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    Difference between these two WD 1TB Drives?

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by HTWingNut, Jan 17, 2009.

  1. HTWingNut

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    Can anyone tell me what the difference is between these two WD 1TB drives:

    WD10000LSRTL

    WD1001FALS

    They are both Western Digital Caviar Black with 32MB Cache. I only find info for the WD1001FALS at WD's site.

    Reason I'm asking is that the retail one is $99 at Micro Center next week.
     
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    I think one is OEM and one is retail box. They are both the same I think.
     
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    Nevermind, I'm looking at an old sales paper, dangit!
     
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    WD1001FALS fails
     
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    the 1001FALS has the fall detection sensor and appears to be oem, the other is just a retail packaged caviar, I might add fall detection seems awful gimicky in a 3.5" drive unless you're using it in an enclosure maybe...
     
    Big Mike, Jan 17, 2009
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