Product details
The 2TB WD Blue is the practical middle of the desktop line: enough room for a family PC's documents and photos, or for parking the back half of a game library next to a fast SSD. It runs at 5,400 RPM with a 64MB cache and CMR recording, and WD lists transfers up to 185MB/s on its current product page. Expect quiet, low-power, everyday manners rather than speed - that is the Blue brief, and it does it reliably. Covered by a 2-year limited warranty.
The 2TB Blue is the practical center of the desktop hard drive line. In a family or office PC it is simply the main drive done right: room for the operating system, the applications, the photo library and years of documents, running quietly at 5,400 RPM with low power draw. In a gaming build it plays the supporting role every smart setup needs — the bulk tier beside a fast SSD, holding the overflow library, the capture backlog and the mod folders that never stop growing.
Two details keep it dependable in that role. CMR recording means sustained writes do not sag during the big copy jobs — installing a season of games or imaging the drive for backup — and the current WD page rates this model at up to 185MB/s, brisk for a quiet-class spindle. The 64MB cache and standard SATA 6Gb/s interface mean it behaves identically in a ten-year-old tower and a brand-new one.
If you are refreshing an aging desktop, building a home-theater PC with a real media pool, or adding a second drive so the SSD can breathe, the 2TB Blue is the low-drama choice with a 2-year limited warranty. It does not chase benchmarks; it holds your files, quietly, for years.
- Capacity: 2TB, 3.5-inch internal form factor
- Interface: SATA 6Gb/s; transfer rate up to 185MB/s
- 5,400 RPM, 64MB cache, CMR recording
- Dimensions 147.07 x 101.6 x 26.16mm; 450g
- 2-year limited warranty
Specs: 2TB | 3.5in SATA 6Gb/s | 5,400 RPM | 64MB cache | CMR | up to 185MB/s | Part # WD20EARZ
Full Specifications
Form Factor
3.5-inch internal
Transfer Rate
Up to 185MB/s
Dimensions (L x W x H)
147 x 101.6 x 26.1 mm
Operating Temperature
0°C to 65°C
Non-Operating Temperature
-40°C to 70°C
Intended Use
Everyday desktop PCs; secondary bulk storage in gaming builds
Warranty
2-year limited warranty
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