Cool-running, quiet operation, superior performance and industry-leading reliability make these next-generation WD Caviar SE drives the perfect hard drives for desktop and... more
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and data-intensive multimedia applications. Fast - 8 MB cache - Keeps more of your data in high-speed memory for unsurpassed performance in its class. Fast 7200 RP...
WD Caviar SE WD1600AAJS
Technical DataStorage Hard Drive / CapacityGB160Technical DataStorage Hard Drive / Average
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Seek Timems8.9Technical DataStorage Hard Drive / Data Transfer RateMBps300Technical DataStorage Hard Drive / Spindle Speedrpm7200Technical DataStorage Hard Drive...
and data-intensive multimedia applications. Fast - 8 MB cache - Keeps more of your data in high-speed memory for unsurpassed performance in its class. Fast 7200 RPM spindle speed and next-generation SATA 300 MB/s interface.Cool - Cool operation results in the highest reliability even in intensely hot environments such as digital video recorders. That's why these the coolest on the market are the drives of choice for the world's leading consumer electronics and PC manufacturers. Quiet - The technology that Tom's Hardware Guide called "very fast and nearly silent" is used throughout this family of drives. Our WhisperDrive™ technology minimizes noise to levels near the threshold of human hearing. To cut seek noise SoftSeek™ technology streamlines read/write seeking algorithms resulting in more efficient operation. Capacity - 160GB Interface - Serial ATA 2 (SATA-2) Rotational Speed - 7200RPM (nominal) Buffer Size - 8MB Average Seek Time - 8.9ms Warranty - 3 Years
Features: Data Lifeguard, Shock Guard, SecureConnect, FlexPower, WhisperDrive, Soft Seek
Compliant Standards: S.M.A.R.T.
Performance
Drive Transfer Rate: 300 MBps (external) / 93.5 MBps (internal)
Seek Time: 8.9 ms (average) / 21 ms (max)
Track-to-Track Seek Time: 2 ms
Average Latency: 4.2 ms
Spindle Speed: 7200 rpm
Reliability
Non-Recoverable Errors: 1 per 10^14
Start / Stop Cycles: 50,000
Manufacturer's product description
Cool-running, quiet operation, superior performance and industry-leading reliability make these next-generation WD Caviar SE drives the perfect hard drives for desktop and enterprise storage.
Expansion / connectivity
Interfaces: 1 x Serial ATA-300 - 7 pin Serial ATA
Compatible Bays: 1 x internal - 3.5" x 1/3H
Miscellaneous
Compliant Standards: RoHS
Software / system requirements
Software Included: Data Lifeguard Tools
Manufacturer warranty
Service & Support: 3 years warranty
Service & Support Details: Limited warranty - 3 years
Environmental parameters
Min Operating Temperature: 5 °C
Max Operating Temperature: 55 °C
Humidity Range Operating: 5 - 95%
Shock Tolerance: 65 g @ 2ms (operating) / 350 g @ 2ms (non-operating)
Vibration Tolerance: 0.75 g @ 20-300 Hz (operating) / 4 g @ 20-500 Hz (non-operating)
Advantages: Great Reliable Drive which runs well. Disadvantages: I have yet to find any real disadvantages with this drive.
...I keep going back to western digital because after buying harddrives from several manufacturers i have found this to be the best, this particualar drive offers great speed and space and great reliability. you always hear of peoples hard drives dying but i have had many westerndigitals and never had a problem with them. i think they are great drives and i would definatley recommend them to anyone after a reliable, reasonably fast and reasonably large drive. I had no problems installing it and find it very compatible with my hardware. While using this drive i haven not come across any problems. No faliure no slow running its been great. Very easy installation. Anyone looking for a well priced good drive, this is for you....
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Advantages: Fast, Cheap,Reliable Disadvantages: a little hot, a little noisy
...As a computer geek I used many Hard Drives drives until this one and I'm finally satisfied. As a multitasking user i open many programs at the same time: antivirus, internet, multiple downloads, winamp and even gaming at the same time and often I even game sometimes and this hdd really does a good job. The 320GB (290 Gb actually) are sufficient for storage and comes at a very decent price.
The wd hard drives are really reliable, not a single problem until now in 2 months of usage.
The transfer rates are insane: 80 Mb max at data read and 75 Mb max at data write, about 13 ms access time.
The temperatures are pretty hot in summer, I recommend cooler.
It is a little noisy but are far more noisier hard drives on the market
Stability: 4 full days of massive downloads, in summer is enough for you?!
Overall: great hdd drive...
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Advantages: Great speed, great storage space, low price, stability Disadvantages: A little hot, A little noisy
...I used many Hard Drives drives until this one and I'm finally satisfied. As a multitasking user i open many programs at the same time: antivirus, internet, multiple downloads, winamp and even gaming at the same time and often I even game sometimes and this hdd really does a good job. The 500GB (470 Gb actually) are sufficient for storage and comes at a very decent price.
The wd are really reliable , I had a small problem but it was my fault, I've insanely overclocked the processor and I the hdd drive partitions didn't appear. I've recovered eventually the data without loss. It works still great.
The transfer rates are insane: 80 Mb max at data read and 75 Mb max at data write, about 13 ms access time.
The temperatures are pretty hot in summer, I recommend cooler.
Stability: 4 full days of massive downloads, in summer is enough for you...
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