Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD5000AAKS
Jayesh Limaye, Apr 03, 2008 1527 hrs IST
A huge-capacity drive now within your reach
Fast, runs cool, silent, perpendicular magnetic recording technology, huge capacity, inexpensive, 5-year onsite warranty
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Features
The large capacity of the drive is advantageous for reasons other than the obvious -- because of the growing size of operating systems, for instance; Vista takes over 6 GB in the basic install, while the upcoming version of Windows may take even more. Versions of Linux also take huge amounts of space. We tend to dump everything we get from friends, or download TV shows, movies, games, and software (thanks to our "broadband" connections) onto the hard drive -- and never bother to delete it, so a smaller hard drive always ends up running out of disk space. It is therefore logical to opt for a very-high-capacity hard drive like this when you purchase one.
This 3.5-inch drive features perpendicular magnetic recording technology, meaning a greater areal density - more data per given area of platter, and thus a reduction in the number of platters, which in turn reduces the amount of heat generated. It has a rotational speed of 7200 rpm and has a large 16 MB buffer for uninterrupted data transfer.
As you can see in the photo above, the drive features a SATA interface - this is the faster 3.0 Gb/s SATA-II. The drive features ShockGuard technology, which protects the drive mechanics and platter surfaces from shocks. In addition to this, there is the SecurePark feature, which parks the recording heads while the drive is spinning up or down (or when it is off), thus eliminating the chances of the recording head touching the disk surface. This improves the life of the drive and makes it more reliable.
To enhance the reliability of the drive, there is Data Lifeguard - a set of data protection features that include shock protection, environmental data protection, and real-time embedded error detection and repair. Data Lifeguard automatically finds, isolates, and corrects problems that may develop over the life of the drive.
Advanced acoustic and power-reducing technologies in the drive make it operate very silently even during the high-stress mode of operation during benchmarking. The drive also runs cool; it seldom crossed 40 degrees celcius during our entire test run. Like most WD drives, it features IntelliSeek, an algorithm that calculates the optimum seek speeds to lower the power consumption, noise, and vibration. All this translates to lower power consumption, which can help keep down your electricity bills especially if the PC is on 24/7. In addition, a silent hard drive is a good thing for any HTPC.
USER COMMENTS
Buna sunt din romania si am cuparat acest hd in luna noiembrie 2007 si la trei luni de la cumparare am un bad sector bot,imi cere sa apas tasta f1 ce imi puteti spune ca trebuie sa fac pentru a remedia problema.Multumesc.
by cristian, vulcan, on Jun 08, 2008 12:23 PM, Report abuse Reply
just bought this drive for Rs4300. SWEET!!
by ASHISH, SHIMLA, on May 28, 2008 03:26 PM, Report abuse Reply
Did someone get this in chennai? Where can i find it ?
by Champ, Chennai, on Apr 14, 2008 07:44 PM, Report abuse Reply
WHERE TO FIND IT IN... PUNE THEY ARE SELLING THIS DRIVES FOR RS7000 (SUJATA COMPUTERS) SELLING IT FOR 6700... NEAR ABOUT DOUBLE AMOUNT.. THEY ARE CHEATING CUSTOMERS.. I WANT 2 OF THIS... THEY ARE CHEATER AT SUJATA,... SO ANYONE GET ME DETAIL WHERE I CAN I GET IN PUNE
by NADEEM, PUNE, on Apr 05, 2008 12:51 PM, Report abuse Reply
DCC, Deccan AMI enterprises, Bajirao road Computer plazo, East Street
by Sam, Pune, on Apr 08, 2008 11:26 AM, Report abuse
by Bharat, Acharya, on Apr 05, 2008 08:39 PM, Report abuse Reply
I just bought this western digital today. please tell me if you someone have one how do they like it and enjoy it. Do you like this is an other good product from western digital?
by ashia, plainfield, on Apr 05, 2008 04:22 AM, Report abuse Reply
The replacement service of Western Digital is simply superb. I got a drive replaced in 4 days. But you may not retreive your hard disk data....Any idea for data retrieval ?
by Alangar Manicka, Bangalore, on Apr 04, 2008 04:43 PM, Report abuse Reply
i got 2 months back this drive for rs5200,its gud worth but it was not in the cpmpany pack.it was open..guys go for it...
by baskey, bhubaneswar, on Apr 04, 2008 01:16 PM, Report abuse Reply
where can i get this in pune.. i m getting same drive but at 5000 and that too opened... means its not box pack.. while i want box pack. as it contains orignal sata and sata power cable. while the dealer give some cheapo type cables with opened drives.. this restriced the brand image of drive manufacture.. bcoz this cheapo cables can harm the drives
by nadeem, pune, on Apr 04, 2008 09:10 AM, Report abuse Reply
I purchased a 750GB WDC Sata few days ago for Rs 7,500 and its worth every penny.
by Pradeep, Mumbai, on Apr 04, 2008 07:19 AM, Report abuse Reply
, HU HU after few days when price falls , then you say , I make a mistake
by saurabh Jain, Ropar, Punjab, on Apr 04, 2008 08:56 AM, Report abuse
Yo Techtree guys this better be no joke. Coz 1st april is way over. But it this is true and as good as it sounds over here, this drive gonna (beep) every other drive in the market !!
by RAZR, RAZR, on Apr 03, 2008 11:23 PM, Report abuse Reply
This aint a joke. Got 2 of these for 4300 each and they are ffaaaassssttttttt. The review is spot on.
by Sandy, Bangalore, on Apr 04, 2008 12:58 AM, Report abuse
Does the warranty hold if this drive is put into a casing? Is it advisable to put this in a casing?
by MinusAnyAkkal, Mumbai, on Apr 03, 2008 10:40 PM, Report abuse Reply
First time in history of Techtree , We see there is no negative point in Product
by saurabh Jain, Ropar, Punjab, on Apr 03, 2008 05:56 PM, Report abuse Reply
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what type of power connector does this drive use i have a antec Sonata III and i can't find a power plug for the drive so i need to know where and what kind of power converter cable i need to get i trust and believe in WD
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