| | |  | Hard Drive-Based | Home » » » » » WESTERN DIGITAL WD1600AAJS Hard Drive | | | | | | | Description: | | WD Caviar Blue hard drives are available with either SATA or EIDE interface in a variety of cache sizes with a multitude of available features to deliver rock solid performance and ultra-cool and quiet operation. Pick the drive that suits your needs with the confidence in knowing that all WD Caviar Blue drives are built to the highest standards of quality and reliability. With capacities ranging from 40 GB to 640 GB, these drives are the perfect solution for family and business computing. | | | Features: | |
• Ships in Certified Frustration-Free Packaging
• WD Caviar Blue hard drives are available with either SATA or EIDE interface in a variety of cache sizes with a multitude of available features to deliver performance and reliability perfect for everyday computing.
• WhisperDrive technology minimizes noise to levels near the threshold of human hearing.
• IntelliSeek - Calculates optimum seek speeds to lower power consumption, noise, and vibration.
• 160 GB capacity holds up to 32,000 digital photos, 40,000 MP3 files, and up to 19 hours of HD video; 3 year limited warranty
| | | Product Details: | | | Product Length:
| 5.8 inches | | Product Width:
| 4.0 inches | | Product Height:
| 1.0 inches | | Product Weight:
| 1.61 pounds | | Package Length:
| 5.9 inches | | Package Width:
| 4.3 inches | | Package Height:
| 0.9 inches | | Package Weight:
| 1.0 pounds | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 5 reviews |
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 Easy cheap storageAug 17, 2009
This hard drive is great. Fast 7200rpm speed and large storage. Good bang for the buck!
3 of 3 found the following review helpful:
 high failure rateJan 09, 2009
While I didn't purchase these drives from Amazon, I thought I would pass along my experience in the event it helps others make an informed decision. Our company recently performed a tech refresh on a little under 1000 computers. About half of the new computers have this Western Digital hard drive, the other half have a Seagate Barracuda 160 GB SATA drive. Within a month of the new computers being deployed, we are getting an average of 3 failed hard drives a week - all are the Western Digital 160 GB model # WD1600AAJS. The numbers seem too great to be the expected "infant mortality rate" for new hardware one might expect from +/- 500 new computers. All failures are being quickly replaced by the manufacturer since they are under warranty, but the amount of dead hard drives showing up on a regular basis has made me very wary of this model. BTW, no failed Seagate drives have been reported thus far.
Works great in the Linksys NAS 200Mar 16, 2008
I purchased two of these drives for installation in the Linksys NAS 200. The install was easy and the drives are really snappy in the NAS 200. No issues at all.
3 of 3 found the following review helpful:
Cool, Quiet and Reliable!Feb 28, 2008
The biggest killer of hard drives is heat. If there is no air flow around the drive, the drive risks certain failure. That said, I have 2 of these running 24/7 in a home-theater PC in a raid-0 array. They are fast and quiet. They have been running continuously for over a year, and no hiccups. 160GB is small by today's standards, but the beauty of this design is that the drive is spinning just one single platter. If you were to go to the 320 GB or larger drive, then you will have multiple platters spinning inside the enclosure, resulting in higher heat and noise.
5 of 5 found the following review helpful:
Replaced 3 in a year. . Feb 07, 2008
I had 3 die in the span of one calendar year. As a teacher, all I do is internet, word processing, Powerpoints and download a little music here & there. Yes, the hard drives were replaced by WD under warranty, but I spent $500 in PC repairs & data recovery in 2007. WD sends you a reconditioned hard drive and not a new one. I will never buy WD again and their QC department should be ashamed of themselves. I recommend Seagate.
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