ies do not disappoint when it comes to performance.

How did they arrive?
I don't normally mention packing when talking about a product in the review but it has to be mentioned. These are sensitive devices. What's the point in buying a nice drive if it gets shipped in such a way that it becomes compromised?

The packaging for these drives is top-notch. No nail-biting necessary when you order from Platinum Micro. These WD gold units are cushioned with end-brackets and each drive also arrives in it's own box. The drives are hermetically sealed and labelled individually--on the drive and on the Mylar vacuum bag. SMART Diags indicate that all drives are brand-new and the manufacturing date on the label verified it also.

How am I using them?
I use them in an AMD FX 8 core file and backup server running Windows 2012 R2. I need reliable storage that was based on the SATAIII interface for this particular build. I have a 1TB Samsung Pro SSD for the primary disk with these being used for network file storage and backups.

Why did I go with these?*
I compared datasheets, RAID configs, performance and reliability reports and online comparisons and then chatted with a WD engineer about my findings and concerns over reliability. I also chatted with storage support from Seagate and IBM.

I was given this model number to look up online by WD and was told that it or the 6TB unit would not let me down. I spent weeks researching competitor's drives and their performance. I looked at many characteristics over the long run for various configs, setups and chipsets. I felt good about this decision after doing my homework. When I checked to see who sold them, Amazon had them in stock. So I bought 3 of them.

Is the duty rate high?
They are tested for 24x7x365 reliability at workloads up to 550TB per year. I tested two of these with very large data transfers, large photoshop saves and multiple simultaneous copy streams. They didn't skip a beat or lag and the copies didn't slow down over time. All the while, the network share to these drives remained available with instant response to other systems.

So there is a steady transfer rate and very good I/O handling.

As a side note, the trick to keeping server-class drives in optimum condition over the long haul is to keep them as cool as you can and at a consistent operating temperature.

该硬盘的包装非常可靠。当你从Platinum Micro订购后，不需要为包装感到焦虑。因为这些WD Gold硬盘是用终端支架做为缓冲，将每个硬盘固定在自己的盒子里。 单个硬盘被密封在Mylar真空袋里。 SMART Diags表示，所有硬盘都是全新的，标签上的制造日期也通过了验证。
我是如何使用它们？
我在配置为AMD FX 8核心的服务器上运行着Windows 2012 R2的备份服务器上使用它们。我需要基于SATAIII接口的可靠存储，用于此特定版本。我有一个1TB的三星Pro SSD做主要磁盘，这些将用于网络文件存储和备份。
为什么要这样做？
我比较了数据表，RAID配置，性能和可靠性报告，通过在线比较，然后与WD工程师聊天，我刚开始为可靠性感到担忧。但通过与Seagate和IBM的存储支持聊天后。
发现，它的6TB空间不会让我失望的。我花了几个星期研究竞争对手的同类硬盘产品的表现。从长远看，我查看了各种配置、设置以及芯片组的许多特性。做完功课后，我感到这个决定到是正确的。当我检查了一下，由于亚马逊有他们的股票，所以我买了3个。
运行效率高吗？
他们在每年高达550TB的工作负载下测试了24小时x7天x365天的可靠性。我测试了其中的两个非常大的数据传输，大的Photoshop文件保存和多个同时复制。没有出现跳过节奏或滞后情况，副本没有随着时间的推移而减慢。一直以来，搭载这些硬盘的网络共享设备仍然可以随时响应其他系统。
因此有一个稳定的传输速率以及非常好的I / O处理。
还要做一个侧面说明，将服务器级驱动器长期保持在最佳状态的诀窍是保持它们的尽可能低的运行温度且稳定的温度下运行。

t 220MB/s but did not need the extra space, however this double speeds from a few years ago for a pretty good price. Compared to a WD Black 4TB at Seq 171 MB/s Read and 169 MB/s Write this is a very good value for around the same price. I expect internal users will see a slight gain in performance and most pre-build portable external drives get about 60% of this speed so overall a good value.

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