Western Digital 320GB Scorpio Black with Free Fall Sensor SATA 7200 RPM 2.5IN 16MB WD3200BJKT Bulk/OEM Hard Drive WD3200BJKT
- Ships in Certified Frustration-Free Packaging
- Scorpio 320 GB, 16 MB Cache, 7200 RPM Internal Hard
- Micro-hard-drives
- 500 GB Samurai USB/eSATA Port; SD500USE
- 5 year limited warranty.
Product Description
WD Scorpio Black 7200 RPM SATA 2.5-inch hard drives from Western Digital combine a lightning-fast 7200 RPM spin speed with a SATA 3 Gb/s interface and 16 MB cache to deliver desktop-class performance. With 5400 RPM-equivalent power consumption there is no compromise in battery life. In addition, WD Scorpio Black hard drives are designed with ruggedness, reliability, and data-protection features that actively watch over valuable data. Available in capacities up to 320 GB, these hard drives are perfect for laptop users who require maximum capacity and lightning-fast performance. Free-fall sensor – As an added layer of protection, if the drive (or the system it’s in) is dropped while in use, WD’s free-fall sensor detects that the drive is falling and, in less than 200 milliseconds, parks the head to help prevent damage and data loss…. More >>
Western Digital 320GB Scorpio Black with Free Fall Sensor SATA 7200 RPM 2.5IN 16MB WD3200BJKT Bulk/OEM Hard Drive WD3200BJKT
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5 comments
Luis Lengua on December 22, 2009 at 7:45 am
it’s an excellent hard drive, it’s very fast, inclusive in a external enclosure with USB & eSATA terminal..!!
Melvin Long on December 22, 2009 at 7:49 am
This drive is quiet and fast and it was easy to install. Very happy with it so far.
Amazonist on December 22, 2009 at 10:17 am
Most of the good things have already been said about this drive in the other reviews, but here goes…
This drive is one of the fastest laptop drive out there at this time… in both rotational speed (7200rpm) and throughput @ ~80 MB/s… in the inner, on the outer area of the platters it boils down to ~40MB/s, which is still faster than the top speed of most other 5400rpm 2.5″ drives, like the one I am upgrading from – momentus 5400.3 (seagate). Seek times is 14ms-18ms typical.
If you’re install this into a laptop that doesn’t have any means of cooling the disk it will definately run hot, and at 7200rpm, heat is almost gauranteed. The Hp dv6000 sits the drive in a bay with only a little breather grill in the plastic cover, so the drive does escalate beyond safe temps, aprox 50-60^c. Usually though, without heavy disk activity it will idle at aprox 40c. This is very hot but this laptop is not built very well. You should only install this drive in a notebook with good active or excellent passive cooling to the disks, such as cooling pads connected by heatpipe to the rear of the case. If you don’t have that most likely you’ll need to look into SSD if you have the cash, or be prepared for a not-so-long drive lifetime gamble (depending on usage).
It’s quiet enough that you really won’t notice it unless youre in a meditaton room? Can’t beat SSD quiet, but it’s much quieter than my other drive aformentioned….
Well the scorpio black is just a name, so don’t expect this drive to be totally black, as the top of the drive is the usual silver, just search for some pictures of it…
If you’re putting this into a MacBook/(Pro) you could actually make use of the free fall sensor if using iTunes, a quick tap to your laptop could change tracks etc, while your lid is down. I’m not sure who would actually use such a thing, as you could just as easily use the remotes that come with so many laptops for doing just that and more.
This particular one is oem, coming in just the static bag, but you should already know that. You obviously don’t need any accessories for this unless you plan to install it into a desktop pc which is still going to be silly anyway.
All in all, it’s not that bad for 320GB of quiet fast portable storage. This used to cost 3x as much just a year ago……right now it’s a good bargain.
C. Gibson on December 22, 2009 at 10:48 am
I installed this drive in a MacBook Pro (Mid-2009). Everything went well for the first couple of days, then I noticed a click. A few days after the click I noticed the notebook was randomly locking and I was having to shut down with the power button. This type of behavior is odd on a Mac. Reluctant to blame the brand new drive I did a clean install of Snow Leopard and all of my applications. That’s when the real trouble started. The notebook was constantly locking and about 24 hours after the install all my notebook would report was there was an invalid boot disk. I put the original Hitachi drive back in and the notebook booted. Any attempt to access this Western Digital after that event came up fruitless.
I have had Western Digital drives in the past and they were quite reliable. I hope this isn’t a new trend for them.
For now I am returning this drive to Amazon since I am within my return/exchange window. I will explore my options and consider alternatives from Hitachi and Seagate.
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A little background on the use of my notebook. I am not a “road warrior.” My notebook is mainly used as a desktop. Twice a week it travels to school with me. Whenever it is moved it is sleeping to the hard drive is spun down. I see no reason why this drive should have failed so quickly.
TRS on December 22, 2009 at 1:36 pm
Purchased this product to replace a failed 2-year old 120GB unit (5400 rpm) in a laptop. XP Pro loaded without a hitch, and boot process is definitely faster. Overall response on application start-up is so much better on programs my wife wanted loaded that she now considers my (former) laptop “hers.” A good product, but all together, I think I lost out on this purchase!