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20.02.2013
10/10
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I have two of these. One I have had for a while, at least more than 6 months, and the other I just purchased. I guess you need to know how to format/partition the drive to get Win7 to see it. My son had a little trouble doing this, though I don't remember having any trouble when I installed mine. Though the performance is slow, the supposedly green features make it worth it. So far so good. I use Windows Media Center to record the local PBS channel using a digital antenna. Thus I am thinking of getting another one.
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22.06.2011
8/10
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Though Western Digital has been in the hard drive business a very long time, this is my first time ever using a Western Digital drive, and my experience so far has been positive. While it's a bit difficult to comment on a drive I've only had for a few days, I'll do my best to sort out the important points.First, the drive's speed is good. I've installed this as an external drive, so it's likely to be much faster when stored internally. But even so, I was able to start video from it without any delay. Drives (especially from a few years ago) often have a slight lag when spinning up from its idle state, but I haven't noticed any such lag in this drive. In my completely non-technical testing, transferring data back and forth from this drive to various other sources seems to average about 35 seconds per gigabyte. This is good, but fairly comparable to many other drives today. The installation process was also fairly comparable to other drives available today. If you've ever installed hard drives before, then you should have no problem here (though this usually depends more on your operating system than anything else). There are no quirks to the process with this drive; it is as straight-forward as possible.Since the low noise level always seems to be an important selling point, I should also mention that the drive is certainly quiet. You'll need to be less than a few inches away in a silent room in order to hear this thing spin up. This means that if you're installing it internally then you'll never be able to hear it over the computer fans. Also, I've had issues in the past with drives getting very hot (especially when stacked together), but even in my fan-less external enclosure, this Western Digital drive stays pretty cool to the touch. After a long formatting session, the drive was a bit warm, but nowhere near the point of overheating. As for the "Green" technology, it's difficult for me to judge. I have the drive hooked to an A/C output, so power efficiency isn't really a concern. If you're planning to upgrade your laptop with this drive, then I suppose it would become important for battery life. For those who are either planning to use this as an external like me or those who are putting it into a desktop, then I doubt it's going to make a difference either way.Overall, it seems to be a quality drive which I can find no faults in. The drive's speed and the installation process are fairly typical, the (low) noise level is excellent, and the "Green" technology could be very useful depending on how you plan on using the drive. At under $100, the drive is definitely a great deal.
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24.03.2013
10/10
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I edit video using Sony Vegas. I work off this hard drive using AVCHD files in 1080p. No problems. Fast enough for me. Quiet too. I used to have two really fast drives on a Raid stripping system until I figured out that hard drive speed is rarely the limiting factor for speed issues when editing video (spend money on more RAM and a good video card). I'm happy with this purchase.
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15.12.2012
4/10
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I purchased two of these drives to complete a home server. Less than 24 hours after first use one of the drives failed and was not usable. I returned it to Amazon. I installed the new drive and everything was working properly for 5 days, then both drives failed. I tried running some diagnostics and NAS tools on the drives, but nothing worked.Unfortunately, I am away at work for long periods of time and I missed my return/full refund window for the drives. Luckily, my data is backed up on a separate drive and nothing important was completely lost. The server was unplugged for the duration of my work trips.I would not recommend this drive due to such a high (in my opinion) failure rate in such a short time.
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01.04.2013
10/10
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I use this to store Acronis backups. I use this as a removable drive. No complaints.Using a SATA III as the source drive and this as the target, I am about to back up 560GB (compresses to about 450GB) in about 2 hours using Acronis bare metal backup.This is a lot less painful than the 4 hours it used to take me to back up to a SATA II drive.
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30.01.2013
10/10
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I use these for my machine for storage. The fact that they shut down after not being used is very awesome. I literally could count the dollars I have saved from these not spinning up all the time. If you are seeking storage solutions, these green drives should suit your needs.The quality is amazing and well-built. I have smaller Western Digital Caviar Green hard drives and it has been 2-4 years so far without any problems.I have read reviews in the past that people tried to RAID these. If you are going to put drives in RAID, DO NOT USE GREEN DRIVES.
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31.10.2012
10/10
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System - Win 8 Pro x64, GPT partition, SATA_2 port, H77 chipsetWith all the, um, *stuff* you currently have lying around that needs a lot of space, look no further. WD's Green drives are the best at bulk storage. They sip power and can hold a stack of *stuff*. Don't bother using them as a boot drive, because they are substantially slow - loading files can take an additional 4-5 seconds occasionally as the drives wake up and access times are rather crap - you'd want an SSD at the very least in 2012 for a boot drive. As a secondary drive, they certainly fit the bill. The biggest problem is that 3TB is simply not enough anymore, and Hitachi's 4TB HDD's are overpriced. Come on, WD, bring out the 6TB 3.5" slabs.Oh, also if you are running XP, get a modern OS that wasn't built back when VHS's were popular, 3TB is not natively supported without clunky workarounds.
