Customer reviews of the Western Digital Ultrastar DC HC550 18 TB (0F38459)

495€⁹⁵

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8/10

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• by francky14

  Posted on 23 Jun 2024

  Bought on 17 Jun 2024 from LDLC

  Number of reviews: 38 Average rating: 9
  Fast and good value for money

  Heats up less than the 1st one I bought 2 years ago (48° vs 51° after several hours of transfer, hard drive on usb dock so not ventilated). Recognised by my LDLC and inovu usb docks. Good transfer rate (190Mb/sec on average with peaks at 210Mb/sec, the 1st one I bought had peaks at 195Mb/sec and an average of 180Mb/sec but it wasn't the same source drive, and my configuration isn't new any more, core i7 4790K). Good To/price ratio (I took advantage of a promotion like for the 1st, it's a shame you can't choose in-store delivery any more). Generally quite quiet, but you can hear it scratching at times even if you're not accessing the drive (it's still noisier than the 22TB version that I also own). The ultrastars are very robust, I have 5 of them, one of which is 12TB and has been running 16/24 and 7/7 for 2 years and it's fine (remember to register on the WD site to benefit from the 5 year guarantee). Delivery a little long, ordered on Monday afternoon and received on Saturday morning (but during the promotional period, it's usually quicker).

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• by francky14

  Posted on 18 Jun 2022

  Bought on 14 Jun 2022 from LDLC

  Number of reviews: 38 Average rating: 9
  Good value for money

  It is very hot, 51° after a few hours of transfer (hard disk on usb dock so not ventilated). I've been using my LDLC usb dock for several years now. Good transfer rate (180Mb/sec on average with peaks at 195Mb/sec). Good To/price ratio (I took advantage of a promotion).

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• by jeromeL

  Posted on 28 Dec 2021

  Bought on 30 Nov 2021 from LDLC

  Number of reviews: 4 Average rating: 6
  Do the job

  The hard drive does the job, and silently. A few scratching noises the first day, then nothing. Time for all the innards to copy themselves and be in place.
  Then quiet, good throughput, low access time.
  
  Just the price is a bit prohibitive, but that's the case with all of them in these capacities... hence the 4 stars.

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• by Franck D

  Posted on 14 Jan 2021

  Bought on 11 Jan 2021 from LDLC

  Number of reviews: 1 Average rating: 1
  THE 18To are not at the Rendez-Vous

  No worries for the delivery and the packing nickel, as always with LDLCBut, Hard Disk sold as so much a 18Tb..... I laugh....!!! YELLOWJust 16.36TB usable with my ReadyNAS Netgear serverWestern Digital does not care about the user

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• by Sebastien G

  Posted on 12 Dec 2020

  Bought on 26 Sep 2020 from LDLC

  Number of reviews: 6 Average rating: 9
  Noisy

  I have an ultra-quiet setup (I only have 2 enclosure fans that I only hear when I turn up the power) and now I can hear this hard drive, accessing every 5 seconds, even if I don't access it myself.
  So for server use, as mentioned, I don't see a problem, and noise is certainly not a criteria. I've used all the SMART tools to test it (apart from the full 32+ hour test), there are no problems to report.
  I think this is the last platter hard drive I'll ever buy, large capacity SSDs are still a bit expensive, but the rapid drop in price will soon make old hard drives look like dinosaurs.

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• by Raid

  Posted on 30 Oct 2020

  Bought on 25 Sep 2020 from LDLC

  Number of reviews: 15 Average rating: 8
  Clear for the moment

  As soon as I received it and put it at room temperature, I tested the clusters with the WD tools provided for this drive, perfect surface conditions.
  
  I'm not sure if it's a good one or not, but I'm sure it's a good one. I'm not sure if it's a good idea to use the same drive as the one I'm using now, but it's a good idea to use the same drive as the one I'm using now.
  
  An 18Tb which gives in reality 16Tb, all the same 2Tb less.
  
  Otherwise, the price is 30-35 Euros per TB, which is correct.
  
  To see in time if it is reliable.

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