SSDs may be the speed kings but when you need a lot of storage space they quickly become quite expensive which is where the new WD Black 4TB HDD shines as it is only $85 $300. It spins at 7200RPM and has a 64MB cache which ought to make it a bit faster than other high density HDDs which are on the market though the 800GB platters could slow that expected performance somewhat. It also comes with a 5 year warranty which is much better than the usual 2 year warranty many companies have adopted as standard for their platter based drives. Check out the full review at The Tech Report.
"Western Digital's Black 4TB the only desktop hard drive to combine that top-of-the-line capacity with a 7,200-RPM spindle speed and five years of warranty coverage. We take a closer look."
Here are some more Storage reviews from around the web:
- Toshiba THNSNH 512 GB SSD @ techPowerUp
- Crucial M500 SSD Review (960GB) @ SSD Review
- Crucial M500 960GB SSD @ Tweaktown
- Crucial M500 480GB @ Hardware.info
- 480GB Crucial M500 Solid State Drive @ Benchmark Reviews
- Crucial M500 480GB @ SSD Review
- OCZ Vertex 3.20 120GB @ Kitguru
- Intel 335 Series 180GB SSD @ Tweaktown
- OCZ Vertex 3.20 20nm 240GB SSD Review @ Legit Reviews
- HighPoint RocketStor 5322 Dual eSATA 6Gbps Dock Review – True SSD Speed through an External Dock @ SSD Review
- INEO I-NA321U PLUS Docking Station @ Benchmark Reviews
- Plextor M5 Pro 128GB with Xtreme Firmware SSD @ Tweaktown
- Samsung 840 Pro 256GB SSD Review @ Hi Tech Legion
- Ineo NA216U2 Plus External USB 3.0 Enclosure @ Tweaktown
- Synology DiskStation DS213+ NAS Server Review @ NikKTech
- SuperTalent USB 3.0 Express RC4 64GB Flash Drive @ SSD Review
- Synology DiskStation DS2413+ NAS @ Techspot
- HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5-inch Mobile Hard Drive Review @ Madshrimps
- ADATA 500GB USB 3.0 DashDrive Elite Review @ OCIA
Actually it’s $300, not $85.
Actually it’s $300, not $85. Had me excited for a minute. They changed their pricing now to show 500 – 4TB versions of the same drive on one page. It’s $85 for the 500GB one.
Damn you NewEgg … let me
Damn you NewEgg … let me fix that
What that first guy said. $85
What that first guy said. $85 for a 4TB Black would be a ridiculously good deal.
Yeah, I almost fell out of
Yeah, I almost fell out of the chair when I saw the price. The warranty is pretty fantastic though. Really good to see that they are standing behind the product like that.
I caught some 4TB Seagate
I caught some 4TB Seagate externals for about $140/ea, got two and some cables, but I think the price is back to 169 now or so.
I still prefer WD Black drives for internal use and my 2Tb WD black internal still puts out as an external with a nice E-sata cable.
Rant.
WD passports and pocket drives are PoS though, people bring them to me all the time hoping I can fix them. Toshiba isn’t much better, too sensitive to moondust. (Fine silt)
End rant.
$85, I loled. 🙂
$85, I loled. 🙂