Western Digital WD Blue WD10EZEX 1TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive - OEM Western Digital WD Blue WD5000AAKX 500GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive - OEM Western Digital WD Blue WD3200AAKX 320GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive - OEM Western Digital WD Blue WD2500AAKX 250GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive - OEM Western Digital WD Blue WD10EZEX 1TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive - OEM Western Digital WD Blue WD7500AZEX 750GB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive

Pros: Purchased several to build office computer systems and after nearly 2 years of 9-5 M-F usage have had no issues whatsoever.

Cons: Not the fastest drive available, but good for office work.

Other Thoughts: I would recommend. Came back to get some more!

Pros: definitive western digital make trash I use my hard drive for 5 month and dead then I try to return directly with Western Digital Warranty and a soon as I send they return me the hard drive and void the warranty without any explanation so if you need a hard drive use Samsung best quality and the warranty is the best

Cons: Samsung best quality and the warranty is the best

Pros: It came quickly.
Newegg was great about the RMA.

Cons: Worse than DOA, it lasted long enough to backup and store some data and died on next start up.
Reformatted, but with 100+ slow writes/reads on a 'new drive'... no thanks.

Other Thoughts: Hoping for the best with the replacement...

Pros: Fast, stable, solid, and quiet.

Cons: None.

Other Thoughts: I've used this in a few builds, and it's been working not only for me. But for them as well, even my family has been using them nearly everyday!

Pros: Worked for about a week

Cons: The drive died and started making scratching noises and it sounded like it was powering on and off over and over!

Other Thoughts: I am done with Western Digital! Going back to Seagate! At least all 3 of my 1tb Seagate drives still work! Western Digital has been on my bad side for now on!

Manufacturer Response:

We appreciate your feedback and apologize for any inconvenience you may have experienced with the Caviar Blue, 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 do stand behind our warranty and replacement policy and would appreciate the opportunity to replace your drive at no further cost to you. You may contact us directly 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: Drive arrived only two days after ordering, despite using free shipping! Shipment Box and the Drive itself (packed in an ESD bag) arrived in perfect condition.

Cons: None so far.
Should any issues come up, I will update my review.

Other Thoughts: Unpacked the drive, plugged it into my PC, and installed Windows 7 64-bit within 10 minutes onto the drive without any issues. The drive gives 931GB Available (really 915GB after Windows 7 files are in.) Windows Disk Properties lists Capacity at: 1,000,097,181,696 bytes.

Windows Experience Index (that gives your hardware ratings) only rates this drive a 5.9 for Disk Data Transfer Rate. While I feel this is sufficient and have no complaints, it is the lowest score on my rig.

In the first three days I had massive file transfers onto the drive (roughly ~630,000 files at 580GB). Afterwards the drive is still running fast, smooth, and quiet.

Just a reminder to beginners that this is an OEM drive, meaning no cables/jumpers/anything come with it, just the drive itself. This keeps the cost down.

Pros: reliable,,, haven't had a single problem.
initial read speed is above 130MB/s which is good for a mechanical HDD. Its silent,, no noise. makes virtually no heat at all.
1TB is enough space for the average user. i can install every game i own on it and still have room for all my music

Cons: HDD price isn't back down to where it should be yet. but this isn't a problem specific to this drive..
this drive is priced really well compared to the other drives available right now.

Other Thoughts: I often read reviews on here by individuals claiming to have used drives in a office environment and saying a very high percentage of them failed within a short time. i know that many of you readers see the numbers *7 out of 8* and think to yourself. avoid this drive!! well i am telling you that its not the drives at all.. its simply that the builder has tried to save money on all of the computers they built by buying cheap power supplies. the powersupply's job is to provide a nice clean source of power for all the parts. however a cheap powersupply does a bad job of it, and can often produce nasty spikes of power that is stressful to computer parts. the hardrive has no filtration to prevent damage from power fluctuation, unlike every other component in a computer. this makes the hardrive the first part to fail from a cheap psu. I repair electronics, and i have also been building my own computers for the last 12 years. take my word for it. buy a good powersupply, and stick to WD or Seagate and you will be fine.

Pros: Pretty Fast
Good Price
1 TB

Cons: None

Pros: looks pretty

Cons: first one arrived DOA. rma'd it and 16 days later the new one arrived and you guessed it, DOA. I think I am done with WD drives

Manufacturer Response:

We appreciate your feedback and apologize for any inconvenience you may have experienced with the Caviar Blue, as this is not the typical experience with the product. We are very sorry to hear that your replacement drive did work. Western Digital does rigorously test and verify all of our drives, prior to shipping, with burn-in and diagnostic tests, to ensure they are in good working condition. 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: Put this into a computer build for friends and loaded windows on it and tons of files pictures and music it ran flawlessly and definitely faster than sata II drives. Did not think to test the speed but windows 7 professional installed in about 15 to 20 minutes on it so it is not a slow drive at all and 1TB has plenty of room for more of their pictures and MP3 files as well as anything else they may want

Cons: price is still higher than should be