all Western Digital drives from the past decade, this thing is faulty and unstable right out of the box
  • The only thing I can get from the HDD is initialization and I/O errors
  • The only thing that would make these 4TB models better is if they didn't fall into slow cyclic clicking fits from time to time.
  • Like with all Western Digital drives from the past decade, this thing is faulty and unstable right out of the box
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Reviews around capacity (2.75 of 5)

  • Compared to other mechanical drives it is very fast and is a good compromise if you need the capacity but can't afford SSD
  • Between the great capacity, 7200 rpm speed, and the reliability of the WD-black series, this is my go-to SATA disk.
  • When not using A/C idle temps are 43-44 C but when A/C on it goes below 40
  • The only thing I can get from the HDD is initialization and I/O errors
  • When not using A/C idle temps are 43-44 C but when A/C on it goes below 40
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Reviews around drive (2.44 of 5)

  • I have a solid state and this hard drive as my two drives
  • Otherwise, this has been a great drive in the few days I've had it
  • THe performance of this Hard Drive is super good and fast.
  • A Very good hard drive, works well, and is the best you can buy for editing with MAC.Best idea is to add 4 drives to the
  • A Very good hard drive, works well, and is the best you can buy for editing with MAC.Best idea is to add 4 drives to the
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Reviews around sector (1.49 of 5)

  • Admittedly, the Seagate did have some bad sectors, but Windows 8.1 automatically fixed the drive and I can access all of my data on it now (in windows!!
  • Most drives adhere to the "bathtub" graph: if anything goes wrong with a HDD it will either die a spectacular death young or live a long life until there are too many bad sectors due to age
  • Lasted 8 days shy of one year before unreadable sectors started popping up
  • When not using A/C idle temps are 43-44 C but when A/C on it goes below 40
  • no SMART errors, no bad sectors, it just works
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More about WD 4TB 7200 RPM SATA 6 Gb/s 64MB Cache, 3.5-Inch Desktop Hard Disk Drive (WD4003FZEX)

  • Product SpecificationsInterfaceSATA 6 Gb/sPerformance SpecificationsRotational Speed7,200 RPM (nominal)Buffer Size64 MBLoad/unload Cycles300,000 minimuBuffer To Host (Serial ATA)6 Gb/s (Max)Physical SpecificationsFormatted Capacity4,000,787 MBCapacity4 TBForm Factor3.5 InchUser Sectors Per Drive7,814,037,168Physical DimensionsHeight1.028 Inches26.1 mmDepth5.787 Inches147 mmWidth4.00 Inches101.6 mmWeight1.72 Pounds0.78 kgEnvironmental SpecificationsOperating Shock (Read)30G, 2 msNon-operating Shock300G, 2 msIdle Mode29 dBA (average)Seek Mode 034 dBA (average)Operating32 F to 140 F5 C to 55 CNon-operating-40 F to 158 F-40 C to 70 CElectrical SpecificationsRead/Write9.50 WattsIdle8.10 WattsStandby1.30 WattsSleep1.30 WattsCompatibilityCompatibilityWindows/MacPackage IncludesWD Black Series WD4003FZEX 4TB 7200 RPM 3.5 Inch SATA 6.0Gb/s HDD