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Looking to buy a new HDD hard disk

by ilya19831 Feb 5, 2015 3:26PM PST

I am looking for a suitable 2TB storage heavy games, software and movies and more.
Recommended wd WD2003FZEX black?

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WD Black
by Mighty_Miro_WD Western Digital staff Feb 5, 2015 7:57PM PST

Hi there ilya19831!

Since you're looking for a performance drive, I would recommend you the WD Black drive to use it for your demanding apps and games. It has additional build-in features like dynamic cache (which optimizes the cache allocation) and no touch ramp technology (the recording head never touches the disk) that will give you faster loading times in gaming.

Hope this helps.

Cheers! Happy

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by ilya19831 Feb 7, 2015 7:07AM PST

WD black loud noises right?
What do you think about Seagate ST2000DM001?

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by Mighty_Miro_WD Western Digital staff Feb 8, 2015 8:23PM PST

I personally have 2 WD Black drive and don't find them loud, so I think it really depends on what you consider loud.

As for your second question, I am an official WD rep, so I cannot comment on different brands and models.

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Based on buyer reviews (link below) and the post I saw
by VAPCMD Feb 9, 2015 9:51AM PST
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Might look at...
by VAPCMD Feb 6, 2015 9:53AM PST
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by ilya19831 Feb 7, 2015 7:08AM PST

Too expensive in Israel.

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About the the same price at the one you sited over at
by VAPCMD Feb 7, 2015 12:33PM PST

Newegg.com and the frankly the one you linked didn't have such great reviews..

The link below shows all 2TB drive SATA 6.0Gbs ...the prices are all over the range and the reviews range widely too. The good thing is you can use the reviews to give you some sense of the buyer's experience with the specific drives. I've been looking at the 2TB HDDs too but nothing here really jumps out as 'outstanding'.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&IsNodeId=1&N=100007603%20600003483%20600003300

Let us know how it works out.

VAPCMD

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