Standing screen display size | 3.5 Inches |
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Hard Drive | 3 TB Mechanical Hard Disk |
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Western Digital Caviar Green 3 TB SATA III 64 MB Cache Bare/OEM Desktop Hard Drive - WD30EZRX
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Digital Storage Capacity | 3000 GB |
Hard Disk Interface | Serial ATA |
Connectivity Technology | SATA |
Brand | Western Digital |
Special Feature | Portable |
Hard Disk Form Factor | 3.5 Inches |
Hard Disk Description | Mechanical Hard Disk |
Compatible Devices | Desktop |
Installation Type | Internal Hard Drive |
Color | Green |
About this item
- 2 year limited warranty.
- IntelliSeek - Calculates optimum seek speeds to lower power consumption, noise, and vibration.
- WD Green hard drives reduce power consumption by up to 40% and offer best-in-class acoustics.
- Microsoft operating systems prior to Vista, 32-bit operating systems, and Mac systems prior to OSX 10.4 may not support volumes greater than 2TB. To recognize the full capacity of this drive, you may need multiple partitions. Check with the manufacturer to verify your system’s compatibility.
- D green Should work Only With intel processors meaning it will not work with any apple device or with amd processors. WD green Should work Only With intel processors meaning it will not work with any apple device or with amd processors
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Noise level | 4.7 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 4.3 |
Storage Capacity | 4.7 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.7 |
Easy to install | 4.7 | 4.4 | 4.6 | — | 4.6 | 4.7 |
For gaming | 2.6 | 3.4 | 3.6 | — | 2.6 | 2.6 |
Value for money | — | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.3 |
Sold By | ITTradingPost | M-X-C Tech | Amazon.com | Endless Technology Solutions | Amazon.com | Amazon.com |
storage capacity | 3000 GB | 4 TB | 3000 GB | 14 TB | 4 TB | 4 TB |
hardware interface | sata 6 0 gb | sata 6 0 gb | sata 6 0 gb | sata 6 0 gb | sata 6 0 gb | ata |
compatible devices | Desktop | Desktop, PC, Xbox | Desktop | Desktop | Desktop | Camera |
form factor | 3.5-inch | 3.5-inch | 3.5-inch | 3.5-inch | 3.5-inch | 3.5-inch |
From the manufacturer
WD Green
Capacity Storage.
Functional Integrity Testing (F.I.T) benefits
This testing ensures our products consistently meet the highest quality and reliability standards of the WD brand. WD puts our products through extensive testing in our FIT Lab prior to any product launch so that our customers have a hard drive they can trust when storing their digital content.
Cool, quiet operation with massive capacity
Large capacity offerings of up to 6 TBs help expand capabilities and application usage of WD Green hard drives including primary installations in desktop PCs, as secondary storage in external cases or as reliable backup storage.
- Available in desktop (3.5-inch) and mobile (2.5-inch) form factors.
- Perfect for storing photos, videos, & other important files.
- Tested extensively in our WD FIT Lab.
- WD Green hard drives come with a 2-year limited warranty and are available in up to 6TB capacities.
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Quiet, precise and reliableQuiet acoustics, reduced vibration and advanced 4K HDD formatting makes WD Green a stronger solution when compared to the competition and perfect for PCs and external drive applications. |
Power management with performanceBest-in-class power management, reduced heat output, and next-generation technologies such as IntelliSeek offer a perfect balance of performance and power. |
Enhance your PC experienceLoad all of your multimedia files on a WD Green HDD while loading your operating system on an SSD to give you both massive capacity and an added boost of speed. |
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Ideal for | Secondary storage for those who need more space for their data | Storage for gamers, creative professionals and those who demand the best |
Limited Warranty | 2-year | 5-year |
2 TB Capacities & Above | ✓ | ✓ |
Form Factor | 2.5-inch & 3.5-inch | 2.5-inch & 3.5-inch |
Cache | 64MB | 64MB |
Interface | SATA 6 Gb/s | SATA 6 Gb/s |
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Technical Details
Brand | Western Digital |
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Series | Caviar Green |
Item model number | WD30EZRX |
Hardware Platform | PC |
Item Weight | 1.08 pounds |
Product Dimensions | 5.8 x 4 x 1 inches |
Item Dimensions LxWxH | 5.8 x 4 x 1 inches |
Color | Green |
Flash Memory Size | 3 TB |
Hard Drive Interface | Serial ATA |
Hard Drive Rotational Speed | 5400 RPM |
Manufacturer | Western Digital |
Language | English |
ASIN | B004RORMF6 |
Is Discontinued By Manufacturer | No |
Date First Available | October 21, 2017 |
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4.5 out of 5 stars |
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Best Sellers Rank | #738 in Internal Hard Drives |
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WESTERN DIGITAL 3TB CAVIAR GREEN SATA 64MB. NOT ELIGIBLE FOR WESTERN DIGITAL REBATES OR REPORTING. NON-CANCELLABLE AND NON-RETURNABLE
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Customers like the efficiency, size and performance of the computer drive. For example, they mention it does well for saving power, holds their entire multi-media library and that it's extremely quiet. That said, opinions are mixed on quality.
