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Western Digital Caviar Black 640GB 7200RPM 32MB Dual Proc 3.5IN SATA Hard Drive OEM 5YR Mfg Warranty
Western Digital Caviar Black 640GB 7200RPM 32MB Dual Proc 3.5IN SATA Hard Drive OEM 5YR Mfg Warranty
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   Part #: WD6401AALS

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 Features    [ Edit | History ]

WD Caviar Black drive combines a high performance electronics architecture with a rock solid mechanical architecture to deliver the perfect storage solution for your fully-loaded PC or maxed out gaming machine. Cool drive operation, no-touch head technology, and leading-edge vibration protection ensure enhanced reliability and sustained data throughput.




 Specifications    [ Edit | History ] - by David_W @Oct 23, 2008
Drive Performance  
     Buffer: 32 MB
     Maximum External Data Transfer Rate: 300 MBps (2.3 Gbps)
     Rotational Speed: 7200 rpm
General Information  
     Brand Name: WD
     Manufacturer: Western Digital Corporation
     Manufacturer Part Number: WD6401AALS
     Manufacturer Website Address: www.wdc.com
     Product Line: Caviar Black
     Product Model: WD6401AALS
     Product Name: Caviar Black WD6401AALS Hard Drive
     Product Type: Hard Drive
Interfaces/Ports  
     Drive Interface: SATA
     Drive Interface Standard: SATA/300
     SATA Pin: 7-pin
Physical Characteristics  
     Depth: 147.0 mm
     Drive Type: Internal
     Drive Width: 3.5"
     Height: 26.1 mm
     Hot Swappable: Yes
     Weight (Approximate): 689.5 g
     Width: 101.6 mm
Technical Information  
     Storage Capacity: 640 GB
Warranty  
     Limited Warranty: 5 Year

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Messages about Western Digital Caviar Black 640GB 7200RPM 32MB Dual Proc 3.5IN SATA Hard Drive OEM 5YR Mfg Warranty

RAID question (Matthew_W- Feb 13, 11, 2 Replies) Read this message
Hd drive fail after 3 months? (Robin_S- Dec 22, 10, 7 Replies) Read this message
SLOW! Beware, New 3 Platter Model.... (kevin_f- Nov 04, 10, 25 Replies) Read this message
Works on SATA3 board? (stupid_a- Sep 23, 10, 1 Replies) Read this message
How are these in Raid 0? (RAID noob) (TriViuM- Sep 20, 10, 14 Replies) Read this message
WD6402AAEX available (felix789- Sep 03, 10, 3 Replies) Read this message
7200.12 500GB or this? (Shane_J- Apr 08, 10, 8 Replies) Read this message
New WD6402AAEX model (felix789- Mar 09, 10, 4 Replies) Read this message
Same speed as an SATA2 drive? (Jonathan_B- Mar 05, 10, 3 Replies) Read this message
Chances of blackie 640gb going on sale? (My Temporary-permanent name- Feb 04, 10, 23 Replies) Read this message
Curious how to set this up with an older HD (Shane_S- Jan 18, 10, 12 Replies) Read this message
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URL: http://reviews.cnet.com/internal-hard-drives/wd-caviar-black-wd6401aal
Comment: This Western Caviar Black WD6401AALS is a 640GB, standard hard disk drive.Compared to other standard hard drives on the market, it is very inexpensive at around US$85. Compared to a typical hard drive, its maximum internal data transfer rate of 113 MBps is very fast.Its burst transfer rate is 300 MB
Posted by: EOZyo @04/08/09
URL: http://mobilemodding.info/western-digital-caviar-black-640gb-benchmark
Comment: Review and benchmarks
Posted by: v300.motofan.ru @02/02/09
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Stan_P
04/04/11
Experience: 1 Years
It did what I expected it to do.

Enough storage for any basic computer user, and its snappy. (Read More)

tomlemange
02/09/11
Experience: 5 Months
 Verified Owner
I used this drive for installing games on my main rig. Very fast load times and plenty of space. I accidently broke the sata data connector on the back of the drive and WD said they would replace it under warranty. I couldn't have been happier. (Read More)

homer_s
02/07/11
Experience: 6 Months
I love this HD its fast and quite. Not a ssd fast, but still excellent. WD drives is all I have ever bought, and for good reason. (Read More)

TSellers
01/22/11
Experience: 5 Months
 Verified Owner
I stick with the Black series because somewhere along the line I think I read that this model has a higher MTBF rate than the others in their product line such as green and blue. I bought this smaller size because it was on sale to use as a backup drive. I ended up using it as a dual boot drive to boot Win7.

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Kyle_B
01/16/11
Experience: 2 Months
 Verified Owner
Bought this on sale. Been a great drive so far.

This drive is fast, quiet and cool. (Read More)

Adrian_P
12/28/10
Experience: 2 Years
Have used these drives for OS, storage, and raid setups and have never had a single problem with them. The warranty is the main reason I go with WD every time and their support is second to none. (Read More)

OCYourLife
12/21/10
Experience: 1 Days
 Verified Owner
I've bought 2 of these drives so far and I can't complain at all. Both make the same amount of "noise' and both work flawlessly. (Read More)

Jason_B
12/16/10
Experience: 10 Days
 Verified Owner
WD Black hard drives haven't steered me wrong yet. I buys WD blacks on a regular basis and they have been extremely reliable. Also got this on a price match for a great price (Read More)

Guillaume_R
12/11/10
Experience: 2 Weeks
Bought this for my uncle's build as the main drive. Works like it needs to.

