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WD Scorpio WD2500BEVS - hard drive - 250 GB - SATA-150

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  • Hard drive size: 250 GB
  • Interface type: Serial ATA-150
  • Form factor: 2.5" x 1/8H
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  • alaTest.com

    Summary: alaTest collected and analyzed 1176 reviews of WD3200BEVT Scorpio Blue Set 1 from international magazines and websites and compared these to 88221 reviews for other Hard Drives. Experts rate this product 73/100 and users 88/100. The amount of rated reviews for this product is too low to calculate a reliable alaScore™.

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  • macworld.co.uk

    Editors' rating: 60

    Summary: Western Digital's My Passport Studio is a portable hard drive that's bus powered - it doesn't include a power adaptor. The drive ships in a Mac-friendly format and works with Time Machine, Leopard's built-in backup utility.

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  • 3dgameman.com

    Editors' rating: 40

    Summary: I've tested Super Talent memory in the past and been pleased. Their latest ProjectX DDR3 PC3-14400 Memory product is really fast memory with a decent timing of 7-7-7-21. Although this memory timing is still a slow when compared to DDR2, it's great ...

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  • techtree.com

    Editors' rating: 60

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  • pcmag.com

    Editors' rating: 80

    Summary: If you were thinking of getting the WD My Passport Elite but have a Mac, get the My Passport Studio instead. It works better with Macsparticularly those running OS X Leopardand has FireWire to boot (pun intended).

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  • goodgearguide.com.au

    Editors' rating: 80

    Summary: As a replacement drive for a Serial ATA-based notebook, the Scorpio is ideal. It runs cool and silently, and its performance was surprisingly good in our tests.

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CNET product brief

Description: This Western Digital Scorpio WD2500BEVS is a 250GB, standard hard disk drive.Compared to other standard hard drives on the market, it is very inexpensive at around $75.Its burst transfer rate is 150 MBps.This is a 5400 rpm drive and comes with an 8MB buffer.

Pros: This drive includes a technology designed to optimize the operation of the disc for lower sound emission.

Cons: Spins at only 5400 rpm.This is not out of line with the product's price, but is slower than the average hard drive on the market today.

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.

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