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With SATA and PATA interfaces, cache sizes ranging from 2 MB to 16 MB, WD Caviar Blue drives offer a full range of performance features. Pick the drive that suits your needs with the confidence in knowing that all WD Caviar Blue drives are built to the highest standards of quality and reliability.

Amazon Sales Rank: #1505 in Consumer Electronics Brand: Western Digital Model: WD5000AAKS Format: CD Original language: English Number of items: 1 Dimensions: 1.00" h x 4.00" w x 5.79" l, .93 pounds Memory: 0MB DRAM Hard Disk: 500GB Processors: 1 Ultra-fast 500 GB SATA 3.5-inch hard drive with cool and quiet operation; ideal for Windows Vista machines 7,200 RPM spin speed; 16 MB cache; 3 Gbs transfer rate IntelliSeek technology for lower power consumption, noise and vibration; Data Lifeguard for data management and protection Holds up to 142,000 digital photos; 125,000 MP3 files; 12,000 uncompressed CD-quality songs; 38 hours digital video;

It's easy to choose the world-class quality of a Western Digital hard drive. We’ve not only designed a drive that's right for you, we've also made it simple to find. These drives are ideal for business, home use, or high performance desktops, and are available in capacities up to 2 TB. With our renowned leading-edge engineering, you'll always make the right choice with WD. And you'll never compromise on quality. The power of choice. The quality of WD. WD Caviar® Blue™ Performance and reliability for everyday computing.Select true blue for reliable quality in everyday use. WD Caviar® Green™ Cool, quiet, . Select green for doing more with less energy consumption. WD Caviar® Black™ Maximum performance for power computing. Select black when you demand the highest performance. WD Caviar Blue – Performance and reliability for everyday computing To make drive selection simple, we've gathered all our popular WD Caviar SE16, WD Caviar SE, and WD Caviar drives under one umbrella we call WD Caviar Blue. Built to Western Digital's awarding winning quality standards, these drives are available in a full range of performance features. Features at a glance Solid performance Ultra-cool and quiet Capacities up to 750 GB 3-years limited warranty Interface PATA - Enhanced integrated drive electronics (PATA), also called Parallel ATA (PATA), hard drives have been the standard in the computer industry for more than 10 years. SATA - Serial ATA (SATA) hard drives are quickly becoming the new standard. Motherboard manufacturers now include SATA inputs on their boards. Because of their considerably narrower cables, SATA hard drives provide increased airflow and less clutter and in the computer system compared to PATA drives. The performance difference - PATA drives support data transfer rates up to 100MB/sec, and all WD Caviar Blue SATA drive support 3 Gb/s transfer rates. Cache - WD Caviar Blue is available in 2 MB, 8 MB, and 16 MB cache sizes. Bigger cache memory yields faster performance. Capacity- We offer drives ranging from 40 GB to 750 GB. Pick the biggest capacity your budget will allow. You can never have too much storage space. Reliability - We understand the importance of your data, and we are committed to protecting that data with exceptionally reliable products, advanced data protection technology and superior customer support. Cool - Keeping the drive cool enhances reliability. WD continues to develop new and innovative ways to keep drives cool while they are operating. Quiet - The technology that Tom's Hardware Guide called "very fast and nearly silent" is used throughout this family of drives. Our WhisperDrive technology minimizes noise to levels near the threshold of human hearing. To cut seek noise, SoftSeek technology streamlines read/write seeking algorithms, resulting in more efficient operation. View IntelliSeek demo here. NoTouch™ ramp load technology - The recording head never touches the disk media ensuring significantly less wear to the recording head and media as well as better drive protection in transit. (Available on 120 GB capacities and above) IntelliSeek™ - Calculates optimum seek speeds to lower power consumption, noise and vibration. (Available on 120 GB capacities and above) Compatible - We perform tests on hundreds of systems and a multitude of platforms in our FIT Lab and Mobile Compatibility Lab to give our customers confidence that our drives will work in their systems. How this WD hard drive protects your data Data Lifeguard is an exclusive set of data protection features, including shock protection, an environmental protection system and real-time embedded error detection and repair. WD's Data Lifeguard technology automatically finds, isolates, and repairs problems that may develop over the life of a hard drive. Data Lifeguard Tools are software utilities designed for WD hard drives that work with the embedded Data Lifeguard features to make hard drive installation,diagnostics and repair both simple and worry-free. ShockGuard instantaneously protects the hard drive against damage from bumps and vibrations while it is running. This technology enables WD Caviar drives to achieve industry-leading shock specifications. Ideal For Family and business computing.

