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WD BLACK SERIES WD1003FZEX 1TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive

  • Next-generation desktop performance HD designed to intensify PC experience
  • Improved Architectural Designs, Data Protection. Superior responsiveness
  • 5-year limited warranty
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  • Limited Warranty period (parts): 5 years
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  • lawrence c.
  • 10/28/2014 6:18:02 AM
  • Tech Level: Somewhat High
  • Ownership: 1 week to 1 month
  • Verified Owner

1 out of 5 eggsDid not work...Out of the box failure

This review is from: WD BLACK SERIES WD1003FZEX 1TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive

Pros: NONE

Cons: Did not work out of the box...previous HDD had crashed, so determining cause of failure for for new HDD was difficult. Finally had to purchase a HDD USB cradle and try on a working computer...still no luck. No BIOS...not even recognized nor accessible by working computer.

Other Thoughts: BTW....30 day return is calculated from purchase date...NOT received date.

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  • Michael F.
  • 10/25/2014 6:20:55 PM
  • Tech Level: High
  • Ownership: 1 month to 1 year
  • Verified Owner

5 out of 5 eggsWD BLACK BEST of the BEST!!!

This review is from: WD BLACK SERIES WD1003FZEX 1TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive

Pros: Great drive for the price. Sure you can get cheaper drives on the market but for Quality VS Buck this drive really pays off for what you get. I have had 2x 1TB WD Back series drives and 1x WD Black 500gb Drive. Only one of them has failed which is the 500GB drive after 5 years of EXTREME USAGE! Even when it was going bad I had plenty of time to recover all my data off the drive.

Cons: Only that it does not come preinstalled with the OS's of my choice lolz ;)

Other Thoughts: Glad To see the Black series Made it to SSD models of WD. Now I need to come up with the money for one :).

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  • Daryl L.
  • 10/23/2014 8:30:08 AM
  • Tech Level: High
  • Ownership: 1 month to 1 year
  • Verified Owner

5 out of 5 eggsexcellent

This review is from: WD BLACK SERIES WD1003FZEX 1TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive

Pros: Have ordered several of these as replacements for desktop computers that have had drive failures (3 years ) out of warranty.
These make exceptional replacement drives.

Cons: none

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  • Charles D.
  • 10/22/2014 3:19:27 PM
  • Tech Level: High
  • Ownership: less than 1 day
  • Verified Owner

1 out of 5 eggsQuality Control from WD

This review is from: WD BLACK SERIES WD1003FZEX 1TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive

Pros: Unfortunately none, maybe the 5 year replacement warranty from WD with a refurbished drive?

Cons: WD1003FZEX seem to have a high failure rate right out of the box. This is the second WD black drive 1Tb that I have received in 2014 that was dead on arrival. This one did not pass WD WinDlg_v1_27 drive test "drive not ready" error and crashed my Windows 7 system when a format was attempted. WD will replace with a refurbished unit which I am not sure of the quality there either.

Other Thoughts: I hope these manufacturing quality issues would be resolved or at least test the drive before shipment from WD. I would not even think of purchasing anything larger than 1 Tb for fear of data loss.

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  • mike d.
  • 10/22/2014 3:08:54 PM
  • Tech Level: Average
  • Ownership: less than 1 day
  • Verified Owner

1 out of 5 eggshard drive failed

This review is from: WD BLACK SERIES WD1003FZEX 1TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive

Pros: none

Cons: hard drive failed first day made a loud clicking sound would not run

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  • Travis B.
  • 10/19/2014 9:47:53 AM
  • Tech Level: Somewhat High
  • Ownership: 1 week to 1 month
  • Verified Owner

5 out of 5 eggsgreat HDD

This review is from: WD BLACK SERIES WD1003FZEX 1TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive

Pros: great drive no problems

Cons: none

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  • Anonymous
  • 10/18/2014 7:13:49 AM
  • Tech Level: High
  • Ownership: 1 month to 1 year
  • Verified Owner

5 out of 5 eggs

This review is from: WD BLACK SERIES WD1003FZEX 1TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive

Pros: Solid HDD, faster than my old Seagate 500gb. I haven't benchmarked it (because really who cares), but I can tell by applications loading times & file transfer speeds. Using it as a storage disk with an SSD for boot drive (of course), but I put all my games on here as to not fill my SSD. Loading screens are much quicker. All S.M.A.R.T. readings are normal and the drive didn't come with any corrupt sectors. Very pleased as I got it on sale.

