WD Scorpio delivers best-in-class performance with low power consumption and cool operation. In addition, you'll get one of the quietest 2.5-inch drives on the market with real-time data protection technology to help keep your data safe.
In a notebook drive, silence is golden. WD's exclusive WhisperDrive combines state-of-the-art seeking algorithms to yield one of the quietest 2.5-inch hard drives on the market. Optimizing the way a drive seeks for data also aids significantly in saving power. So now silence with longer battery life is golden.
WD's ShockGuard technology protects the drive mechanics and platter surfaces from shocks. WD's 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.
Features:
Massive capacity- Whether they are in an external drive or a notebook computer, WD?s 320 GB 2.5-inch drives offer the most available capacity for space-hungry operating systems like Windows Vista?, plus plenty of room left over for photos, music, and video.
Fast and Efficient - With 5400 RPM spin speed and 12 ms access time, even the most demanding customer will appreciate the performance achieved by WD Scorpio drives.
Quiet - In a notebook drive, silence is golden. WD?s exclusive WhisperDrive? combines state-of-the-art seeking algorithms to yield one of the quietest 2.5-inch hard drives on the market. These algorithms also optimize the way a drive seeks for data, which significantly improves power consumption. So now silence (and longer battery life) is golden.
Reliable and Rugged - WD's ShockGuard? technology protects the drive mechanics and platter surfaces from shocks. WD's 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.
Technical Information:
General
Device Type Hard drive - internal
Approximate Width 2.8 in
Approximate Depth 3.9 in
Approximate Height 0.4 in
Approximate Weight 4.1 oz
Hard Drive
Form Factor 2.5" x 1/8H
Capacity 320 GB
Interface Type Serial ATA-300
Buffer Size 8 MB
Features Shock Guard, WhisperDrive, SecurePark
Compliant Standards S.M.A.R.T.
Performance
Drive Transfer Rate 300 MBps (external)
Seek Time 12 ms (average) / 21 ms (max)
Track-to-Track Seek Time 2 ms
Average Latency 4.2 ms
Spindle Speed 5400 rpm
Reliability
Non-Recoverable Errors 1 per 10^14
Start / Stop Cycles 50,000
Expansion / Connectivity
Interfaces 1 x Serial ATA-300 - 7 pin Serial ATA
Compatible Bays 1 x internal - 2.5" x 1/8H
Miscellaneous
Compliant Standards RoHS
Environmental Parameters
Min Operating Temperature 41 ?F
Max Operating Temperature 140 ?F
Humidity Range Operating 8 - 90%
Vibration Tolerance 0.00459 g @ 10-500 Hz (operating) / 0.05102 g @ 10-500 Hz (non-operating)
Sound Emission 24 dBA
OEM vs. Retail
The retail and OEM versions usually will have the same exact product, however the retail version usually will come with bundled software, retail packaging, and more bells and whistles so to speak. OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer), White Box, Brown Box versions will come with the actual product and usually the drivers, no special packaging or software. Occasionally the retail version will accompany a longer warranty.
Suggestion: Check out the manufacturer's website, to see what all is included.
"Bare Drive" or "Bare Card"
These items come exactly as they are described. You will only receive the bare drive or the bare card. These items are brand new. However they are purchased in bulk, and will not accompany any documentation, software, or accessories.
Suggestion: Most drivers and documentation can be downloaded from the manufacturer's web site.