Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB WD1002FAEX Hard Disk

Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB SATA III 7200 RPM 64 MB Cache 3.5" (WD1002FAEX)

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	2 TB $135.00
	4 TB $344.75

WD Caviar Black high performance 3.5- Inch SATA hard drive combines 7200 RPM, 64 MB cache, and SATA 6 Gb/s interface for the ultimate in power computing.
High performance electronics architecture features dual processors and bigger, faster caches for maximum read and write speeds.
StableTrac The motor shaft is secured at both ends to reduce system-induced vibration and stabilize platters for accurate tracking, during read and write operations.
5 year limited warranty.

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Specifications Overview

Model	WD1002FAEX
Release Date	April 2010 * First availability for purchase, it may not correspond to the actual market launch date.
Capacity	1000 GB
Cache	64MB
RPM	7200
Interface	SATA 6 Gb/s
Form Factor	3.5"

	Old Name	Current Name	Branding	Data Speed	Port
USB 2.0	USB 2.0	USB 2.0	Hi-Speed USB	480 Mbit/s	diverse
USB 3.0	USB 3.1 Gen 1	USB 3.2 Gen 1x1	SuperSpeed USB	5 Gbit/s	diverse
USB 3.1	USB 3.1 Gen 2	USB 3.2 Gen 2x1	SuperSpeed USB 10Gbps	10 Gbit/s	diverse
USB 3.2	USB 3.2 Gen 2x2	USB 4.0 Gen 2x2	USB4 20Gbps	20 Gbit/s	only USB-C
USB4	USB 4.0 Gen 3x2	USB4 1.0	USB4 40Gbps	40 Gbit/s	only USB-C
USB4v2	USB 4.0 Gen 4	USB4 2.0	USB4 80Gbps	80-120 Gbit/s	only USB-C

Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB WD1002FAEX Performance comparison with similar Hard Disk Drives

(Higher is better)

Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB WD1002FAEX Performance

Sequential read/write speed, Random 4K read/write speed

SAMSUNG Spinpoint 1TB HD103SJ (105th)		105%
Seagate Skyhawk 6TB ST6000VX0023 (105th)		105%
WD RE4 500GB (105th)		105%
Seagate Barracuda Green 2TB ST2000DL003 (108th)		103%
Western Digital WD RE4 250GB (108th)		103%
Seagate Barracuda 500GB (110th)		101%
Hitachi Deskstar 7K1000 1TB (111th)		~
Seagate Barracuda Green 1TB ST1000DL002 (111th)		~
Western Digital Caviar Green 500GB (111th)		~
WD 300GB VelociRaptor WD3000HLFS (111th)		~
Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB WD1002FAEX (111th)		100%
Seagate 12TB IronWolf NAS (116th)		98%
Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB (117th)		94%
Seagate Barracuda 1.5TB ST31500341AS (117th)		94%
Western Digital Black 750GB (117th)		94%
Seagate Barracuda 250GB (117th)		94%
Seagate Barracuda 500GB ST3500418AS (117th)		94%
Seagate Barracuda 500GB ST3500413AS (117th)		94%
Seagate Barracuda Green 1.5TB ST1500DL003 (117th)		94%
Seagate Laptop SSHD 1TB Hybrid (124th)		91%
Western Digital Caviar Green 2TB WD20EARS (125th)		89%

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Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB WD1002FAEX Price/Performance Analysis

Sequential read/write speed, Random 4K read/write speed vs Price

Price-to-Performance Analysis:

Fair value: 6.5% below average.
7 products offer better price-to-performance ratio.
Best alternative: Seagate 1TB Enterprise ST1000NM0033 offers 114.6% better value priced at $75.