Brand: Western Digital EAN: 4049982003742 Label: Western Digital Manufacturer: Western Digital Publisher: Western Digital Sales Rank: 1449 Studio: Western Digital
Features:
Top performer on the Microsoft Windows Vista Experience Index.
16MB cache.
IntelliSeek calculates optimum seek speeds to lower power consumption, noise and vibration.
SecurePark parks recording heads during spin up, spin down and when the drive is off.
Preemptive Wear Leveling (PWL) frequently sweeps the drive arm across the disk to reduce uneven wear on the drive surface.
Product DescriptionThis Western Digital Caviar SE16 ATA/ATAPI (IDE) drive features 500 GB of storage and a 16 MB cache for lightning-fast performance. This reliable drive is fast, but it also delivers technologically advanced acoustics and cool operation. Designed for high-performance computers, multimedia or gaming systems, this drive is the perfect choice as an upgrade or replacement for your IDE system.
Customer Reviews
Average Rating:
Rating: - Great Drive for the Money
Just installed this drive a few days ago in my machine. Incredible drive for less than $80.00. I noticed a difference in speed right away thanks to the 16mb cache. The drive is extremely quiet. The only problem I had was getting XP to recognize it as a 500 GB drive. It kept wanting to see it as 132 GB. This was easily solved with the Easeus partition program (a free download and an incredible program in it's own right!). Once that was taken care of, everything else just fell into place. Definitely ... Read More