Western Digital WD1003FZEX Gaming Hard Drive 1TB
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About this product
This Western Digital WD1003FZEX Gaming Hard Drive provides 1TB of internal storage for PC users. It's a 3.5-inch form factor HDD operating at 7200 RPM with a SATA III interface and a 64 MB cache. The drive boasts a read speed of 500MB/s and a transfer rate of 150 Mbps, making it suitable for gaming and performance applications. It's part of the Caviar Black product line and supports hot-swapping.
Our take
As a dedicated gaming hard drive, this Western Digital WD1003FZEX offers a respectable 1TB of storage, which is enough for several large game titles and other applications. The 7200 RPM rotation speed and 64 MB cache, combined with a SATA III interface, are good indicators of its performance potential within the HDD category. While the 500MB/s read speed is noteworthy for an HDD, the stated 150 Mbps transfer rate seems more aligned with standard SATA II performance, which could be a point of clarification. The hot-swap feature is a nice bonus for flexible system configurations. It's an internal drive, so be ready for installation.
Pros & Cons
Pros
- 1TB storage capacity for gaming
- 7200 RPM rotation speed
- SATA III interface
- Hot Swap feature
Cons
- Transfer rate of 150 Mbps seems low for SATA III
- Internal drive requires PC installation
Specifications
- Compatible With PC
- Color Black
- MPN WD1003FZEX
- Rotation Speed 7200 RPM
- Brand Western Digital
- Form Factor 3.5 in
Show all 20 specifications
- Type
- Internal Desktop Drive
- Unit Type
- Unit
- Read Speed
- 500MB/s
- Drive Type(s) Supported
- HDD
- Manufacturer Warranty
- 1 Year
- Item Height
- 1TB
- Transfer Rate
- 150 Mbps
- Storage Format
- HDD Only
- Features
- Hot Swap
- Storage Capacity
- 1 TB
- Interface
- SATA III
- Country of Origin
- Thailand
- Product Line
- Caviar Black
- Cache
- 64 MB
