I use this drive in a docking station, but it can be mounted inside your case or in an external enclosure, its low heat is great due to the fact that there will be a lesser chance of any kind of condensation inside the enclosure that can potentially damage your drive. I always like to wash my hands with detergent as in the past I had some issues with components acting up due to oily residue I left on the connectors with my fingers. When handling any computer parts it is wise to have a wrist strap and be properly grounded if you do not have one you can always touch your case to discharge any static you might be carrying. It does not come with manuals, cd's, sata cables or anything else other than the drive itself. Overall Review: This drive arrived in a plain Newegg box with peanuts and the bare drive in a electrostatic bag. My 500GB 7200 rpm Hitachi deskstar runs a lot slower than this puppy so it really works and if I hadn't read about it I would not have even noticed that it is a lower rpm drive, however, its slow spin speed makes an impact on its performance in small file transfers but not that much. Western Digital has implemented caching algorithms designed to mitigate the performance reduction that results from this. This drive has a lower spindle speed of just 5,400rpm, compared to the normal 7,200rpm of a normal desktop disk. In my case I have a SSD for my primary drive but due to size and price limitations a secondary drive such as this one is ideal for storing all my junk ). This is not really a con if you get this drive for the right purpose. Even WD on its website does not recommend raiding these drives. It also runs cool and saves you money on your electric bill but it is not intended for use as a primary drive or as a raided drive. This drive from what I have gathered is intended to function as a secondary drive for storage/backup of large movies, music libraries, data etc and for that it is awesome.
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One being is that the logic board does not have any resistors, chips or other protruding components that can easily break during handling and electrical connections are sealed off with this pinkish plastic/rubbery coating (Newegg needs to update their photos of the drive).Ĭons: This is probably the hardest section to comment on when you are pleased with the product. I have also noticed that the bottom of the hard drive where the logic board is located has many new safety design features implemented.
It was a real treat to log into my Newegg account and retrieve all the necessary info very quickly. In my case the drives were out of warranty but WD does update the warranty to the time of sale if you provide proof of purchase.
WD warrants their drives based on the production date that is printed on the front of the drive. I have owned 4 WD drives in the past, 2 of which died near the end of their warranty. I like the fact that this is a WD drive because I have not owned this drive for long enough to praise it on it's reliability but the fact that it was made by a company who has been in the business of manufacturing hard drives for years with a great record is somewhat of a comfort to me. I think it is well priced considering its capacity and features. It is whisper quite and runs very cool to the touch. Pros: This drive has a very low energy consumption compared to others that I have used.
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