Cons: None

Other Thoughts: Intel i7 4790k @ 4.6 ghz
MSI z97 Gaming 5 Motherboard
MSI Nvidia GTX 770
2x 4gb G.Skill Sniper 2133mhz CL9D
Corsair TX750 750 Watt PSU
Corsair Sata3 ForceGT 120gb SSD
WD Black 1TB Sata3 HDD
NZXT Kraken x61 w/ 2x Noctua NF A-14 iPPC
NZXT h440 Case
ASUS VG248QE 24" 144hz LED Monitor
ASUS ML228H 21.5" LED Monitor
Corsair K70 RGB Mechanical Keyboard
Corsair M45 Raptor Mouse

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  • Darryl S.
  • 10/16/2014 2:42:25 PM
  • Tech Level: Somewhat High
  • Ownership: 1 month to 1 year
  • Verified Owner

5 out of 5 eggsSolid Depenable

This review is from: WD BLACK SERIES WD1003FZEX 1TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive

Pros: This is for a video editing machine and it does its job well.

These drives are really worked and so far not a whimper!

Cons: None really, except it's not SSD

Other Thoughts: This build has two of these one for video files and one for audio files and a 4TB unit for internal back up.
There is a as SSD as C:\ that hold the OS and the editing program that pulls the files form each of these drives to combine them into a full presentation.

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  • A. T.
  • 10/16/2014 10:30:01 AM
  • Tech Level: Somewhat High
  • Ownership: 1 day to 1 week
  • Verified Owner

5 out of 5 eggsQuality Consistent

This review is from: WD BLACK SERIES WD1003FZEX 1TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive

Pros: Fast, smooth data delivery, quiet operation. 5 year warranty, good dependable bang for the buck.

Cons: Not too many!

At 7200 RPM, they aren't as silent or as cool running as a WD Green hard drive. The Black Labels have a feint and constant drone to them. That's to be expected. And I am stretching it to call this a "con" because this Black Lable Caviar is very quiet. But if you want a virtually silent drive, the Greens are hard to beat for a basic home (non-gamer) desktop.

Other Thoughts: I have purchased several of these Caviar Black Labeled drives over the years and have never had issues with them. They cost a few dollars more, yes, but they give back in durability, speed and longevity.

For a home desktop system, these are great. Fast and reliable. If you are looking for a super-silent hard drive, then maybe one of the newer WD Green 5400's would be better, with only a minor loss of speed (for non-gaming machinges) Yes, the Greens also do well as a system drive a basic home desktop system and they run cooler as well.

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  • Roger S.
  • 10/16/2014 9:49:33 AM
  • Tech Level: Somewhat High
  • Ownership: 1 week to 1 month
  • Verified Owner

3 out of 5 eggsFirst WD Black Drive

This review is from: WD BLACK SERIES WD1003FZEX 1TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive

Pros: Drive is extremely fast. I would of rated this drive with 5 eggs, but due to the con's it is only a 3 egg rating.

Cons: Had a problem when I installed this drive in a External enclosure w/USB 3.0 support. Using Windows 7 64bit, the drive was recognized, but when attempting to format the drive, Windows HUNG (System Reset Hang). After that the drive would not be recognized by windows. Remove the drive and placed in a removable internal drive tray and ran a standalone version of Partition Magic to format the drive. After replacing the drive in the USB 3.0 enclosure, windows is happy. Don't know what caused the problem.

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