The WD Black 8TB hard drive ranks among the classic internal HDDs designed for PC gaming enthusiasts. 3.5" HDDs are made chiefly for desktop PCs and data centres. One of the key parameters is clearly the rotational speed (RPM). The 7200 RPM RPM ensures better system response across the board. You can look forward to a total data capacity of 8000 GB. The storage features a 128 MB memory cache. All the data communication between the Western Digital hard disk and the PC or other devices is facilitated through the SATA III interface.
Platter hard disks have a notably special construction. Inside the enclosure there is a mechanism with moving platters, complete with disk read/write heads. These moving parts can be damaged by a shock or impact, but this design delivers an excellent price/storage capacity ratio. The key parameter that determines the speed of a HDD is the number of revolutions per minute (RPM). In case of the WD Black 8TB, we have 7200 RPM revolutions per minute. This is great news for people who demand more from their devices, for example video editors, graphic artists, people who play PC games, and everybody else who deal with large amounts of data. File access speed and overall stability is also affected by the disk buffer, usually called cache. The Western Digital platter drive features a 128 MB cache that stores the last used data for their speedy reading.
If you want to install the WD Black 8TB in your PC or other device, you need a 3.5" slot. The communication between the HDD and PC is done through the SATA III interface with a standard speed of 6 Gbit/s. The technology ranks among the best HDD data transfer options available and delivers a throughput of 600 MB/s.
This product is not an independently functional unit and may require professional installation.
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