Western Digital xxxBB series

[Sniper82]

Are these more reliable series compared to the older drives?

 

[Rand]

I've had absolutely no problems with them. Very reliable, cool and quiet running. And not too far behind IBM's 6GXP in performance.

 

[MasterHoss]

I've owned the 400BB and had no problems.

 

[Guilty]

The new WD series looks quite good, Storage Review has stated that the 100GB model will topple the 60GXP for leaderboard position of 7200RPM IDE drive. A 100GB drive performing that well, that quiet, and running that cool is remarkable. WD has been suffering from a bad quality control reputation as of late, but every manufacturer runs into bad luck streaks.

 

[wasnlos]

i like the BB-series alot, as RAND mentionned they are quite and don't get as hot as comparable IBM- or MAXTOR-harddisks.

but i can't give any statement on reliability because we just began selling them recently.

by the way, the models we used so far were 300BB, 400BB, 600BB and 800BB,
no 1000BB yet.

 

[SocrPlyr]

funny cuz i just got done RMAing 2 of them... maybe it was just cuz the box was dropped or something... i don't know... but it ticked me off... i don't think any of the manufacturers really have a driver that fails more often w/ the exception of the 45GB 75GXP from IBM... everything else i think is normal...

Josh

 

[Jhhnn]

WD had some serious problems with their 6.4 to 8.6gig drives a couple of years ago, it's amazing how that information is mistakenly applied to their newer drives.

I have two 20gig and one 10 gig ata66 running here at home, two smaller ata33 ones as removeable backup, and a 30 gig ata100 still in the box. No problems at all, WD has served me well... their stuff is as good as anybody's, better than some....

 

[LocutusX]

They may not have any quality control problems at the moment, but I know their drives are more sensitive to shock than comparable Maxtor's and they *DO* run hotter (than Maxtors, at any rate).

 

[NuovoTech]

I like my new WD300BB so far, fairly quiet 2...

 

[dbwillis]

20BB and a 80BB, no problems at all

 

[Workin']

I've had 2 400BB's for a few months, no problems at all. Fast and very quiet. Thinking of buying a few more, they've been $105 at newegg lately.