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08.04.2013
8/10
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This is a replacement drive for one that failed in my NAS and it works as advertised. I originally ordered 4 disk from another vendor and the UPS guy roughly handled the package and a week later one of the drives failed and this is the replacement. So far, all of the other disks and this one are working fine.
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29.11.2011
8/10
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If anyone is having problems with this drive, and has been reading these reviews, he is no doubt aware of the problem with the 4KB blocks when using this with XP, and the two possible solutions of using jumpers or running an alignment tool. (If not, check out many 1 star reviews, many either describe the problem or else post links to discussions of the problem.)I went to WD's site to try to apply these problems, but found it rather tricky to track down details, so for the benefit of those doing the same:1. The jumpers need to go between pins 7 and 8. It is harder to find out than you would expect.2. As I wrote as a comment to another post, there is one problem trying to download the alignment tool:One thing to beware, the alignment tool is "Restricted download" on the WD site. It requires you to register your drive. Sounds like an annoyance? But no big deal? Well, one problem. My seller was selling a drive pulled from an external USB drive, so I did not qualify for the download based on my serial number, since it was not an internal drive. I found the tools later by searching for AcronisAlignTool, but it is worth noting that some of these drives may not have started life as internal drives and so wd support may or may not be available.Hope this helps users.As I had problems, I can't give it a 5 star review. On the other hand, that problem was, in aprt, because I bought an incompatible, or partly-compatible tools (and one that a less than scrupulous seller had ripped out of an external USB drive), so I am giving the drive 4 stars, so as not to drag down the review based on my own mistake and the bad behavior of a seller. I do dock it one star for not making clear the problem with the larger blocks (even on the WD site this is pretty deeply buried) and not printing a pin-out for the jumpers on the drive as was common practice for many companies (and even wd in the past). Such a pin diagram would have helped me realize block size was an issue much earlier and saved me much wasted time.
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16.02.2013
10/10
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Price was good - comparable if not better than all the other biggies. Got to me in timely fashion. Shipped in absolutely perfect way and arrived in excellent condition. Sealed in original cushioned WD packing. Worked perfectly upon install. Amazon always comes through. Buy this - don't hesitate.I always go through the ratings found in NewEgg first, and if there are many negatives I do not buy. This one had good ratings by buyers. This is a purchase hint.
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12.11.2012
10/10
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Today, it's only $120, making it kinda hard not to buy a second one! I just finished building my latest computer, and I'm using this drive for media storage, streaming to my Roku. It's perfectly adequate for that function although, at this speed, you probably don't want to be performing a lot of read and write functions at the same time. Due to its speed (or lack thereof,) I would not recommend this as a boot drive. (My boot drive is solid-state, only 128 GB, and screamingly fast by comparison.)I'm running Windows 7 Ultimate (it's 64-bit), and that OS has no problem identifying this drive.Google "format new hard drive windows 7" - the first article in the list is pretty straightforward. Hope it's helpful.Great packaging and fast shipping on a solid product. I'm happy with my purchase.
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30.12.2012
10/10
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I purchased this Hard Drive, WD Green 2 TB Desktop Hard Drive: 3.5 Inch, SATA III, 64 MB Cache - WD20EARX, to install in an old HP Media Center Computer that my wife gave up on after getting a troubling virus. Changed out the origional HD for this one after cleaning it up inside, from all the dust and lint on the cooling fins and fans, added a little more cheap Ram and now plan to use it for a Media Center at the living room home theater system, after downloading all my music to it. Works for me. Big Storage left on this drive after putting about 600+ CD albums on it with pleanty of storage left for Movies or whatever.
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24.11.2012
10/10
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This is a good hard drive ,this is the second Western Digital 2 TB WD Green SATA III that I own this one is the latest was made on Oct 2012 ,my other one made in 2009 booth works pretty good never have any promlem so far ,I only used this drive as an External Hard Drive ,I like to built my own to make sure it runs cooler ,I use http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001D756MG/ref=oh_details_o00_s00_i03 it works great easy to install and runs cooler ,( note if you want your Hard Drive to last use common sense turn it off when not in use ) If your looking for a Hard Drive that is faster than this one ,get the Western Digital Caviar Black 1 TB SATA III 7200 RPM 64 MB Cache Internal Desktop Hard Drive Bulk/OEM - WD1002FAEX great for Desktop use ...
