WD Caviar Black Edition Hard Drives

Slackworth · 30 Jun 2008 at 14:30

WD's new super quick drives are now available to order from OcUK. We have 1TBs arriving tomorrow with 750GB due within 1-2 weeks.

Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (WD1001FALS)

WD Caviar Black high-performance 3.5" SATA drives combine 7200RPM spin speed, 32MB cache, SATA 3 Gb/s interface, and an integrated dual processor for lightning-fast performance in demanding desktop, workstation, and multi-drive systems. Technologically advanced acoustics minimize noise and cool drive operation and enhanced reliability features help protect the drive and the data stored on it. With a massive 1TB of storage, these drives are ideal for power computing applications such as multimedia, video and photo editing, and maxed out gaming computers. Backed by a 5-year limited warranty.

- Capacity: 1TB
- Cache: 32MB
- Interface: SATA-II
- Spin Speed: 7200RPM
- Warranty: 5 Years

£126.99 +VAT (£149.21 Inc)

Pre-Order Now!!!

Western Digital Caviar Black 750GB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (WD7501AALS)

WD Caviar Black high-performance 3.5" SATA drives combine 7200RPM spin speed, 32MB cache, SATA 3 Gb/s interface, and an integrated dual processor for lightning-fast performance in demanding desktop, workstation, and multi-drive systems. Technologically advanced acoustics minimize noise and cool drive operation and enhanced reliability features help protect the drive and the data stored on it. With a massive 750GB of storage, these drives are ideal for power computing applications such as multimedia, video and photo editing, and maxed out gaming computers. Backed by a 5-year limited warranty.

- Capacity: 750GB
- Cache: 32MB
- Interface: SATA-II
- Spin Speed: 7200RPM
- Warranty: 5 Years

£99.99 +VAT (£117.49 Inc.)

Pre-Order Now!!!

Slackworth · 30 Jun 2008 at 15:24

Greenlizard0 said:
How much is on each platter?

334GB/platter on the 1TB...Got to find out on the 750GB.

Slackworth · 2 Jul 2008 at 09:48

madman045 said:
I will be interested to see drive benchmarks on both models, I am currently awaiting the UK launch of the 2.5" 320GB 7200rpm black edition to arrive

We will have stock tomorrow!

Slackworth · 3 Jul 2008 at 13:34

madman045 said:
That's great, just a shame your a tad expensive on this drive, otherwise id buy one

Just knocked a couple of quid off just for you.

Slackworth · 31 Jul 2008 at 09:25

clocka said:
got a link with this info?

He works for Western Digital.

Slackworth · 31 Jul 2008 at 10:38

clocka said:
i see. Well i'm getting tempted by the 640GB WD as can be had for under £52 which is nice really, i'm holding out on more comprehensive reviews of the OCZ Core 32GB, need winrar extracting from 700mb rars and xvid encoding benchmarks but none of the 3 reviews out have tested these. If these 2 benchmarks are great i may buy a 32GB SSD + wd 640gb. If not i might hold out long for 320gb samsung f1's or maybe 750gb seagate (375gb*2).

slackworth.....

How come ocuk doesnt state the platter sizes in harddrive specs, would be VERY handy, you'd sell more drives with this info and it would be easier to see the difference between new 500gb 750gb models that are starting to come out. You could do with renaming the "solid state" section to "Solid State Drives (SSD)" so that noob's know what they are.

I've renamed the SSD section.

With platter sizes it's a bit harder. The 3200AAKS for example didn't change codes but WD changed the platter sizes as we may find with the 750GB Seagate.

Slackworth · 31 Jul 2008 at 10:47

clocka said:
yeah but once you have confirmed that all shipments are of the new platter drives you should add this info and for all drives that havent changed platter sizes you should start adding the platter sizes, will help a lot of people when deciding which drive to get.

It's not that easy to confirm though. What happens if we have one of an old model in the box of new ones for example? We sell thousands of hard drives a month, it really is impossible to check every single one for a batch code.

Slackworth · 31 Jul 2008 at 12:21

clocka said:
they wouldnt get the 160gb platter, you only state they are 250gb platters once all 160gb stock is sold and all new shipments coming in are 250gb. Until then you either dont post the platter size or say you may get a 160gb or a 250gb.

The amount of work involved in checking every single hard drive in stock is considerably higher than you realise though. The e-tailers carry thousands and thousands of drives at a time. If a customer rings up for us to check one drive then it MAY be something we can do but checking whole batches of drive is a totally different story.