1tb WD Black

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Silver5656

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Been out of the game for several years....so I wanted to ask before I made the jump. I've read several reviews and searched the forums, but also wanted peoples personal opinions. I am looking for 1. reliability and then 2. speed. Are these pretty much the fastest 1tb sata drives? And are they very reliable? I am looking for at least a 4tb setup and cannot justify the 50% price increase compared to the 2tb equivalent (110 vs 300)
 
hmmmmm i assumed that the 1tb was a dual 500gb platter......but this doesnt seem to be the case.....
 
Speed is very nice on the 1tb black editions and the quality is quiet nice.. Been running 3 for over a year now without problems (knock on wood).. Truthfully though when I bought mine they were still really high so I just went with the greens. They do get fairly hot and require more cooling then other drives.
 
It is a quick drive, but no, these are not the fastest 1TB SATA drives. AFAIK Samsung and Seagate have already 7200RPM/500GB platter drives, which are quicker than WD 1TB Black.

Reliability - well, my WD1001FALS is at 2644 hours now, without any sign of problem.
 
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