WD 8TB WD_BLACK Performance SATA III 3.5″ Internal Hard Drive
$199.99
In stock
Description
Designed for digital artists, video editors, photographers, gamers, system builders, and more, the 8TB WD_BLACK Performance SATA III 3.5″ Internal Hard Drive from WD is optimized for drive performance so you can spend more time experiencing the things you love most. When paired with an SSD for a dual-drive configuration, you’ll further benefit from the caching of your OS onto the SSD for increased performance.
This 8TB drive operates using a SATA III 6 Gb/s interface, a 256MB cache, and a rotational speed of 7200 rpm, all of which help to ensure uninterrupted data transfers with a sustained rate of up to 263 MB/s. This drive also features high levels of reliability, with 300,000 load/unload cycles and <1 in 1014 non-recoverable read errors per bits read. Also built into this drive are WD’s StableTrac and Dynamic Cache Technology to help increase reliability and optimize performance.
Additional information
| Weight | 1.82 lbs |
|---|---|
| Dimensions | 7.6 × 5.1 × 2.5 in |
| Storage Capacity | 8 TB |
| Cache Memory | 256 MB |
| Interface | SATA III (6 Gb/s) |
| Write Speed | Maximum: 263 MB/s |
| Read Speed | Maximum: 263 MB/s |
| Drive Type | HDD |
| Form Factor | 3.5" |
| Noise Level | 36.0 dB (Active)<br />29.0 dB (Idle) |
| Spindle Speed (RPM) | 7200 RPM |
| Load/Unload Cycles | 300, 000 |
| Non-Recoverable Read Errors per Bits Read | 1 in 1014 |
| Power Draw | 8.2 W (Active)<br />4.6 W (Idle)<br />0.5 W (Standby) |
| Operating Shock | 30 G / 2.0 ms |
| Storage Shock | 250 G / 2.0 ms |
| Dimensions (W x H x D) | 4 x 1 x 5.8" / 101.6 x 26.1 x 147 mm |
| Warranty Length | Limited 5-Year Warranty |
Reviews (324)
324 reviews for WD 8TB WD_BLACK Performance SATA III 3.5″ Internal Hard Drive
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Michaela Frami (verified owner) –
Bought this because B&H had an excellent deal on them, and I own and have owned other WD Black drives.
Ford Bernhard (verified owner) –
fast as far as Hard Drives (platters) go. Sometimes can be a little loud when accessing, but definitely not a deal breaker. Came in retail packaging in well padded shipping box. Plugged it in and immediately copied 1.5tb worth of data to it in much less time than I would have expected, and all is working well!
Javonte Casper (verified owner) –
I own this hard drive and would like to give my two cents about this drive. For a non-SSD drive, this is remarkably fast. The boot time on a clean Windows 7/10 install is about 14 seconds form the time the motherboard logo disappears. My SSD is about 11 seconds. The standard drive that came in the computers took about 22 seconds. While this was my experience with my hardware, you can expect similar differences but not necessarily similar times. I hope the previous sentence was written clearly enough such that the operative word differences, will logically convey my point on performance. For comparison, the stock drive that came in the XPS 8500 and 8700 systems gave me a transfer of about 115 MB/s while this drive gave me about 185 MB/s for randomly sized files and up to 220 MB/s for large GB files. Don’t confuse this with mbps. I would highly recommend this for a budget-wise alternative to similar sized SSD drives.
Abigail Ryan (verified owner) –
Western Digital 5 Year war and fast free shipping with no tax from B&H makes this a real buy
Kaya Crona (verified owner) –
It works and runs fast as described. Nicely priced. Runs quiet.
Emil Will (verified owner) –
The WD Black drive is probably overkill for my situation but I have been happy with the performance of the previous ones that I purchased. Using external drive enclosures primarily for Carbon Copy Cloner and Time Machine backups, when the hard drives that were included in the enclosures die (mostly Seagates or WD Green by the way), I am replacing the defective drives with the WD Black. Also, I am very happy with all of my previous purchase experiences that I have had with B&H.
