Hard drive
| Track to track seek time (read/write) |
2 ms |
| Read seek |
8.9 ms |
| Average latency |
4.2 ms |
| Hard drive capacity |
250 GB |
| Hard drive speed |
7200 RPM |
| Hard drive interface |
Serial ATA II |
| Hard drive size |
3.5 " |
| Drive device, buffer size |
8 MB |
| Bytes per sector |
512 |
Other features
| Acoustic pressure emissions |
26 dB |
| USB powered |
N |
| Internal |
Y |
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Cool, quiet and fast. WD Caviar SE SATA drives offer superior performance and reliability, making them ideal for business and family desktops.
Key Features
FAST
8 MB cache - 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
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.
Ideal for
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.
How this WD hard drive protects your data:
Data Lifeguard™ is an exclusive set of data protection features: 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 from extended use of a hard drive.
Data Lifeguard Tools™ are software utilities designed for WD hard drives. They work with embedded Data Lifeguard features to make hard drive installation, diagnostics and repair simple and worry-free. (Download Data Lifeguard Tools)
Shock Guard™ instantly protects the hard drive against damage from bumps and vibrations while it's running. It gives WD Caviar drives industry-leading shock protection.
