[SOLVED] WD Black false marketing? Did I get the right drive?

[_dawn_chorus_]

Just got a WD Black 4tb and they have this fancy look in all the pics on every retailer site. See: https://www.newegg.com/black-wd4005fzbx-4tb/p/234-000G-000W6

Mine definitely just looks like a plain old HDD. Not that it matters what it looks like but I want to be sure I wasn't sent an old model or something from Amazon. If I did get the most current model this is pretty misleading advertising on WD's part.
Is there a way to see manufacture batch date from the Sku# or something?

 

[4745454b]

What does yours look like? Model number?

 

[_dawn_chorus_]

What does yours look like? Model number?

It just looks like a silver WD drive. They actually picture it in the third photo on the Newegg link, unlike on Amazon, but still, definitely nothing about the product resembles the first 2 pics.

MDL: WD4005FZBX-00K5WB0

 

[nofanneeded]

This is your drive from the official site

https://shop.westerndigital.com/products/internal-drives/wd-black-desktop-sata-hdd#WD4005FZBX

Look at the model number on the HDD sticker and make sure it is WD4005FZBX

Maybe this is a new look that was released later . if the drive is WD4005FZBX , then it is the same and it is just a new look . dont bother much.

You can email WD support and ask about it as well.

 

[4745454b]

According to WD it's a black.

https://shop.westerndigital.com/en-ie/products/internal-drives/wd-black-desktop-sata-hdd#WD1003FZEX

Just a different sticker would be my guess. Use a smart reader to make sure it matches the FZEX part. I'm not sure if that info is "alterable". Did you buy it from a suspect place? If the only reason you suspect it's fake is because of the gray label i wouldn't worry.

 

[Mr.Spock]

CrystalDiskInfo or any other disk utility should confirm the model and mfr - you can also just plug the serial # into WD site to check the wty

 

[fzabkar]

It appears to be a dummy marketing label. A real label wouldn't cover the breather hole, and at the very least it would identify the serial number.

Enter the drive's serial number at WD's warranty checker URL:
https://support-en.wd.com/app/warrantystatus