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Rating 4.4 out of 5 stars with 36 reviews

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    Rating 4.6 out of 5 stars

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89%would recommend to a friend

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Customers express satisfaction with the BLACK 6TB Gaming Internal Hard Drive's price and large storage capacity, finding it competitively priced and ideal for gaming and bulk storage needs. However, some customers noted that the drive can be quite loud during operation. The drive's sound level is a point of concern for some users.

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  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Solid choice

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Solid choice. Just plug in and you are ready to go!

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Amazing for a HDD

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    It works as advertised and perfect for the price i can think back to the last time i built a pc and remember thinking theres no way to fill a 1tb external hard drive now I fill a 1tb drive in minutes

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Speed
    Cons mentioned:
    Noise level
    Best Buy Employee

    Rated 2 out of 5 stars

    LOUD

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    Best Buy Employee
    Posted . Owned for 1 week when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    HDDs are known to make noise. I didn't expect how much and how loud it would be. It's VERY fast for an HDD and a good price, but if you don't want to hear what sounds like a gremlin can't scratching a metal grate this drive is not for you.

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
    • Brand response from Western Digital Team
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      Hi ErikR, Please be informed that hard drives produce some noise when they work. The amount and kind of noise depend on what the hard drive is doing like reading or writing data. It's good to know which sounds are normal and which might mean there's a problem with the hard drive. Please refer to the mentioned link to know about the causes of hard drive noises: https://support-en.wd.com/app/answers/detailweb/a_id/32906 If you need any assistance then please feel free to contact us by opening a ticket directly at (https://support-en.wd.com/app/askweb) WDConnections

  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    EXTREEEEEMELY RELIABLE. I have bought many.

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    Posted . Owned for 2 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    These WD "Black" hard drives are extreeeeemely reliable. I have purchased MANY of them over the years. But here's a tip: keep your computers protected by UPS's, so they are not subject to fluctuations in current. I'm pretty sure that's why mine have lasted so long.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 2 out of 5 stars

    NOT COMPATIBLE WITH WINDOWS 11

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    Posted . Owned for 1 week when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I am giving this a low review only because BestBuy does not show which versions of windows that this is compatible with.. I ordered this on the BestBuy website which states “compatible with windows”. When it arrived to the house is when I see on the box that it is only compatible with older versions of windows. I will not work on windows 11.

    I would recommend this to a friend
    • Brand response from Western Digital Team
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      Hello, we are sorry for the inconvenience caused to you. WD-Black internal hard drives are ideal for high-performance PC systems, desktops, all-in-one PCs, gaming PCs, and home media PCs. To provide us with the best assistance in resolving this issue, please provide a detailed description of the problem with screenshots at https://support-en.wd.com/app/askweb, and our customer support team will respond promptly. WDConnections

  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great storage drive!

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    Posted . Owned for 4 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Needed a drive for bulk storage and this is surprisingly powerful and has sustained data transfers of 250 Mb per second reading and write, which is impressive for a physical rotating disc hard drive!

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    It works nicely

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    The disk is working flawlessly so far, it has good writting speed with large files, not that great with hundreds of files, but it is to be expected. Also, it's a fairly quiet drive, so I'm happy with it.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Works Great!!!!

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    Posted . Owned for 2 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Got it for my PS5 Pro. Have always like WD for my gaming Needs and will continue to support them.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Price

    Rated 2 out of 5 stars

    Slow and not super stable.

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    Posted . Owned for 2 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    It probably goes without saying because this is an HDD, but this thing is sloooooow. I've also had several crashes in Windows that didn't occur under similar situations in Windows on my SSDs, so I suspect it's to blame. Price was relatively good for the storage space, but there are far better deals available if you can wait for shipping.

    I would recommend this to a friend
    • Brand response from Western Digital Team
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      Hello,

      We would like to gather more information. We request you kindly open a support ticket at (https://support-en.wd.com/app/askweb) to elaborate on the issue and, our support team will get in touch with you at the earliest. WDConnections

  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Western Digital

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Well you can't go wrong buying WD and the price was perfect thanks BB.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Gaming fast

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    Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Works great best gaming drive ever just the right size and blazing fast

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    No complaints; everything is working.

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    Posted . Owned for 5 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I needed the extra space, and this product works extremely well; no problems.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    It’s work for my computer

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    Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Very great for my computer especially since my computer has been down

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Cons mentioned:
    Noise level

    Rated 1 out of 5 stars

    Failing and Freezing My Computer After 3 Months

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    Posted . Owned for 3 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I bought this 3 months ago, and up until last week it's been okay. A little noisy in the computer, and slow to play games from. Recently, however, it has been causing my pc to freeze soon after booting it up. At first I thought it was the GPU, but after removing this hard drive, my computer has been running perfect. Not happy.

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
    • Brand response from Western Digital Team
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      Hello, We are sorry for the inconvenience caused to you. Please be informed that hard drives produce some noise when they work. To know more about the causes of hard drive noise please refer to the mentioned link: https://support-en.wd.com/app/answers/detailweb/a_id/32906 Also, we would like to collect more information, hence we request you to please open a support ticket at (https://support-en.wd.com/app/askweb) to explain the issue in detail and our support team will contact you as soon as possible. WDConnections

  • Cons mentioned:
    Noise level

    Rated 1 out of 5 stars

    Noisey drive

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Box the drive came in looked beat up. Installed in in my computer and it makes all kinds of chatter when writing. My old computer has western digital Red drives and and one black. They are super quiet

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
    • Brand response from Western Digital Team
      Posted .

      Hello,

      We’re sorry to hear about your experience. To assist you further, we kindly request that you open a support ticket at https://support-en.wd.com/app/askweb and provide more details about the issue. Our support team will reach out to you as soon as possible. WDConnections

  • Pros mentioned:
    Capacity

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Wd black hardrive review

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Works great, Plenty of space, Great price, and great customer service

    I would recommend this to a friend
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