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Rating 4.6 out of 5 stars with 189 reviews

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Customers enjoy the Mainstream 500GB hard drive's performance and ease of installation, frequently praising its speed and user-friendliness. The drive's affordability and quiet operation are also highlighted as significant advantages. While some users wish for larger storage options, the overall feedback points to a positive experience with this product.

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  • Pros mentioned:
    Ease of use

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great product

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

    This is a great hard drive i have chosen. Easy to install, fast transferring speed. The most importantly, I always choose this brand and trust its quality.

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

    Resonable price

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

    So far seems good, only time will tell if it holds up.

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

    Great

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

    I needed more Space so I got this and it is working great

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

    Simple to use;3.0USB speed;files and system image

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

    Searched many sources; Got great help and advice at Best Buy; Found exactly what I needed. Comes with 3 yr. mfg. warranty.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 3 out of 5 stars

    New hard drive--still getting used to it & softwar

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

    Thankfully, popup told me my HP desktop purchased 3/4 yrs. ago was about to crash so I took PC to store & had new one put in while info on old one was still valid. Am just now putting it to use, so am rating it average. Might be more or less after I see how it works.

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Performance

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    great hard drive

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

    I don't use anything else other than western digital. less problems and down times than any other hard drive I have experienced.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Reliable Hard Drive

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

    Purchased to use as an external back up drive. Over the years I have found Western Digital SATA drives to be very reliable.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Ease of use

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great size for the cost

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

    Purchased as a replacement for my PC and this was a perfect price for the size. Easy as pie to install

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

    Great Hard Drive as always

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

    Western Digital hard drive, enough said...cant go wrong with them. Great speed, price, capacity and easy to install. highly recommend

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

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Not bad for the price

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

    Works great in a pinch...There are much better and bigger hard drives...this one is great to use temporarily for a cheap price, while your main hard drive is being replaced .

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    WD is the most dependable

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

    I've used many a hard drives over the years and Western Digital has proven to be the best for me. They have failed less than any other brand.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Ease of use

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Put into my old iMac

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

    This was easy to install after opening up the complicated iMac from 2004. My old drive died and after the new drive it works like a charm.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Hard drive

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Works great

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

    Good product always a good choice. Western digital is the war to go when it comes to hard drives.

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

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Fast but a bit noisy

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

    I replaced my dying 500 GB caviar green drive with the les expensive blue drive. It's just as fast but slightly noisy. But it's a good option if you're trying to save some money.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    I like WD hard drives.

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

    I have two of these. One is installed inside my PC and the other is used as an external backup drive. It is very fast.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Good Good

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

    Not much to say about drives they either work or they don't Mines happened to work will buy another in a few weeks.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great Hard Drive

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

    This hard drive was a replacement for the primary drive in my four year old computer. It works much better than the original.

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

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Fine for the price

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

    Hard drive works fine, they appear to be recently redesigned so hopefully they work out any issues they've had in the past

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

    Great and reliable internal hard disk.

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

    A good investment for an internal hard disk, reliable, and easy to install, software support for the product is very good .

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great HDD !!!

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

    Need to replace a working station that handles good amount of data, no problems with installation or performance !!

    I would recommend this to a friend
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