Most helpful customer reviews 156 of 159 people found the following review helpful. WD 500GB Caviar By Jim Penname I got this in desperation when I needed a disc drive for my G5. It has been months. Not a hiccup. It is very fast. Noticeably faster than the stock 160. And it is very quiet. It has increased my system speed and gives lots of room for expansion. I am impressed. Update January 2009. This drive is still going strong and works great every day. Update January 2010. This fine piece of equipment has yet to have a problem. 199 of 214 people found the following review helpful. Just the drive, ma'am... By Brad Blumenthal As M. Mola points out, this is an OEM package. It not only has no instructions or software, it also does not have a connector cable, an IDE four-pin to SATA power adapter, or mounting screws. If you want to replace a failed drive and don't want the clutter that usually comes with a drive, this is for you. If you want to add an additional drive to an existing system, you'll need to get the cabling and mounting hardware elsewhere. 16 of 18 people found the following review helpful. No problems By Kleo I bought this to replace the hard drive that failed in my imac. What can I say: no problems setting up, more space, pretty cheap - basically no complaints! See all 242 customer reviews...

Form and functionality collide with style in the NexStar 3 External Hard Drive Enclosure from Vantec.  With its mirror finish, sleek curves and bold colors, the Vantec NexStar 3 stands out from the crowd.  The sturdy drive cage protects your hard drive while the aluminum case effectively draws away the heat, protecting your drive from overheating.   Available in 2 vivid colors (Onyx Black and Midnight Blue), the NexStar 3 lets you store your personal data in an enclosure that matches your style!

Color: Onyx black Brand: Vantec Model: NST-360SU-BK Dimensions: .0" h x .0" w x .0" l, 1.25 pounds Mirror Finished Aluminum Casing Cools Down Your Hard Drive Easily Add Storage to Any System with USB or eSATA Transfer Rates Up to 3Gbps with eSATA SATA to eSATA Bracket Included Support 3.5-inch SATA I/II Hard Drive up to 3.0 TB

Most helpful customer reviews 15 of 16 people found the following review helpful. Works fine--SATA to USB connections By Douglas Henderson I bought a NexStar enclosure early last month to use a 250GB Seagate SATA internal HD I'd mistakenly bought last year when looking for the older IDE sort. Until finding reference to SATA ensclosures with USB 2.0 attachments, I thought I only had the option of putting the SATA drive in my G-5. The enclosure went together quickly (including connecting a separate light cable) and the SATA HD using just the USB cable popped onto the screen to be initialized just like an IDE drive. Though it can be inferred from the product description that this NexStar enclosure will work with USB connections at the slower USB 2.0 speed, I'll just make it clear that this product comes with a SATA cable that allows faster SATA data rates in the case of you having such a SATA port in your computer--but if not, the enclosure will allow you to operate a SATA HD with the USB connection alone. Very handy--as it allows you to replace SATA drives from a a Apple G-5 and install the old one in the SATA enclosure to make use of the data. Nice way to upgrade and still use the old HD. Haven't run the enclosure long enough to comment on heat issues. I'm inclined to run external HD's for a limited time as they are needed for back-up, so any heat build up would likely be avoided if it is an issue at all. The NexStar appears to be made of sheet metal and is not nearly as robust as Acomdata's aluminum brick enclosure--but Acomdata doesn't seem to offer a SATA to USB enclosure. 8 of 8 people found the following review helpful. 2 TB is OK By Kevin J. Bratton I was looking for an Enclosure with eSATA and USB that could handle a 2 Terabyte internal drive. This works so far. I haven't tested the eSata. I put a Hitachi Deskstar 2TB SATA HD32000 IDK/7k drive in it and it works fine. You do have to use the disk management program in Windows to first initialize it and then format it. I chose simple volume which is the most common format type if you don't need RAID. The specs said it goes up to 1.5 TB so I wasn't sure it could do 2TB in one partition but it seems fine. I like the no fan to break and slim design. If I load more than about 30GB at a time I give it a rest to cool down a little just in case. But, it only seems a little warm not bad. It wasn't plug and play though. You do need to take those two steps to get the computer to see it as an external drive. Was able to get the Hitachi 2TB drive for $108 on sale. So, a pretty cheap combo external drive setup. Good luck. 9 of 10 people found the following review helpful. Must Get V1.02 to Support 3TB Drives By Tatiana2627 As of 4/28/11, Vantec says only Version 1.02 will support 3TB drives. This is indicated on the outside of the box next to the barcode and not on the unit itself. Not sure if Amazon can check what version they have in stock. Also, it depends on the OS on whether the enclosure will support 2TB or 3TB. Windows 7 & Vista will support 3TB on the eSATA and the USB. XP will only support 2TB for both the eSATA and USB. See all 62 customer reviews...

