I got this drive as a secondary HDD for my PC a while ago when i started doing more video editing an playing more games, as i needed the extra space. It has ben incredably reliable and stable since intallation. The 1tb size is more than adiquate for my needs, i have done 3 large video projects storing around 12hrs of high quality footage, around 20 high end games installed, this plus my 200+ album music library, has barely filled quarter of this beast. WD are a great quality company i have been using their products for years and have never had a problem with them. They offer a 3 year warranty as standard on all their products and have a great range to suit any ...  Read the complete review

I bought this hard drive to use as a backup drive for all my photos, videos and other important files. They are cheaper than the speedier Caviar Blue and Caviar Black drives. I did not need the speed for the backups, and these use a little less energy, although energy consumption didn't concern me. The drive takes a few seconds to get going once you click on it but when it does get going, it isn't too bad. It is relatively quiet, although you can hear it churning away, you get used to it and it becomes part of the background noise. The Drive i bought did not come with fancy packaging or a user manual or even the cables that you need to connect it to the PC. I ...  Read the complete review

Most hard drives nowadays are reliable, quiet and spacious - this Western Digital 1 terabyte drive is exactly that. It's amazing how much progress has been made in so few years in regards to hard drive space. Not long ago a 80 gigabyte drive was more space than you could ever imagine filling! Now a terabyte drive is commonplace, filled with gigabytes of music, DVDs, HD films and software. This drive is essentially silent, a hell of a lot quieter than my ancient Maxtor One Touch 4 external drive. Internal drives are the far superior option over external unless portability is absolutely necessary. They're cheaper, quieter, don't have to warm up like my external ...  Read the complete review