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Western Digital Scorpio Blue WD1600BEVS 160GB 5400 RPM 8MB Cache 2.5" SATA 1.5Gb/s Internal Notebook Hard Drive -Bare Drive

Western Digital Scorpio Blue 160GB 2.5" SATA 1.5Gb/s Internal Notebook Hard Drive -Bare Drive

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Western Digital Scorpio Blue WD1600BEVS 160GB 5400 RPM 2.5" SATA 1.5Gb/s Internal Notebook Hard Drive -Bare Drive

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Manufacturer Warranty

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Manufacturer Limited Warranty period (parts): 3 years
Manufacturer Limited Warranty period (labor): 3 years

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Support Phone Number: 800-275-4932
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Return for refund within: 30 days
Return for replacement within: 30 days
Restocking Fee: Yes

The Western Digital WD1600BEVS Scorpio series 160GB hard drive offers an outstanding combination of speed and low power consumption. Using a highly efficient motor that spins at 5400RPM while only using as much power as slower 4200RPM drives, it gives you faster seek times and longer batter life.

Reliability is enhanced by WD's ShockGuard™ technology that protects the moving parts of the drive surfaces from shocks and WD's DuraStep Ramp™ locks the heads in a secure position away from the disk to provide additional protection when the drive is not in use. These features combined with the rigid stainless steel top that can withstand 1.5 times the industry average make this one of the most durable drives in the industry.

The exclusive WhisperDrive with SoftSeek make this the quietest 2.5" drive, regardless of spin speed.

Review Summary (read more reviews, write a review)

77%

12%

Product Rating:
Total Reviews:	188

Great drive!

Reviewed By: awer25 on 3/5/2007

Tech Level: high - Ownership: 1 week to 1 month

This user purchased this item from Newegg

Pros: Drive performs excellently! I upgraded from a 100GB 7200RPM drive, and was worried about the speed loss with this 5400RPM drive. I hooked both drives up as storage drives on a desktop (SATA jacks are the same) and tested both drives with HD Tach. I was very impressed. This 160GB drive averaged 38MB/s throughput vs 41MB/s for the 7200RPM. Personally, the 60GB extra was worth the slight loss in speed (which is not noticeable at all). In addition, the burst speed was higher with the 160GB drive (121MB/s vs 109MB/s). I believe the main reason for this drive's performance is it's perpendicular recording method.

Cons: None! (Well, 320GB would be nicer...)

Other Thoughts: This drive is QUIET! Much more so than my last 100GB 7200RPM Hitachi.

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Quality drive at a fair price!

Reviewed By: on 9/27/2007

Tech Level: high - Ownership: 1 week to 1 month

This user purchased this item from Newegg

Pros: Great price, high quality, and silent operation. Works great in a MacBook.

Cons: Slight vibration (tolerable, but noticeable) felt in the right palm rest while in operation compared to the competitor hard drive I had previously installed.

Other Thoughts: Sight vibration not notable if you set your Mac to sleep the hard drive when not needed.

11 out of 13 people found this review helpful. Did you? Yes

Quick Specs (view all30)

Model	WD1600BEVS
Interface	SATA 1.5Gb/s
Capacity	160GB
RPM	5400 RPM
Form Factor	2.5"

Review Summary (read all 188 Reviews, write a review)

77%

12%

Product Rating:
Total Reviews:	188

Outstanding

Reviewed By: Flash 101 on 11/15/2009

Tech Level: average - Ownership: 1 week to 1 month

This user purchased this item from Newegg

Pros: Repaced my WD800BEVS (80gb) notebook drive with this one(160gb) in my Gateway notebook without a hitch using EZ gig II software.... drive is almost silent......no wait it is silent....

Cons: None

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Used for Xbox 360

Reviewed By: Pete on 10/20/2009

Tech Level: high - Ownership: 1 month to 1 year

This user purchased this item from Newegg

Pros: Took some work to set it up for an Xbox 360 and transfer my save data over but it works fine, should have bought the 250GB model as now Xbox will be releasing 250GB drives so I could have more space but hindsight is 20/20

Cons: None

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Great Drive!

Reviewed By: on 10/15/2009

Tech Level: high - Ownership: 1 month to 1 year

This user purchased this item from Newegg

Pros: Great drive, just works.

Cons: None

Other Thoughts: Used it to bring an older laptop back to life. Wife uses the laptop constantly and haven't heard or seen any problems.

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Model
Brand	Western Digital
Series	Scorpio Blue
Model	WD1600BEVS
Packaging	Bare Drive
Performance
Interface	SATA 1.5Gb/s
Capacity	160GB
Cache	8MB
Average Seek Time	12ms
RPM	5400 RPM
Physical Spec
Form Factor	2.5"
Features
Features	Quiet - In a notebook drive, silence is golden. WD's exclusive WhisperDrive combines state-of-the-art seeking algorithms to yield one of the quietest 2.5-inch hard drives on the market. These algorithms also optimize the way a drive seeks for data, which significantly improves power consumption. So now silence (and longer battery life) is golden. Reliable and rugged - WD's ShockGuard technology protects the drive mechanics and platter surfaces from shocks. WD's SecurePark parks the recording heads off the disk surface during spin up, spin down, and when the drive is off. This ensures the recording head never touches the disk surface resulting in improved long-term reliability due to less head wear, and improved non-operational shock tolerance.
Manufacturer Warranty
Parts	3 years limited
Labor	3 years limited

Introduction

Highlights

	SATA 1.5 Gb/s Interface The next-generation SATA interface supports up to 1.5 Gb/s data transfer rates and point-to-point connections to allow the Western Digital Scorpio WD1600BEVS to deliver optimum performance, efficiency, convenience and flexibility.
	WD WhisperDrive and SoftSeek Technology WhisperDrive technology minimizes noise to virtually below the threshold of human hearing. To cut seek noise, SoftSeek technology streamlines read/write seeking algorithms resulting in more efficient operation.
	WD ShockGuard Technology ShockGuard technology instantaneously protects the hard drive against damage from bumps and vibrations during operation. This technology enables WD Digital Scorpio drives to achieve industry-leading shock specifications.