WD 1TB Ultrastar 7200 rpm SATA 3.5″ Internal Data Center HDD (Retail)

155 reviews for WD 1TB Ultrastar 7200 rpm SATA 3.5″ Internal Data Center HDD (Retail)

1. Rated 1 out of 5

   Jerad Roob
   March 30, 2022    Verified Purchase

   After 5 months of use on a UPS, drive unmounted unexpectedly and would not remount Changed enclosures, ports with no success.

2. Rated 5 out of 5

   Amir Gerlach
   March 30, 2022    Verified Purchase

   I’ve owned over 50 hard drives. Been using five of the WD Ultrastar 14TB versions for my photo database for over 2 years now, no problems. Do I trust them? Well, I just bought six more 14TB drives.

3. Rated 5 out of 5

   Casandra Altenwerth
   March 28, 2022    Verified Purchase

   Real Deal Ultrastars!! When paired with 2020 Mercury Elite Pro, using CrystalDiskMark, benched at 275/274 Read/Write speeds.

4. Rated 5 out of 5

   Emil Stracke
   March 27, 2022    Verified Purchase

   This is a really good speed drive for SATA and even more quieter than WD RED NAS 7200 drives i purchased previously! Very good speeds achieved via RAID-10 compared with RAID-1 before.

5. Rated 5 out of 5

   Raphaelle Witting
   March 27, 2022    Verified Purchase

   Big, fast, quiet, and dependable so far. That’s why I have stayed with WD drives for over 20 years now. Initialized it in Win10, did a quick format and was ready to go.

6. Rated 5 out of 5

   Zaria Langosh
   March 22, 2022    Verified Purchase

   Need large drive for video files. Easy install in my HP 840Z workstation. Works great.

7. Rated 1 out of 5

   Dave Schneider
   March 20, 2022    Verified Purchase

   I ordered a two pack of these drives in May for expansion of our Synology NAS. We’ve been away from of our of office because of Covid, so I didn’t install the drives until July. One drive worked fine, the other didn’t. SMART info could not be read. Synology’s drive health test reported an Access Error. I went with an Ultrastar Enterprise-Class drive for reliability. They claim a 2M hour MTBF rate. I guess that counts only if it works out of the box. B&H wouldn’t help because the return window had passed so I have to get an RMA from Western Digital, and pay to send it to them. Then, in a couple weeks I might get a used, repaired drive back. This was the hassle I was hoping to avoid.

8. Rated 2 out of 5

   Mark Kautzer
   March 13, 2022    Verified Purchase

   I just bought two of these drives. They arrived yesterday. One seems to be working fine. The other one never booted up on either of my computers. After multiple failed attempts, I am returning the dead one. I feel lucky that even one of the two drives worked. It’s a sad state of affairs when 50% is the new 100% here at B&H.

9. Rated 5 out of 5

   Sebastian Dibbert
   March 10, 2022    Verified Purchase

   I bought these drives to replace WD Red Pro 3TB tjst are starting to age out in my two synced NAS boxes ( Synology DS415+ that I love). Have only had to install two in the last weeks and they came up right away after full surface checks. They run quietly, but that’s an individual perception.

10. Rated 5 out of 5

    Lilla Kshlerin
    March 10, 2022    Verified Purchase

    I purchased these drives in 2018, so 3 years running, they have been in a Raid 1. Very fast and usable as a working drive with redundancy for photo, video edit, game dev. Programs are on SSDs, with scratch on SSDs. Get these if you want to have a reliable backup. Use the best or cry like the rest. Waiting on the 24TB. 16TB sounds nice.

11. Rated 5 out of 5

    Herman Upton
    March 8, 2022    Verified Purchase

    I do music, video and photography. I ordered a pair of these Ultrastar 12TB drives to replace a pair of Seagate 4TB drives that were full. Installation was painless. Configured to RAID1, copied data from old drives using Windows Explorer. Everything running great. At my current data usage, I expect to use these for the next 3-4 years. I found this page at the HGST web site. I was able to check the warranty status of new drives by entering serial #. It appears you don’t have to register the drives. Just keep your receipt for a potential warranty claim. I do this for business reasons anyway. Hope this helps. https://www2.hgst.com/portal/site/en/support/warranty/

12. Rated 5 out of 5

    Unique Greenfelder
    March 6, 2022    Verified Purchase

    It came on time and is quiet. It has a large cache. I am expecting a long life from this drive.

13. Rated 5 out of 5

    Adriana Beahan
    March 2, 2022    Verified Purchase

    I would not buy any other model or brand of drive. The Western Digital gold series has been proven to last longer than many other drives. I recommend using this drive in a RAID 5 or 6 configuration as you will have the benefit of redundancy just in case any drive should fail.

14. Rated 2 out of 5

    Dion Daugherty
    March 1, 2022    Verified Purchase

    Revising previous 4 star review. I had to return the hdd because after copying some files to it, it continued to spin continuously for hours…even though it wasn’t being accessed. It was impossible to stop the spinning, and the spinning noise was loud and intolerable. I’ve ordered a Seagate exos drive to try out as a replacement.

15. Rated 5 out of 5

    Kip Hagenes
    February 27, 2022    Verified Purchase

    Sealed drive with helium means no problem with dust ever. Works as it should.

16. Rated 5 out of 5

    Herman Bailey
    February 27, 2022    Verified Purchase

    I have always chosen former HGST’s Ultrastar for its reliability. As I did a lot of research, I found that the WD Gold Ultrastar HDD, enterprise class, was what I should buy now, rather than WD’s red versions. The 6TB version of Gold Ultrastar is quieter and less power-consuming than 8TB or 10TB version. It’s also a lot quieter than my old 4TB Ultrastar that I purchased about 5 years ago. The power consumption is 7.0W when in operation and only 5.9W when idle. If you need a drive with a higher capacity and a lower power-consumption than this 6TB version, you need to get one with 12TB or more, according to WD’s spec sheet. I would highly recommend this drive.

17. Rated 5 out of 5

    Foster Klein
    February 25, 2022    Verified Purchase

    Recommissioning an old server with new drives, they worked perfectly as expected

18. Rated 5 out of 5

    Alanna Cruickshank
    February 21, 2022    Verified Purchase

    Ease of initializing and formatting installing, storing, media, pictures, and videos.

19. Rated 5 out of 5

    Sadie Moen
    February 20, 2022    Verified Purchase

    I’ve only the had the most recent drive running 261 hours now with no issues. I have two others with over 2,000 hours. It was exhaustively tested by my Synology NAS when installed and again when loading it half full right away. It just works.

20. Rated 1 out of 5

    Broderick Mueller
    February 19, 2022    Verified Purchase

    Purchased several. Used in primarily in a listed server. So it should be supported. 50% (no exaggeration), had to be sent back for RMA. I have 1 that has come back twice. Not worth the effort. Stay away. You’ve been warned.