Well, it's quiet and fast, but I've only had it fro a week and it hasn't stopped yet, so I'm pretty happy.
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: Pre-owned
no problem purchase - plug and play, well fast.
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: Pre-owned
I prefer the peace of mind of the mehanical drives over the SSD's; I feel I have more control over them, and being a bit of a dinosaur, I use velociraptors ('scuse the pun) in my hex core system. The WD1000HTZ is as good as it gets, IMHO. 10k RPM, I barely have time to make a coffee while it boots up Win 7, and the 1TB is enough capacity to store everything I use on a day-to-day basis. Mundane backups of system images and data are confined to slower 2TB drives, (where speed is less important than the relief of retrieving data after a crash). A lot of people have been sucked into SSD's (I have three sitting on the shelf) but how many are savvy enough to extract maximum performance all of the time ? Don't be afraid to admit you don't understand what's going on. I can only agree with the professional reviews. Make an investment in one of these WD1000DHZ and you won't be disappointed.Read full review
Current slide {CURRENT_SLIDE} of {TOTAL_SLIDES}- Best-selling in Internal Hard Disk Drives
Current slide {CURRENT_SLIDE} of {TOTAL_SLIDES}- Save on Internal Hard Disk Drives