Western Digital Scorpio Blue WD7500BPVT 5400 RPM 8MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 2.5" Internal Notebook Hard Drive - OEM Western Digital Scorpio Blue WD7500BPVT 5400 RPM 8MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 2.5" Internal Notebook Hard Drive - OEM

Pros: Inexpensive with free shipping

Cons: Defective. After 1 day of use the drive started to tick whenever I launched a new program on my laptop. Western Digital tech support advised returning it immediately as it "may fail at any moment". Wasted a whole day doing the OS install, Windows updates and program installation to find out the next day the drive was bad. Very disappointed

Other Thoughts: I expected more from Western Digital.

Manufacturer Response:

We appreciate your feedback and apologize for any inconvenience you may have experienced with the Scorpio Blue 750 GB, as this is not the typical experience with the product.
We are very sorry to hear that your drive did not function so soon after it was delivered. Western Digital does rigorously test and verify all of our drives, prior to shipping, with burn-in and diagnostic tests. We stand behind our warranty for the duration of the products provided warranty period, and as such, we are here to support our products regardless of the circumstances. We would like to assure you that what you have experienced is extremely abnormal.
We would appreciate the opportunity to further assist you, and resolve any further concerns you may have with the device and/or your experience. You may contact us at 1 (800) 275-4932, or via our support website at: http://support.wdc.com/rs/. Please indicate within the online case creation or with the first support agent you speak with, that you are responding to a Newegg review, so we route you and your information to the correct team members.

Pros: Ran well and fast.

Cons: completely dead 5 months later.

Other Thoughts: I guess these things happen...

Manufacturer Response:

We appreciate your feedback and apologize for any inconvenience you may have experienced with the Scorpio Blue 750 GB, as this is not the typical experience with the product.
We are very sorry to hear that your drive did not function so soon after it was delivered. As a troubleshooting step, we recommend running either our WINDLG diagnostics software or Macs built-in Disk Utility to check your drives health.
http://wdc.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/940
We do stand behind our warranty and replacement policy and would appreciate the opportunity to replace your drive for you. Please click the following link for our replacement procedure.
How to get an RMA, (Return Merchandise Authorization) or replace a defective product under warranty
http://wdc.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/8
You may contact us at 1 (800) 275-4932, or via our support website at: http://support.wdc.com/rs/. Please indicate within the online case creation or with the first support agent you speak with, that you are responding to a Newegg review, so we route you and your information to the correct team members.

Pros: Works in my PS3 so no complaints

Cons: None

Pros: Have had this drive over 2 years and it has been flawless. I've been waiting for 1.5 or 2TB drives to come out so I can upgrade, but no luck so far (not 9.5mm drives that will fit in my tablet anyway!).

I highly recommend this drive, it has seen me through thick and thin with no hiccups whatsoever.

Cons: 1TB drive hit the market RIGHT after I purchased this thing....bummer! Wish I had waited, but that wasn't the drive's fault of course.

Pros: Good, quiet drive. WD warranty is good but - expect a hard drive to last at least 3 years, more like 5

Cons: started slowing down - sectors now failing all over

Other Thoughts: As density has grown reliability seems to suffer. 1 TB 5 inch drives seem OK, larger seem to fail too quickly. This was a laptop drive, I was dubious about the size when I got it - hope the replacement does better, but have no reason to expect that to be the case.

Manufacturer Response:

We appreciate your feedback and apologize for any inconvenience you may have experienced with the WD Blue, as this is not the typical experience with the product.
We are very sorry to hear that your drive developed bad sectors. Western Digital does rigorously test and verify all of our drives, prior to shipping, with burn-in and diagnostic tests. We stand behind our warranty for the duration of the products provided warranty period, and as such, we are here to support our products regardless of the circumstances. We would like to assure you that what you have experienced is extremely abnormal.
For information about Bad Sectors please see the link bellow:
http://wdc.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/62/
How drive reliability is measured and the MTBF of WD drives
http://wdc.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/665
We would appreciate the opportunity to further assist you, and resolve any further concerns you may have with the device and/or your experience. You may contact us at 1 (800) 275-4932, or via our support website at: http://support.wdc.com/rs/. Please indicate within the online case creation or with the first support agent you speak with, that you are responding to a Newegg, so we route you and your information to the correct team members.

Pros: Super easy to upgrade ... using Acronis True Image WD Edition. No problems migrating my old 250GB drive with OS and apps to the new drive.

Cons: None. Works as it is supposed to.

Other Thoughts: Buy an external 2.5" SATA to USB 2.0 External Hard Drive/SSD Enclosure . Put the new drive in the enclosure, run True Image to clone your current hard drive, swap the drives, and you're done!

Pros: Received it within 2 weeks at a deployed location. I switched this out with the old hard drive in my Mac, and it has worked perfectly ever since.

Cons: None that I could see.

Pros: As expected

Cons: None

Pros: Large storage capacity.

Cons: I have never had luck with WD drives. This drive came in the Lenovo G770 that I purchased at Newegg in 7/11. Once again, a WD drive has failed me.

Manufacturer Response:

We appreciate your feedback and apologize for any inconvenience you may have experienced with the WD Blue drive, as this is not the typical experience with the product. We are very sorry to hear that your drive did not function so soon after it was delivered. Western Digital does rigorously test and verify all of our drives, prior to shipping, with burn-in and diagnostic tests. We stands behind our warranty for the duration of the products provided warranty period, and as such, we are here to support our products regardless of the circumstances. We would like to assure you that what you have experienced is extremely abnormal.
For helpful information on the proper handling of your drives please visit the following link.
http://wdc.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/1486
We would appreciate the opportunity to further assist you, and resolve any further concerns you may have with the device and/or your experience. You may contact us at 1 (800) 275-4932, or via our support website at: http://support.wdc.com/rs/. Please indicate within the online case creation or with the first support agent you speak with, that you are responding to a Newegg review, so we route you and your information to the correct team members.

Pros: Big Storage Capacity for a laptop HDD

Cons: High Failure Rate (2 within 2 years)

Other Thoughts: Originally ordered in November 2010. First drive failed within 2 weeks after installation. Got an RMA from Western Digital, everything seemed fine for a while. Now in Sep 2012, the replacement drive is failing. This should not happen.

Manufacturer Response:

We appreciate your feedback and apologize for any inconvenience you may have experienced with the WD Blue, as this is not the typical experience with the product.
It is unfortunate that you experienced multiple failed drives, as our drives are all rigorously tested to ensure they are in good working condition before leaving our warehouse. We understand your situation and will gladly replace your in-warranty drive, as we stand by our products and their associated warranties.
How to get an RMA (Return Merchandise Authorization) or replace a defective product under warranty
http://wdc.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/8/session/L2F2LzEvc25vLzEvdGltZS8xMzQ5MjgyNzY5L3NpZC9FbWlSSU83bA%3D%3D
For information on proper handling and installation of your drives, please refer to the following link.
http://wdc.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/981
We would appreciate the opportunity to further assist you, and resolve any further concerns you may have with the device and/or your experience. You may contact us at 1 (800) 275-4932, or via our support website at: http://support.wdc.com/rs/. Please indicate within the online case creation or with the first support agent you speak with, that you are responding to a Newegg review, so we route you and your information to the correct team members.