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Manufacturer Limited Warranty period (parts): 3 years
Manufacturer Limited Warranty period (labor): 3 years
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.
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.
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Tech Level: somewhat high - Ownership: 1 month to 1 year
This user purchased this item from Newegg
Pros: Fast, quiet and easy to install. This drive replaced a dead, original Dell 60 GB drive. It took minutes to install this new drive. The OS was loaded and the laptop was running in much less time than I thought. I would recommend this drive to anyone.
Cons: None
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Excelent Coice
Reviewed By: on 12/19/2009
Tech Level: high - Ownership: more than 1 year
This user purchased this item from Newegg
Pros: I have had this drive for six years now, I love it. It withstood A LOT of travel, more formats and file systems than I care to mention, and even in its final hour, as it is now, it is going down fighting. I couldn't recommend a better drive for sata I users.
Cons: Didn't last seven. ;)
Other Thoughts: SIX YEARS OF ABUSE!!!
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No Worries
Reviewed By: online2 on 12/14/2009
Tech Level: high - Ownership: 1 month to 1 year
This user purchased this item from Newegg
Pros: Great price for size for Laptop, no bad blocks, Windows installed without issue
Cons: None
Other Thoughts: Western Digital has not let me down yet.
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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
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.
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.
Reviewed By: awer25 on 3/5/2007
Tech Level: high - Ownership: 1 week to 1 month
