Western Digital WD Blue
WD Blue 1TB (WD10EZEX) 3.5-inch 7200 RPM SATA HDD with CMR, 64MB cache, and up to 150 MB/s—solid budget choice for desktop mass storage or game libraries.
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Product overview
WD Blue 1TB (model WD10EZEX) launched on May 26, 2012 as part of Western Digital’s consumer Blue 3.5-inch desktop HDD line. It’s a SATA 6 Gb/s, 7200‑RPM drive with 64 MB cache and a manufacturer-stated transfer rate up to 150 MB/s. WD still lists this exact SKU on its product page and in current datasheets, so it is not discontinued as of 2026. Tier: budget. It exists to provide inexpensive bulk capacity when SSD speed isn’t required. Best used for mass storage or a secondary game library; fine for media/backups, but not ideal as a modern OS boot drive versus SSDs. Unique: this 1TB Blue uses conventional magnetic recording (CMR), not SMR.
- mass storage
- game library
- budget upgrade
Product highlights
- Reliable everyday computing
- WD quality and reliability
- Free Acronis True Image WD Edition cloning software
- Massive capacities up to 6 TB available
Specifications
- Capacity
- 1 TB
- Type
- HDD
- Form factor
- 3.5
- Hardware Interface
- SATA
- Data Transfer Rate
- 6 GB/s
- Read speed
- 150 MB/s
- Tdp
- 15 W
