Review on WD Blue Desktop 1TB Hard Drive - 3.5 inch, 5400~7200RPM, SATA3 (6.0GB/s), 64MB 💾 Cache, Ideal for PC, Mac, CCTV, NAS, DVR, Raid and SATA Applications, 1 Year Warranty by Bong Cha ᠌

3 such screws passed through my hands, with a difference of several days. I will describe the impressions of each. 1)WD10EZEX-60ZF5A0,Malaysia,Oct 2022. The linear read speed is about 172 mb/s, the write is 170 mb/s (HD Tune 5.5 Pro). Very strong vibrations, lying on the chipboard table, made it vibrate. The noise from the heads is insignificant, one might say barely noticeable, BUT (!) From the spindle you can hear such a constant high-frequency squeak (hum) that it lays your ears (seriously). from neoprene, in a good way, nothing at all, no matter how hard I tried. Only the implementation of sound insulation in the form of a rather large labyrinth of foam rubber helped. This is the first time I encounter this. 2)WD10EZEX-60ZF5A0, Malaysia, Aug 2022. This one has more linear read speed, 185 mb / s, write 175 mb / s. This instance vibrated much less than the previous one, you can even say it somehow rather weakly (smile). But, the constant high-frequency squeak is present in full, perhaps even more, it’s hard to say, just like listening when it’s “disgusting” to the ears. same volume level. 3) WD10EZEX-60ZF5A0, Malaysia, also Aug 2022. This copy is exactly similar to the second one, although the speeds are slightly different, reading 182 mb/s, writing 175 mb/s. It also beeps. Of course, for a long time I didn’t begin to measure with the “muffler” of noise for an HDD the size of a MiniATX case, so disk No. 1, which I borrowed, was fused to where it was taken (smile). The search continued. I don’t consider Seagate in principle, their magnetic pancakes are made of cardboard covered with foil (smiley) and simply crumble at the end of the warranty period (especially the Green series). But they should be quieter in terms of noise. So, I took a Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB for myself. mb / s, Recording 175 mb / s. The spindle is not audible, the positioning of the heads is almost inaudible. Only a slight rustle. By the way, this screw was made on the machines of the former Hitachi, which sold its business after the 2022 flood to Toshiba. In general, I recommend paying extra 800r for Toshiba) Good luck)