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Western Digital 4TB WD Black Performance Internal Hard Drive HDD 7200 RPM SATA 6 Gb s 256 MB Cache 3 5 WD4005FZBX
Last Updated: May 23, 2022 (Refresh Now)
7.0
SCORE
/10
Total Reviews
999
Old Reviews
519
Unverified
38
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1048576 GB
MEMORY
6 GB
INTERNAL STORAGE
Review Analysis - 442 recent, verified reviews
Detailed Mode
Storage
167drives, wd black, wd, western digital, 2tb
+73%
-27%
" ... I got this to replace a 2tb firecuda drive that was getting full. ... Wanted to get a 6tb drive so it lasts a long time. ... "
" ... Used drive with information and NO warranty from MFG Western Digital . ... "
" ... The program that finally made copying my old drive directly to the new drive is AOMEI Partition Assistant. ... After copying, it then allowed me to slide the partition on the new drive to add my brand new extra two Terabytes to my former 2 Terabyte system. ... This faster hard drive has revitalized my machine. ... "
" ... You just can't go wrong with a Western digital hard drive. ... "
" ... I ran out of space on my old drive and added this one to my PC. ... "
" ... They said it's faster than original hard drive, very pleased with price also. ... "
" ... The drive is very quite. ... The drive is fast for an old style mechanical drive. ... It doesn't compare to even a sub-par SSD, but 4TB is 4TB. ... "
" ... I just love WD Black drives I've been using them for for over 15 years. ... "
Reliability
100drives, wd, wd black, failed, died
+40%
-60%
" ... Worked fine for a little over a year, started having problems with moving files and locking up. ... "
" ... And they both had issues/would not work. ... "
" ... I’ve used this drive for two months now and it hasn’t performed well. ... "
" ... As I believe people should know what the drive current state is, and by working in IT where I've had to replace hundreds of drives and ordered drives . ... "
" ... seagate drives arent this noisy, ill be going to them. ... "
" ... What a slow piece of defective trash. ... Dead within 3 months or less. ... "
" ... Used WD diagnostics, too many bad sectors. ... Now 2 weeks in, have received no updates. ... "
" ... Drive failed after 4 months. ... Also, they will send a refurbished drive and a not a new drive. ... "
Performance
79ssd, write, hard drive, drives, mb
+89%
-11%
" ... Dude they are insanely fast and reliable, this is not the first time i try the Black One, But it is indeed with that high Cache, I have had previously 8TB WD Gold 128 MB Cache, and it is doing awesome too. ... "
" ... Fast boot times ... "
" ... I use it for storing Unity game assets, where ultimate speed is not required. ... When copying 100 or more GB, there is no speed decrease like you find with SSD, and it does not get slower over time either. ... "
" ... Read Write Mix 70% / 30% and standard read write speeds shown in the pictures. ... "
" ... Drive has good throughput: both read speed 250 MB/s and write speed 225 MB/s. ... "
" ... Booted right up and has been running flawlessly for days now. ... "
" ... Bought to replace my old 1tb drives, fantastic benchmark results. ... "
" ... However, it's speed is decent-- about 200/MBs on read and write. ... "
Sound
66loud, drive, noisy, noises, clicking
+26%
-74%
" ... They had an audible clunk or thunk nosie that is very aggravating. ... "
" ... Constantly makes clicking and other noises like something is wrong. ... "
" ... It makes clicking, moving sounds every 5 seconds. ... "
" ... It is so noisy!! ... "
" ... Not only is it unreasonably loud, but it runs hot. ... "
" ... It's soooo loud that I can hear it from across my room. ... "
" ... Any time you read or write to this drive you will hear it making an odd hollow, metallic echo like the ghost of a Gonk droid. ... "
" ... So if you are getting a thumping noise every ~5 seconds then it is normal. ... Apparently, people have found the software that turns off that feature which stops the noise. ... If you are hearing a thumping it is because the thump is resonating through the chassis. ... "
Usage
52easy, installation, installed, install, drive was easy
+92%
-8%
" ... So far so good, Installed with no problem. ... "
" ... The drive was easy to install and the right one out of the box but after two years of use it now sounds like it is grinding itself away and about to fail which does not seem right since it has not been dropped, tampered with, or abused in anyway. ... "
" ... and it was enough to survive long international flight. ... "
" ... It was a killer deal for black Friday and was easy to install. ... "
" ... I called, followed the easy-to-understand phone tree to start an RMA, and was quickly connected with support personnel. ... "
" ... Good instructions, and easy installation. ... "
" ... Easy to install . ... "
" ... Easy SATA install. ... "
Marketplace
