WD1001FALS hd great for macpro

[umbilical]

hi, I receive my WD1001FALS, is great so silence! peace of mind, I was think on buy the "green" for silence but I choose this "black" for better performance and speed and warranty 5 years... and is great.

I buy on OWC, the only problem, they dont say taht is NOT! A RETAIL BOX, is a OEM, $139! on amazon $100 for the same product! I buy on OWC beacuse I think that I'll recieve a retail box... but well the hd is silence, Iam happy with that!

[jessica.]

Ok what? :confused:

[umbilical]

Ok what? :confused:

a little review for prevent users to buy on OWC for that drive and buy on amazon... more cheap and same product...

[dagomike]

What are you expecting from a retail box vs OEM?

[rylin]

Silly puppy, the drive is retail.
It is, however, in OEM packaging.

If it were an actual OEM drive, it'd most likely have custom firmware on it and a very different warranty.

[CaptainChunk]

I believe that the bare WD Black drives carry the same warranties as the retail-boxed ones do. Aside from getting a fancy box, there's no point in buying a retail-boxed drive. You also don't need the SATA cable or the (typically) PC-only backup software that gets bundled with most boxed products. In your case, it would be a total waste of $30.

[wfj5444]

I think he saying why pay $139 at OWC when you can pay $105 at Amazon:

http://www.amazon.com/Western-Digital-Caviar-Black-WD1001FALS/dp/B001C271MA/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1240421211&sr=8-1

Save ~$30 and get the same packaging and drive. :D

[aibo]

this is either the worst review i've ever read, or just a terrible price comparison. i can't decide.

[umbilical]

What are you expecting from a retail box vs OEM?

retail better protection, oem package suck, but well the hd arrive well, is now working, I dont hear it! I love the silence! ;) I buy 2 more soon on amazon! of course!

[jessica.]

retail better protection, oem package suck, but well the hd arrive well, is now working, I dont hear it! I love the silence! ;) I buy 2 more soon on amazon! of course!

Seriously, OWC has never shipped a drive without better protection than I've gotten from a retail store. I can prove this too. Typically the box is 2x the size it needs to be, it is packed in these neat crate-like plastic deals with bubble wrap and everything. That is opposed to the drive, stuck in plastic in a thin paper box. Yeah, $140 at OWC for the same drive at Amazon ... that's just obvious what you'd buy but if you think OWC is giving retail packaging you're nuts. I think you're overly pretentious about your packaging but that's just me.

[McShizzel]

That's the point of OEM bare minimum for a lower price.

But yeah it is a good HD I have two in my Mac Pro as a matter of fact.