The Western Digital Caviar Black WD1002FAEX convinced in the tested with outstanding data rates and access times. The consumption values and the operating temperature of the 1000 GB hard drive were a little too high, but still acceptable. The WD1002FAEX also won points for its generous manufacturer's warranty of 5 years...

Of all the 3.5-inch hard drives in the best list, the Western Digital Black 1 TB (WD1002FAEX) performs best in our tested practical benchmark. In terms of pure transfer rates, however, it is only in the midfield with values of just over 100 MB/s. In addition, the power consumption is a little too high.