Testseek.com have collected 49 expert reviews of the Western Digital 3.5 inch Gold Enterprise Series SATA600 WD-FRYZ / WD-KRYZ / WD-FBYZ and the average rating is 88%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Western Digital 3.5 inch Gold Enterprise Series SATA600 WD-FRYZ / WD-KRYZ / WD-FBYZ.
July 2020
(88%)
49 Reviews
Average score from experts who have reviewed this product.
Vast 12TB capacity, Fast sustained transfers, Faster random writes than the competition
Pricey unless you need the capacity
The WD Gold has all the features that Seagate's more expensive Barracuda Pro and IronWolf Pro have, but it's priced like the less-expensive Iron Wolf. So now I need to say it: The WD Gold is currently the best deal in a 12TB hard drive. Nice stuff from WD...
Published: 2017-08-30, Author: Dr. , review by: techarp.com
This is our first review of a helium-filled hard disk drive, and we are very impressed. Even from its specifications alone, we can already see a significant reduction in power consumption and noise levels. These are not minor either.The helium-filled 8TB...
The WD Gold is designed as a long-lasting nearline datacenter drive that offers upwards of 10TB in capacity and solid overall performance for applications that demand high-capacity drives...
Published: 2016-08-11, Author: Dr. , review by: techarp.com
Abstract: On April 20, 2016, Western Digital launched the new WD Gold family of hard disk drives. These hard disk drives are designed for maximum performance and reliability in the highly demanding datacenter. They are designed to handle workloads of up to 550 TB p...
The WD Gold has all the features that Seagate's more expensive Barracuda Pro and IronWolf Pro have, but it's priced like the less-expensive Iron Wolf. So now I need to say it: The WD Gold is currently the best deal in a 12TB hard drive. Nice stuff from WD...
Published: 2018-04-12, Author: Jon , review by: pcworld.co.nz
The WD Gold has all the features that Seagate's more expensive Barracuda Pro and IronWolf Pro have, but it's priced like the less-expensive Iron Wolf. So now I need to say it: The WD Gold is currently the best deal in a 12TB hard drive. Nice stuff from WD...
Published: 2018-04-11, Author: Tomas , review by: uk.hardware.info
Despite the fact that there are only three hard disk drive manufacturers left, you have a lot to choose from when you're looking for a new drive. It is not just about prices either. Though SSDs have outperformed hard drives for a long time now, there are...
High workload rating, Impressive Performance, Great Feature set, Wide capacity range from 1TB to 12TB,
None, “WD shows how an enterprise drive should be with the Gold series. A great performance, solid features, and a high workload rating make it a great enterprise-grade drive.”, WD GOLD 12TB 3.5-Inch Datacenter Hard Disk Review, Thank you, Western Digital
There can be no doubt that Western Digital's WD Gold 12TB Datacenter hard disk is an awesome drive. The benchmark results speak for themselves and put the drive at the top in most of our charts. Considering that this is the flagship HDD, it's no surprise...
Its not cheap but then it is aimed at the enterprise segment, Kitguru says: WD's Gold 12TB offers huge capacity with good overall performance with plenty of onboard technoloiges to help it survive in its intended environment, Rating: 8.5, Pages: 1 2 3 4
The Western Digital 12TB Gold is the latest and currently largest capacity drive in WD's drive range aimed at the enterprise market where the demands for increased storage density are growing ever larger. The Gold range of drives have a number of built in...
Hard drives of 10 TB are very expensive, with prices that start at an average of about 372 pounds / 430 euros, but the test results are excellent. All drives in the test are fast, and in part thanks to the used helium they are primarily quiet in idle – an...
