Bewawa - WD1002FAEX $99.99

[shadow_cruiser]

So if I have a mobo with SATA2 then I'm SOL?

I have the Gigabyte EX58-UD4P motherboard and it doesn't do SATA3. Would I be able to buy an SATA card and get similar results (in terms of speed), or do I have to just get another motherboard?

Check post #13, its backwards compatible.

[5abi_boy]

Thanks OP

[ASharp]

anyone know the windows score for this drive with 64 or 32?

The Black does a 5.9 because of it's access times.

It's going to be the same. 5.9 as well.

Any mechanical drive will get 5.9 in the WEI. In order to actually max out the hard disk WEI score, you're going to need to get a high end SSD. I imagine the new Crucial C300 (on SATA 6Gb) should be able to do it. Any SSD lower than that you'll probably get 7.x.

WEI is a worthless "benchmark" anyway. I don't see why people are so fixated on it.

[refraxion]

By the way, Memory Express has the same deal on the 1TB 64mb cache for 99.99.

For people in Edmonton, Calgary, Winnipeg.

[shadow_cruiser]

I never ordered from this site before but the same day shipping is really. Someone called me one hour ahead of time and said they are from Bewawa. I wonder how long this same day free shipping will last though. Just like NCIX, good things like this will disappear in time.

[Matrixvibe]

great price! but looks like i'll need the Asus U3S6 expansion card to unleash the full potential of the sata III. thanks OP

[shadow_cruiser]

Just installed this drive and I find its noise is much more noticeable than the spinpoint f1

[belowzeros]

It's going to be the same. 5.9 as well.

Any mechanical drive will get 5.9 in the WEI. In order to actually max out the hard disk WEI score, you're going to need to get a high end SSD. I imagine the new Crucial C300 (on SATA 6Gb) should be able to do it. Any SSD lower than that you'll probably get 7.x.

WEI is a worthless "benchmark" anyway. I don't see why people are so fixated on it.

hey thanks. I'm not obsessed with it more just curious. I just didn't realize 5.9 was the ceiling for most higher end mechanical drives. Good to know

[blackhawk]

I see that PC Cyber has it on for 99.77 for the week.

I'm tempted!

[mcg]

Damn... gotta resist lol

[BiGD33nS]

Just installed this drive and I find its noise is much more noticeable than the spinpoint f1

Some of the 32mb Black drives I handled were noisier than others. They, however, worked perfectly fine.

I guess the same will apply for the 64mb Sata3 version.

[Taft]

Some of the 32mb Black drives I handled were noisier than others. They, however, worked perfectly fine.

I guess the same will apply for the 64mb Sata3 version.

I wonder if this is because they transitioned from 3 platters to 2 at some point? WD has a history of doing this without changing the name or even the part #

[talktwo]

It's going to be the same. 5.9 as well.

Any mechanical drive will get 5.9 in the WEI. In order to actually max out the hard disk WEI score, you're going to need to get a high end SSD. I imagine the new Crucial C300 (on SATA 6Gb) should be able to do it. Any SSD lower than that you'll probably get 7.x.

WEI is a worthless "benchmark" anyway. I don't see why people are so fixated on it.

Might be a little late ... but the WD1001FALS 32MB Cache 1TB drive scores a 7.3 in WEI

[arznable]

Just wondering does this drive backward compatible with SATA 1 (1.5Gbps) controller?