WD Black 4TB Arrives. Reviews added.

[BFG10K]

http://www.hardwarecanucks.com/foru...tern-digital-black-4tb-hard-drive-review.html

I'm unsure of the platter configuration, but given it weighs a bit more than the 2TB version, I'd guess 4 or 5 platters.

Edit: 5 x 800GB confirmed.

 

[kleinkinstein]

$400!! LMFAO

I can get 9TB of Barracuda and have $40 left over.

{UPDATE} I can get 12TB of Barracuda with $40 left over. 3TB is now $90.

 

[nextJin]

They will go down in time, but no one I know would ever buy these for home servers or a NAS. They are wicked expensive and you can get 3TB drives for 99 with sales.

 

[aaksheytalwar]

Considering 2 TB black costs $250 in India. $400 is steal. Although I would rather buy the latest gen Seagate 3 TB at $200 each.

 

[Spook]

Pricing and Availability

WD's new 4TB (model WD4001FAEX) hard drives are available through select distributors and resellers and will be available for $339.00 USD MSRP. Additionally, the WD Black is covered by a five-year limited warranty.

Are we reading the same article? says $340 here

 

[UaVaj]

for less money. ~240 to be exact. you can have 6TB of seagate 7200 in a RAID 0 configuration.

then again. bragging rights was never cheap. carry on.

 

[zCypher]

Yay

 

[Soulkeeper]

I'm wondering if these will be the same design as FYYZ/FYYG (the recent RE update) only with different firmware and no TLER.
this would make them 800GB/platter
the RE is going for $100/TB now

If this is the case the 7200.14 will likely outperform them.

 

[dawp]

$400!! LMFAO

I can get 9TB of Barracuda and have $40 left over.

um, that's what I paid for my first 1gig drive. leading edge tech isn't cheap.

 

[Zxian]

$400!! LMFAO

I can get 9TB of Barracuda and have $40 left over.

And only have 1 year of warranty instead of 5.

 

[Mfusick]

And only have 1 year of warranty instead of 5.

So run half as back up... 4.5 gigs. Still better with redundancy if security is your thing.

Hard to argue.

 

[Zxian]

So run half as back up... 4.5 gigs. Still better with redundancy if security is your thing.

Hard to argue.

Backups have nothing to do with warranty. The question is whether or not you'll have to spend more money when the Seagates break down between 1 and 5 years down the line.

You should have a proper backup solution regardless of which drives you decide to buy. The warranty just means you won't have to shell out again. Really easy to argue IMO.

 

[Mfusick]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...ate-_-22148844

 

[Subyman]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...ate-_-22148844

I wouldn't use this drive for a NAS, as good as the price is. I've heard a lot of issues with head parking and transfer delays. There is a reason they are so cheap.

 

[Tsavo]

the RE is going for $100/GB now

$100/GB? WD are proud of their kit.

 

[Subyman]

$100/GB? WD are proud of their kit.

Not really, RE is an enterprise series, the best HDDs you can by pretty much. I've got a few and they've been great. I wouldn't waste money on them to store movies on, but for real work they are the only ones to get.

 

[Mfusick]

Not really, RE is an enterprise series, the best HDDs you can by pretty much. I've got a few and they've been great. I wouldn't waste money on them to store movies on, but for real work they are the only ones to get.

Right. Just looking to store movies.

 

[greenhawk]

/news flash

new tech costs more than the ones before it.

/end news flash

really people, any still become supprised that the initial release price of hardware is astronomical?

 

[UaVaj]

I wouldn't use this drive for a NAS, as good as the price is. I've heard a lot of issues with head parking and transfer delays. There is a reason they are so cheap.

i actually own two of these. excellent drive.

http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?p=34276028#post34276028

 

[BFG10K]

1st review has been added to OP.