WD’s My Book Studio Edition II dual-drive external storage system for Mac offers performance for creative professionals. Includes up to 6 TB of storage, RAID, quad-interface, user-serviceability, a 5-year limited warranty, and is compatible with Apple Time Machine.

Size: 6 TB Color: Silver Brand: Western Digital Model: WDH2Q60000N Original language: English Number of items: 1 Dimensions: 6.54" h x 3.87" w x 6.06" l, 4.50 pounds CPU: PowerPC G4 2.1 GHz Memory: 2000000MB SDRAM Hard Disk: 60GB Processors: 1 Performance for creative pros Quad interface. Formatted for Mac Compatible with Apple Time Machine 30% power reduction and RAID 1/0 RAID 1/0, User serviceable

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Most helpful customer reviews 332 of 360 people found the following review helpful. WD admits there is a firewire "technical limitation." By Marmite I have been using the WD Studio II 2TB on my 2008 iMac OSX 10.5.6 for two weeks. Connection: firewire 800. Today, it did not mount when I booted the computer. Checked the WD Website Knowledge Base. Discovered two things: 1. Knowledge Base Answer 1697: "This issue is caused by the external hard drive's built in auto on/off functionality not correctly receiving a command from the computer system to wake from a power saver mode." Why does the auto on/off functionality not correctly receive the command from the computer system? WD goes on to suggest installing their WD Drive Manager. Well, WD Drive Manager is already installed, how else could a user have arrived at this impasse to begin with? And then they suggest to dismount the drive. How do you dismount an unmounted drive? 2. Knowledge Base Answer 1680: "This is an technical limitation between the FireWire interfaces on the Macintosh computer and the external hard drive." By "the external hard drive" WD means THEIR brand of external hard drive. I have never had this specific problem with any other brands of external hard drives connected to my Macintosh computer. When is WD going to fix this "technical limitation" that they have built into their Studio II external hard drive? I would say, that is a pretty serious "technical limitation." 1680 goes on to explain the workaround solution, essentially a routine disconnecting the power cable and reconnecting. Nice. My hope is that this entire situation is the result of following the apparently misleading instructions shown in the Studio II manual: chapter 7, "Turning Off/Disconnecting the Device." Since "Auto-off" is the first entry in this chapter, it leads the user to believe that this is the preferred way to operate the drive. Guess not: as it turns out, the hidden "technical limitation" of the firewire connection will eventually cause the problem I have described. I suppose I can't rely on "Auto-off." Use "Safe Shutdown" only, even though the instructions in the manual differ from the instructions presented in WD Knowledge Base Answer 976! And, speaking of conflicting instructions, compare WD Knowledge Base Answer 1386 with the Auto-off instructions in the manual. Based on all of this information from WD, conflicting and otherwise, my guess is that the Auto-off feature is problematic (at least with Macintosh computers) because of firewire "technical limitations" caused by the WD external drive design. This fact, if it is a fact, should be expressed clearly in the manual. 65 of 68 people found the following review helpful. Not best for Intel Macs By jenny I purchased this drive to go along with my intel mac. I was previously a happy lacie owner, but since WD came in at such a great price and was listed as great with macs, I went for it. What a mistake. For the first month, it worked well... a bit slower than my lacie, but still worked. Then, all of the sudden, it began to dismount itself from my computer. I am currently using Lightroom to edit my work, and when the drive would fail, Lightroom would loose the catalog. When you have 500+ images to edit and the drive dismounts every 45 minutes, this can become a huge issue. So, I did some further research and found out that several other intel mac users are having the same issue with this product. This is very frustrating as it is advertised 'for your mac'. Most of the other posters mentioned that the drive worked well for about a month and then started having issues. I called WD, and their customer service department was actually very helpful. The offered to send me a new unit, even though that unit would likely have the same issue down the line. I understand that there was not much they could do for me at WD, but they were concerned and helpful just the same. Luckily for me, the customer service dept at Amazon is rockin' awesome and

Seagate Barracuda 3.5-inch Internal Drive - Instant Add-on Storage. The blazingly fast, amazingly easy way to store and work with massive amounts of data. Perfect for desktop PC and Mac® computers, Barracuda hard drives deliver the technology, speed, efficiency and large capacities needed by today’s computer enthusiasts. The Barracuda XT is the performance leader in the Barracuda family, offering maximum capacity, maximum cache and maximum SATA performance for the ultimate in desktop computing power. The combination of proven Seagate perpendicular recording technology, Native Command Queuing (NCQ), large 64MB cache and the speed of a SATA 6Gb/s interface delivers the optimum mix of performance and energy efficiency. Perpendicular recording technology increases performance and reliability by aligning the data bits vertically on the disk. NCQ dramatically increases performance by organizing incoming commands in the most efficient order. For high-end/gaming computers and RAID arrays, the Barracuda 7200 RPM drive delivers both exceptional reliability and performance with sustained data transfer rates of up to 120MB/s.