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Customers like the performance of the drive. They say that it works great, has no performance issues, and recognizes their full capacity. Some customers also mention that the drive has not failed and is still running as expected. Overall, most are happy with their purchase and recommend it to others.
"...to two Sonnet TSATA PCI cards, and when formatted correctly, work very well and recognize their full capacity in my setup...." Read more
"...that for this price, I get a drive with a 3 year warranty, reasonably fast transfer rates despite a lower RPM (RPM is not everything apparently) and..." Read more
"...This drive has been running stable for over 10 years." Read more
"Red or green it doesn't matter they both are reliable although I would rather work with green because its cheaper, does the same things as red, and..." Read more
Customers appreciate the value of the computer drive. They say it is a great value for the drive space to dollar ratio. Some customers also mention that the features are made to be cheaper so more of their money goes to actual storage space. Overall, customers are happy with the value and quality of the product.
"...for this, or the various drawbacks from externals, this drive is inexpensive, not annoying in its "green" power management..." Read more
"...If you need personal storage or media storage, go green! It's cheaper, consumes less power (good for PC, environment, AND electric bill), and it's a..." Read more
"...both are reliable although I would rather work with green because its cheaper, does the same things as red, and reduces power consumption by 40%..." Read more
"...Their performance is decent individually and the price per TB is pretty good. I usually buy WD drives and don't have a problem...." Read more
Customers like the size of the hard drive. They say it has tons of space, holds their entire multi-media library, and doubles the drive capacity of their old one. Some say it's a decent enough hard drive for the price. Customers also say it stores data and recognizes its full capacity.
"...cards, and when formatted correctly, work very well and recognize their full capacity in my setup...." Read more
"It's a decent enough hard drive for what the price that it was at the time back in 2015, just keep in mind that it's a 5,400rpm drive so it's not..." Read more
"...It was instantly recognized by the NAS and was effortlessly expanded into the existing storage volume...." Read more
"Hard drive is great. Packaged well, computer recognized it immediately. Only quirk was that hassle of getting all 3 TB partitioned...." Read more
Customers find the computer drive extremely quiet and not annoying. They also appreciate its green power.
"...or the various drawbacks from externals, this drive is inexpensive, not annoying in its "green" power management (or needing to have it shut off)..." Read more
"...Low power consumption, nearly silent, well designed, long life-expectancy. All is well...." Read more
"...It is quiet enough that it is not audible above the sound of the system fans (and they are not very loud ones either)and since the machine that it..." Read more
"...It runs silently to my ear--the NAS cooling fan is far louder than any of the 4 Western Digital drives in the NAS...." Read more
Customers like the ease of installation of the computer drive. They mention that the installation, formatting, and configurations were straightforward. Some mention that there were no installation issues on Windows 7. The registration process is a breeze, and the drive works great and transfers at good speeds.
"...I installed this drive in early September. Installation was very easy...." Read more
"...Can't beat progress... The hardware install was easy but Windows will by default only support up to two TBs...." Read more
"This drive holds my entire multi-media library. No installation issues on Windows 7. It just works and transfers at good speeds...." Read more
"...All in all fine product, low heat, easy setup. I love this brand." Read more
Customers are satisfied with the temperature of the computer drive. They mention that it runs cool and quiet, and the drive doesn't draw enough power to make heat.
"...it with crystal disc and it reported it with good health and a good temperature so i will try and give an update in a month or 2 to see how it holds..." Read more
"...It runs cool, quiet and happy. It is replacing an old Maxtor drive that could be heard spinning up from two rooms away...." Read more
"...- No DOAs, all working fine. - Quiet, and not so hot that NAS fan kicks in - zero failures - zero corrupted blocks -..." Read more
"...but for archive or media storage, these do well for saving power, running cool, and just working!" Read more
Customers are satisfied with the computer drive's efficiency. They mention that it does well for saving power, running cool, and just working. They also say that it's a green drive that doesn't use much electricity.
"...The power savings translates to longevity in that scenario. So not waiting for it to die, that's what I replaced it with." Read more
"...it's meant to be a storage drive and it dos that very well. Low power consumption, nearly silent, well designed, long life-expectancy. All is well...." Read more
"...because its cheaper, does the same things as red, and reduces power consumption by 40% which is huge if you leave your computer on for hours an days..." Read more
"...in is on almost all the time I like the idea that it uses less power than equivalent drives...." Read more
Customers are mixed about the quality of the computer drive. Some mention that it's a good drive that lasted 4 years, is very stable, and is a fine product. However, others say that the drives fail in the first week, months, or first year if they initially fail at all. The diagnostic tool failed the Quick Test and Extended Test, and one-star reviewer said these drives don't report any error when they start having.
