Western Digital 1 TB Scorpio Blue SATA 5200 RPM 8 MB Cache Bulk/OEM Notebook Hard Drive WD10TPVT
- Ensures compatibility with your computer
- WD WhisperDrive technology combines state-of-the-art seeking algorithms to yield one of the quietest hard drives
- WD ShockGuard technology protects the drive mechanics and platter surfaces from shocks.
- WD Scorpio Blue drives offer high-performance, low power consumption, and cool operation, perfect for notebooks.
- 3 year limited warranty
Product Description
WD Advanced Format technology increases media format efficiency, thus enabling larger drive capacities. WD Advanced Format drives are specifically optimized for Mac and the latest Windows operating systems such as Windows Vista and Windows 7. WD Advanced Format drives work with legacy operating systems such as Windows XP but require the use of the free WD Align software available on www.wdc.com/advformat. WD Scorpio® Blue™ 5200 RPM 2.5-inch SATA hard drives from Western Digital deliver lightning-fast and ultra-quiet performance hand-in-hand with low power consumption. In addition, they are designed with ruggedness, reliability, and data-protection features that actively watch over valuable data. Available in capacities from 750 GB to 1 TB, these drives feature a 3 Gb/s SATA interface and 8 MB cache. WD Scorpio Blue hard drives are designed for portable digital devices of all kinds, including notebook computers, external storage, and digital media pl… More >>
Western Digital 1 TB Scorpio Blue SATA 5200 RPM 8 MB Cache Bulk/OEM Notebook Hard Drive WD10TPVT
It’s a tad larger than most 2.5″ drives and therefore will not fit in the PS3 Slim, I also doubt the original PS3. This really sucks, I wanted to be the first with a One ‘Ter’ PS3…
Rating: 1 / 5
I have had no issues and am very pleased with this drive. This is the largest capacity 2.5″ drive currently available on the market and is the SATA drive I have been waiting for (unlike the 1TB hard drives inside Western Digital’s 1TB Passport that has a soldered USB connection).
The drive is 12.5mm high compared to standard 9.5mm (due to 3 platters instead of the usual 2). The physical height is clearly advertised and I don’t think anyone should penalize the rating of this drive simply becuase they didn’t check before buying! The product is not at fault.
Just to be clear — the drive will NOT fit into most laptops/notebooks with hard drive bays designed to snugly fit a standard 9.5mm drive. My Dell E1505 notebook is a perfect example: I unscrewed the existing hard drive and it is pretty obvious there isn’t any space in the bay for an oversized 12.5mm drive. My Asus G51j on the other hand has a deeper drive bay and will fit the 1TB drive no problem. The drive can also fit into hard drive caddies that slot into the optical bay of a notebook IF you have the correct type of caddy.
I have write transfer rates of over 60MB/s as I copy files across to this drive for backup (I expect the transfer rate to slow down a bit as the drive fills up). The drive is very quiet and the operating temps are fine (I’ve seen it get up to 105F under heavy load versus advertised operating tolerance of up to 140F).
Rating: 5 / 5
I bought this item for my 17 inch macbook pro (not the unibody but with the silver keys). I had my fears about it fitting. Once I got the product, I proceded to install it. A further concern was that there were extra power supply pins on the side of the hard drive that were not there in the 250gb hitachi hard drive that I took out. The install went smoothly. I turned the computer on and proceded to re-install the software that I really needed back on the drive. It has been two days now and the computer seems to be working smoothly. I have not noticed any significant decrease in the computer speed, however I have not been actively looking for this (I would sacrifice some speed to have a giant hard drive). The drive is quieter than the factory installed drive. I can hardly hear it and initially I thought that the drive was not working it is so quiet.
The only reason I gave it a 4 stars is because I have not had it long enough to make sure it will continue to work smoothly.
A definite buy if you hard up hard drive space.
Rating: 4 / 5