Color: Black Brand: Seagate Model: ST320005N1A1AS-RK Number of items: 1 Dimensions: 1.03" h x 4.00" w x 5.79" l, 1.54 pounds Box Contents: Barracuda XT 3.5-inch internal hard drive, Interface cable, Power adapter, Mounting screws, CD with software and manual, Quick installation guide Delivers 2TB (2000GB) of Storage SATA 6Gbps, 7200 RPM, 64MB Cache, 138Mb/s Sustained data Transfer Rate Perfect for high-end PC and Mac® computers, gaming rigs, multi-media workstations and entry-level servers

Most helpful customer reviews 3 of 3 people found the following review helpful. great media drive By Carl I bought this unit for a new Win 7 PC. I have an SSD for the OS, and I'm using this for my mp3's, pix, and video. I had absolutely no problem installing it on Windows 7, and have had no trouble viewing pictures and video, and transferring large amounts of data (300GB+) to the drive. 1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Seagate Barracuda 2.0 TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache 3.5 Inch Internal Hard Drive for PC and Mac ST320005N1A1AS-RK - Retail Ki By Richard L Franklin Purchased a 2TB drive in March as 1st replacment and re-purchased two additional 2TB drives as additional replacements. Very fast drives and even improved system operations under either Vista 64bit and then finally Windows 7 64bit OS. No issues at all with delivery or purchases from vendor with very fast delivery. Seagate have always been very reliable and extremely worry free, Highly recommend! Very easy to install HD's and transfer data using Seagate's software and or installing as new for upgrade to PC. 1 of 2 people found the following review helpful. Reliable, Fast, and Good Value By Eric I've gone through dozens of these drives over many years and have not had even one failure. They are low cost and high speed. Extremely satisfied with Barracuda drives. See all 4 customer reviews...

Western Digital Caviar Black WD5002AALX 500GB SATA3 7200rpm 32MB Hard Drive, Bulk

Amazon Sales Rank: #446 in PC Accessory Size: 500 GB Color: Black Brand: Western Digital Model: WD5002AALX Dimensions: 1.00" h x 4.00" w x 5.80" l, 1.08 pounds Capacity: 500 GB, Rotational Speed: 7200 RPM, Cache: 32 MB Interface: SATA 6 Gbps, Average latency (ms): 4.2ms Power Dissipation(Average),:Read/Write: 6.0 W, Idle: 5.6 W Standby: 0.9 W, Sleep: 0.9 W Ships in Certified Frustration-Free Packaging

