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alaTest.com
Summary: alaTest collected and analyzed 1322 reviews of WD5000AAKS Caviar Blue Set 1 from international magazines and websites and compared these to 85389 reviews for other Hard Drives. Experts rate this product 79/100 and users 81/100. The amount of rated reviews for this product is too low to calculate a reliable alaScore™.
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techgage.com
Editors' rating: 90
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tweaktown.com
Editors' rating: 90
Summary: It is clear that HDD technology has taken a turn for the better
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techtree.com
Editors' rating: 90
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pcmag.com
Editors' rating: 90
Summary: Western Digital finally moves to PMR with its Caviar SE16 line of drives. Western Digital's Caviar SE16 WD7500AAKS offers a good performance in a 7200RPM drive, the price is also right.
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goodgearguide.com.au
Editors' rating: 90
Summary: This drive represents Western Digitals move to higher-density platters, and with its two-platter 640GB capacity and $169 price tag, it's a perfect example of how affordable modern mass-storage devices are.
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We have not reviewed this product but here is CNET's buying advice on Internal Hard Drives. This content was chosen based on the features included with this model of internal hard drive.
Serial ATA-300
SATA, or Serial ATA is the current popular choice of hard drive interface for desktop systems. SATA-300 is the current standard, and is capable of transferring 300 Megabytes per second. While SCSI drives are capable of faster transfer speeds, the drives, bus controller, and cables are much more expensive, relegating their use to servers and applications where transfer speed is an absolute must. Note that if you are shopping for an upgrade to a system that is a couple of years old, it may not support SATA-300, and not operate at it's full potential. If it is any older than that, it may not support the SATA standard at all, and you should check your system's specifications for details.
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CNET product brief
Description: This Western Digital Caviar Blue WD6400AAKS is a 640GB, standard hard disk drive.Compared to other standard hard drives on the market, it is very inexpensive at around $75.Its burst transfer rate (which is how fast the drive moves data already in its cache into your computer) is 300 MBps.This is a 7200 rpm drive and has a 16MB cache.
Pros: Has a 16MB buffer, which is considerably larger than some similarly priced hard drives.In fact, the average cost of a product with this large a buffer is $200.This drive comes with a Serial ATA-300 controller interface?one of the fastest technologies for data transfer.
Cons: None noted, given available product data.
Suitability: Suitable for replacement or upgrade on many desktop PCs or workstations.
Value: In view of its very inexpensive price, this hard drive has great features for the money.
CNET's Product Briefs are generated by a software tool that combines product specifications with knowledge of our editorial experts. They do not reflect hands-on assessment or labs testing. For more information about how we create Product Briefs, contact us.