"...They are however the CHEAPEST, MOST RELIABLE CHEAP drive out there...." Read more
"...power (good for PC, environment, AND electric bill), and it's a quality drive that's very stable...." Read more
"3 stars because it's a slow drive, and cheap made.... this being said here is the review:..." Read more
"...media files and I can use 2-3 TBs very quickly and these hard drives handle that very well...." Read more
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The rotational speed of the drive is, for some, a limiting factor in its deployment settings. I have both disks installed in an old 2003-era Power Mac G4 tower, connected to two Sonnet TSATA PCI cards, and when formatted correctly, work very well and recognize their full capacity in my setup. Due to the space limitations of the older Apple Partition Map (APM) formatting scheme, they must be configured as GPT (GUID Partition Table) and therefore cannot be used to boot the computer, even though the Sonnet SATA cards do support booting to connected drives. I use smaller SATA disks (2TB and under) for booting purposes since they can be properly formatted using APM.
Running in OS X 10.5.8, the drives recognize all 2.7TB of formatted capacity, and do a very admirable job of acting as my data repository. If I recall correctly, RAID is not recommended with this model 'Green' drive due to the power saving logic, so I use a program to copy, every 6 hours, from the primary storage disk, to the other. This has the added benefit of avoiding filesystem corruption if one drive starts to go south. Luckily, that is not the case.
Performance for copying over 1TB of data from the old SATA disk to the WD 3TB green drive seemed pretty close to the 1.5Gbps interface speed of the SATA card, which was simply amazing on this old G4 tower. I don't regularly access the machine, and most file transfer is done over my home network, so the disks aren't used as primary storage. The speed, though, is not noticeably slower than the other 7200RPM SATA disks (one Seagate 1TB and one Hitachi 2TB) I have installed in the machine. This phenomenon is likely due to the SATA 1.5Gbps interface of the card being the primary bottleneck, not the rotational speed of any of the disks involved. I have not run any quantitative speed testing on any of the disks as I have not noticed any issues with performance in my current setup.
I am very happy with these disks and their compatibility with my old, creaking setup. I feel good knowing that if the G4 tower ever goes south, I can readily move them into a Mac Pro tower with ease. I was skeptical that investing in a SATA setup for my old machine would be worth the cost. I now believe that for its purpose as a local network storage device, and not as a daily use machine, these drives are probably among the best for this kind of setup regardless of the platform you'll be deploying on (assuming your setup with work with 3TB disks).
One note is that (as of early November 2011) the prices of the 3TB Green drives have more than doubled since I purchased them, likely due to flooding in Thailand where most hard disks are produced these days. It may seem vulgar or insensitive to discuss storage pricing when so many peoples' lives are devastated by this horrible disaster, but this is a product review, so I mention it with as much context as I can. I could not personally justify a purchase at the current price level, but if you need 3TB of storage in one disk mechanism, I believe you can acquire this drive with confidence assuming the cost does not prevent you from doing so.
They are slower at RPM speed than some other drives, at 5400 RPM so if you are someone who "needs" a 7200 RPM drive then you do not need this.
They are however the CHEAPEST, MOST RELIABLE CHEAP drive out there. Unlike some brands who will sell you a 5400rpm drive for this, or the various drawbacks from externals, this drive is inexpensive, not annoying in its "green" power management (or needing to have it shut off) and its fast, I get good speed in my 6gb/sec Sata3 port, and overall think its great that for this price, I get a drive with a 3 year warranty, reasonably fast transfer rates despite a lower RPM (RPM is not everything apparently) and its a Western Digital (and not lower on quality) for the price.
Western Digital have been reliable drives for me, for many years. I have some going back as far as 8 years old and still running (that does not mean one has never died) but it's not common. It's more common that the storage size becomes too small for me and gets it shelved than the drive fails.
I am optimistic by the early performance of these Caviar Greens that I will continue to use these for a 3tb drive. For 2tb drives I prefer the Caviar Black (which is not made in 3tb size). I was apprehensive to go to another brand, so chose WD's lower line rather than risk a brand who has not performed well for me for years.
Five stars are for the value, and the fact it delivers. I would like to see a 7200rpm 3tb from WD someday come around, such as a Caviar Black 3tb, but until they do, I am happy to buy these, despite I usually buy the Blacks (I do need bigger than 2tb occasionally) or like for my raid array which runs 6 3tb caviar greens, wanted the array to be bigger then 6 2tb blacks would achieve.
Buy this drive with a clean conscience, it will work for you, and work well. I never have had a DOA from WD, I am sure it happens, but I have 6 pcs, and for that to never have happened, is great.
WD! Caviar! and this time GREEN ain't that bad.
In fact for its price, you cannot beat it.
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Trying the hard drive without anything else connected doesn't help either.
Sometimes it works I guess? Most of the time it doesn't really though. Often not letting me write, even more often not letting me take files back off.
I've tried a full format and disk repair regiment, it worked consistently for a little bit and then started erroring out again.
This is less than 3 months after starting to use it.
I'd love to refund it but the period has passed, I can only hope WD will replace it through warranty.