WD Blue 2TB PC Hard Drive - 5400 RPM Class, SATA 6 Gb/s, 256 MB Cache, 3.5 Inch - WD20EZAZ

Reliable, easily installed. I am now on my fourth, and will buy more

excellent value drive for that price point

The device came well packaged in a well padded box (unlike previous HDD purchases!). I bought it for data storage in a Lenovo Erazer swapable disc unit running Windows 10. The Lenovo manual said buy a 3.5 inch SATA disc and insert with helpful diagrams to show how. The disc came without any instructions but I didn't think I needed them, Windows 10 does claim 'Plug and Play' facility and HDDs are pretty basic. I inserted the disc and pushed the tray into the unit and ... nothing! I assumed that it wasn't inserted properly but after several attempts and serious investigations I was sure that it was. Next thought was that the HDD was faulty but I decided to investigate further and found many similar stories on the internet, many with no happy conclusion. Several people claimed that Microsoft and Western Digital were blaming each other and leaving the customer frustrated. Windows was not very helpful but using Device Manager I spotted that the disc had been recognised but rejected. I tried to re-install the drivers but Windows just said I had the best ones available. I downloaded the WD drivers and tried again but Windows would not change its mind. I then spent several hours following suggestions on the internet and, by accident, looked at Disk Manager. I tried to reformat the disc but to no avail. In desperation I tried all of the remaining, limited options that Windows allowed me and found that changing the disc status in Disk Manager from Base to Dynamic unlocked the whole thing. I was then helped to allocate a device label and all worked a treat. A totally frustrating experience but who was to blame? Me for not knowing enough about what I was doing? Lenovo for their total lack of support for a basic part of their computer? Microsoft for the incompetence of Windows 10? Western Digital for no support at all? You choose. It is now working well but obviously hasn't been operating for long yet.

Really easy to install, recognised instantly by my PC, super quiet and haven't had any issue with it since I've been using it. The transfer speed and read time is also very quick in my experience and I use this drive to store my games on with no delays to loading times or world gen. Was worth the money spent.

Delivery was slow due to covid but product arrived well packaged (no own box, just bubble wrap and amazon box) and was easy to install. Now performing well as my c drive

I drove home in a terrible storm and nearly crashed.

Now my 4 drive RAID Array has 4 matching disks all WD Blue, replacing the two malfunctioning other brands which always gave irregular reliability even when new.

Installed this for data backup. Initialised ok, then attempted to format, followed all normal steps GUID, NTFS, Quick Format .... and the formatting never stopped, after 30 mins I gave up. Even Cancel Formatting failed. Had to switch off power. Must be a faulty disc, and I had to remove it before Windows booted again, otherwise I had no OS. Hesitant to get another WD.

Deliver was fast, as expected from Prime. I've used a few different brands of HDD. WD is, so far, the only brand that is reliable and last for a long time. For this HDD, although it is 5400, the transfer rate is quite good. Better than expected. I mainly use it to store data and media that i frequently use and transfer and this helps. Take note, the speed depends on the HDD size. Mine is 2TB with 256MB cache. Search detail data sheet online to compare. I m happy with the purchase.

El disco, siendo de la marca WD, es lo que se puede esperar, buena calidad, buen rendimiento, y asegura duración, la única pega es que viene en la típica cajita de cartón de Amazon para cosas pequeñas, con una vuelta de papel de burbuja y la bolsa antiestática del disco duro, me esperaba una caja, algo mas, la verdad, pero bueno, en principio no llego con ningún golpe ni nada a la vista, lo puse en el pc y a marchar, apenas lleva un mes pero de momento ningún problema mas que es algo ruidoso, pero no es molesto con los cascos puestos, buena compra si buscas fiabilidad en cuanto a duración.

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Ive had this for a couple of years now and it hasn't done me a thing wrong! It is quite large, however, so I would kindly advise that you make space for it upon buying it.

Habe die Festplatte in einem externen Gehäuse, mit passiver Kühlung montiert und mittels einem externen SATA Anschluss (3 GB/s) von meinen Mainboard angeschlossen. Sie bleibt dabei sehr kühl um die 30 Grad im IDLE, max 35 Grad während eines längeren Backups. Eigentlich genauso kühl, wie die intern verbauten Festplatten. Sie ist erstaunlich schnell, kaum zu hören (5400 RPM), ist neu (0 Betriebsstunden) und hat keine fehlerhaften Sektoren (Lieferzustand). Genau das, was ich gesucht habe. Empfehlung von mir ! WD WD20EZAZ Festplatte (2 TB, 5400 U/min, SATA, 6 GB/s, 256 MB Cache, 8,9 cm (3,5 Zoll), Blau Betriebssystem: Windows 10.