Western Digital Caviar® Special Edition WD2500JB 250 GB ATA-100 Hard Drive
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Western Digital Caviar® Special Edition WD2500JB 250 GB ATA-100 Hard Drive

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  • HDD Form Factor: 3.5' x 1/3H (Low Profile)
  • Capacity: 250 GB
  • Designation: Desktop Computer
  • Interface: IDE/EIDE
  • Enclosure: Internal
  • Spindle Speed: 7200 RPM
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Western Digital Caviar® Special Edition WD2500JB 250 GB ATA-100 Hard...

WD Caviar SE hard drives are designed for maximum performance in applications such as computer gaming, digital video editing, and file servers. They deliver data faster than any hard drive in their class. Capacities range up to 250 GB, all with 8 MB buffer.

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Former Champion?

bynad_masters Jul 4, 2005
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Pros Still fast for an old generation drive
Cons Showing it's age - slightly slower than the new drives, louder, runs hot!
Recommended it? No

Intro
After testing 3 enormous hard drives that are very modern, how does a year old Western Digital 250 GB that was once reigned king fair?

Again, to keep things fair, this old drive is being tested on the same platform. On my Windows Media Center-based computer, rests on an ATI... Read full review »

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I can fit *HOW* many MP3's on it???

byinsancen Feb 1, 2005
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Pros Speed, Reliability, Price, silly amount of storage
Cons Possibly a bit loud for Near Silent/HTPC People.
Recommended it? Yes

This is a great drive. Possibly a little noisy if you are running an Ultra Quiet PC, but for most, Standard Fan Noise will drown it out.

I hammer this drive, it's constantly accessing 12 or hours a day (Fileserver), and have had no issues with it whatsoever. Not the cheapest, but only a... Read full review »

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Good for a Year (almost)

byjamwest Apr 12, 2006
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Pros The brand to buy if you like replacing your operating system, programs and data...
Cons Too expensive to replace annually.
Recommended it? No

Hard drive failed prior to the expiration of the one year warranty. Because we were traveling I did not call Western Digital until three weeks after the one year period expired. My fault. Customer service not sympathetic. They said "too bad" and offered to sell me another hard drive. Since this was... Read full review »

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Product Details and Features

Product MPN

MPN WD2500JB

Key Features

HDD Form Factor 3.5' x 1/3H (Low Profile)
Capacity 250 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
Average Latency 4.17 ms
Internal Data Transfer Rate 737 Mbit/s
Sound Emission 36 dB
Interface (Detailed) DMA/ATA-100 (Ultra)
Buffer Size 8 MB

Other Features

Platform PC
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 20744414
UPC 718037106687
Release Date February, 2003

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