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SpecificationWD Black 2TBBarraCuda 2TB 3.5-inch 7200RPM SATABarraCuda 8TB
Release date2013Oct 5, 2018Jan 13, 2018
Capacity2 TB2 TB8 TB
TypeHDDHDDHDD
Read speed164 MB/s220 MB/s190 MB/s
Write speed164 MB/s220 MB/s190 MB/s
Form factor3.53.53.5
Hardware InterfaceSATA III 6 Gb/sSATA III 6 Gb/sSATA III 6 Gb/s
Data Transfer Rate600 MB600 MB600 MB
InterfaceSATASATASATA
Tdp9 W4 W3 W