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Western Digital's 4 TB WD4001FAEX Review: Back In Black

By Manuel Masiero, Achim Roos published

Western Digital has a new 4 TB flagship. Its WD4001FAEX is part of the company’s Black family of performance-oriented drives. Spinning at 7,200 RPM, it might seem at home in a high-end desktop, but our numbers suggest it might fare better in a server.

System Builder Marathon, Q4 2012: $500 Gaming PC

By Paul Henningsen published

WD Launching 5TB HDDs By End of 2013

By Kevin Parrish published

Two 5 TB drives are expected to hit the market by 4Q13, claims two leaked Western Digital slides.

WD Upgrades Black HDD Line with 4TB Model

By Kevin Parrish published

Western Digital is now offering a 4 TB model in its line of WD Black desktop HDDs.

WD Intros New 802.11ac Wireless Router, Bridge

By Kevin Parrish published

Here's a good way to set up a new 802.11ac home or office network.

WD Sells 62M HDDs, Wants More Excitement For Windows 8

By Wolfgang Gruener published

Western Digital (WD) delivered a solid quarterly result by current standards but reflected a cautious stance toward the potential positive impact of Windows 8 on the PC industry.

Western Digital Launches Wi-Fi Network Extender

By Kevin Parrish published

Extend your wireless network range with WD's new My Net Wi-Fi Range Extender.

Western Digital Launches 8TB My Book Thunderbolt Drive

By Zak Islam published

My Book 4TB external hard drive also announced.

Four 2.5" Hard Drives From 500 GB To 1 TB, Benchmarked

By Manuel Masiero, Achim Roos published

Thanks to advances in manufacturing and 4 KB sectors, we finally have 2.5" hard drives with 500 GB per platter and a notebook-friendly 9.5 mm Z-height. Thanks to their high data density, even power-friendly 5400 RPM drives offer impressive transfer rates.

Western Digital Launches 4 TB Nearline HDDs

By Wolfgang Gruener published

Western Digital has begun offering 4 TB versions of its 3.5-inch enterprise SAS and SATA hard drives.

HGST Announces New Helium-Filled Hard Disk Drive Platform

By Doug Crowthers published

We won't be needing birthday balloons any more for our funny voices, thanks to the upcoming HGST new helium-filled hard disk drive platform.*

WD Intros 'World's Thinnest' 2.5-inch Hybrid Hard Drive

By Kevin Parrish published

Western Digital is now sampling 5-mm hybrid drives to OEMs.

WD Intros New MyPassport Edge External HDD Line

By Kevin Parrish published

WD has added new external drives to its My Passport series.

USB 3.0-Based 2.5" Hard Disks From Adata, Hitachi, And WD

By Manuel Masiero, Achim Roos published

USB 3.0 allows external hard drives to realize their performance potential. Each of the three external USB 3.0-based 2.5” disks we're reviewing also excels in some other discipline. We study these specialties up close: speed, capacity, and durability.

Western Digital Regains HDD Market Lead in Q2

By Wolfgang Gruener published

Following Seagate, Western Digital has apparently recovered from the impact of the Thailand flood as well. As of Q2, the company has become the leading hard drive maker again.

System Builder Marathon, August 2012: $2000 Performance PC

By Thomas Soderstrom published

System Builder Marathon, August 2012: $500 Gaming PC

By Paul Henningsen published

Western Digital VelociRaptor WD1000DHTZ Review

By Manuel Masiero, Achim Roos published

Western Digital recently sent us its latest-generation VelociRaptor, a 1 TB update to what was already the fastest 3.5" disk drive available. Once again, it stymies the mechanical competition with significantly higher performance.

Deals July 25: 32GB USB 3.0 Flash Drive $17.99 FS

By Jane McEntegart published

Here's a special Hump Day treat for you, courtesy of our friends at LogicBuy.

Western Digital Red: NAS-Specific SATA 6Gb/s Drives, Reviewed

By Manuel Masiero, Achim Roos published

Western Digital just launched its new Red family of mechanical hard drives, optimized specifically for home and small office/home office (SOHO) network-attached storage devices. The company sent its 2 and 3 TB models for us to benchmark and review.

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