Western Digital Caviar Black 2TB SATA300 WD2001FASS

Overview

TechSpot Metascore

Based on 16 expert reviews

Excellent:

7
Good:

5
Average:

2
Bad:

2

Pros:

Very fast.
Silent.
Perpendicular recording technology.

Cons:

Heats up.
Random-access writes.

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Last revision on September 7, 2011

Reviewers Liked

Very fast
Silent
Perpendicular recording technology
Huge capacity
Affordable
Heaps of cache
Dual-action actuator arm

Reviewers Didn't Like

Heats up
Random-access writes
Burst speeds still slightly slower than VelociRaptor

Expert reviews and ratings

100

The Caviar Black series - WD2001FASS : 2 TB, SATA-2, 64 MB of cache- WD1002FAEX : 1 TB, SATA-3, 64 MB of cache- WD1001FALS : 1 TB, SATA-2, 32 MB of cache- WD7501AALS : 750 GB, SATA-2, 32 MB of cache- WD6402AAEX : 640 GB, SATA-3, 64 MB of cache-...

By DigitalVersus on July 07, 2010

Expensive, but the fastest 2TB HDD you can...

By Atomic MPC on February 17, 2010

The Western Digital Caviar Black WD2001FASS boasts of a gigantic 2 TB capacity, backed by a massive 64 MB of cache and an RPM of 7,200. The drive was not one of the coolest ones, but it was never expected of it since it is a performance drive. The...

By TechTree on February 04, 2010

Unless you need the biggest, fastest internal hard disk available, there are better value alternatives available....

By Expert Reviews on January 22, 2010

So you have amazing performance along with a large capacity, sounds perfect doesn't it? The only issues with Western Digital's 2TB Caviar Black is its price and limited availability. A price I'm sure will drop over time. But when you are...

By LanOC Reviews on January 08, 2010

The Caviar Black 2TB was slightly slower in average read/write speeds than the Seagate Barracuda XT 2TB, but it featured faster random access times in both HD Tach and SiSoftware Sandra 2010 Lite. The Caviar Black also boasted a...

By ComputerPowerUser on January 01, 2010

When all the drives stop spinning, there are a couple things that literally feel better when testing the Western Digital 2TB Caviar Black Edition Hard Drive. For one, both the Caviar Green and Black drives operate at much, much cooler temps of...

By FutureLooks on December 09, 2009

The release of the new Western Digital Caviar Black 2TB hard drive is designed to put non-SSD drives back in the limelight. Western Digital labels its desktop drives within three different brands to make the benefits of each device clear to the...

By TechRadar on November 07, 2009

Western Digital's Caviar Black internal hard drive offers a massive two terabytes of storage capacity and speedy performance at a reasonable cost. James Hutchinson Lowest online price: £249.99...

By PC Advisor on October 29, 2009

Western Digital’s Caviar Black internal hard drive offers a massive two terabytes of storage capacity and speedy performance at a reasonable cost....

By Good Gear Guide on October 27, 2009

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