Most helpful customer reviews 185 of 190 people found the following review helpful. Great drive -- Amazon packaging AOK By pluto1999 First, this is a state of the art, newly introduced drive from WDC. In my opinion it is the best general-use drive you can get at this price point. Prior to my purchase, I read several negative reviews from prior customers who voiced dissatisfaction with Amazon's packaging of OEM drives. Any chance of damage in shipping would indeed be reason to shop elsewhere for such a sensitive item, but on one such page of ranting and frustration I saw a note from Amazon that they had recently addressed these concerns, so I proceeded to order the drive. Here's the latest and I hope final word on this issue: Problem solved. The drive arrives sealed in an anti-static bag, secured by two end-mounted shock absorbing plastic caddies, then double-boxed with the usual sealed air padding. The redundant packing system appears to be well-designed and the drive has been working like a champ. So buy with confidence and kudos to Amazon for responding to customer reviews and ensuring appropriate, safe packaging for this product. 89 of 98 people found the following review helpful. Fast but coffee pot loud! By A. D. Minton I've been using Western Digital hard drives since getting into computers in 1998. In fact I've never owned anything but WD hard drives (from 4.3gig to 1TB). In all my years of using them I've only had 2 go bad, though they never "completely" failed. This speaks of Western Digital's consistency in reliability. With that said I love the Caviar Blacks and have 3 of them in my system - 500, 750, and now the new 1TB SATA 3 (64Meg cache). While there is a noticeable speed gain over my previous 1TB Caviar Black (32Meg), the previous version was/is extremely quiet! This new SATA 3 drive is LOUD! It sounds like a percolating coffee pot at its highest boiling point, especially during boot-up or accessing files. Very annoying, especially if it's the noisiest part of your system! I just put an i7 system in a Cooler Master HAF X case which has 4 fans - 1 Front bottom 230mm 700RPM 19dBA (Red LED), 1 Top 200mm 7000RPM 19dBA, 1 Rear 140mm 1200RPM 19dBA. My Noctua CPU cooler fan tops out at 1200RPM load at 19dBA as well. At idle my ATI 4890 video card fan runs around 27 percent, making it in-audible above the other fans. My point.... My case is extremely quiet.... Save for WD's new Caviar Black SATA 3 HD!!! Because of this I'm seriously considering going back to my previous 1TB 32meg cache Caviar Black HD. BTW this is a replacement drive as I thought the first drive was faulty due to the same noise. With that I called Western Digital about this issue.... and to make a long story short, they say this is normal and that drive wasn't designed with noise in mind, that if you want a "quieter" drive, get the Caviar Blue. Make of that what you will.... All I know is that the older 32mge cache Caviar Black drives ARE quieter than their 64meg cache cousins. Those looking for quieter WD drives might consider looking elsewhere (Blue or Green series) if noise is a factor over speed. 4 stars. Edit. Went back to my previous drive because of the noise. If you want a caviar black that's quiet, go with the 1FALS (32meg) vs the 2FAEX (64meg) 16 of 16 people found the following review helpful. Works just fine By lucase I bought 2 of these. So far I installed one and works very well. Don't forget to enable the AHCI (instead of IDE) mode in your PC. Just google "enable ahci" to get instructions. See all 276 customer reviews...

Wd caviar blue hard drives are available with sata 6 gb/s interface built to deliver rock solid performance and ultra-cool and quiet operation. with capacities ranging from 250 gb to 1 tb, these drives are the perfect solution for family and business computing.

Size: 320 GB Brand: Western Digital Model: WD3200AAKX Original language: English Dimensions: 5.79" h x 4.00" w x 1.03" l, 1.08 pounds Hard Disk: 320GB WD Caviar Blue hard drives have a multitude of features to deliver rock solid performance and ultra-cool and quiet operation. 3rd generation SATA interface for 6 GB/s maximum data transfer rates. WhisperDrive technology minimizes noise to levels near the threshold of human hearing. 320 GB capacity holds up to 64,000 digital photos, 80,000 MP3 files, and up to 38 hours of HD video. Ships in Certified Frustration-Free Packaging

WD Caviar Blue Hard Drives – Value and reliability for everyday computing. WD Caviar Blue SATA hard drives deliver solid performance and reliability making them a perfect solution for both family and business computing. Why you should choose WD Caviar Blue: A wide array of capacities, cache sizes, and interfaces means there's a WD Caviar Blue hard drive that's just right for you. And because it's from WD, you'll have the confidence in knowing you've selected a drive that's truly world-class. The original. These drives are built utilizing the proven technology of the original award-winning WD Caviar 3.5-inch hard drives for desktop computers. Value. Built to the highest standards of quality and reliability, these drives offer features and capacity at an affordable price. Ample capacity. Store up to 320 GB of photos, videos, music and files. Features at a glance 320 GB of desktop storage SATA 6 Gb/s interface WD quality and reliability Ideal for: Family and business computing Adding storage in desktop PCs or external drives Adding extra storage space for photos, videos and music Features: SATA 6 Gb/s interface - Twice the interface speed with backwards compatibility to legacy SATA standards. Cool operation - WD continues to develop new and innovative ways to keep drives cool while they are operating which helps protect the drive and the data stored on it. Compatible - We perform tests on hundreds of systems and a multitude of platforms in our FIT Lab to give our customers confidence that our drives will work in their systems. NoTouch ramp load technology - The recording head never touches the disk media ensuring significantly less wear to the recording head and media as well as better drive protection in transit. Desktop / Consumer RAID environments - WD Caviar Blue Hard Drives are tested and recommended for use in consumer-type RAID applications. (RAID-0 / RAID-1)* *Business Critical RAID Environments – WD Caviar Blue Hard Drives are not recommended for and are not warranted for use in RAID environments utilizing Enterprise HBAs and/or expanders and in multi-bay chassis, as they are not designed for, nor tested in, these specific types of RAID applications. For all Business Critical RAID applications, please consider WD's Enterprise Hard Drives that are specifically designed with RAID-specific, time-limited error recovery (TLER), are tested extensively in 24x7 RAID applications, and include features like enhanced RAFF technology and thermal extended burn-in testing. Upgrading your drive is easy - WD Acronis TrueImage, available as a free download on the WD Support site, enables you to copy all your data to a new drive so you don't have to reinstall your operating system to get all the benefits of a new drive. Note: Bare drive does not include any cables or mounting hardware. The WD advantage - WD puts our products through extensive Functional Integrity Testing (F.I.T.) prior to any product launch. On average, each new product goes through 600,000 hours of testing. WD also has a detailed Knowledge Base with more than 1,000 helpful articles. You can also call toll-free support 7 days per week in the U.S. and Canada. See the WD Support site for full details. WD-certified packaging - All WD drives purchased from Amazon.com are shipped in WD-certified hard drive packaging. It is designed and fully tested to provide WD products with the highest of safety while in transit. With WD-certified packaging, you can rest assured that your WD hard drive will arrive safely, fully protected, in an , non-descript, easy-open package. Compatibility Works with Windows 7/Vista/XP/2000, Mac and Linux operating systems. You might also consider:   3.5-inch InternalComparison Chart WD Caviar Blue WD Caviar Green WD Caviar Black WD VelociRaptor Value and reliabilityfor every day computing. Cool, quiet, . Maximum performance for power computing. The fastest SATA hard drive on the planet.   Ideal for Family and business computing. Desktop PCs, external drives and NAS devices. Photo and video editing, andmaxed out gaming systems. Performance enthusiastsystems and workstations.   Capacity range 80 GB – 1 TB 320 GB – 3 TB 500 GB – 2 TB 150 GB – 600 GB   Interface SATA 6 Gb/sSATA 3 Gb/sPATA 100 MB/s SATA 6 Gb/sSATA 3 Gb/s SATA 6 Gb/sSATA 3 Gb/s SATA 6 Gb/s   Form Factor 3.5-inch 3.5-inch 3.5-inch 3.5-inch   Cache 8 MB – 32 MB 16 MB – 64 MB 32 MB – 64 MB 32 MB   Limited Warranty 3-year 3-year 5-year 5-year   Highest capacity         Highest performance         Photo Video editing      

