Western Digital 80 GB SATA internal hard drive with cool and quiet operation [Amazon Frustration-Free Packaging]

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Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 4 x 6 x 2 inches ; 2 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B0002F858M
• Item model number: WD800JD
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: December 19, 2005

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

Cool, quiet and fast. WD Caviar SE 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 MBps 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.

Important compatibility information: This drive requires a SATA connection.

Product Description

Carrying on the heritage of WD Caviar Blue hard drives as industry-leading performers, Western Digital offers WD Caviar Blue Serial ATA (SATA) hard drives, to fill acute demand in market segments such as high-end PC, workstation, and entry-level servers. Designers of enterprise storage systems and servers are increasingly using desktop-class, large-capacity SATA hard drives because of the advantages provided by the SATA interface.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great drives for the price., January 25, 2006

By	Stratus (Meridian, MS United States) - See all my reviews

These drives now run at a 300 mb transfer rate so a jumper on pins 5 & 6 are needed for SATA 150 users. Other than that they run great and are quiet.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Very Fast & Quiet, January 18, 2006

By	AutoSurfClub (West Columbia, SC USA) - See all my reviews

A very fast & quiet hard drive! Don't forget to put pins on jumpers 5 & 6 ! I had to, To get my board to read the drive! Other than that No problems, Super fast, Very quiet and a low price! A drive that is worth buying!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Western Digital SATA WD800JD Hard Drive, September 6, 2007

By	D. Emerson (Orlando) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This drive is a SATA-300 hard drive. They (2) replaced IDE drives and the speed is unbelievable. They are noticeably faster and much quieter. As a note, this drive is a 300 SATA drive, so a 300 controller is preferred although not necessary. If the drive is attached to a 150 controller, it will not spin up unless jumpered to a speed of 150. Conversion from IDE to SATA (this is a Windows machine) requires the SATA drivers to be loaded to Windows before the drive is copied.