WD Black 2TB HDD
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Buy on Amazon$249.99 tracked on 2026-10-01. The retailer listing is the price you pay.
Our take on the WD Black 2TB HDD
The WD Black 2TB is a 3.5 inch SATA hard drive at 7200 rpm, for bulk storage of recordings in a stream PC. At a tracked $249.99 it sits at the low of its $249.99 to $279.73 range from Aug 9 to Oct 1, 2026. The retailer score is 4.4 across 5,933 ratings.
The listing gives a 64 MB cache, StableTrac and Dynamic Cache technology, and a 5 year limited warranty. It is a desktop drive, so it needs a 3.5 inch bay and SATA ports. A hard drive is slower than an NVMe SSD, so use it for archived VODs and clips rather than as a game or boot drive. The price for 2TB is high for a spinning disk, so compare other storage before buying.
- Tracked at the low of its $249.99 to $279.73 range
- 5 year limited warranty
- 7200 rpm with a 64 MB cache
- Slower than SSD storage for games and editing
- Desktop only, needs a 3.5 inch bay
Streamers reported to use it
Specs
| Digital Storage Capacity | 2 TB |
| Hard Disk Interface | Serial ATA-600 |
| Connectivity Technology | SATA |
| Hard Disk Form Factor | 3.5 inches |
| Compatible Devices | Desktop |
| Hard Disk Rotational Speed | 7200 rpm |
| Cache Memory Installed Size | 64 |
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