What is the difference?

[Antony1995]

Hello everyone,
Been looking at hard drives and quite like the WD Black drives I'm just a little confused what the difference is between these two:

WD1002FAEX: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/western-digital-internal-hard-drive-wd1002faex

WD1003FZEX: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/western-digital-internal-hard-drive-wd1003fzex

Why is one cheaper than the other?
WD's website said's they are exactly the same.
Is one a newer revision than the other?

http://www.wdc.com/en/products/products.aspx?id=760

Thanks for reading,
Antony

 

[MadShadow]

They are pretty much the same. I guess one is a newer revision. Just get whatever your prefered etailer stocks.

 

[Antony1995]

Both are available on amazon, so I will just go with the cheaper one thanks

 

[MadShadow]

Both are available on amazon, so I will just go with the cheaper one thanks

No problem. Yep, just get the cheapest one

 

[Agost]

I read something about these drives some time ago

The "3" revision ( WD1003FZEX and others with 3 as last number ) have higher platter density, they are faster, more reliable and a bit quieter. The WD1003FZEX also has only one 1 TB platter, while the WD1002FAEX has 2 500GB platters. And less platters=better

I'd definitely get the WD1003FZEX