WD Blue
The WD Blue is a hard drive sold in 9 capacities, from 500GB to 12TB. Right now the 12TB costs least per terabyte at $37.08/TB. It scores 12 to 48 out of 100 among hard drives, depending on capacity.
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Every capacity compared
On a hard drive, capacity mostly changes the price per terabyte: the larger sizes are usually the cheaper space, and sometimes the faster drive, because more data passes under the head per turn.
| Capacity | Price | Per TB | Recording | Cache | Score | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 500GB 7,200 RPM | $43.99 | $87.98/TB | CMR | 16 MB | 43 |  |
| 1TB 7,200 RPM | $97.97 | $97.97/TB | CMR | 64 MB | 43 |  |
| 2TB 5,400 RPM | $147.99 | $74.00/TB | CMR | 64 MB | 38 | |
| 3TB 5,400 RPM | $169.99 | $56.66/TB | SMR | 256 MB | 12 | |
| 4TB 5,400 RPM | $179.99 | $45.00/TB | CMR | 128 MB | 40 | |
| 6TB 5,400 RPM | $242.00 | $40.33/TB | CMR | 256 MB | 42 | |
| 8TB 5,640 RPM | $324.99 | $40.62/TB | CMR | 256 MB | 42 | |
| 10TB 7,200 RPM | $394.99 | $39.50/TB | CMR | 512 MB | 48 | |
| 12TB 7,200 RPM | $445.00 | $37.08/TB LOWEST PER TB | CMR | 512 MB | 48 | |
Open a capacity for every offer, price history, the full spec sheet and its measured failure rate where Backblaze covers the model.
What every WD Blue shares
Drive
- Use class
- Desktop
- Recording
- CMR
- Spindle speed
- 7,200 RPM
- Warranty
- 2 years
Conventional recording: steady write speed and normal RAID rebuilds.
Compare the WD Blue with every other drive on the hard drive comparison table.
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