Western Digital Caviar® Special Edition WD1600JB 160 GB ATA-100 Hard Drive
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Western Digital Caviar® Special Edition WD1600JB 160 GB ATA-100 Hard Drive

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  • HDD Form Factor: 3.5' x 1/3H (Low Profile)
  • Capacity: 160 GB
  • Designation: Desktop Computer
  • Interface: IDE/EIDE
  • Enclosure: Internal
  • Spindle Speed: 7200 RPM
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Western Digital's Special Edition hard drives are designed to maximize desktop computer performance for activities requiring high-performance storage such as computer gaming, digital video editing, and file server applications. Offering the largest capacities, the Western Digital's Special Edition family is equipped with an 8 MB buffer - the largest buffer available today in a desktop EIDE hard drive, delivering data to users faster than any hard drive in its class.

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Western Digital Caviar 160GB Hard Drive: It was too good to last

byGr8ful Aug 1, 2006
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Pros Decent speed, large capacuty, 8MB buffer
Cons Drive died in undera year. Dead drives are pretty slow...
Recommended it? No

Background information

Some time ago I wrote a review on a Western Digital 250GB hard drive that I had to have replaced six times before finally giving up and tossing it in the trash. I only mention this because I have had a blunt reminder of that incident with a recent bout with a... Read full review »

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The Wide Open Spaces Of A Large Hard Drive

bydigitaldoc Mar 2, 2004
18 Helpfuls 19 Helpfuls Was this review helpful?
Pros Western Digital reputation for reliability, extra cache, fast speed and quiet operation.
Cons Useless tools, picky jumper settings, short warranty.
Recommended it? Yes

Introduction

The Western Digital 160 gigabyte hard drive represents one of the best values in an IDE interface drive today. It's large size, quiet mechanism, fast data acquisition and solid reputation for reliability make it a first choice for a moderately priced new system build. This... Read full review »

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Excellent drive. Price can't be beat.

byfnash Feb 2, 2005
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Pros PRICE, performance, quiet, did I mention PRICE!!!
Cons Only a 1 year warranty.
Recommended it? Yes

There are other reviews of this drive available as well so I'll keep this one fairly short and simple. In short, it's worth the price.

Details of the drive -
* 160 gig advertised capacity.
* 149 gig formatted capacity (on the right computer)
NOTE - Older PCs, and by older,... Read full review »

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WD1600JB Western Digital 160GB EIDE Hard Drive with 8MB

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Product Details and Features

Product MPN

MPN WD1600JB

Key Features

HDD Form Factor 3.5' x 1/3H (Low Profile)
Capacity 160 GB
Designation Desktop Computer
Interface IDE/EIDE
Enclosure Internal
Spindle Speed 7200 RPM

Technical Features

External Data Transfer Rate 100 MBps
Seek Time 8.9 ms
Special Features S.M.A.R.T Technology
Average Latency 4.17 ms
Internal Data Transfer Rate 736 Mbit/s
Sound Emission 37 dB
Interface (Detailed) DMA/ATA-100 (Ultra)
Buffer Size 8 MB

Other Features

Platform PC, Mac
Brand Western Digital
Package Qty. 1

Dimensions

Height 1.02 in.
Depth 5.79 in.
Width 4.02 in.
Weight 1.32 lb.

Warranty

Warranty 3 Years

Miscellaneous

Product ID 20658684
UPC 718037107806

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