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Revision as of 06:49, 4 May 2022
Western Digital Black, also formerly known as Western Digital Caviar Black and stylised as WD_BLACK since 2019, is a hard drive family created by Western Digital. Its 3.5" marketed towards high performance desktop PCs, whereas 2.5" models represent a 7,200 RPM alternative to most mobile drives. All are covered with a five-year warranty, only rivalled by the Red Pro, Gold and Ultrastar families.
History
Since 2016, most models higher than 2 TB are rebadged Ultrastar drives.
Current models
3.5"
| Model | Capacity | Density | Cache (MiB) | Family | Year released |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WDC WD5003AZEX-xxKC3Ax | 500 GB | 1 TB | 64 | TresXLB2 | 2018? |
| WDC WD1003FZEX-xxKC3Ax | 1 TB | 1 TB | 64 | TresXLB2 | 2018? |
| WDC WD2003FZEX-xxSRLAx | 2 TB | 1 TB | 64 | Rainier | 2015 |
| WDC WD4005FZBX-xxK5WBx | 4 TB | 1.33 TB | 256 | HGST Vela | 2015 |
| WDC WD6003FZBX-xxK5WBx | 6 TB | 1.5 TB | 256 | HGST Vela | 2015 |
| WDC WD8001FZBX-xxASYAx | 8 TB | 1.6 TB | 256 | HGST Vela-AP | 2020 |
| WDC WD101FZBX-xxATAAx | 10 TB | 1.66 TB | 256 | HGST Vela-AX | 2020 |