Western Digital2TB WD Black Performance Internal Hard Drive HDD - 7200 RPM, SATA 6 Gb/s, 64 MB Cache, 3.5" - WD2003FZEX

I've been using this hard drive for several weeks now, and it has truly exceeded my expectations. If you work with large files like video projects, renders, or game libraries, this hard drive is an excellent investment.Loading and transfer times are fast for an HDD, and the 256MB cache makes a huge difference when moving large folders. It's a SATA drive, so don't expect the speed of an SSD, but within its category, it performs very well.I have it mounted in a tower for video editing and storing old projects, and so far, I've had zero annoying noises or overheating. It stays cool and stable.Something to keep in mind: this model is more expensive than a regular hard drive, but it's clearly built to last. If your workflow is demanding or you want a robust drive for your game or media library, the price is justifiable.

SO far 50% used. Running BTRFS file system on Linux with no issues at all. Speeds are pretty high for a hard drive. Plus, it's Western Digital, so it will last for some time!

i've trusted & used WD drives for decades over other brands & when it came time to replace the main drive in my PC, i went with this one. Easy to install, format with Windows 11 & gives a much faster read/write performance than the old Red version i was using before. I know being WD that it built with high quality materials & will last me a long time.

This replaced a Seagate 500 Gb drive on a mid-2011 iMac. I had heard of all the hdd fan issues on this iMac, so - to test it out - I installed it without any adapters or software solutions. Well, the hdd fan roared like an old Chevy, and I refused to live with this.I run Bootcamp on this machine (it is, honestly, the best Windows machine I've ever had). But because I run Bootcamp, I did not want to try any software-based fan-control solutions. I found an adapter on Other World Computing (yes, I looked all over Amazon). I re-installed the drive with the adapter, and it has worked great. There are no fan issues, whatsoever.When I booted up into Mac, I got the spinning beachball of death for a few days, but that seems to have worked itself out. I assume it had to get some stuff in its cache before it could open them up without the delays. Every so often, it still lags quite a bit, particularly in Chrome for Mac.However, in Windows, it seems even more brisk than the original Seagate drive. In fact, it seems much more brisk.Everything is going great. Highest marks to WD.One little bit of advice: When you register this on Western Digital, use ALL-CAPS when you type in the serial number. I first typed in the S/N in lowercase, and WD gave me a message that said my drive could not be registered because it was either an OEM drive, or its warranty had expired. Steaming, I re-typed the S/N in ALL CAPS, and WD took it just fine. So, that's a little lesson I learned....

UPDATE #3: PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE DO YOURSELF A FAVOR AND NOT PURCHASE THIS DRIVE. It has been three months and I still don't have a working drive. See Update #2 below about "PRIME INVENTORY." On March 18th, they sent an email saying that they would notify me when my replacement drive was ready for delivery. Today, April 20, I still don't have it. This should be deemed a deceptive trade practice. Seriously . . . STAY AWAY FROM WESTERN DIGITAL. They are not the same company we grew up with. At this point, I feel like they are doing everything in their power to make me go away, effectively stealing (by neglect) my $250. I feel like posting all the emails, just to prove this is not the rant of some lunatic. They are that bad. (UPDATE #3A: Literally on chat with WD Customer Service right now and here's a quote: "Now , as a token of apology WD team have created another Advance RMA - XXXXXXXX on 04/19/2025 under which we will be shipping our Prime drive first to you." Notice the term "Prime drive." What a horrible disregard for their customers.ORIGINAL REVIEW:I purchased this in November 2024, but did not install it until January, 2025. When I did, it did not work. Recognized as 0MB and would not initialize. Tried three different computers and three operating systems (W11, W10, and Linux). Too late to return to Amazon, so I dealt with WD's awful customer service and it took almost two weeks to get a replacement. When I got it, it, too, didn't work--tried again on three different computers and operating systems--my brand new Dell would not allow me to initialize the drive. Still haven't heard back from WD customer service--it's been five days. In the meantime, I purchased two Toshiba drives, and both of them are working flawlessly and were initialized immediately. I'm done with WD. I can accept a defective product, but I cannot accept their horribly broken customer service channel. I will never buy from WD again.UPDATE 1: Wrote them on Feb 28, 2025. As of 5 p.m. on March 6, still have not heard from them. Wrote again, today.UPDATE 2: WD says I have to return the first defective drive before they can send me the THIRD drive (at which time I will have to return the second defective drive). Oddly enough, WD said "Now, to resolve this issue, I will help you with an another replacement drive but this time I'll make sure that the drive will be provided to you via the prime inventory." Prime inventory? That sounds like a rather poor trade practice if they have different classes of inventory for ostensibly the same product. Have they been shipping "non-prime" inventory? What a joke. So far, this has consumed two months of my life. I wonder if they are thinking that if they make it just hard enough to deal with them, then I'll just say to heck with it and eat the $200+ I spent on this stupid drive. Really: shame on Western Digital.