Most helpful customer reviews 19 of 19 people found the following review helpful. Fast, quiet, solid By rsinj My use for these drives is to replace a couple of aging five year old 80GB drives in Windows XP and XP Media Center machines. Those drives are still running fine, however, for the price, I had absolutely no reason not to upgrade them at this time. I came across this drive middle of last week and Amazon was selling it new for $29 - I was scratching my head thinking "what's the deal" and "what's wrong with these drives"? Sure, even though they were above $25, Amazon was still charging for the shipping - so I took two to bring the per drive shipping down slightly. The old 3Gb version of this drive was selling for over $40 - so again, scratching my head about this. Maybe it was a pricing mistake? Whatever - it was a great price. The drives arrived yesterday, same standard OEM packaging all of my six other WD drives have come in over the past 9 months. I used Clonezilla to clone the old drives on to the new, it went smoothly without any issues. I'm storing the old drives just in case these new ones have any issues I won't have to rebuild the system drives from scratch. I know that the motherboards in my machines cannot make use of the 6Gb throughput, however, these drives are definitely faster than what they're replacing - older WD drives which indicate they are 7200RPM and 3Gb. Specs on the older drives indicate performance shouldn't be all that different, but it is, and for the better. I won't question it. The drive indicates you can jumper pins 5 and 6 to limit it to 3Gb, but I didn't understand the benefit of doing it, so I left it unjumpered and it's working well. To summarize - these drives are fast, quiet, and so far are performing excellently. I'm very happy with them thus far. 22 of 24 people found the following review helpful. WD Blue 1T Drive - So far so good. By Fred Wampler I purchased the Western Digital 1 Tb Sata 6.0 Gb-s 32 MB Cache 3.5-Inch Internal Bare-oem Drive WD10EALX from Midwest Memory Outlet through Amazon. The drive was received within 3 or 4 days and was packaged extremely well. My original Seagate drive from my HP m9550F failed and was replace by the WD. The Seagate was the drive that HP kept shipping after a drive bios error was long known about. Information from the internet showed that lots of people lost valuable data because HP just kept shipping a drive with a known problem. Anyhow, I did get a bios update for the Seagate before it failed but it ended up failing anyhow. The WD10EALX drive is fairly loud. I still have the drive located outside the case so that may contribute to the sound level. The noise seems to be from the head movement. The platter spin is silent. For the price this is one drive that is hard to beat and I am well pleased with it. My bios can't take advantage of the 6 Gb/s transfer rate but the drive is plenty fast just the same. I have loaded around 600 gig of data onto it. After around 3 weeks I'll assume it will not fail and put the case back together. If it fails I'll update this review. I noticed on NewEgg that a few failures were being reported. Not the long-term ones but the more likely out of the box ones. Here's keeping my fingers crossed. (Boot drive failures are a pain). UPDATE: OK. I put the case back together. The drive is not silent but it is pretty quiet. I can hear just faint clicks as it does its thing. Very nice. No problems with the drive at all. Recommended. 7 of 7 people found the following review helpful. OK, but nothing special, unless you compare to Seagate, then it's AWESOME By John It's a bare hard drive that arrived quickly from Amazon and well-packaged. I replaced a 500GB WD Caviar Blue WD5000AAKS with this WD Caviar Blue WD10EALX as the primary drive in an HP i7 desktop. This drive and the old WD drive show basically identical CrystalMark results, but it does seem to load programs and boot faster (I restored an image of the old installation to

