Scale it in Gold
With up to ten times the workload capacity of desktop drives, WD Gold hard drives employ advanced technology to deliver among the best in reliability, capacity, power efficiency and performance. Designed for a multitude of Datacenter-specific applications, WD Gold hard drives are perfect for high-availability server and storage arrays that demand the most robust storage device available with 24/7 premium customer support.
Full Range of Nearline Capacities
From entry-level servers to high end enterprise storage systems, WD Gold hard drives offer the capacities required for the most demanding datacenter environments.
High Workload Capability
Delivering both performance and reliability to any datacenter environment, WD Gold hard drives are designed to handle workloads up to 550TB per year which is among the highest workload capability of any 3.5-inch hard drive.
High Level of Reliability
With up to 2.5 million hours MTBF, WD Gold hard drives deliver one of the highest levels of reliability and durability for yearly operation (24x7x365) within the most demanding storage environments.
Capacity
1TB
User Sector Per Drive
1,953,525,168
4Kn User Sectors Per Drive
NA
Interface
SATA 6Gb/s
Logical/Physical Bytes Per Sector
512/512
Native Command Queuing
Yes
Form Factor
3.5inch
RoHS Compliant
Yes
Performance
Data Transfer Rate:
- Buffer to Host: 6Gb/s
- Host to/from Drive (Sustained): 184MB
Performance Class: 7200RPM Class
Cache: 128MB
Load/Unload Cycles (Minimum): 600,000
Error Rate (Non-Recoverable): <1 in 1015
Average Power Requirements
Sequential Read: 7.4W
Sequential Write: 7.4W
Random Read/Write: 8.1W
Idle: 5.9W
Environmental Specifications
Shock:
Operating (Half-Sine Wave, 2ms): 65G
Non-Operating (Half-Sine Wave): 300G (2ms)
Temperature: 5 C to 60 C / -40 C to 70 C
Acoustics
Idle Mode: 25dBA
Seek Mode: 28dBA
Reliability
MTBF: 2,000,000 Hours
AFR: 0.44%
Item Dimension (L"xW"xH")
6 x 4 x 2
Weight
1.41 lb
Warranty Information
5 Years
Shipping
Orders below $100: $10 flat rate
Orders above $100: FREE
Currently we only ship within the US.
Returns
You have 14 calendar days to return an item from the date you received it.
To be eligible for a return, your item must be unopened in the same condition that you received it.
Your item must be in the original packaging.
Your item needs to have the receipt or proof of purchase.
Refunds
Once we receive your item, we will inspect it and notify you that we have received your returned
item. We will immediately notify you on the status of your refund after inspecting the item.
If your return is approved, we will initiate a refund to your credit card (or original method of payment).
You will receive the credit within a certain amount of days, depending on your card issuer's policies.
Shipping
You will be responsible for paying for your own shipping costs for returning your item. Shipping costs are nonrefundable.
If you receive a refund, the cost of return shipping will be deducted from your refund.
Contact Us
If you have any questions on how to return your item to us, contact us.