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WD Black 6TB HDD Review – Who would use a traditional old-generation hard disk drive, you ask? Plenty of people. Even though an SDD (Solid State Drive) has far better performance and reliability than the good old HDD, it still is rather expensive as the c...
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It may seem counter intuitive to enthusiasts who have migrated entirely over to SSDs, but standard spindle-based media isnt on its way out the door anytime soon. Instead the main goals and design priorities of traditional hard drives have simply changed...
With SSDs now offering relatively good price / capacity levels and suitably high performance, hard drive manufacturers could have been pushed into an untenable situation. Not so with Western Digital. They have recognized theres an opportunity to advance...
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A couple of months ago, WD announced two new capacity for their popular WD Black lineup, the WD Black 6TB (WD6001FZWX) and WD Black 5TB (WD5001FZWX) . Not only that these two new drives offer larger storage capacity, but they also offer faster read/write...
Pages: 1 2 3 4WD WD Black 6TB WD Black 6TB Review WD Black 6TB WD6001FZWX Western Digital 2015-10-29Tags WD WD Black 6TB WD Black 6TB Review WD Black 6TB WD6001FZWX Western DigitalPrevious QNAP HS-251+ Fanless NAS Announced, Now Powered with Intel Quad Co...
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ATTO Disk Benchmark benchmarks a drive's read and write speeds with increasing file sizes and graphs them.For potential write testing, HD Tune was used to measure the drive's write performance. Again, we focus on the average results for real-world relevan...
Excellent performance, Massive storage, 5 year warranty...
Can get a bit hot...
If you're looking for the best performance hard drive right now for work or games, the WD Black 6TB is your only choice...
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Let me give you a refresher, as of today there four different WD consumer-grade hard drives. WD black, WD Purple, WD Blue and WD Red.Watch the video below to know the difference between each other.Outside there's nothing special with the WD drives it's bu...
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While the price of SSDs continues to drop, the ‘old' hard drive is still the cheapest way to store a lot of data. Especially in a NAS or Mini-ITX system, where there is limited physical space you probably want a drive with as much capacity as possible...
We are starting this conclusion with the 6TB-drives. The Toshiba MD04ACA 6TB and X300 6TB offer good performance in this segment for a relatively low price, but are clearly audible with noise levels that are nearly at 40 dB(A) when idle. Nevertheless th...
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A few weeks ago, I went to eat with a bunch of people after church. As we approached the restaurant, one of my friends decided to open and hold the door to let me in first -- so I did. As I walked through the door, I heard my other friends say, in a not v...
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For storage of lots of data, a hard drive is the best option for the time being, especially now that SSD prices are rising rather than falling. Luckily there is still enough innovation in the hard disk field. Time for a new comparative test with no less t...
Despite the fact that there are only three hard disk drive manufacturers left, you have a lot to choose from when you're looking for a new drive. It is not just about prices either. Though SSDs have outperformed hard drives for a long time now, there are...
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Disclosure: This review unit is supplied by WD.What keeps WD Black 5TB WD5001FZWX drive apart from other Black 7200 RPM drive is that the 5TB and 6TB variants use a larger 128MB Cache. WD Black series drives are made for a system that requires more perfor...
Good compressed file transfer, High IOPs, Good response time for a drive of this size, StableTrac, FiveYear Warranty...
WD40E31X does better with some typical workloads.
The average read access and write are good. The sequential transfer speeds are good but WD 4TB SSHD...
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WD Blacks are typically speedy but loud and energy inefficient, making them ill-suited for quiet PCs, especially now that completely silent solid-state drives have become common place. However, for users who require vast amounts of fast storage, these dri...
The WD Black 6TB impressively offers a five year warranty, a sizable amount of capacity, and Enterprise-level performance in one neat package. While its mechanical nature prevents it from being as nimble as a SSD, it is the fastest hard drive we've tested...
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WD Black has launched a 6TB version (as well as a 5TB model) of the performance-driven family of consumer-grade hard disk drives, which is a 2TB increase in storage compared to the previous 4TB model that we reviewed a few years back. Like its predecessor...
Great boost in overall performance compared to the previous model, 50% storage capacity boost over prior gen, Good price/performance/capacity blend...
Ranked under the 4TB in a few workloads...
The WD Black 6TB is a significant upgrade in both performance and capacity compared to its predecessor. The resulting combination of capacity, price and performance makes the 6TB Black an excellent option for professionals and enthusiasts who have a large...
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