Western Digital Caviar SE16 750GB @ $149, SHIPPED (20c/GB)

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WD 750GB

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[Pardus]

Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD7500AAKS 750GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM

$154.99 shipped - Product Link

Model
Brand Western Digital
Series Caviar SE16
Model WD7500AAKS

Performance
Interface SATA 3.0Gb/s
Capacity 750GB
RPM 7200 RPM
Cache 16MB
Average Seek Time 8.9ms
Average Write Time 10.9ms
Average Latency 4.2ms

Physical Spec
Form Factor 3.5"

Features
Features Top performance for Windows Vista
Perpendicular Magnetic Recording (PMR) - The latest generation of WD Caviar SE16 drives employs PMR technology to achieve even greater areal density.
IntelliSeek - Calculates optimum seek speeds to lower power consumption, noise and vibration.
SecurePark - Parks the recording heads off the disk surface during spin up, spin down and when the drive is off. This ensures the recording head never touches the disk surface resulting in improved long term reliability due to less head wear, and improved non- operational shock tolerance.
StableTrac - The motor shaft is secured at both ends to reduce system-induced vibration and stabilize platters for accurate tracking, during read and write operations.

Manufacturer Warranty
Parts 3 years limited
Labor 3 years limited

MOD EDIT: This thread was a repost, but contained more/better information than the original so I combined the two. - Zap

 

[Ricochet]

Apply promo code EMCABCEAG for an additional $5 off.

 

[imported_magicmycote]

Review

Though it comes close in our Office DriveMark suite, most of our single-user tests make it clear that the Caviar SE16 WD7500AAKS cannot go toe-to-toe with the monstrous Hitachi Deskstar 7K1000 when it comes to sheer performance. For those who value speed and capacity above all else, the 7K1000 remains king.


The WD7500AAKS nonetheless brings other advantages to the table, however. WD's latest performs quite well when contrasted with the other ?huge drive? out there, Seagate's Barracuda 7200.10/ES. Further, the SE16's power draw and acoustic output are just about the lowest one can find from today's drives.

As a result, though it can not lay claim to the performance champion title, the SE16 may nonetheless merit a look when factors such as noise, heat, power, and price are thrown in. To many prospective buyers, WD's balance of all factors in its latest offering may be enticing.

This my drive of choice, it's about the 2nd fastest 7200rpm hdd out there, but uses less power and is quiet.

 

[cmsanto]

It can also be found here: CLUBIT for $148.99 with free shipping. This may be a better deal for some as they do not charge tax to some of the states that Newegg does, such as New Jersey.

 

[chizow]

Does anyone have experience with one of these OEMs from NewEgg compared against a retail drive? I've had a few bad experiences with NewEgg WD OEMs, latest one being a Raptor X that was much louder and unnecessarily active than one I purchased a month later retail. I RMA'd the drive and received a drive that was quieter than both, although it was a standard Raptor 150 and not the windowed X version. Even though the replacement drive was a refurb, it performed the same and was much quieter, so I was satisfied in the end.

I'm well aware that HDDs can be a crapshoot nowadays with firmware and hardware revisions having a potentially huge impact on drive performance and acoustics, my problem is that NewEgg sold me an older drive/revision (1/06 mfg date, purchased 1/07) as new. Same happened with one of my 120MB Maxtor DM9+ a few years back but the acoustical delta wasn't nearly as great. My main concern is that mfgs are offloading older stock as OEM to large e-tailers without any indication. Many end-users simply wouldn't know the difference as it requires you to have a reference drive to compare to.

 

[Stoneburner]

I just got a 500 gb Oh well, im sure i could find some crap to through on another 750.

 

[TMoney468]

I bought this drive OEM from Newegg about a month or 2 ago and it's a great drive, much quieter than my 400GB Seagate which is my main OS drive. This drive is a better bang/per the gigabyte than the 1TB drives out there, so it's definitely worth it.

 

[Jules]

Thanks OP! I got a question. What should i partition it for my main HD?