- 5400 RPM 64MB Cache
- SATA 3.0Gb/s
- 3 years limited
Good Beginnings
02/20/2010
This review is from: Western Digital WD Green WD10EARS 1TB 5400 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive Bare Drive
Pros:
Great Newegg price, fast shipping, huge capacity. This drive is also quiet. Came packed in bubble wrap and a thick coating of peanuts, so I feel pretty decent about avoiding shipping damage.
Cons:
None yet, but there usually aren't many cons to deal with until you lose data anyway.
Overall Review:
I have an older MB with only the original SATA spec controllers, so I know I am not using this drive at full output speed. Since I don't do much that would require fast transfer speeds, I can't say whether or not the 5400RPM speed is causing me issues. I do have Win7 Pro running and it happily formatted this drive, although it took about 3-4 hours doing a full format. My last WD drive crashed about 6 months out of warranty, so I'm crossing my fingers on this one, but I also now have a decent backup plan in place. My only reservation on large drives like this is that a physical hardware crash can really kill a lot of information if you aren't prepared.
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- Craig B.
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