Western Digital Gold 8TB SATA3 (WD8002FRYZ)

WD Gold drives are oriented toward data center use - and so feature high speeds paired with increased reliability features. For performance they use the SATA 6Gbps interconnect, spin at 7200rpm, and have 128 MB cache. Reliability is ensured with dual actuator head positioning, RAFF for vibration protection, and TLER to help avoid drives dropping out of arrays (RAID). Even though they are aimed at data centers and other enterprise applications, the features these drives have make them excellent options for users who need high capacity, reliability, and performance.

This 8TB model is helium filled to reduce drag and friction, as well as perpendicular magnetic recording to maximize data density on the platters.