Western Digital Caviar® SE16 WD2500KS 250 GB SATA II Hard Drive Specifics

Western Digital Caviar® SE16 WD2500KS 250 GB SATA II Hard Drive

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These reliable drives are lightning fast, but they still deliver technologically advanced acoustics and cool operation. The one-two performance punch of 300 MB/s transfer rate, state-of-the-art performance for SATA drives, and 16 MB cache make the WD Caviar SE16 family the fastest desktop-class hard drives available. These SATA II drives feature a transfer rate three times faster than EIDE and twice as fast as SATA 1. Cool operation means the highest reliability even in high-heat environments such as personal video recorders. That's why these drives, the coolest on the market, are the drive of choice for the world's leading consumer electronics manufacturers as well as the world's leading PC makers.

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Western Digital Caviar® SE16 WD2500KS 250 GB SATA II Hard Drive Specifics and Information

Product MPN
	MPN	WD2500KS
Key Features
	Spindle Speed	7200 RPM
Spindle speed is the speed at which the drive's memory disc (or platter) spins. A higher spin rate improves both positioning and transfer performance for sequential operations. This means that the faster it spins, the faster data can be read off of the disk for single operations.
	Interface	Serial ATA
	Designation	Desktop Computer
Designation dictates the type of machine the Hard drive is made for.
	Capacity	250 GB
	Enclosure	Internal
<b>Internal</b><br>Internal enclosure refers to all hard drives that are installed inside desktop or laptop computers.<br><br><b>External</b><br>External hard drives are those that are set up outside of a computer, usually connected via a wire.<br><br><b>Plug-In</b><br>Plug-In Modules are those hard drives that are essentially removable or swappable.<br>
	HDD Form Factor	3.5' x 1/3H (Low Profile)
This is the actual physical size of the drive.
Technical Features
	Sound Emission	33 dB
	Internal Data Transfer Rate	748 Mbit/s
Internal Data Transfer Rate provides the best overall measurement of a drive's performance. The number represents how quickly data is read within the hard drive itself.
	External Data Transfer Rate	300 MBps
External Data Transfer Rate is used to measure how quickly a hard drive is able to move data to the system. This is highly dependent on the interface type used.
	Seek Time	8.9 ms
Refers to the time a drive takes to locate a particular piece of data.
	Buffer Size	16 MB
	Interface (Detailed)	Serial ATA II
The interface is the type of connection (such as FireWire or USB) used by your hard drive. Home systems will mostly use an IDE interface. Professional systems can use higher quality interface, as SCSI.
	Average Latency	4.17 ms
Other Features
	Platform	PC
Platform refers to the type of machine with which a hard drive is compatible.
	Package Qty.	1
	Brand	Western Digital
Dimensions
	Depth	5.79 in.
	Height	1.03 in.
	Weight	1.32 lb.
	Width	4 in.
Warranty
	Warranty	3 Years
Miscellaneous
	Release Date	May, 2005
	UPC	718037114316
	Product ID	25194833

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