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21.02.2012
8/10
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I was searching for a good HDD to add storage (movies, videos, music, photos, documents, etc.) to my study's desktop (Dell XPS Studio 9000, Intel Core i7 CPU, Window 7 Home Premium 64-bit) and decided to give this WD 3.5" Caviar Green 2TB SATA HDD a try.Likes:>Easy to install into computer using a SATA cable (not included).>I decided to use an external 3.5" USB 2.0 SATA Hard Drive Disk HDD Enclosure Case for ease of mobility and transferring files to/from other home computers. This WD HDD was plugged into the case and then connected via USB cable to the desktop; the HDD was instantly recognized>Relatively quiet external operation compared to the internal OEM ATA 7200rpm HDD.>Transfer speeds adequate for smooth streaming of movies and videos.>Relatively cool operation with the vented external HDD enclosure even after 2-3 hours of use. I do use a small external fan to cool off electronics during the summer if necessary.>Free download of "Acronis TrueImage WD Edition Software" on WD Support site for easy, complete cloning of existing systems on to this new WD HDD. I downloaded it and will use it when needed.>Technical support online and also via toll free phone 7 days a week.>Can be hot-swapped into the HD media player in the family room.Dislikes:>Transfer/access of files slower than the OEM 7200rpm HDD so I didn't use the TrueImage to clone the operating system.>Not recommended for Business Critical RAID Environments or heavy usage.>Long term durability and reliability questionable (date of manufacture: May 23, 2011).Bottom Line:Good, affordable, if slightly slower, versatile home internal or external(enclosure) 3.5" HDD that provides a whole lot of storage!
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10.04.2013
10/10
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Just opened the box for the WD Caviar Green 3 TB SATA III 64 MB Cache Bare/OEM Desktop drive and used for the 1st time The device worked as expected for my application - container for file backups. The WD harddrive is docked in a JacobsParts USB 3.0 dock.
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29.11.2012
10/10
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I bought the 3TB version to replace the 1TB disk in my Apple Time Capsule. Installation and setup was a snap and it has been operating perfectly for about a month. It's very quiet, even though I wasn't particularly concerned noise since it resides in a closet. I was however concerned about the heat of operation since the Time Capsule is such a small casing. It runs as cool or cooler than the original drive even under heavy load.I can't really comment on the read/write speed of the drive because with my wireless backup arrangement the speed of the wireless connection is the limiting factor, not the hard drive. For that very reason, the WD Green drives seem like an ideal solution for a backup drive.
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24.03.2013
8/10
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I put these drives in a NAS unit. They seem to be performing fine, but I have only had them for about 6 months. I use very large files and they constantly are reading and writing because of the nature of my home office work.Only time will tell if I should have sprung more money for the enterprise class drives.
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04.02.2013
10/10
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I am very pleased with my 2TB WD internal drive. The product came ready to plug and play. I was able to go right to the western digital web site and get full comprehensive instructions on installing it. It was up and running in minutes at which time I promptly began to fill it. It has now been more than a few months since I installed it and I have had no problems with it. I have most of the space still available so I don't beleive that I have neerly pushed its limits.
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16.03.2013
10/10
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its awesome no longer having to periodically go through and delete things i would prefer to keep. easy set up, im running win 7 64bit. i updated all my drivers and bios before it came, so i dont know if that helped or not, but it plugged up and was recognized with no issue. full space, not two partitions like some people were saying.
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26.03.2013
2/10
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Drive went bad within 6 months of a sale in early 2013. RMA thu Amazon expires very fast (Feb 15th 2013). Manufacturer is usually 2 years, no problem right? WRONG! The drive was already over two years old when sold. In fact ordering in Late 2012 the drive was a 2009 date. BUYER BEWARE. BAD BAD SALES.
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10.04.2013
10/10
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I purchased two of these two file servers I have on my home network. The drives are fast, quiet, and seem to be reliable. I have been using WD drives for several years and I have had very few problems with them. For the price they cannot be beat.
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28.12.2012
8/10
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These are great drives with one caveat you need to disable the every 8 second head parking as soon as possible or you'll likely be very sorry later when your drive dies prematurely trust me it already happened to me once. If you are using linux it is super super easy using idle3-tools. Western Digital has a download called wdidle3 but I didn't bother. I am using one of these as a boot drive and have experienced 0 problems. If compared to an SSD it would probably be a turtle but I noticed no real detectable difference in day to day operations compared to the higher rpm drive this replaced.
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03.04.2013
10/10
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I needed a large drive to use for Windows 7 backups and this unit works perfectly. I installed it in a StarTech.com 3.5in SuperSpeed USB 3.0 SATA Hard Drive Enclosure w/ Fan. The drive was easy to install in the StarTech case and has been working just fine.
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26.08.2012
10/10
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I bought this same drive maybe 3 weeks ago for $99.99 on a special deal. Now it's $2.25 cheaper. Boo, hiss, hiss. LOL. I originally was going to get this elsewhere but when I read on one of the deal sites that Amazon was matching the price I came here. Better packing. The other place just sticks the OEM drive in a box with some peanuts whereas Amazon double boxed the unit with air bag protection.The unit is a duplicate of another 2TB drive and I use them for all my media. I have a 1TB drive from WD Green that is over a year and works fine every time so i expect the same from this one. The drive is quiet and responsive so I'm happy. In a few months I plan on putting my C drive on a SSD for speed and keeping the 3 large drives for the rest. Amazon has been steadily dropping the prices so by Black Friday I hope to see a 240GB SSD for about $100. I'm glad that this company has been getting serious about computer hardware with some highly competitive pricing coupled with free shipping and top notch service.
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