Product reviewsWestern Digital Caviar Blue 250GB Internal 7200RPM 3.5" (WD2500AAKS) HDD

Really Happy

The Western Digital drives have never left me down. My motherboard on the other hand..........! Bought this because I thought another hard drive took a dive, but it was just the motherboard, Two of the 4 Sata connectors on board, quit working. Installed a 4Sata port card, plugged this in and the system recognized it right off with no problem. I've had faster HDD's but this is definitely A-OK for the money. I currently use this for System backup function. I use it to store:
system images(for multi boot OS's), data backup, etc. That is how confident I am in my WD HDD's ability to operate 24/7 without a problem. It runs quiet and efficiently, at an average temp of 48dC. Can't ask for any more really!
If you can pick one up at a reasonable price, Why Not?
Like I said, I have never been disappointed by a Western Digital Drive.Read full review...

Verified purchase:  Yes | Condition: pre-owned | Sold by: harddrivesonly

Western Digital Blues

The seller advertised perfectly, and mailed fast.
The drive works for what it is.

The drive was purchased to possibly save data by changing out the main board on the drive from this one with a customer drive.
Western Digital has a rather lengthy history of bad bios chips which loose their programming.
Once in a while you get a dying drive and can replace the electronics with same model, and sub-number and save a drive. But in this case it was a waste of money.
Western Digital should offer free data recovery for owners of their junk drives.Read full review...

Verified purchase:  Yes | Condition: pre-owned | Sold by: txer1

Western Digital is the brand to choose for traditional hard drives.

Western digital is one of the top on my recommendations for reliable hard drives. Just as long as you stay away from their questionable "green" series which is a low power line of hard drives that have high failure rate due to that design.

In general though, traditional harddrives have never been more affordable in that you can get a 1 tb drive for under $100. Due to the moving parts of traditional hard drives though, they have a higher failure rate then that of the newer solid state drives that will be replacing them in the coming years.Read full review...

Buy it.

Performance and reliability for everyday computing. These drives are built utilizing the proven technology of the original award-winning WD Caviar 3.5-inch hard drives for desktop computers. Built to the highest standards of quality and reliability, these drives offer features and capacity at an affordable price.Read full review...

For dependable operation I always choose Western Digital.

My customer ran out of room on his original 60 GB and I needed an upgrade. I looked at dozens of drives before I choose this one. Our priority was a good value from a noted manufacturer. We agreed that a 500 GB drive would give him enough storage to last him years.
The installation couldn't have been easier. In no time we had windows loaded (thanks to the 7200rpm of the Western Digital Caviar Blue drive). I have used other drives, but none as easy to use as this.Read full review...

Gread deal great product

WD Blue storage is designed and manufactured with technology found in WD's original award-winning desktop and mobile hard drives. WD Blue sets the baseline for everyday storage by consistently delivering improved performance over previous generations while successfully maintaining WD's quality and reliability for over six generations. The difference is that our colors never fade, generation after generation.Read full review...

Simply put, a real heavey weight contender in its class.

Performance was outstanding with this product. The numbers measured up accurately.
I was a little concerned when I received this product. The labeling was suppose to be blue but is was labeled black. Who cares, as long as the performance was equivalent. Western Digital makes great products. I intend to be a dedicated and satisfied customer in the future. You cant beat this value with a dead horse. Hands down, well worth the value.Read full review...

These Western Digital give no problems, are excellent *****

Excellent hard drive! Fast, lightweight, portable, external internal works fine, is the best brand in the market.

I bought it on other PCs and laptops that I have tried have had their hard drives are Western Digital brand.

These Western Digital give no problems, are excellent *****Read full review...

Buy the drive if you see it cheap , drives will be rising even more ....

With the prices of hard drives rising so fast because of the problems over seas this is a great price and would recommend a drive at this price to anyone that wants to save money. other than that I have used a lot of (WD) HDD'S and have never had any problems whatsoever. see it cheap buy it , THIS IS A 3RD OF THE price for drives now.Read full review...

HP Personal Media Drive

Easy install and adapts to HP Personal Media Drive

Verified purchase:  Yes | Condition: pre-owned | Sold by: hst_tactical