Expand your DVR storage so you can record more of your favorite TV shows. Or, transfer and store videos from your compatible camcorder to free up space for more recording. Connect the drive to a game console, Blu-ray Disc player or media player, like one from the WD TV family, to smoothly stream video to your big screen TV. It's the perfect solution for your video storage and playback needs.

Color: Black Brand: Western Digital Model: WDBABT0010HBK-NESN Platform: Windows Format: CD-ROM Original language: English Number of items: 1 Dimensions: 6.50" h x 1.90" w x 5.30" l, 2.60 pounds High-capacity DVR expander A convenient storage companion for your camcorder AV-optimized for smooth playback on your TV Small enough to fit in your entertainment center USB and eSATA interfaces for maximum flexibility

Instantly add more recording hours to your DVR. Expand your DVR storage so you can record more of your favorite TV shows. Or, transfer and store videos from your compatible camcorder to free up space for more recording. Connect the drive to a game console, Blu-ray Disc player or media player, like one from the WD TV family, to smoothly stream video to your big screen TV. It's the perfect solution for your video storage and playback needs. Make room for more TV shows. Instantly add more recording hours to your USB or eSATA DVR. Never miss your favorite shows. A companion for your camcorder. Transfer and store videos from your compatible camcorder without a computer, so you can record more and delete less. Store media for playback on your TV. Connect this AV-optimized drive to a game console, Blu-ray Disc player, or media player, like WD TV, to enjoy your media on your big screen TV. Features at a glance DVR expander to add more recording hours to your DVR Works with most DVRs and AV devices AV-optimized for smooth video recording and playback Storage for your compatible camcorder 2-year limited warranty High-capacity DVR expander - Add extra hours of HD storage to your DVR. Connect the drive to your compatible USB or eSATA DVR to instantly create more storage for your TV shows, sporting events, and movies. A convenient storage companion for your camcorder - Transfer your videos to your My Book AV drive without a computer to make room for more recording. You can even use the camcorder to play back the videos stored on the My Book AV drive. AV-optimized - My Book AV DVR Expander offers smooth video recording and playback with SilkStream technology (available via eSATA connection only). Built with WD GreenPower Technology, the drive inside is optimized for the demands of reading and writing video as well as the high temperatures often found in entertainment centers. Store videos, music, and photos for playback on your TV - Connect this AV-optimized drive to a game console, Blu-ray Disc player or media player, like our WD TV family of products, to enjoy smooth playback on your big screen TV. Small enough to fit in your entertainment center - The small My Book form factor fits neatly in your entertainment center. It can stand upright or lie horizontally, making it easy to neatly position your drive near your AV devices while maximizing airflow and minimizing heat around the drive. Maximum flexibility - My Book AV has both USB 2.0 and eSATA interfaces so your drive is compatible with most DVRs and other AV devices. When used with a DVR, the My Book AV drive expands the recording capacity of a single DVR and cannot be also used as an expander with multiple DVRs or as storage for other AV devices. Ideal for Expanding your DVR storage Saving videos from your compatible camcorder Storing movies, music, and photos for playback on your TV What's in the box DVR expander, external power supply, USB 2.0 cable, eSATA cable, adapter cable for Sony camcorders, Quick Install Guide, feet for horizontal placement. Compatibility System Compatibility DVRs (Set-Top-Boxes)* Direct TV R15, HR20, HR2, HR23 Dish VIP722K TiVo Series 3 & Premiere Pace DC7581 Time Warner SA STB Scientific Atlanta 8300 *Check with your cable service provider to confirm compatibility with their system. Camcorders 2010 or later Sony camcorders with Direct Copy functionality, including: HDR-CX150/R, HDR-CX110/L, HDR-XR350V, HDR-CX300, HDR-XR150, HDR-XR550V, HDR-CX550V, HDR-CX350V, DCR-SX63, DCR-SX44, DCR-SR68/R, DCR-SR88, DCR-SX83 Blu-ray Disc Players Sony 2010 Blu-ray Disc Players, including BDP-S370, BDP-S470, BDP-S570, BDP-BX37, BDP-BX57, BDP-N460, BDP-560 Sony Blu-ray Disc Home Theater Systems, including BDV-E370, BDV-E570, BDV-T57 LG BD390 Samsung BD-P1600 Game Consoles Microsoft Xbox 360 (media playback only) Sony PlayStation 3 (media playback only) Televisions JVC LT-32P6 Samsung LN32A550 Phillips 42PFLA332D LG 47LH30 Sony KDL-46XBR9 Media Players Western Digital WD TV Live Plus, WD TV Live, WD TV, WD TV Mini Device Compatibility Formatted FAT32 Compatible with Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7 Compatible with Mac® OS X® Tiger®, Leopard®, or Snow Leopard Note: Compatibility may vary depending on user's hardware configuration and operating system

