Western Digital WD Black WD2002FAEX 2TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive - OEM Western Digital WD Black WD2002FAEX 2TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive - OEM

Pros: It's solid, stable, and runs fairly fast for a HDD.

Cons: Have yet to run into any issues with the drive - it keeps on truckin'.

Other Thoughts: What can I say? Once you go Black, you never go back.

Pros: The drive was affordable and meets my space requirements. It is quiet when idling.

Cons: The drive is noisy during seeking, it's not super loud, but it's enough that I notice it. The 1TB drive that this one is replacing (which was also a WD drive) did not have this issue.

Other Thoughts: I'm not super surprised, considering that other reviewers have mentioned the same issue. I would just be a happier customer if the drive was big AND quiet.

Pros: Owned for 10 months. No problems, after the initial install saga (due to my old-ish system, not WD's fault).
Quiet.
I have NOT done any kind of performance testing, though.

Cons: Does your system support 2TB drives? I bought it to replace a 750GB int HD, in my 64-bit Vista.

Upon formatting, it hung up at 1TB. I got a free replacement from WD, but had identical issues!

WD was friendly and helpful, but it never occurred to them to suggest that I might have an out-of-date SATA controller - which I finally discovered on my own.

I took the HD replacement to a shop, and they were able to format it with no problem.

So, the problem was at my end. I had suspected an old SATA controller (NVIDIA) but the Windows update feature didn't help me, and nor did the NVIDIA site.

What ultimately came to my rescue was a free utility called " SlimDrivers", which let me upgrade the old SATA controller. End of saga! I hope this helps someone.

Beware of the 1TB hurdle, if you have an old-ish computer.

Pros: It is an HDD that works like every other HDD. Reliable, fast (for an HDD) and durable (I dropped it on my carpeted floor on accident)

Cons: The packaging was horrible. It came in a generic white box with bubble wrap inside and the HDD in an antistatic sleeve.

Other Thoughts: I used a Thermaltake Black Widow docking station with eSata to copy files and it seemed to perform fine inside of that.

Pros: Quick Install. Worked great right out of the box. W D web site had all the info I needed for system changes.

Cons: none

Other Thoughts: New Egg price is awesome!!!

Pros: Purchased this drive for my HP MediaSmart server EX485. Just like the other WD Black drives this drive installed and worked without any issues. I purchased this line for the warranty. I have had a WD Black drive go bad in the past and WD replaced the drive fairly quickly. Very fast delivery from NewEgg, received the drive earlier than expected.

Cons: None.

Pros: Paperweight

Cons: Bought three of these and they wouldn't let a new build even boot.

Manufacturer Response:

We appreciate your feedback and apologize for any inconvenience you may have experienced with the WD Black, as this is not the typical experience with the product. It is unfortunate that you have experienced difficulties with your drives, as they are all rigorously tested to ensure they are in good working condition before leaving our warehouse. There are many variables that could affect the drives integrity between leaving our warehouses prior to being installed in a computer. We recommend installing and running our Data Lifeguard Diagnostics for Windows (WinDLG) utility for Windows users, or running Disk Utility for Mac users. Information regarding our WinDLG utility and Disk utility can be found at the following links.
How to test a drive for problems using Data Lifeguard Diagnostics for Win
http://wdc.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/940
How to test a drive for defects or problems on a Mac
http://wdc.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/866
Regardless of the reason for your drives defect, we stand by our product, and would like to replace your drives for you directly
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: I purchased this drive to replace a much smaller drive in my AVASTOR HDX 800 drive enclosure to backup my new desktop and old laptop. It went in perfectly, I was able to partition 1.5TB for my desktop and .5 TB for my laptop using existing Microsoft disk manager software. The existing Microsoft backup software also worked perfectly to back up my entire desktop. I probably will do so a couple times a year, as required. The AVASTOR enclosure has a fan so this ran very cool, very quiet, and relatively quick (USB 2.0 connectivity). I love the 5 year warranty and great price at Newegg!

Cons: None yet.

Pros: Fast
Big Capacity

Cons: None

Pros: No problems . works great . I would not use any thing else . I never had one crash . I have been using black for years

Cons: None at this time