49amazon, replacement, refund, arrived, seller
+37%
-63%
" ... But I won't risk it and will return, yet not sure what to get instead. ... "
" ... I immediately started the return process and am waiting for the refund. ... "
" ... Thought this drive was defective. ... "
" ... I chatted with Amazon support and that was a total waste of time. ... I got tired of repeating myself, so I gave up and requested a return and refund. ... "
" ... WD support was no help in diagnosing the issue so I returned it. ... "
" ... I sent it back for a replacement. ... I sent it back for a refund. ... "
" ... Tried two of them, both went back. ... "
" ... I blame the amazon guy. ... "
Connectivity
44sata, pc, hard drive, data, wd
+61%
-39%
" ... Easy peasy storage solution, the only thing that would of made it better was the sata cable. ... "
" ... Restarted my pc few times to see if it would vanish from the device manager. ... "
" ... This is my first black as I wanted a reliable drive for backing up my desktop. ... I connected this drive to my Windows 10 computer with no issues. ... "
" ... I would trust no other drive with my data. ... "
" ... I was able to image off my old drive to this one and install it in my PC. ... "
" ... That Drive was from 2009 lol. ... "
" ... Have purchased over 10,000 of them, various sizes, over the years for use in desktops, laptops & servers. ... "
" ... After correctly attaching the proper sata and sata power cable I booted up the pc and went straight into the disk manager to setup the new drive and its purring quieter than the drive its going to replace! ... "
Software
38drive, error, bios, wd, errors
+53%
-47%
" ... At the moment, I have all downloads and programs going to it. ... "
" ... It took a few hours to copy it all, and I could then open the copied files on the 4TB without any glitches. ... It did not show in File Manager, Drive Manager, or any aftermarket partition manager. ... "
" ... Had to purchase new “Windows” program but cheap if you get the program from a online company that “bay” to sell. ... "
" ... I have a separate MV2 for my OS. ... "
" ... Same thing if you are a content creator on any social media platform. ... "
" ... However, being a Windows 7 user, I eventually had to buy a program that would copy from an MBR style hard drive to a GPT. ... "
" ... OS and such on the SSD while all my games are on the 1TB WD Black hard drive. ... "
" ... Using it for music, movie, concert video and photo backup. ... "
Gaming
35gaming, drive, steam, hdd, tb
+94%
-6%
" ... This is the 2nd hard drive I bought (4tb) I love these things and use them for gaming on. ... "
" ... It seriously took longer to transfer my gaming data to the hard drive than it did to install it. ... "
" ... the extra 2 TB really smooths out seek and access on office suite, video streaming, and gaming speeds. ... "
" ... He's back to gaming with his friends. ... "
" ... I have a massive game library, and as titles grow larger in size, I needed more space. ... "
" ... Great for storing tons of games from steam and other applications on here. ... "
" ... I put all my steam/epic games on here. ... "
" ... I can deal with it but for a gaming hdd I figured it'd be quieter. ... "
Marketplace / Returns
26replacement, refund, returned, returning, hassle
+19%
-81%
" ... dead on arrival, TWICE, etc. ... "
" ... Probably going to return it. ... "
" ... So they processed a replacement. ... "
" ... But they expressly promised that they "would make it right" - but just continued to stall until a day after the return date was lapsed. ... "
" ... The POS came dead on arrival. ... vccouldnt get the device to appear on win10 and support told me to return and replace. ... "
" ... But I won't risk it and will return, yet not sure what to get instead. ... "
" ... Didn’t wanna deal with the hassle of returning it. ... "
" ... WD support was no help in diagnosing the issue so I returned it. ... "
Marketplace / Marketplace
24seller, picture, works, think, support
+46%
-54%
" ... Test Time: 00:13:01, November 26, 2020 ... "
" ... Amazon support useless. ... "
" ... Box was opened - see picture. ... "
" ... The POS came dead on arrival. ... order was already delayed come the hell on. ... "
" ... Back to Amazon it goes . ... "
" ... Now I cannot return it to Amazon. ... "
" ... I blame the amazon guy. ... "
" ... I chatted with Amazon support and that was a total waste of time. ... "
Body
24storage, drive, static, needed, box
+63%
-38%
" ... Tons of capacity and for storage purposes it is very fast. ... "
" ... I have a massive game library, and as titles grow larger in size, I needed more space. ... "
" ... Plenty of space, and great speed. ... "
" ... I use mine for storage. ... "
" ... Good thing that the drive box was sturdy. ... "
