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Western Digital Caviar SE WD1200JB 120GB 7200 RPM 8MB Cache IDE Ultra ATA100 3.5" Hard Drive -Bare Drive

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Western Digital Caviar SE 120GB 3.5" IDE Ultra ATA100 Hard Drive -Bare Drive
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Western Digital Caviar SE 120GB 3.5" IDE Ultra ATA100 Hard Drive -Bare Drive Western Digital Caviar SE 120GB 3.5" IDE Ultra ATA100 Hard Drive -Bare Drive
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Manufacturer Warranty

Beyond any applicable Newegg return policy, this item is warranted independently by the product's Manufacturer. Below is a summary provided for convenience only and may not be accurate or current. Use this link for full details.

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

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  • Return for refund within: 30 days
  • Return for replacement within: 30 days
  • Restocking Fee: Yes
OverviewCustomer ReviewSpecificationsProduct Tour
The Western Digital Caviar SE Hard Drive is a clear leader in the race for the peak of desktop drives. Its 120 GB runs at 7200 RPM with up to 100 MB/s transfer rates. Its breakthrough 8 MB cache makes this hard drive suitable for high-performance home and business computing, as it can handle both data-intensive applications and high-end multimedia applications. It offers average latency of 4.2 ms with an average seek time of only 8.9ms; and average write time of 10.9ms, resulting in both greater efficiency and safer data transfer

This hard drive incorporates WD’s Data Lifeguard, an exclusive set of data protection features, including shock protection, environmental protection, real-time embedded error detection and repair. Its mechanism ensures automatic discovery, isolation, and repair of problems which may develop in a hard drive.

Despite a remarkable data transfer rate, WD's WhisperDrive makes the drive almost silent. The most common hard drive failure is due to shocks: ShockGuard protects the drive against damage from bumps and vibrations, and the stainless steel casing completes the protection, keeping it safe up to 250Gs whileworking, and 900Gs idle. Its SoftSeek technology offers smooth operation of read/write seek function, reducing seek noise, while the DuraStep Ramp technology locks the heads in a secured position, even when power is off.

Review Summary (read more reviews)

5
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4
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3
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1
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Total Reviews: 340

white Reviewed By: on 12/4/2005
Rating + 3
Tech Level Tech Level: high - Ownership: more than 1 year
Pros: This drive worked great up until about 2 years, then it died.
Cons: The warranty, maybe. I'm still awaiting judgement on this one, hence my 3 score. I bought this 5/2/03, and with the "3 yr warranty" expected it to be warrantied until 5/2/06. Imagine my dismay when I went to RMA this through WD and was told my warranty expired on 11/28/05. We'll see what happens, but if I don't get the same warranty as what was advertised, no more WD for me.
Other Thoughts: NewEgg, as always, rocks.
8 out of 9 people found this review helpful. Did you? Yes No

No Real Warranty on WD Drives.

white Reviewed By: scarmer on 9/18/2006
Rating + 1
Tech Level Tech Level: high - Ownership: 1 month to 1 year
Pros: cheap, but you get what you pay for.
Cons: You know what you get when you request an in-warranty replacement? A refurbished drive. Yup, you pay for a NEW one, and if it's defective during their in-warranty service time, they will ONLY give you a refurbished unit with an unknown history and no detail on WHAT was refurbished. That sounds like NO warranty in my book.

Mine started clicking 6 months after I bought it, so I requested an RMA replacement. They never mention "refurbished" on their website or on the phone when you're researching the RMA process, they just refer to it as a replacement drive. I'm sure it's detailed in the fine print of the actual warranty, but who reads those; we all assume they have a reasonable replacement policy if it's needed.

I sent back the RMA unit once I realized it was refurbished (look on the bar code sticker, it will say recertified) and will simply wait for this one to die. I'll never buy another WD now that I realize that they don't stand behind their product.
5 out of 9 people found this review helpful. Did you? Yes No

Quick Specs (view all30)

ModelWD1200JB
InterfaceIDE Ultra ATA100
Capacity120GB
RPM7200 RPM
Cache8MB

Review Summary (read all 340 Reviews)

5
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75%
4
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9%
3
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2
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1
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Product Rating:
Total Reviews: 340

white Reviewed By: on 6/15/2007
Rating + 4
Tech Level Tech Level: somewhat high - Ownership: 1 week to 1 month
This user purchased this item from Newegg
Pros: hd is a good drive.
Cons: trying to get order straight was a nightmare.
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not so reliable

white Reviewed By: powerdude on 4/17/2007
Rating + 2
Tech Level Tech Level: high - Ownership: 1 month to 1 year
Pros: 1 out of 2 still lives but am changing brands.
Cons: died and only had about 2 gigs on it
Other Thoughts: suggest different brand
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4 Years

white Reviewed By: GetSirius on 4/6/2007
Rating + 1
Tech Level Tech Level: average - Ownership: more than 1 year
This user purchased this item from Newegg
Pros: Worked just fine for 4 years.
Cons: Died after 4 years....
Other Thoughts: I have used perhaps 20 IDE hard drives over the past 10 years and out of those, 5 western digital drives have failed, 1 Mxxxor, 0 Sxxxate. Others were removed in working order for various reasons (storage space). Have had a mix of drives the whole time.

Guess I am now sold on Sxxxate Barracuda for IDE and SATA drives.
1 out of 2 people found this review helpful. Did you? Yes No
Model
Brand Western Digital
Series Caviar SE
Model WD1200JB
Packaging Bare Drive
Performance
Interface IDE Ultra ATA100
Capacity 120GB
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 3 years limited
Labor 3 years limited

Introduction

The Western Digital Caviar SE Hard Drive is a clear leader in the race for the peak of desktop drives. Its 120 GB runs at 7200 RPM with up to 100 MB/s transfer rates. Its breakthrough 8 MB cache makes this hard drive suitable for high-performance home and business computing, as it can handle both data-intensive applications and high-end multimedia applications. It offers average latency of 4.2 ms with an average seek time of only 8.9ms; and average write time of 10.9ms, resulting in both greater efficiency and safer data transfer

This hard drive incorporates WD’s Data Lifeguard, an exclusive set of data protection features, including shock protection, environmental protection, real-time embedded error detection and repair. Its mechanism ensures automatic discovery, isolation, and repair of problems which may develop in a hard drive.

Despite a remarkable data transfer rate, WD's WhisperDrive makes the drive almost silent. The most common hard drive failure is due to shocks: ShockGuard protects the drive against damage from bumps and vibrations, and the stainless steel casing completes the protection, keeping it safe up to 250Gs whileworking, and 900Gs idle. Its SoftSeek technology offers smooth operation of read/write seek function, reducing seek noise, while the DuraStep Ramp technology locks the heads in a secured position, even when power is off.

Highlights

newegg Ultra ATA 100 Interface
The Ultra ATA 100 interface provides up to 100 MB/s throughput for fast data transfer.
newegg 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.
newegg WD Data Lifeguard Technology
Exclusive Data Lifeguard data protection features include shock protection, an environmental protection system and real-time embedded error detection and repair. WD's Data Lifeguard technology automatically finds, isolates and repairs problems that may develop over the life of a hard drive.
newegg WD ShockGuard Technology
ShockGuard technology instantaneously protects the hard drive against damage from bumps and vibrations during operation. This technology enables WD Caviar drives to achieve industry-leading shock protection specs.

Quick Specs

Capacity120GB
RPM7200 RPM
Cache8MB
Average Latency4.2ms
Average Seek Time8.9ms
Average Write Time10.9ms
InterfaceIDE Ultra ATA100
Form Factor3.5"
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