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Скроменый эксперт
09.12.2011
10/10
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Replaced failed drive in WD NAS share space, RAID5 configuration. Purchased 2 (one extra just in case) as I do not want to be in this situation again. After installation, it took about 3 days to repair itself. Worked well.
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01.05.2011
4/10
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This drive sucked & the first one arrived doa & the second one died after a couple of months. The green also doesn't have a warranty. so if it dies then to bad for you. Get the Western Digital 1 TB Caviar Blue SATA 7200 RPM 32 MB Cache Bulk/OEM Desktop Hard Drive WD10EALS. It works better, is heavy duty made to last n survive anything & is still working to this day. Here's the specs on the blue drive.WD Caviar Blue hard drives have a multitude of features to deliver rock solid performance and ultra-cool and quiet operation.WhisperDrive technology minimizes noise to levels near the threshold of human hearing.SoftSeek technology streamlines read/write seeking algorithms, resulting in more efficient operation.3 year limited warranty.1 TB capacity holds up to 200,000 digital photos, 250,000 MP3 files, and 120 hours of HD video.
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24.09.2011
10/10
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I'm not the computer geek, but my son is. He installed the hard drive in my system and I have been able to store tons of info in my computer. Great buy!
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16.01.2010
10/10
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I purchased this drive to go into a Thermaltake BlacX docking enclosure to have as a backup drive on an external eSATA connection. I also had to buy the external port and attached cable to connect the Mother Board socket to the computer back plate. My mother Board has 4 SATA sockets. Worth a check before you try this solution for a backup drive if you already have 2 internal hard drives. So far the drive and enclosure works fine.At first when coping from the (int)C:\ drive to the new external drive, after creating two 495 Gig partitions and formatting them (which took about 4 hours to run BTW) the drive was extraordinarily slow. It took about 220 minutes to copy a 12 Gig folder. However form the (int)D:\ drive, the same folder took only 6 minutes. About the same when coping between the two internal drives.I had to take a look at the properties of the controllers and fix the speed settings for the PCI ATT/ATAPI Controllers. My PC shows 3 of these and the first Primary controller was set to PIO transfer rate. This is the slowest rate possible and is normally auto set when the Controller received Busy/Timeouts back from the channel. My assumption is that happened when I first hung the new drive on the system and it was not prepped/formatted.The fix is easy, just right click on "My Computer", select "Manage", then "Device Manager", and open up the "IDE ATT/ATAPI Controllers", There were 3 listed on my Win-XP PC. Two Primary and a Secondary. Open up each controller and select the top tab "Advanced Settings". Check to see what the "Current Transfer Mode" window is set at. It should say "DMA if available" and "Ultra DMA Mode 5" or 2.If it says "PIO Only" mode, then the transfer rate has been set to the slowest possible speed.To solve this, Right click on the errant Controller and select "Uninstall". You will then be prompted to Reboot. The controller will be reset to the maximum speed again and following another prompted Reboot. After the controller is found and reinstalled, check that it says "DMA if available" and "Ultra DMA Mode 5" or 2.The speeds will then be up to snuff :)This is an excellent solution for keeping backups of your important data on another device with good speed and integrity.I thoroughly recommend it.
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08.12.2010
2/10
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Well, I've bought Western Digital drives for a few years now, since Maxtor turned to crap. I had several of those fail in a short amount of time and switched to Western Digital. Now I had a RAID array with 5 250MB drives, one of them failed after less than a year. I set up a new RAID array with 3 1TB drives, and two of them failed at the about the same time; before I could replace the failed one. So much for redundancy! Even if I'd mirrored those 2 drives, I'd lost my data. Luckily I also "ghost" to an external hard drive once a week, So I only lost 3 or 4 days worth of data. Looks like I'm going to Seagate. And when they turn out to be crap, I don't know where I'll go next. Maybe RAID 6. Boy..., this is frustrating. So in summary, don't buy these things.Oh, for all of you that say heat was an issue, well, you may be correct; however, I ensured there was a free bay with hard drive fans between each drive. What else would you suggest, a refrigeration unit? Liquid Nitrogen. It's not heat, and if it is, well it sure isn't for my lack of trying.
