Western Digital WD2500KSRTL Caviar SE16 250 GB SATA 3.5-Inch Hard Drive Kit

by Western Digital

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 10 x 4 x 7 inches ; 1.3 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B000AMDZNC
• Item model number: WD2500KSRTL
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: December 19, 2005

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

The Western Digital WD2500KSRTL Caviar SE16 250 GB SATA 3.5-Inch Hard Drive combines a 16 MB cache with 3 Gbps transfer rate for lightning-fast performance in demanding desktop and workstation applications. Technologically advanced acoustics minimize noise and cool drive operation and enhanced reliability features help protect the drive and the data stored on it.

The Caviar SE16 is designed for use in the fastest PCs on the market, including high-performance business computers and multimedia or gaming systems. The Caviar SE16 SATA and EIDE drives are certified for Windows Vista and are top performers on the Windows Vista Experience Index. A massive 16 MB cache combined with advanced acoustic and power-reducing technologies make these ultra-fast drives the perfect solution for the fully loaded PC. The WD Caviar also includes an IntelliSeek feature that calculates optimum seek speeds to reduce power consumption, noise, and vibration.

This hard drive also offers SecurePark, which parks the recording heads off the disk surface during spin up and spin down and when the drive is off. The SecurePark feature ensures the recording head never touches the disk surface, resulting in improved long-term reliability because of less head wear, and improved nonoperational shock tolerance.

The Western Digital WD2500KSRTL Caviar SE16 250 GB SATA 3.5-Inch Hard Drive is backed by a 3-year limited warranty.

Product Description

WD Caviar SE16 SATA II hard drives combine 300 MB/s transfer rate and 16 MB cache for industry leading performance. Yes, these reliable drives are lightning fast, but they still deliver technologically advanced acoustics and cool operation.Fast - The one-two performance punch of 300 MB/s transfer rate, state-of-the-art performance for SATA drives, and 16 MB cache make the WD Caviar SE16 family the fastest desktop-class hard drives available.Cool - Cool operation means the highest reliability even in high-heat environments such as personal video recorders. Thats why these drives, the coolest on the market, are the drive of choice for the worlds leading consumer electronics manufacturers as well as the worlds leading PC makers.Quiet - The technology that Toms Hardware called very fast and nearly silent is repeated in this family of drives. Western Digital has minimized noise to levels virtually below the threshold of human hearing with WhisperDrive technology. And to cut seek noise, SoftSeek technology

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Easy Install -- Good Upgrade, May 17, 2007

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Dale J - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Western Digital WD2500KSRTL Caviar SE16 250 GB SATA 3.5-Inch Hard Drive Kit (Personal Computers)

I replaced my 80GB IDE drive on a Dell 4600 with this drive. It's made a significant difference in performance.
The directions for install were a bit confusing but once I figured it out the included software installed the drive and copied all of the files from my old drive including the boot record and Windows XP. I then disconnected my old drive and rebooted using the new one.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent har ddrive with blazing speed, October 14, 2006

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N. ME "HASTA LA VICTORIA SIEMPRE!!!!" (Caribbean.) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Western Digital WD2500KSRTL Caviar SE16 250 GB SATA 3.5-Inch Hard Drive Kit (Personal Computers)

I built computers as a side-business and I have owned HD's from all the maor companies. So, I know what a good hard drive has. This one is superb. The speed is astoundidng due to the sata 300 and the 16mb cache, reliability is excelelnt and its whisper silent. Definitely reccomend

12 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Amazon sells the Retail Version, April 2, 2006

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D. Lemon (Pembroke Pines, FL) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Western Digital WD2500KSRTL Caviar SE16 250 GB SATA 3.5-Inch Hard Drive Kit (Personal Computers)

The other poster states that you can get this drive for $50 less through the Manufacturer but fails to mention that they are selling the bare drive (oem) through Western Digital and Amazon sells the retail version which is always higher, which doesn't include data cable.