" ... The most impressive thing about this one was the way it arrived, in a sturdy BOX! ... Beats the M.2 that recently came in a chewed-up sleeve, inside what is a basically a plastic shopping bag, with a feel good label about how light the packaging is. ... Is anybody buying this minimum cost shipping container as good for anybody, least of all the consumer? ... "
" ... I needed space. ... "
" ... I mounted it in an Inateck aluminum enclosure. ... "
Price
15money, waste, worth, value, reasonable
+87%
-13%
" ... I may be a little biased though since I got it on Black Friday for $100 less than it’s usually price. ... "
" ... But it's a great value for the money. ... "
" ... Great product, reasonable price, not made in China. ... "
" ... Definitely worth it. ... "
" ... Would still buy though, Can't beat the price to performance. ... "
" ... Great capacity for the price. ... "
" ... A good value ... "
" ... 2 TB for this price is really cheap. ... I recommend you get the 4TB because it has the fastest r/w rate. ... "
Resolution
14drive, wd, black, 4k, western digital
+86%
-14%
" ... Creating 4K or 8K media content is a space and processor intensive undertaking. ... "
" ... only my second pc build but the HD is working much better than my old one it doesn't take long to boot the pc and the storage is great. ... The Access speed is good for an HD. ... "
" ... I needed a bigger HDD for the huge influx of 4K footage I'm working with. ... Storage size and transfer rate is top-notch, I can both watch and edit 4K movies with no trouble at all. ... "
" ... I've been using WD hd's since the early 90's and they've been consistently reliable for me, more so than their peers, which I why I tend to gravitate towards them when buying hd's. ... Previously my fastest hd was a wd velociraptor but this one is very fast for a mechanical drive. ... Bottom line is that if you need a new hd this one would not disappoint you for a mechanical drive. ... "
" ... This is a great HD. ... "
" ... I built a custom gaming computer 4 years ago which booted from a SSD and used a 2TB WD Black Label HD for storage. ... "
" ... put in external HD. ... "
" ... Western Digital currently makes one of the better old style HD drives with their "Black" line. ... "
Marketplace / Delivery
9delivered, shipped, quickly, one, arrived doa
+56%
-44%
" ... I want what I pay for delivered UNBROKEN. ... "
" ... Was shipped quickly and received it quickly. ... "
" ... As for shipping, I was worried when it arrived. ... The package arrived sound, and in good condition. ... "
Size
6slip, screws, fit, easy, case
+83%
-17%
" ... Installation was easy, just crack open the PC case and slip it into the rack. ... "
" ... I didn’t have any problems mounting it after I found some screws that came with my desktop. ... "
" ... Once I got a good case it worked and very well. ... "
Marketplace / Defective Delivery
6arrived doa, arrived, first, drive, doa
-100%
" ... Besides that the unit arrived with many scratches . ... "
" ... I will still give it 5 stars, but one arrived DOA. ... "
" ... Thought this drive was defective. ... "
" ... That one arrived DOA. ... "
" ... Which explains why I got a broken item in the first place. ... "
" ... Should have suspected a bad product when it arrived in plain brown packaging and not a sealed manufacturer’s original box. ... "
Design
5time, thing, look, like, elsewhere
+100%
" ... Looks like they're pushing in the new stuff now. ... "
" ... The WD Black, is considered by the industry, as the gold standard. ... "
" ... But i wanted to go Black this time and i was right they are not that noisy as the Gold. ... "
" ... So as the current condition goes, it looks good. ... "
" ... It looks brand new. ... "
Comfort
5like, head, lubricant, leveling, feature
+40%
-60%
" ... Well they don’t have to worry about it wearing out it’s being returned, what a stupid feature to make mandatory. ... "
" ... It’s a periodic head sweep to distribute lubricant and prevent wear in a particular place if lubricant were to build up in one spot. ... "
Cable
5cables, drive, cable, screws, plugs
+40%
-60%
" ... Have replaced data cable and used a different power plug with same results. ... "
" ... I can get the drive to work but due to the lack of plastic inside of sata adapter for support, the cable is loose in which makes it not registered sometimes. ... "
" ... No manual, no cords, nothing. ... "
Marketplace / Product As Described
4works, think, see, product, pictures
+75%
-25%
" ... works as advertised. ... "
" ... Works as advertised. ... "
" ... False picture, but promised specs. ... "
Lagging
3boot, also
-100%
" ... The main issue is it not showing in BIOS or on full boot after a soft or hard reset. ... "
" ... I booted up my pc a couple days later and my pc was acting weirdly slow and having issues. ... "
" ... It also slows down my PC and sometimes freezes up. ... "
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Internal Storage: 6 GB
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