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22.06.2010
2/10
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I use a 320GB drive from 3 years ago as my main drive (still going strong) and this new one as a media backup drive.I first ordered this drive almost a year ago. It seemed to be working great for about three months when my computer started to hang at random times. I then got IO errors from the drive and all kinds of funky error messages, at which time the drive was no longer responding in Windows. After running diagnostics and tons of testing I figured it was just a bad drive, so I RMA'd it with Western Digital.The RMA process wasn't horrible - they charge the cost of the drive and then send you a new drive, and (supposedly) upon receipt of the broken drive, they reimburse that cost. I am still waiting for that reimbursement, but that's a separate issue.I received the second drive two weeks ago. Installed the same as my previous (broken) drive - essentially as a second hard drive. All was well and working normally until last night when I had the exact same issues. My computer started to hang for 5-10 seconds at a time and eventually became unresponsive. It's most definitely the drive, because when it's not being used, my machine can run for weeks at a time without a restart.I'm not even going to bother to RMA this second drive. It might be some weird incompatibility with my motherboard, but I don't think so as the first drive worked great for a few months and this second one had no problems for at least two weeks...
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02.03.2011
10/10
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I've had this HDD for almost 2 years now and so far so good. I haven't had any problems, the drive runs coolly and without much noise. I use it to hold my music and my movies, and it serves that purpose beautifully. I highly recommend this drive to anyone needing an extra TB to hold their media, although I don't know how it would perform under strenuous circumstances, or someone needing blazing fast access or read/write times.For the average home user, I can't imagine how this HDD would be disappointing.
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27.05.2010
8/10
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I have purchased several of these drives to use in my Drobo: Data Robotics Drobo 4-Bay USB 2.0/FireWire 800 SATA Storage Array DR04DD10. I have not had any problems with the drives for this purpose. All drives arrived in good, working condition and were very easy to setup. I have had these drives for over a year with no problem.I use the Drobo as a Backup solution, so speed is not my primary concern. It does seem to respond more slowly than other single-drive firewire devices that I have attached. This is only typically a problem when I'm using the Drobo after not using it for a while. I assume it may be due to the power saving features built into this drive. But, perhaps it's something to do with the Drobo. I don't want to give either item a bad reputation since I'm not sure which is the culprit. However, for backup use, this combination is perfect.A side note about my system. I am using a Mac Mini running Snow Leopard. My other external drive is a WD Caviar Black:Western Digital Caviar Black 1 TB Bulk/OEM Hard Drive 3.5 Inch, 32 MB Cache, 7200 RPM SATA II WD1001FALS in an Icy Dock Enclosure. The model I have was replaced with this one: ICY DOCK USB & 1394 Single Bay Ext Hard Drive. I have used several of these enclosures and have great success with each one that I've used. I actually just purchased one of the newer Icy Dock enclosures, so I will write a review about it after I have used it for a while.
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07.08.2009
10/10
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For those that don't know why you want a low-power drive:It's not just for the environment or your electricity bill--those are just added bonuses. A hard drive can generate a lot of heat inside of your system. This means that (a) your fans will have to blow faster (and thus your computer gets significantly louder), but also that the rest of your computer (CPU, graphics card, etc) are operating at a higher heat. This means that they are running at a lower efficiency rate, as well as with an increased risk of failure. Long story short, your computer will run quieter, faster, and more efficiently, and will also last longer with fewer failures.This particular drive runs faster than a lot of low-power drives, and has been incredibly reliable. It's 7200 rpm and 32mb cache are rather good specs, especially compared to other drives out there--make sure you check those two specs before you buy! The price also cannot be beat.It unfortunately doesn't come with any cables, so I would strongly suggest getting this (as I did): Cables Unlimited Serial ATA Cable Kit. It comes with both the sata connector for your motherboard as well as a power adapter to power your drive from a 4-pin molex cable from your power supply.----Update regarding WD's changed rpm specs----WD has changed the specs on the drive since my last review, from 7200rpm to "IntelliPower," and many other websites speculate as to what that exactly means. Some say it runs closer to 5400rpm, other say it's a variable rate between 5400 and 7200. I don't know what it is, but I did want to weigh in on performance.I also have a 5400rpm drive in the same machine, and a proper 7200rpm drive in another machine. This green drive definitely outperforms the 5400 drive, and I personally do not notice the difference between this and the other 7200rpm drive when running Acronis backup or Photoshop/Gigapixel work. Apparently this has to do with the increased density of the plates used in the drive, although I do not know enough to weigh in scientifically on this. Of course I doubt that performance is comparable to the WD Black drives, but for normal use this drive will not be a "slow-down factor" like other 5400rpm drives tend to be.The rest of my review about power consumption and temperature still stands, and I would also like to add that it's great with fanless external enclosures, which often tend to generate excess heat with higher-power drives.
