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
The 250 GB 7200 RPM SE16 Caviar SATA Hard Drive from Western Digital is a feature-rich drive, ideal for desktop, business, and consumer electronics storage. It boasts a high storage capacity of 250 GB, enabling users to store large amount of data. It also offers a rotational speed of up to 7200 RPM and an average seek time of 8.9/10.9 ms (read/write) for fast disk access. This drive incorporates Data Lifeguard, an expanded set of data protection tools including shock protection, environmental protection system and embedded error detection to make hard drive management diagnostics and repair simple and worry-free. The incorporated WhisperDrive technology minimizes noise to levels near the threshold of human hearing. Additionally, features like SoftSeek and ShockGuard make the Caviar SE16 hard drive cool, quiet and fast. Data Transfer Rate - 300 MBps Sound Emission - 28 dBA Transfer Rate - 300 MBps (external) Interfaces - 1 x Serial ATA-300 - 7 pin Serial ATA 1 x internal System Requirements - Windows 2000, XP, Server 2003, SATA host adapter card or SATA interface connector on motherboard, 3.5-inch internal drive bay Dimensions - 4.0 x 5.79 x 1.03 inch, 2.54 cm x 14.7 cm x 10.2 cm Weight - 0.6 kg, 1.32 pounds
