WD Caviar Black WD1001FALS user reviews (hard drive - 1 TB - SATA-300)

Pros I had this hard drive since 2009. I constantly save huge data files, average of 2GB. This hard drive has performed flawlessly with my custom build PC. I constantly use my computer system to do some heavy duty stuff for hours on end.

Cons After three years constant use, the drive crashed, as of 12/14/2011
Overall it performed very well. RIP HDD and my DATA!! You will be missed!

Summary Depending on how much use and abuse you put on the drive, it should last a fairly quite a while. I recommend, in order to extend the hard drive's life, make sure that you have proper ventilation on your enclosure (tower). Also in order to take full advantage of the speeds, check that your mother board support high speed data transfers via SATA ports. It worked great on my custom built system running with an Intel i5, ASUS mother board. All and All, I recommend this drive, you won't be disappointed. I replaced this hard drive as of today with a Western Digital 1.5 TB Caviar Green SATA Intellipower 64 MB Cache Bulk/OEM Desktop Hard Drive WD15EARS. I was not able to replace it with the same model because HDD prices are going higher after the recent events in the Asian region. Three years ago, I purchased this hard drive for $100 bucks, now they are going for an average of $165, all the way up to $277! Get them while they are still cheap!