Has 4096 byte sectors (contrary to what other reviewers said) and works fine. It generates heat when reading and writing, making it unsuitable for a small, fanless case (mine got up to 53 degrees Celsius, just 2 degrees below maximum operating temperature). The only NAS server I've used has lots of fans, and its NAS-grade drives put out the same amount of heat. When placing such a drive in a dock, it is common to orient the dock so that the drive is vertical; On this drive I saw a 5 degree Celsius drop when moving my drive from horizontal to vertical. I've attached an image proving it has 4096 byte sectors to refute what another reviewer wrote.
WD Blue Desktop 1TB Hard Drive - 3.5 inch, 5400~7200RPM, SATA3 (6.0GB/s), 64MB ๐พ Cache, Ideal for PC, Mac, CCTV, NAS, DVR, Raid and SATA Applications, 1 Year Warranty
176 Review
Seagate Momentus 2 5 Inch Cache ST1000LM024
57 Review
Seagate Barracuda 500GB ST500DM002 SATA 3.5 Internal Hard Drive - 7200 RPM
36 Review
๐พ Seagate Compute 2TB Internal Hard Drive HDD โ 3.5 Inch SATA for Desktop PC (ST2000DM01C)
93 Review
Shock-Resistant Transcend StoreJet 25M3 USB 3.1 Slim Portable Hard Drive with 500GB Capacity
99 Review
Game console Microsoft Xbox One X 1000 GB HDD, black
53 Review
2 TB External HDD Western Digital WD Elements Portable (WDBU), USB 3.0, black
84 Review
2 TB External HDD ADATA DashDrive Durable HD650, USB 3.2 Gen 1, Blue
55 Review