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14.01.2010
2/10
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I bought two of these drives to pair up with my Data Robotics Drobo purchase. Within 3 weeks of purchase not just one but the two drives went out the same day giving me no time to replace the failed drive. I went through the diagnostic process with Drobo support (which they were really great because they really spent time with me trying to figure out the problem) and they confirmed that it was a problem from the drive.I took it to several data recovery labs to get the best offer. I knew going this route would be expensive either way exceeding $2,000. The point I wanted to make was the reaction I got from not just one but all of the specialists when they found out the drives were Western Digital.Apparently everyone in the IT world or at least 6 different data recovery specialists felt iffy about the relaibilty and the tech support provided by Western Digital. They warned me about buying WD drives in the future. They suggest Hitachi, Samsung, or Fujistu.The tech support from WD was just awful too. I couldn't believe how inconsiderate they are, I have proof from Amazon of Date of purchase and how they failed within 3 weeks of purchase, as well as diagnostic files from Drobo and the Data Recovery specialists. I wanted to keep my drives for when I could afford the data recovery procedure. I did not trust just giving the drives back either since I have tax information on the drives and other documents that are technically recoverable. I do not know what the procedure is of Western Digital and what they do with the drives that are mailed back to them. They would not offer to do anything for me.I am never buying a western digital drive again. Good luck to you guys with your data. And remember to back up in separate areas.
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05.07.2010
2/10
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i Bought Two of these to use as storage they worked fine "if you do not count that they are rather slow" for seven months. first one lost it's mbr and was innacessable i had to do a data recovery and after a three day ordeal trying to recover my music and movies. i finally got most of my media back.i ran the wdc software from their website and was informed that there were multiple bad sectors. i sent the drive back to wd and got a new one. then the second drive the one i stored all my software on did the same thing and it quit good. no data recovery possible. this really caused me a great pain. lost my websites backup. lost hundreds of dollars worth of downloaded software lost fifty movies lost 100 mp3s. going to send the second drive back today. and they will send me another green drive. i am scared to put anything on these drives for fear of suddenly losing it again. anybody want to buy a couple of used green drives i am going to switch them out for something else. i will never buy another western digital product Ever.
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20.12.2009
10/10
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I bought one of these for my home theater pc for three main reasons as follows...It's quiet. Important for a HTPC. I have 4 PCs, and my gaming rig has enough cooling it's practically a wind tunnel. Not quiet. For an HTPC, you want silence for obvious reasons. Minimal moving parts are possible to lessen sound(fanless cooling systems, case heat dispersion via alluminum chassis, SSDs), but realistically for the higher data storage solid states aren't there yet from an economical perspective. Yet.It has low power consumption. For obvious reasons, this is nice. Honestly the green many people talk about isn't my main concern. The green in my pocket is. If it saves $2 a month for a year, that's $24 dollars a year savings my other drives didn't give me. Maybe my PSU will last longer because of it as well. It isn't a speed demon, but it doesn't have to be. It holds my media, and it isn't there for gaming.It has enough storage for the system I'm installing it in. 1TB is enough for what I'm using it for. When I don't want to access another PC through the network, what I want is usually there. Lossless audio and other high bitrate back ups take up a lot of space. If you've ever backed up a vinyl collection, you know what I mean.If those are the main needs for your system, then it's only $85 or so right now. I feel it was a good purchase.As a side note for new PC users--if this is the first HDD you are adding to an already existing system, remember it's just the drive. Buy a SATA or SATA II cable if you don't have an extra one lying around. And don't forget to set it all up in Disk Management after installing it in your box(you won't see it in My Computer as no partitions are set on most OEM drives).
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23.08.2010
2/10
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I purchased the Western Digital WD TV Live in the new year it worked great apart from over heating and shutting down halfway thorough the movie.So I purchased the Western Digital My Book World Edition II 1TB to move all my movies and music off two 500Gb USB drives attached thinking that would allow it to run cooler, well 4 days after moving the movies and music, My Book World crashed, oh what joy!.So I purchased Western Digital 1 TB Caviar hard drive to recover all my movies and music which was over 700Mb. I spent the weekend and finally got them all and this morning the Western Digital 1 TB Caviar hard drive crashed with the heads making not so happy noises.I give up with Western Digital products now, 25 years in the IT biz and never had a problem with their products, now 3 losses back to back.I AM NOT PLEASED!!!
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22.12.2010
8/10
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WD hardware has served me well for years. I passed the awesomeness onto my clients and family -- these HD's have been mirrored, abused, fileserved, searched, kicked, punched and otherwise used -- zero failures in any config, and have been put in toasters, Other NAS, and ext cases. Great for residential use and your home server, but would not recommend for commercial machines.
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20.02.2011
10/10
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i bought this drive for back up purposes and it always worked without any problem, i have sold it after two years, but i reaaly recomend this one for back up
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04.02.2011
10/10
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I put this in my NAS last year, and haven't had any trouble with it at all. Works exactly as expected.