Nova Mante (verified owner) –
Easy installation and immediately recognized by my computer, fast speed for a mechanical hard drive, between 190 and 200 mb/s. Very satisfied with my purchase and the impeccable B&H service as usual.
Margarette Stark (verified owner) –
WD produces top of the line HDD, not problem at that. However, for new HDDs, they implemented this PWL which suppose to improve longivity of the products. It sounds nice, and yeah it sounds freaking annoying. It causes HDDs to click every 5 seconds even if they are on idle. It is not just the faint clicking you use to hear when they are working, no, it shurks hard that it moves the case so is my desk. I can just feel the vibration. And it constantly keep doing it for every 5 seconds. I bought 2 4 TB and 1 6TB, all does it. So freaking annoying. There is no way a person can stand that in a quiet room. All of mine made in Thailand, I am not sure if that has anything to do with it, but I checked online and it has been the problem since 3 yrs ago. So make sure you know what you are getting. Considering the fantastic return policy BH provides, but it is very annoying for the process. Button line, keep your box so you might need to use it for the return. Fedex charges ridiculous amount for packging. I miss UPS days.
Colt Marquardt (verified owner) –
Only recently placed them in a box but they are running fine. Only time will tell.
Lera Bartoletti (verified owner) –
It good my store my movies and pictures
Reuben Schmitt (verified owner) –
Order once received product – Ordered again and everything went smooth.
Christa Ankunding (verified owner) –
Hopefully will be dependable, only time will tell. It makes quite a bit of noise.
Patricia Stracke (verified owner) –
One time purchase that would render their threats non important 🙂
Gisselle Kassulke (verified owner) –
Bought 3 of these, put them in RAID5 for housing backups of up files from client video shoots. So far them seem to be working great. Easy install, easy RAID, not problems so far, probably will buy a few more very soon. I tend to not buy OEM drives when possible, I prefer the retail boxed versions.
Lora Bradtke (verified owner) –
Went to replace my HTSC drives in a G-raid by G Tech and they work and function perfectly
Susie Blick (verified owner) –
I needed a fast traditional hard drive. I can’t fully trust SSDs for long term storage yet. Not to mention the price differnce is astronomical. I usually get G-Drives but they were out of stock. WD owns both companies and the Black drives seem to get great reviews so I grabbed this one on sale. I mounted it in a HornetTek Jaws external enclosure and it’s been fine ever since. The only negative is it seems to take a while to be recognized on my Mac. This is the same thing with my smaller Elements 4TB drive. However, my WD 2TB drives and my 4TB G-Drive are quick to be recognized though so who knows. Little issues like that are why I keep several backup drives handy to minimize potential failures. No problems so far though so hopefully I have a few years of service in this one.
Lempi Toy (verified owner) –
I have always used Western Digital and Always will. These drives are super reliable.
Gilbert Sawayn (verified owner) –
I recently purchased three of these to replace 6-year-old Seagate drives on my sound production computer (one for the OS, one for audio, one for sample/video files). The Seagate drives worked perfectly for me; my main motivation for the upgrade was disk space. I contemplated getting an SSD for my primary drive, but I probably would have only noticed a marginal increase in performance with the age of my MOBO. Other than digging around in the computer chassis, installation was pretty straightforward. I used WD’s free True Image cloning software (available through their website) to copy all of the data from my old drives. I was slightly concerned about copying over the OS, but everything worked without a hitch. I have already used these drives in several editing sessions and am happy with their performance. And to my delight, they’re even quieter than my previous drives. If and when I upgrade my computer, I definitely feel comfortable bringing these drives along.
Sophie Kozey (verified owner) –
I use this drive in my Drobo 5D, which is my main storage device for my graphic & web design company. It’s attached to my old Mac Pro (upgrading to the new Mac Pro when it’ released in December). Compatible, easy to install, fast & reliable.
Clair DuBuque (verified owner) –
Backup of 14 years of weddings from Pictage. Works great with Voyager