Testseek.com have collected 27 expert reviews of the Western Digital 3.5 inch RE Enterprise SATA600 WD-FYYZ and the average rating is 83%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Western Digital 3.5 inch RE Enterprise SATA600 WD-FYYZ.
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Strong performance, Excellent storage density, Dual actuator and RAFF technology for RAID setups, 5-year warranty
Relatively pricey
On the whole, the WD RE 4TB SATA hard drive is a champ. It delivers strong performance, and it packs plenty of features to ensure reliability and endurance that are backed up by WD's excellent 5-year warranty, which is a number which will offer confidence...
Outstanding sequential read and write speeds, File performance approaching 10,000 RPM VelociRaptor in some areas, 5Year warranty with 24/7 support hotline, 1,200,000 hour MTBF (1,000,000 for WD Red Series),
Not yet available in a 'GP' series (unknown if this will happen), Different tuning might effect some workloads negatively (compared to prior gen RE4).
After perhaps a longer than expected wait, Western Digital has released a 4TB hard disk in the form of its new RE series. RE drives have always carried a 'faster' track geometry than their consumer units, and this same case applies here. A heavier hea...
File CopyingFor this test a single 8.5GB file is copied from an OCZ Vertex 2 SSD system disk to the test disk (write to), from the test disk to the OCZ Vertex 2 SSD (read from), and from the test disk to itself (read and write to self). While this test is...
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Published: 2013-09-14, Author: Paul , review by: tweaktown.com
The WD Re addresses the need for bulk storage of cold data, and brings many enterprise-class features to ensure data integrity. The inclusion of both SAS and SATA standards, and at 6Gb/s and 3Gb/s for good measure, allows the implementation of these HDD'...
Let us preface this summary by saying that Western Digital’s RE 4TB can’t be approached like it is a mass market drive that’s supposed to cater to larger retail market. While it can be used in any number of situations, enterprise clients are the ultima...
Abstract: Most of our avid readers of course have at least one SSD in their desktop and laptop, but for large volume storage you're still relegated to conventional hard disks. It's almost become a negative connotation - 'conventional' - and it really doesn't do t...
