Western Digital WD1200JB Caviar Special Edition 120GB Internal Hard Drive

by Western Digital

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• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B000077X5L
• Item model number: WD1200JB
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: February 2, 2002

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

WD Caviar Special Edition 7200 hard drives deliver data to users faster than any desktop hard drive has before. Perfect for games, DV editing and file server applications.

Product Description

Western Digital Caviar SE WD1200JB 120GB 7200 RPM 8MB Cache IDE Ultra ATA100 3.5 Hard Drive

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

19 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars No frills, no problems!, October 23, 2003

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C. J. Carter (Sierra Madre, California, United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Western Digital WD1200JB Caviar Special Edition 120GB Internal Hard Drive (Personal Computers)

The Western Digital WD1200JB is a high-performance 120GB EIDE hard drive with a massive 8MB cache, that makes a fine upgrade for users looking for a good chunk of disk space at a reasonable price. I purchased one through Amazon and the order was fulfilled through OfficeMax/TechDepot; it arrived quickly and was well packed. It will fill my need for a lot of fast-access disk space for miniDV film work.

This drive is simple to install under Windows (I added it as a second drive to a Windows 2000 system), but as this is an OEM package you literally just get the drive in an antistatic bag, and nothing else. No little mounting screws, no instructions, no software drivers on disk, no cables, nothing. Before you cry foul however, this is not a problem if you are upgrading an existing machine. The cable already exists - your original drive will be connected to it already and your new drive just adds on to the second drive connector (but do change the jumper on the drive to make it a Slave first). As for software, under Windows 2000 I found nothing else was needed - the machine recognised the drive without a problem. Formatting under the Disk Manager was all that was necessary (although that took all night). If you are still worried or want more details on the drive before, during or after installation you can always look at the very helpful pages on the Western Digital website (www.wdc.com). There is plenty of downloadable installation instructions, information and software if you need it.

A fine drive at a great price, if you can handle the lack of consumer-friendly goodies and the fact they don't even give you a couple of mounting screws. If you are savy enough not to be put off by this, it's one time where being a bit of a hardware geek can save you some money over a more consumer-oriented package.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Outstanding, November 12, 2004

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Cameron M. Woolley (Sierra Vista, AZ USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Western Digital WD1200JB Caviar Special Edition 120GB Internal Hard Drive (Personal Computers)

I have owned this hard drive for some time now and have only praise for it. Western Digital has set the standard for hard drives today.

4 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars great product, October 3, 2003

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sean2k (east coast) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Western Digital WD1200JB Caviar Special Edition 120GB Internal Hard Drive (Personal Computers)

i dont know about the negative reviews, but i have had nothing but great experience with western digital. i see that some1 posted that their hd died in a week. Sounds unusual, just for the fact that my computer is on for more than 15 hours a day, and sometimes its on for days straight at a time and its still running strong a year later. Overall i got a good deal on this product with a rebate and it was worth the buy.