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02.01.2011
10/10
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I love it. Came in a box with proper padding and cushioning. I still keep it in the box and coverings that it was in when I received it to ensure its safety as my external hard drive. Great product.
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08.12.2010
2/10
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Not a good purchase. Hard drive died on me after 9 1/2 months. Luckily no data loss but not real convenient. Ideally you do not want to have to replace your hard drive every 10 months. Does not make you feel very secure about the data stored on it either
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29.01.2010
6/10
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Плохо
Amazon needs to improve their shipping department's accuracy. I ordered a WD 1TB Green HDD and the first one I received was a WD 500GB Black HDD. Contacted amazon's customer service and rep arranged for a second HDD to be shipped to me and also emailed a return shipping label. Received the 2nd HDD and again it was a WD 500GB HDD. Contacted amazon cust serv again and was told to wait a week and to reorder the 1TB green HDD again. Was emailed a 2nd return shipping label. I waited and then ordered the 1TB green HDD again and FINALLY received the correct 1TB green HDD. Handling both incorrect drives and having to ship them back was so time consuming not to mention the time and gas needed to ship the incorrect items back!Amazon's customer service and return policy are great and I will continue to buy from amazon because of both. BUT amazon really needs to investigate their shipping department accuracy. Shipping TWO incorrect HDDs is inexcusable. This is the second time that I received an incorrect item from amazon. Amazon must be losing a lot of money with shipping charges both ways for incorrect items shipped. I would have given 1 star but the correct drive I finally received works fine so gave 3 stars.
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13.11.2010
6/10
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I loved this hard drive but in less than 3 months it crashed an started making clacking sounds and my 150 ide hard-drive is still running Strong i don't think it's my fault but this hd just was a total failure
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28.10.2010
10/10
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Last year the Seagate hard drive almost killed me by the famous firework problem. From that time I bought this one and won't tough Seagate anymore.WD never failed me, this green drive worked as a backup drive on my desktop without any problem.
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28.09.2009
2/10
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This review is purely about the packaging, and ... yes, before someone states that I have "no right" to reduce the overall item product rating by complaining about something other than the item itself, I would suggest you try estimating the life of a hard drive that barely was COVERED let alone protected from dropping stresses or from hitting against other items in the shipping container! Anyway I've just added the new Packaging attribute to this review page and I suggest those of you who have ACTUALLY ORDERED/RECEIVED this item from Amazon (or are thinking about doing so) pay close attention to the difference between the item ratings and that rating. Likely Amazon will remove this attribute before long but at least you now have the chance to see what you're letting yourself in for.(Updated)Just to clarify something: the customer image, at the top of the product page, labelled as being from Vinodh Ramasubramanian, which shows a much higher quality of packaging is NOT what is being used by Amazon, at least not any more. I don't know when that image was submitted, although I have to assume it was not recent. I wish the drives I ordered had been supplied in packaging such as that. Then at least they'd have had a chance to survive the equally feeble attempt by Amazon at using viable shipping container packaging - those inflated air bubble strips are useless at preventing items from hitting against each other and often also swell and burst (sometimes even rupturing the shipping container itself) when the package is sent to a higher altitude (like here in the mountain states).
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27.10.2009
10/10
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WD Has made this drive to meet eyes with select group of 'us' that prefer a low power consumption storage drive that produces less heat for a VERY VERY good external hard drive, this drive is PERFECT for that.WD Has 3 types of drives.Blue: Performance and reliability for everyday computing.Green: Cool, quiet, eco-friendly.Black: Maximum performance for power computing.Now that we have that sorted out those who give low ratings because this is not the 'best' boot drive or the fastest performance drive, PLEASE note that you are giving a device a low rating for doing exactly what IT is advertised to do.Now... Is this drive for you?A) Low power NAS or External HarddriveB) Eco-Green friendlyC) Massive storage for plenty of Movies/Pictures/Games___________What do I use this drive for?I use this drive with an Antec MX-1 External enclosure connected with E-Sata and am VERY happy with the performance it provides while at the same time quiet, low heat generation and reliable, this drive has not failed me and once again WD has not let me down. I play games such as NFS-Shift/World of Warcraft/Aion from this drive also watch .avi video's from it and never once seen a glitch, lack of performance or a hick'up. If this is what you are looking for you will not be disappointed and always nice to say "My computer is designed around low power consumption eco-friendly technology" when someone complains about you leaving your computer on all night ;)Good luck Amazon shoppers.Long live Amazon!!
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15.10.2010
8/10
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Good drive for the money and if your like myself and using them just to hold files, there great. not the fastest by far but i haven't had any problems yet so i'm sure i'll get some more in the future, just make sure you know what versions your getting!!
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