WD 6TB Blue SATA III 3.5″ Internal HDD Retail Kit
$90.99
In stock
Description
Store and access up to 6TB of your files in a desktop computer, NAS device, or RAID array using the 6TB Blue SATA III 3.5″ Internal HDD Retail Kit from WD. 6TB will allow you to store movies, photos, music, documents, and much more. Compatible with computers running Windows and Mac OS, this hard drive connects to your system’s 3.5″ bay via the SATA III 6 Gb/s interface.
In terms of speed, this drive operates using WD’s IntelliPower rotational speed. This means that rpm speed of the drive depends on the operations being performed. If the drive is performing mostly sequential reads and writes, its speed will be increased as compared to if it were performing mostly random mode operations. This 6TB drive also features a 64MB cache to help ensure uninterrupted data transfers. Included with this hard drive are mounting screws.
Additional information
| Weight | 1.55 lbs |
|---|---|
| Dimensions | 7.5 × 5 × 2.5 in |
| Storage Capacity | 6 TB |
| Cache Memory | 64 MB |
| Interface | SATA III (6 Gb/s) |
| Drive Type | HDD |
| Form Factor | 3.5" |
| Certifications | NRCAN, RoHS, as per Manufacturer |
| Dimensions (W x H x D) | 1.1 x 5.8 x 4" / 2.7 x 14.7 x 10.2 cm |
| Warranty Length | Limited 2-Year Warranty |
Reviews (127)
127 reviews for WD 6TB Blue SATA III 3.5″ Internal HDD Retail Kit
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Ariel Koch (verified owner) –
It work with Win 7 32 bit but not with XP SP3 32 bit. It is quite, no comment on the reiability as I was struggling to make it work with XP 32-bit in the last few days. I even partitioned and formatted in a Win 7, but when I put it back to my XP machine, the XP Disk Management failed to pick it up. So you have to up grade OS Win 7 or higher or XP 64 bit system
Abbie Kozey (verified owner) –
easy to install, replacement for one that burned out a week ago, same drive. They seem to last about 5 years in the array which has recently been decommissioned but is going to storage now with a new drive (1 out of 4). Probably better not used for NAS drives but fine in a dedicated array.
Maximilian Littel (verified owner) –
Inserted the drive into a Drobo and it works trouble free.
Trevion Morissette (verified owner) –
Reliable and trustworthy.
Deja Hahn (verified owner) –
I use these drives to back up files. As a video editor, I load the saved files to a faster drive for editing, but this is a great cheap solution for storing lots of big files.
Amira Jerde (verified owner) –
Great service, quick delivery and what i needed.
Dianna Lebsack (verified owner) –
I used these to replace a couple of old 2TB Firewire drives, installed in a OWC drive enclosure. I use them to back image files. And so far they have worked.
Trycia Nolan (verified owner) –
Easy to install and connect. I am using this hard drive with Intel Optane to speed it up and it works great.
Melisa Schneider (verified owner) –
good drives for lots of storage! I have not had any troubles with WD drives for a long time so these should be fine, I am hoping anyway. I do wish they had the sata cables tho, they came without any and I had to go buy some.if not for that I would have given 5 stars.
Angelica Jaskolski (verified owner) –
Solid performance, good read/write speed. I feel confident storing my data on these through Drobo. I plan on purchasing 2 more soon.
Otto Runolfsdottir (verified owner) –
good drive for the price. i purchase 4 of these
Joanie Larkin (verified owner) –
I am a long time buyer of Western Digital Blue drives. They run cooler than the Green drives, and are very reliable. I am still using WD Blue drives that are over 15 years old. An added benefit to buying a Western Digital drive is that you can get the Acronis TrueImage WD Edition backup software off Western Digital’s website. The program also provides tools to configure 3TB, or larger, drives for your 64-bit computer. If you want a drive that does not overheat and runs like a Trane, buy the WD Blue hard drive. My experience with the Green versions are they overheat and fail, compared to WD Blue and Black versions.
Maudie Raynor (verified owner) –
The box shows blue, but the drive inside the retail box is a regular WD Green. Slow performance: 5700 RPM. Crystal Disk Mark shows 100MB/sec read/write on a new, empty drive. Quiet, cool, fine for storage and archives and any use where you don’t need breakneck speed performance. The Hitachi 6TB Deskstar HGDSIHD6, which I also got at B&H and is only slightly more expensive, is twice as fast. But it it is also hotter and louder.
Daphnee Pfannerstill (verified owner) –
Old hard drive was failing. Ordered replacement from B&H and arrived quickly before meltdown. Customer service the best. B&H at top or my list for all tech gear!
Hollie Denesik (verified owner) –
Bought this drive to be used in an external eSATA enclosure as a backup/data drive.The main issue with the WD Green drives is that they auto-park the drive heads every 8 seconds to save power. But, especially if you use Linux, at every disk access (Linux nudges each disk every 30 sec) the heads will need to be un-parked – and after a certain number of park-unpark cycles, the drive fails.In order to increase the time interval after which the heads are parked….. It’s recommended to not disable the head-parkig completely – just set-it to a reasonably high value. Remember to power off the drive after changing this setting.Other than that it’s a nice, quiet & cold-running drive.
Alexzander Lakin (verified owner) –
This is a standard WD Green inside a blue box retail package. I don’t know why they put it in a blue box. Seems deceptive. Runs extremely cool! Also quiet. MUCH cooler and more quiet than my 6TB HGST Deskstar. 100MB/sec vs 160MB/sec average. Great drive for archiving massive data (@75MB D800 raw photo library archives for me). Fast enough for browsing, but too slow for a working drive. When I want to work on a folder with hundreds of files, I move them over to my 1TB Evo, work on them, then move them back.
Kendall Bartell (verified owner) –
This is a basic HDD oriented for the average customer that looks for preserve information of different nature, it does its job OK… not for more advanced users that maybe are looking for fast HDD to improve the performance or gaming….
Montana Littel (verified owner) –
I purchase this to replace a failed drive in a RAID enclosure I have. Worked without any problem with the older WD drive in the enclosure.
Rebecca Kuhic (verified owner) –
Second hard drive in PC. Capacity Nothing
Gerald Brakus (verified owner) –
Cool, quiet and shows pretty solid performance on my NAS and Surveillance systems. I like the stuff.