SATA/150 - 5400 rpm - 8 MB Buffer - 2.5" - MPN: WD2500BEVS See Product Details
Description
WD Scorpio delivers best-in-class performance with low power consumption and cool operation. In addition, you'll get one of the quietest 2.5-inch drive on the market with real-time data protection technology to help keep your data safe.
Quick Glance
Internal/External: Internal
Interface: SATA/150
Drive Width: 2.5"
Drive Type: Hard Drive
Capacity: 250000
Rotational Speed: 5400
Cache Size: 8
Summary
Product Title: WD Scorpio 250 GB Internal Hard Drive
Manufacturer: WD
Lowest Price: $54.00
Power Score: 4.3 | 5 Reviews
Storage
Capacity: 250 GB
Interface
Interface Type: SATA/150
Interface Connection: Serial ATA - 7 pin
Performance
Drive Type: Hard Drive
Rotational Speed: 5400 rpm
Cache Size: 8 MB
General
Internal/External: Internal
Form Factor Width: 2.5"
Dimensions
Weight: 4.13 oz
Warranty
Warranty Information: 3 Year Limited Warranty
More Info
URL: Manufacturer Link
Additional Specifications
Maximum Internal Data Transfer Rate: 75 MBps (600 Mbps)
SATA Pin: 7-pin
Drive Width: 2.5"
Strengths: large capacity, small footprint, quietness
Weakness: 3 year warranty is not as long as seagate's 5 year warranty.
I bought this hard drive to go along with a SATA external enclosure. The combined large capacity and small footprint makes it extremely attractive as a day-to-day backup drive for my laptop. It is as quiet as an equivalent seagate 5400rpm drive. It does get hot for extended operation, such as de-fragmentation. But it is on par with other 5400rpm 2.5" drive I used before. Minimal vibration in...
Strengths: Easy installation and quiet operation.
Weakness: None so far.
Western Digital is a namesake in computer hard drive retail. This HD should prevent me from having to buy a new PC until after the whole Microsoft Vista experiment ends.
Performance is Good according to 5 Hard Drive experts. -- "excellent performance"-xbitlabs.com -- "decent performance"-maximumpc.com -- "This is a 5400 rpm drive and has an 8MB cache."-reviews.cnet.com Read more to find expert opinions on more features like Technology, Noise, etc.
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good choice
Strengths: fast, low noise, stable operation
Weakness: 5400 RPM speed, not 7200 rpm
This 250GB hard driver, which means huge space for you! I upgraded 80GB to 250GB. it is compatible with Window XP without any problem. There is low heat and noise as well. I formatted this 250GB and divided two partitions at one time, which means it is so stable hard driver.