Western Digital 14TB WD Gold Enterprise Class Internal Hard Drive HDD – 7200 RPM Class, SATA 6 Gb/s, 512 MB Cache, 3.5″ – WD142KRYZ

Je ne commente jamais habituellement mais dans le cas présent, j’ai été bluffé! Un 20/20!
Le produit correspond parfaitement (Neuf, dans son emballage d’origine, scellé), le délai a été tenu (Même plus rapide qu’espéré!) et le produit (fragile) est arrivé extrêmement bien protégé et emballé (Vraie inquiétude dans le cas de ce type de produit)!
Un grand merci au vendeur.
Dommage que ce disque soit si cher car j’aurais aimé pouvoir en commander d’autres…

 I bought 6 of these Western Digital 12TB Gold drives as replacements for 6 x 6TB Western Digital Red drives, as it was time to upgrade the size of my RAID 5 array and these Gold drives were one of the few on a list of compatible larger capacity drives for my now aging Synology 1813+ NAS.

The WD Red drives served me very well, were quiet, and I had no complaints about them at all, so this was really a decision based solely on price (at the time of purchase, the 12TB Gold drives cost $229 each) and capacity. The equivalent Red drives were about $30-50 more a piece than the Golds at the time of purchase, so I went with the Golds.

The conversion took about a week’s time of removing a 6TB drive and letting it rebuild the array on the Gold drives (each Gold drive was formatted completely and then had a full SMART scan done on them, none of the 6 drives had any errors or defects).

However, once I converted to having all 6 of the 12TB Golds in my array, I immediately noticed an uptick in the noise level, even during normal operation. The sound of these drives when they seek or perform any kind of scan and/or data scrubbing (all the drives generally aren’t going unless data scrubbing or a full SMART scan is running) is much louder than the Reds. I expected an uptick in noise due to them being “Enterprise” (a.k.a. designed for a datacenter) and 7200RPM, but I was surprised at how audible the sound is. The attached video I took to give you an idea of the noise level. The amibiant sound can be ignored (fan hum and sound of a network switch) but the “cachunk”-ing you hear is all the seeking of the drives. I recorded it with my phone on top of the NAS directly in contact with it, and then from about a foot away from the NAS so you can get a sense of the sound. This was taken during normal operation (watching a video off the NAS from a single workstation).

When it’s doing data scrubbing you can hear my NAS from the hallway outside the room it sits in. Luckily it sits in an office and not in our bedroom or somewhere guests would normally be. However anyone who may have their NAS or server in their bedroom or near a workstation you use frequently would likely get annoyed by the constant sound of the seeking of these drives. If this sits in your basement or a closet somewhere, you’d probably have less of an issue of the sound. It also may be because I use a NAS rather than a server that might have more sound dampening built into it.

Other than the noise, however, the performance of these drives is great. Not really a noticeable improvement over the Reds, but the price per TB and the extra warranty is awesome.

I still highly recommend these drives, just be wary of the increased noise level, especially if you are moving from a non-Enterprise 5400/5900RPM drive to something like these.

I ordered 4 of these from amazone warehouse as open box items, 3 of them showed up defective being that they were 275-300$ off regular price i didnt want to return them to amazon. I contacted WD and they said they would RMA them just put in a request, it said it would be 25$ for instant replacment mailed to me and i figured anthor 50$ for shipping. I contacted amazon to see if they would reimburse me the cost of what i expected to be 75$ in total.

Surprisingly they wouldnt budge on the issue and would only let me return the items. Since 75$ is alot less than 275 x3 + tax i went through with the rma to WD who gave me a prepaid shipping label and waived the 25$ replacment fee because of what i had gone through. (they always do the prepaid shipping label for my contry but the 25$ is for the advanced rma so they ship replacment immediatly instead of waiting until they recieve the defective items.) I have half a dozen of these gold’s 20 Red Pro’s and a dozen Purple Pro’s all though they are all amazing the purples are the best 18tb drives that exist atm with these golds very close behind.

I’ve been lamenting the death of the Raptor line for some time now; but I think I know what happened to that firmware after buying this. It’s not running at 10,000 RPM, but it sure performs like it does, and it’s very quiet.

You will likely have to initialize this the old fashioned way, which I did. It’s not going to be just “plug and play” in the modern sense; more “plug and play” in the 2002 sense; but that’s fine. It’s easy to do and takes less than a minute.

In that process, you know precisely how it’s set up, which is a rarity with modern components. Don’t worry, anyone can do this. It’s not a headache; it’s just something a new generation may never have done before.

Performance is absolute insanity. I never thought a 7200RPM drive would shunt data around like this. I wouldn’t have believed it if you told me. It’s stupid fast. It’s fast enough to edit 4K 10bit without moving the data to solid state. Edit right off the HDD if you want.

Gaming? Absolutely. Watch those load times drop, and have a drive that will last a long time. Enterprise drives (the Raptor line was indeed enterprise) last a long time. I’ve got drives that are forty years old and still moving data. I’ve got similar WD drives that are twenty years old and have never been parked. The first Velociraptor drive ever released is ten feet from me right now and happily doing it’s thing; clear top and all. I stood in the front of the line AT the release event AT the convention and and purchased it right there when the clock ticked over to release date.

It still works.

This thing feels like a refined Raptor (the improved 2.5 version of the Velociraptor) in use. It’s not just for data centers and office complexes. This is for whoever wants a blisteringly fast hard drive that’s got a long warranty and legendary reliability and longevity.

Gamers, content creators, editors, archivists… Whoever you are, if you’re looking at this and wondering if you should do it… Here’s your answer: Just click “Add to cart” right now and get it over with. You’ll end up with one eventually anyway, so just save the cash and buy it now before you have to buy it to replace a poor decision.

Your computing life will thank you.

The WD Gold Enterprise Class Internal Hard Drive sets a new standard for reliability and performance in storage solutions, especially when deployed in a RAID1 configuration. Built to meet the rigorous demands of enterprise environments, the WD Gold drive undergoes extensive testing to ensure optimal performance and longevity. Moreover, with its generous 5-year warranty, users can have peace of mind knowing their investment is protected.

In conclusion, the WD Gold Enterprise Class Internal Hard Drive, especially when used in RAID1, is a stellar choice for those seeking uncompromising performance and reliability. Its robust construction, impressive speed, and unwavering reliability make it a standout product in the market, backed by WD’s reputation for excellence.