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250GB Western Digital Caviar SE IDE/ATA 8MB Cache 7200RPM 3.5" hard disk drive. New with 3 Year Western Digital Warranty (WD2500AAJB ) Out of Stock N/A
   

Western Digital

250GB Caviar® SE Hard Disk Drive

3.5-Inch | EIDE 100MB/s | 7200RPM | 8MB Cache
Fast - Cool - Quiet
Cool, quiet and fast. WD Caviar SE drives offer superior performance and reliability, making them ideal for business and family desktops.

Cool, quiet operation, superior performance and industry-leading reliability make these EIDE drives ideal for desktop, business, and consumer electronics storage.
Key Features
Fast - 8MB cache - Keeps more of your data in high-speed memory for unsurpassed performance in its class. Fast 7200 RPM spindle speed and EIDE (Ultra ATA/100) for burst transfer rates up to 100 MB/s. For even higher performance, consider WD Caviar SE16 SATA 3 Gb/s hard drives.

Cool - Cool operation results in the highest reliability, even in intensely hot environments such as digital video recorders. That's why these, the coolest on the market, are the drives of choice for the world's leading consumer electronics and PC manufacturers.

Quiet - The technology that Tom's Hardware Guide called "very fast and nearly silent" is used throughout this family of drives. Our WhisperDrive™ technology minimizes noise to levels near the threshold of human hearing. To cut seek noise, SoftSeek™ technology streamlines read/write seeking algorithms, resulting in more efficient operation.
How this WD hard drive protects your data
Data Lifeguard™ is an exclusive set of data protection features, including shock protection, an environmental protection system and real-time embedded error detection and repair. WD's Data Lifeguard technology automatically finds, isolates, and repairs problems that may develop over the life of a hard drive.

Data Lifeguard Tools™ are software utilities designed for WD hard drives that work with the embedded Data Lifeguard features to make hard drive installation,diagnostics and repair both simple and worry-free. (Download Data Lifeguard Tools)

ShockGuard™ instantaneously protects the hard drive against damage from bumps and vibrations while it is running. This technology enables WD Caviar drives to achieve industry-leading shock specifications.

250GB Western Digital Caviar SE Specifications:

Specifications

Form Factor
3.5″ HDD
Interface
EIDE 100 MB/s
Capacity1
250GB
Formatted Capacity2
232GiB
Rotational Speed
7200 RPM
Cache / Data Buffer
8MB
Manufacturer Model Number
WD2500AAJB
Format

Physical

Height (max)
25.4mm (1.028″)
Width (max)
101.6mm (4.00″)
Length (max)
147mm (5.787″)
Weight (typical)
0.63kg (1.39 lbs.)
Guaranteed Sectors
488,397,168

Reliability3

Contact Start-Stops
50,000 minimum
Warranty
3 Year Western Digital Warranty

Performance

Transfer Rate (Max)
100 MB/s
Track-to-track Seek
2.0ms
Average Latency
4.20ms

Power

Read Power
8.77 Watts
Write Power
8.77 Watts
Idle Mode
8.40 Watts
Standby Mode
0.97 Watts
Sleep Mode
0.97 Watts

Environmental (Operating)

Shock
65 G max at 2ms
Ambient Temperature (°F)
32°F to 140°F
Ambient Temperature (°C)
0°C to 60°C
Vibration
20-300 Hz, 0.75 G (0 to peak)
Relative Humidity (non-condensing)
5% to 95%
Altitude
-1,000 feet to 10,000 feet

Environmental (Non-Operating)

Shock
350 G max at 2ms
Ambient Temperature (°F)
-40°F to 149°F
Ambient Temperature (°C)
-40°C to 65°C
Vibration
300-500 Hz, 5.0G (0 to peak)
Relative Humidity (non-condensing)
5% to 95%
Altitude
-1,000 feet to 40,000 feet

Acoustics

Idle (Typical)
2.8 bels
Seek (Typical)
2.6 bels
  1. 1GB = 1,000,000,000 bytes. Total accessible capacity varies depending upon operating environment (typically 5-10% less). The actual total capacity will depend on your own defined file settings/preferences.
  2. In terms of standard gigabytes, 1GiB ≈ 1.074GB and refers to the actual formatted capacity of shown under Mac OS 10.5 or earlier and Microsoft Windows OS.
  3. Specific application environments such as temperature and duty cycle will affect the overall reliability rates.
Manufacturer provided specifications for Western Digital p/n WD2500AAJB UPC#: 718037717067
Western Digital 250GB Caviar SE Mfr P/N: WD2500AAJB OWC SKU: WDGWD2500AAJB Internal 3.5" Hard Drive 3 Year Western Digital Warranty Ships: Out of Stock
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