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Upgrade today with the latest generation of the WD_BLACK Gaming Hard Drive for the capacity you need and the performance you want. Available with up to 256 MiB of DRAM cache on higher-capacity models, WD_BLACK Gaming Hard Drives are optimized for performance so you can spend more time playing the games you love most. Combine WD_BLACK Gaming Hard Drive with a WD_BLACK SSD for a dual-drive configuration, enabling additional caching of the operating system onto the SSD for even greater PC gaming performance. All together, upgrading your older or slower hard drive to the latest generation of WD_BLACK HDDs gives you speedy performance, high capacities, and industry-leading 5-year limited warranty for an inspiring three-in-one storage solution.
Q: What is the maximum read and write speed of the hard drive?
A: The maximum read and write speed of the hard drive is 267 megabytes per second.
Q: Is the hard drive compatible with both Windows and Mac operating systems?
A: This hard drive is compatible with Windows operating systems, but will require reformatting to work with Mac operating systems.
Q: What is the warranty period for the hard drive?
A: The industry-leading limited warranty for this hard drive is 5 years.
Q: Does the hard drive come with any software?
A: This hard drive includes Acronis True Image WD Edition software.
Q: What is the cache size of the hard drive?
A: This hard drive has a cache buffer size of 256 megabytes.
A: Hi, Thank you for your query, The WD Black 6TB Gaming Internal Hard Drive is designed for use in PCs and does not meet the specifications required to function as an internal hard drive for a PS5.
A: Hi, Please know that the WD Black Gaming Drive is an internal storage hard drive and its size is 3.5 inches. For more detailed information about the drive transfer rate (max), Please refer to the link: https://products.wdc.com/library/SpecSheet/ENG/2579-810368.pdf
Q: Which data cables are good for this hard drive?
A: Hello, Please be informed that use a SATA cable to connect the hard drive to the motherboard. Please refer to the link to know more about the drive: https://www.westerndigital.com/en-in/products/internal-drives/wd-black-desktop-sata-hdd?sku=WD5003AZEX

Upgrade today with the latest generation of the WD_BLACK Gaming Hard Drive for the capacity you need and the performance you want. Available with up to 256 MiB of DRAM cache on higher-capacity models, WD_BLACK Gaming Hard Drives are optimized for performance so you can spend more time playing the games you love most. Combine WD_BLACK Gaming Hard Drive with a WD_BLACK SSD for a dual-drive configuration, enabling additional caching of the operating system onto the SSD for even greater PC gaming performance. All together, upgrading your older or slower hard drive to the latest generation of WD_BLACK HDDs gives you speedy performance, high capacities, and industry-leading 5-year limited warranty for an inspiring three-in-one storage solution.

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Upgrade today with the latest generation of the WD_BLACK Gaming Hard Drive for the capacity you need and the performance you want. Available with up to 512 MB of DRAM cache on higher-capacity models, WD_BLACK Gaming Hard Drives are optimized for performance so you can spend more time playing the games you love most. Combine WD_BLACK Gaming Hard Drive with a WD_BLACK SSD for a dual-drive configuration, enabling additional caching of the operating system onto the SSD for even greater PC gaming performance. All together, upgrading your older or slower hard drive to the latest generation of WD_BLACK HDDs gives you speedy performance, high capacities, and industry-leading 5-year limited warranty for an inspiring three-in-one storage solution.

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Sometimes you dont need to be the fastest! Sometimes you gotta be the strongest. This drive will hold a massive amount of data at a good speed too. Using one for my Plex server but I want another one to hold older games that dont need SSD speeds. It looks cool too.
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Posted by TruAmerican1776
The hard drive was perfect right out of the box. It is super quiet and responsive. I love the fact that it has 8TB of storage and the reliability of Western Digital. Highly recommend for your storage needs. I didn't need the performance of a gaming hard drive, but I appreciate the reliability of this drive backed by a 5 year western digital warranty. It is also CMR versus the SMR style of similarly sized/priced Seagate drives.
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Posted by JimG83
I've used three of these drives in the past and have had no problem at all. The one I received was defective and had to be replaced by WD under warranty. Their replacement took twice as long as told by the support staff (nearly 3 weeks).
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Posted by wibbs