Most helpful customer reviews 76 of 79 people found the following review helpful. 30 seconds later mission accomplished! By wiscy I received my 1TB WD My Book AV Expander today. Here's how it went down: Unpack, plug into back of DVR with included eSATA cable, plug WD HDD into wall outlet, turn on DVR and TV. See prompt on TV about new attached storage. Look for and find remote that kids misplaced. Then Press A on remote to format. Wait 30 seconds. Now when I press List it shows 5% Full (used to be 40%). It didn't even interrupt the current recording. No more taping over my World Cup matches. How easy is that? So far no heat from new hard drive and it's whisper quiet. Drive also comes with a USB cable (not needed for this project as the Scientifc Atlanta 8300HD supports eSATA only for adding storage.) From WD's website this drive is on the list of supported drives for Time Warner SA8300HD but it was still a relief to see it immediately recognized. 47 of 50 people found the following review helpful. Works with TIVO HD DVR By drifter yank Connection is about a 5-minute job, but initial boot-up takes awhile. Western Digital instructions are incomplete and fairly useless--just diagrams. Unplug the Tivo power cord. Connect the SATA cable between WD Expander and Tivo. Power on Expander (check for white light in front). Plug in the Tivo power cord. Go to Settings menu on Tivo, then External Storage, then Add. Then, BE PATIENT! It took my unit about 25 minutes to boot and reconfigure everything. A couple of times I thought something might be wrong but I continued to wait and it finally completed and worked. You can also find instruction on Tivo's Web site. These are basically the same as given here. The Expander box only shows compatibility with Tivo Series 3 and Premiere. But, that is wrong. I suspect that reviewers who say it does not work with a Tivo HD unit had a defective unit or cable, powered off and on in the wrong sequence, or were impatient and bailed out while the Tivo was still reconfiguring during the initial boot-up. I bought from a local Best Buy store. Their price is too high ($150). But, I wanted the convenience of easy return in case the reviews saying the Expander would not work with a Tivo HD were correct. I hope this helps anyone with a Tivo HD that is considering the WD My Book AV DVR Expander. August 25, 2011 Update: Several months ago our Tivo started randomly rebooting. This got progressively worse. We started having recordings interrupted or skipped entirely. Over several months dealing with Tivo tech support we finally eliminated all possibilities except the DVR Expander. Once I uninstalled it we had no more random reboots. The unit has a two-year warranty so we had plenty of time left on it. I returned it to Western Digital for a replacement which we have now received. Their return process is very customer friendly. I did have to pay about $17 for shipping return, however. During one of my many conversations with Tivo Tech Support one person advised that these frequently go bad. They said you are better off buying a Tivo with a bigger hard drive to begin with. But, when we bought our Tivo a larger internal drive was not offered. Since this was a techie, I doubt he was trying to up-sell me. From his standpoint, obviously troubleshooting is easier if you have fewer peripherals attached to the system. 23 of 23 people found the following review helpful. Works Great, Looks Great By Timothy G. Blum We have had a TiVo Premiere XL for about 2 months and got this pretty quickly as an accessory along with the wireless-n adapter. This 1TB HD works great and combined with the 1TB internal drive on the Premiere XL I now get 301 HD hrs/up to 2637 SD hrs (I have the SD recording quality set on highest so I actually get 447 sd hrs capacity). Installation was easy as I was used to hooking one of these external HDs up to the cable DVRs (we still haven't gotten rid of them all yet-still waiting for the "tuning adapter" just