What is this?! "WL Generic brand 5TB SATA III 6.0Gb/s"

[thebeephaha]

Anyone have any info on this?

WL 5TB 5700RPM 64MB Cache 5700RPM SATA III (6.0Gb/s) 3.5" Internal Hard Drive (Desktop PC, CCTV DVR, NAS) - w/1 Year Warranty

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00UCP5WAG

"This is a WL Generic brand 5TB SATA III 6.0Gb/s hard drive featuring with 5700RPM, 64MB cache SATA/600 hard drive with 1 year warranty. A white label product is a product made by major hard drive company that manufactured for other companies (OEM Hard Drive Reseller/VAR) re-brand to make it appear as if they made it or for large volume special application. Works Perfect for (NAS) Network Storage, Backup Storage, USB external enclosure, Desktop PC/Mac Hard Drive & CCTV DVR Hard Drive! Features: 5 Terabyte Capacity Serial ATA 6.0Gbps Interface 64MB Buffer Size 5700RPM Rotation Speed 1 Year Warranty"

 

[drescherjm]

My guess is WDC Red 5TB compare the pictures here:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822236738

Could also be a WDC Purple (which I would stay very far away from unless you are using this for its intended purpose - inside a video surveillance appliance).

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...36862&cm_re=WDC_purple-_-22-236-862-_-Product

 

[Quix]

I'd avoid it personally, regardless of what brand it is you're not getting any MFG warranty (seller provides 1 year according to listing).

 

[jordan12]

It is from Goharddrive and is a generic labeled hard drive. But is probably a WD. The issue is first off, the one year warranty only.

second, I bought 2 of these type of drives that were 4 TB drives and they ran hot as hell and both died within 2 years.

Stick to Name brand labeled drives.