Only problem I have with this drive, it is not a Samsung Spinpoint which are, in my opinion based on experience and testbench, the best 7200 RPM hard drive. It's a shame NCIX doesn't have them in stock

This review was modfied by poster @ 12-11-10 09:58 PM (Read More)

robobat
12/10/10
Experience: 5 Months
 Verified Owner
FAST drive. This is one of the fastest 7200RPM hard drives in this price range. Very quiet drive, and solid stability. Would highly recommend to anyone. (Read More)


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First 30 days limited warranty through NCIX.com. The remainder of the two year warranty is provided directly by the manufacturer.

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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Western Digital warranty policy by model:

http://support.wdc.com/warranty/policy.asp

       
       
       
       
       

Product

Product Designator

Component Drive1

Retail Kit

Enterprise Drives:

 

 

 

WD Raptor, WD RE, WD RE2, WD RE2-GP, WD RE3, WD RE4, WD RE4-GP, WD VelociRaptor, WD RE SAS

GD, SD, SB, YD, YR, YS, ADFD, ADFS, ABPS, AYPS, AYYS, ABYS, FYYS, FBYX, ABYX, FYPS, GLFS, BLFS, HLFS, HLHX, BLHX, FYYG

5-year

5-year

WD S25 SAS Hard Drive

BKFG, BKHG, BKFF

5-year

N/A

Desktop Drives:

 

 

 

WD Caviar Black

AAEX, AALS, FAEX, FAES, FALS, FASS

5-year

5-year

WD Caviar Blue (WD Caviar, WD Caviar SE, WD Caviar SE16)

BB, LB, JB, PB, JD, JS, KS, KD, KS, ABKS, AABS, AAJS, AAKS, AABB, AAJB, AAKB, AAKX, AALX, EALX

3-year

3-year

WD Caviar Blue

WDBAAV, WDBAAW, WDBAAX

3-year

2-year

WD Raptor X

AHFD

5-year

5-year

WD Caviar Green (WD Caviar GP)

EACS, EADS, AACS, AADS, EARS

3-year

3-year

WD Caviar Green

WDBAAY

3-year

2-year

Mobile Drives:

 

 

 

WD Scorpio Black

BPKT, BEKT, BJKT

5-year

5-year

WD Scorpio Blue

VE, UE, BEAS, BEVS, BEVE, BEVT, KEVT, TEVT, BPVT

2-year

3-year

WD Scorpio Blue

WDBABA, WDBABB, WDBABC

2-year

2-year

CE Drives:

 

 

 

WD AV, WD AV-GP, WD AV-25 AV

AVBS, AVJS, AVBB, AVJB, EVCS, EURS, AVCS, AVVS, BUDT, EVVS

3-year

3-year

External Drives:

 

 

 

WD ShareSpace™

WDA4NC

N/A

3-year

My Book Studio, My Passport Elite, My Passport Studio

WDH1Q, WDML, WDMT, WDMS

N/A

5-year

My Book Mirror, My Book Pro, My Book Pro II, My Book World, My Book World II, My Book Studio II, My Book Home, My Book Office, My Book Elite, My Book Studio, My Book Studio LX, My Book Live

WDH2U, WDG1T, WDG2TP, WDG1NC, WDH1NC, WDG2NC, WDH2NC, WDH2Q, WDH1CS, WDH1B, WDBAAH, WDBAAJ, WDBC3G, WDBACH, WDBACGxxxxHCH

N/A

3-year

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

WDBABV, WDE1U, WDE1MS, WDBAAR, WDG1U, WDH1U, WDG1C, WDG1SU, WDG2T, WDXUL, WDXF, WDXUB, WDXB, WDXE, WDXC

N/A

1-year

My Book Essential, My Book for Mac, My Book 3.0

WDBAAF, WDBACW, WDBAAG, WDBAAK, WDBABP

N/A

2-year

WD Passport Pocket Drive

WDXMM

N/A

1-year

WD Passport (all colors)

WDXML, WDXMS, WDXMC, WDXMSA, WDXSMB, WDXSMC, WDXMSE

N/A

3-year

My Passport Essential, My Passport for Mac, My Passport Elite, My Passport Studio

WDME, WDMEA, WDBAAC, WDBAAE

N/A

3-year

My Passport Essential, My Passport Essential SE, My Passport for Mac, My Passport AV, My Passport SE for Mac, My Passport Studio

WDBAAA, WDBACY, WDBABM, WDBAAB, WDBBXV, WDBL1D, WDBABS, WDBABW, WDBK8A, WDBALG

N/A

2-year

Home Entertainment:

 

 

 

My DVR Expander eSATA Edition, My DVR Expander USB Edition, WD TV, WD TV Live, WD TV Live Plusk, WD TV Live Hub

WDG1S, WDH1S, WDAV, WDBAAN, WDBABX, WDBABZ, WDBACA

N/A

1-year

My Book AV DVR Expander

WDBABT

N/A

2-year

Solid State Storage

 

 

 

WD SiliconEdge Blue Solid State Drives

2100

N/A

3-year

WD SiliconDrive N1x Solid State Drives

2500

N/A

5-year

 


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