WD Caviar Blue hard drives are available with either SATA or PATA interface in a variety of cache sizes with a multitude of available features to deliver rock solid performance and ultra-cool and quiet operation perfect for family and business computing.
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Bought this drive to go in a simple office build. The price was right at the time, just needed something cheap. Hasn't failed yet. Would definitely get another one for my next build that doesn't get a SSD.
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I haven't had any issues with this drive for the last 4 years. Purchased multiple Sizes, and all are still working today. Though now they are re-purposed as storage drives because of SSD's.
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These blue drives are the standard 7200rmp drives that have been in use for years, and used to be the standard for gaming builds before black/ssd drives came out. Personally I use black drives for the added speed and reliability, but these blue drives are still solid choices for budget/basic use.
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Bought it as my primary (OS) drive, and have nothing to say bad about this drive. Never had any head crashes or corrupted data, it has been reliable all this time and as fast as I've really needed from it.
Good drive, fair price, always good quality with Western Digital, overall excellent for an internet browsing, low usage computer. Never had any problems with WD. I can easily recommend their drives! :)
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Warranty length may vary per specific model. Western Digital Raptor and Caviar RE series enterprise drives are covered by a 5 year warranty. Caviar and Caviar Blue & Green desktop drives are covered by a 2 year warranty for OEM drives, and a 1 year warranty for Retail.
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My Book Studio, My Passport Elite, My Passport Studio
WDH1Q, WDML, WDMT, WDMS
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WD Elements SE, WD Elements, WD Elements Portable, My Book Essential, My Book Mac Edition, My Book Premium, My Book Premium ES, My Book Premium II, Dual-Option Media Center, Dual-Option Combo, Dual-Option USB, NetCenter, Lighted Combo, Extreme Lighted Combo, USB, Combo, FireWire
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