Product Description
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. For even higher performance, consider WD Caviar SE16 SATA 300 MB/s hard drives. 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. 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. With high-performance family and business computing, these drives easily handle photo editing and data-intensive multimedia applications. For even higher performance, consider WD Caviar SE16 SATA hard drives. Average 21.0 ms Full Stroke Seek 300 MB/s Buffer To Host Transfer Rate 748 Mbits/s Buffer To Disk Transfer Rate Unit Dimensions - Height 1.028 x Length 5.787 x Width 4.00 Inch Unit Weight - 1.32 Pounds
Customer Reviews:
A little pricey for its capacity, but a solid hard drive.......2007-03-26
As the review title says, this is a pretty good buy insofar as quality. It was somewhat of a necessity for me because I wanted to dual boot Windows XP and Vista--the free Ubuntu Linux partitioning tool would not work on one of my computers, so I had to consider other options. Rather than purchase a third-party partitioning tool to be used once and never again, I decided to buy a second hard drive, which in the case of the WD1600JSRTL ended up costing only a little more than the partitioning software.
So far, I have had no problems. Installation was about as easy as my HP m7640n Media Center PC allows--it's a tight fit, but that's not Western Digital's fault. Your individual results will vary in this capacity, though the actual act of fitting the SATA and power connectors is not terribly difficult. That having been said, the end of the connector that connects to the drive fits somewhat tightly and requires a little force to be properly inserted. After physical installation, it's simply a matter of powering up the computer, installing the included software, and then configuring the drive in the manner of your choosing.
Configuring the drive as a boot device is a little less than intuitive, though; somehow I ended up screwing up my boot order and making my copy of Windows XP MCE unbootable. But such is life; I guess I'm stuck with Vista now, good or bad. I strongly encourage those reading this review to research the topic of installing an OS on a second hard drive very thoroughly before performing this action. It's probably a simple thing I did to end up in the situation that came about, but I don't want it to happen to anybody else.
It is in fact much easier to configure the drive to serve as information storage. Simply select that option using the included software, and the drive will quickly be recognized and formatted however you wish.
As far as price/performance, though the drive itself offers pretty good performance, it's a little pricey when one considers the cost-per-gigabyte. This comes out to about fifty-six cents per gigabyte, which is not particularly cost effective. However, higher capacity hard drives cost somewhat-to-considerably more than the WD1600JSRTL, even if their cost-per-gigabyte is lower. So if you're in the market for an inexpensive hard drive for light to medium storage and/or need a second drive to dual boot two operating systems, then the WD1600JSRTL is worth a look.
Very nice hard drive.......2007-03-09
These hard drives are very good. They installed very easily and quickly. The data transfers fast and there in not much noise. Overall, it is an excellent product.
Great Hard Drive!.......2007-01-09
It is important to say that these is my first SATA Hard Drive, but I can absolutely recommend it. These hard drive has an excelent perform.
Product Description
Western Digital offers WD Caviar SE Serial ATA (SATA) hard drives with features and capacities that are ideal for next-generation computers and low-end enterprise storage. Users benefit from a data transfer rate performance roadmap that begins with 150 MB/s and extends to 600 MB/s, as well as improved cabling that enables greater system design flexibility. Designers of enterprise storage systems and servers are increasingly using desktop-class, large-capacity SATA hard drives because of the advantages that the SATA interface provides.
Product Description
Cool-running, quiet operation, superior performance and industry-leading reliability make the WD Caviar SE drives the perfect hard drives for desktop and enterprise storage.
Product Description
HD 160GB SATA
Product Description
WESTERN DIGITAL - 3 YEARS MFG WARRANTY. CAVIAR SE 160GB 7200 RPM SATA-II HARD DISK DRIVE. 8MB BUFFER 3.5 INCH LOW PROFILE(1.0 INCH). NEW. WD1600JS IN STOCK.
Product Description
With 160 GB storage capacity, this Western Digital Caviar SE WD1600JS Serial ATA IIHard Drive is ideal for business and home desktop storage solutions . It spins at fast 7200 RPM speeds , delivers 300 MB/s data transfer rates and features a large 8 MB buffer! The Whisper Drive technology minimizes noise for more efficient operation. For high performance computing, order this Western Digital Caviar SE WD1600JS Serial ATA II Hard Drive!
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