Western Digital Caviar SE WD2500JB 250GB 7200 RPM RPM 8MB Cache IDE Ultra ATA100 / ATA-6 3.5" Hard Drive

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7200 RPM RPM 8MB Cache
IDE Ultra ATA100 / ATA-6
90 days limited

The Western Digital Caviar SE WD2500JB is ideal for those who put cool and quiet computing in their priority. Thanks to Western Digital’s advanced technologies, cool and quiet operation is applied to your computer system. You will not even notice it exists. Just enjoy lag-free operation with 7,200-RPM spindle speed and 8MB cache.

Cool operation Cool operation results in the highest reliability, even in intensely hot environments such as digital video recorders. Western Digital WD2500JB hard drives are the drives of choice for the world's leading consumer electronics and PC manufacturers.
Whisper quiet 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.

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Model

Brand: Western Digital

Series: Caviar SE

Model: WD2500JB

Packaging: Bare Drive

Performance

Interface: IDE Ultra ATA100 / ATA-6

Capacity: 250GB

RPM: 7200 RPM

Cache: 8MB

Average Seek Time: 8.9ms

Average Write Time: 10.9ms

Average Latency: 4.2ms

Physical Spec

Form Factor: 3.5"

Features

Features: 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.

Manufacturer Warranty

Parts: 90 days limited

Labor: 90 days limited

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Warranty

Limited Warranty period (parts): 90 days
Limited Warranty period (labor): 90 days

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Support Phone: 1-800-275-4932
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LEW 4/28/2013 2:43:26 PM Tech Level: 3/5 Ownership: 4/5 Verified Owner	Rating: 5/5LEW'S Pros: WORKS GRATE, GOOD PRICE Cons: NO CONS, JUST BETTER Did you find this review helpful? Thanks for the valuable feedback you provided!
Bryan 3/16/2013 8:21:02 PM Tech Level: 5/5 Ownership: 4/5 Verified Owner	Rating: 1/5Crashed at 120 Days Pros: In-expense drive for budget build Cons: Crashed in less than 4 months - Just outside or warrenty Other Thoughts: None Did you find this review helpful? Thanks for the valuable feedback you provided!
Dan 2/14/2013 6:50:42 PM Tech Level: 5/5 Ownership: 4/5 Verified Owner	Rating: 1/5WD Refurbs = Run Away Pros: IDE ATA and Price was only $41 Cons: Died less than 1 year old Other Thoughts: I've had a lot of WD Refurbs go bad on me. I was in a pinch and needed it for a logging server thinking it would give me at least a couple years. . . Died after 10 months. Did you find this review helpful? Thanks for the valuable feedback you provided!
N/A 1/30/2013 8:06:53 PM Tech Level: 4/5 Ownership: 5/5 Verified Owner	Rating: 1/5Was DOA Pros: Never got it to work Cons: I guess it was my fault for not testing. I bought it to eventually upgrade my mothers computer. It sat on a shelf for a year and when I went to actually install it, the drive had the clicks of death. Looks like it was DOA. Did you find this review helpful? Thanks for the valuable feedback you provided!
N/A 1/6/2013 3:47:43 PM Tech Level: 4/5 Ownership: 2/5 Verified Owner	Rating: 1/5awful Pros: was recognized by system Cons: arrived with error 0108 - Definition: A Seek command did not complete in the time allotted. This may be an anomaly or a defect with the drive. Retest. Replace the drive if the error repeats. drive had thousands of bad sectors, awful r/w, and would not install windows 7 Other Thoughts: i ignored the other reviews thinking they couldn't possibly happen to me i was dead wrong Did you find this review helpful? Thanks for the valuable feedback you provided!
omar canales 12/11/2012 3:46:19 PM Tech Level: 5/5 Ownership: 3/5 Verified Owner	Rating: 5/5Working great Pros: Works great, cheap replacement to keep an old desktop going. No issues. Cons: Old Tech, the HDD was dated 2006. Then again, its for a desktop from 2005. Did you find this review helpful? Thanks for the valuable feedback you provided!
blazer 12/8/2012 4:51:36 AM Tech Level: 5/5 Ownership: 2/5 Verified Owner	Rating: 1/5WD 250 IDE Drive Pros: Newegg advance shipped replacement, egg allowed refund on both drives, thanks egg. Egg 5 stars Cons: 1st drive error 0007, 2nd drive error 0007, [ read element failure ] wd tech support wasn't surprised of 2 drives with same test result and failure, tested on another pc with same result, apparently no qc control on reman drives, newegg support line getting harder to make contact, time consuming, too much hassle. WD 0 stars Other Thoughts: long time user of wd drives with little problems thru many years, egg didn't have a new ide drive in wd, will have to look other places and hope to find one. wish I could leave 0 rating. Did you find this review helpful? Thanks for the valuable feedback you provided!
welder 11/26/2012 11:42:09 AM Tech Level: 5/5 Ownership: 2/5 Verified Owner	Rating: 5/5wd 250gb hard drive Pros: replaced 3 80gb in old server.no problems after setting jumpers to correct position.can't beat the price.may buy some more. Cons: none Did you find this review helpful? Thanks for the valuable feedback you provided!
N/A 11/25/2012 7:51:54 PM Tech Level: 5/5 Ownership: 1/5 Verified Owner	Rating: 1/5did not work with the connection i have on my pc Pros: great price if it would have worked Cons: Not installed Other Thoughts: I should have purchased the external inclosure that you were offering with 5 dollars rebate and free shipping now i have to pay shipping and the regular cost if i decided keep this hard drive and make some use of it 0 out of 5 people found this review helpful. Did you? Thanks for the valuable feedback you provided!
video bob 11/7/2012 4:10:59 AM Tech Level: 5/5 Ownership: 3/5 Verified Owner	Rating: 1/5DoA Pros: none- bought three Cons: Bad Choice all three HHD dead on arrival!!! not eligible for refund, that sucks!!! Other Thoughts: HHD mfg date 30 Aug 2006 in technology years. that real old. 2 out of 3 people found this review helpful. Did you? Thanks for the valuable feedback you provided!
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