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DIY Upgrade Bundle: 250GB WD Scorpio 5400RPM 2.5" SATA HD 8MB Cache, OWC Express USB 2.0 Kit + Includes OWC 5 Piece Tool Kit. 3 Year Western Digital Factory Warranty on HD, 1yr OWC Enclosure Warranty. (OWCYWD2500BEVT) $3.00 Instant Rebate available from Other World Computing with purchases over $3 made between 02/20/2013 and 03/22/2014 when you purchase 1 or more qualifying items. Must purchase with: HDSTORA35 ---- Additional Offer also available: ---- Special Offer: Data Backup 3 + NovaStor NovaBACKUP® + Intech® SpeedTools Utilities™ & More storage bundle. Over $100 Value for $14.99 Offer will be shown in basket once this item is added. ---- Additional Offer also available: ---- This item qualifies for the ProSoft Drive Genius Special, only $29 - That's 70% off retail! Offer will be shown in basket once this item is added.	Same Day	$76.08 Bundle Priced for: $61.99
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OWC DIY Bundle:

250GB 2.5" Western Digital 5400RPM 9.5mm HD, OWC Express Silver Enclosure,
and OWC 5 Piece Toolkit

Mac / PC / USB 2.0 & 1.1

The Drive and Tools you need to Upgrade/Replace the existing 2.5" Drive in your laptop, Mac mini, Xbox, PS3, etc + make the drive being replaced an External for data transfer, backup, and/or additional portable storage.

Everything you need in one package, immediately ready to assemble and:

Backup and store your data with style and confidence.
Take your data with you - small enough to keep in a pocket!
Easily add additional laptop storage with no AC adapter required.

Examples of how this bus-powered Express bundle
can be used in real world situations:

Power Users / Travelers: Relocate your "home folder" to your Express and have your files with you at home, at work or on the road without the need to synchronize your machines.

Laptop Owners: Clone your current internal SATA hard drive in your laptop to the new drive. Then install the new, larger drive in your laptop and keep the smaller drive in your Express for additional storage space.

iTunes Aficionados: Keep a copy of your iTunes library on your external drive to play on multiple machines.

Gamers: Add additional storage to your XBox 360 or PS3 game console to store music, media, and other downloads. PS3 even includes a backup utility to protect your internal drive's data.

For Everyone: Have the piece of mind of a complete backup plan. Create a bootable clone of your hard drive at regular intervals so if your computer goes down, your productivity doesn't go down with it. Boot to another computer and keep on working!

Note: This enclosure is not designed for support of SSDs and recommended to used with 2.5" Hard Drives only.

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OWC's A Closer Look

Take a closer look at
the OWC Express.

OWC's Step-by-Step Install Video

How to install a Hard Drive in an
OWC Express Enclosure.

*Bus powered via USB port on most computers, provided computer's bus supplies appropriate power needs.

Includes

OWC Express 2.5″ SATA Drive Enclosure
250GB WD Scorpio Blue Hard Drive
OWC 5-Piece Mini Toolkit

Nylon Spudger
Phillips #00
Straight Blade 1.8mm
Torx T8
Torx T6

High Quality Double Shielded USB 2.0/1.1 (mini-B type) connecting cable
Express Installation Guide
Carrying sleeve
OWC 1 Year Solution Warranty with 48-Hour Turnaround Time

Assembly Instructions:

Click here to download (PDF, 616k)

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250GB Western Digital Scorpio Blue Specifications:

Specifications

Form Factor

2.5″ HDD

Interface

SATA 3Gb/s

Capacity¹

250GB

Formatted Capacity²

232GiB

Rotational Speed

5400 RPM

Cache / Data Buffer

8MB

Manufacturer Model Number

WD2500BEVT

Format

Unformatted (Instructions on formatting here)

Physical

Height (max)

9.5mm (0.374″)

Width (max)

69.85mm (2.75″)

Length (max)

100.2mm (3.94″)

Weight (typical)

0.117kg (0.26 lbs.)

Guaranteed Sectors

234,441,648

Reliability³

Contact Start-Stops

600,000

Warranty

3 Year Western Digital Warranty

Performance

Transfer Rate (Max)

3.0 Gb/s

Track-to-track Seek

2.0ms

Average Seek Time

12.0ms

Average Latency

5.50ms

Power

Read Power

2.50 Watts

Write Power

2.50 Watts

Idle Mode

0.85 Watts

Standby Mode

0.25 Watts

Sleep Mode

0.10 Watts

Environmental (Operating)

Ambient Temperature (°F)

32°F to 140°F

Ambient Temperature (°C)

0°C to 60°C

Vibration

0.00459 g²/Hz (10 to 500 Hz)

Relative Humidity (non-condensing)

8% to 95%

Altitude

-1,000 feet to 10,000 feet

Environmental (Non-Operating)

Ambient Temperature (°F)

-40°F to 149°F

Ambient Temperature (°C)

-40°C to 65°C

Vibration

0.05102 g²/Hz (10 to 500 Hz)

Relative Humidity (non-condensing)

5% to 95%

Altitude

-1,000 feet to 40,000 feet

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.
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.
Specific application environments such as temperature and duty cycle will affect the overall reliability rates.

OWC Express Specifications:

Chipset

Jmicron 20329 USB 2.0 chipset

Interfaces Supported

USB 2.0 / 1.1 Backwards compatible

Port Configuration

USB 2.0 - (1) mini "B" port

Max Data Transfer Rate

USB 2.0 - 480Mbps (or 60MB/sec)

Port/Interface Bootability

USB 2.0: Supported on Macs and PC's meeting minimum requirements. - Click for more info

System Requirements

Macintosh: Macintosh running OS 8.6 to 9.2.2, OS X 10.2.x or later including 'Mountain Lion' 10.8.x, and an available USB port. Time Machine® Compatible: Mac OS X 10.5 (version introduced) and later.
PC: Windows 8, 7, Vista, XP, 2000, NT, 98, and an available USB port.
Linux: Linux compatible via supported the USB interface.

Cooling

Super quiet fanless ventilation

Power Supply

Bus Power via USB on all models with USB 2.0 port

Drive Requirements

Any 2.5" Serial-ATA Hard Drive up to 9.5mm height. Not recommended for Solid State Drives.

External Case Dimensions

3.07 in (W) x 5.12 in (D) x 0.55 in (H)

Enclosure Weight (no accessories)

2.0 ounces (56g)

Product Manual

Express Installation Guide

Operating Environment:

Temperature

Dependent on mechanism installed

Relative Humidity

Dependent on mechanism installed

Shock

Dependent on mechanism installed

Vibration

Dependent on mechanism installed

Warranty

OWC 1 Year Solution Warranty

The best warranty is one you never have to use, but should the need occur – OWC is proud to provide a superior level of support and warranty coverage to our customers. Even when not used, we understand the peace of mind afforded by a longer warranty period. OWC's industry leading coverage is a testament to our confidence in the reliability of the solutions that we offer. OWC solutions are engineered to demanding quality standards in order to deliver the most reliable, highest performance available on the market in each storage category.

View more information about the OWC 1 Year Solution warranty

Manufacturer provided specifications for Western Digital p/n OWCYWD2500BEVT

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OWC DIY Bundle: 250GB 2.5" Western Digital 5400RPM 9.5mm HD, OWC Express Silver Enclosure, and OWC 5 Piece Toolkit Mfr P/N: OWCYWD2500BEVT OWC SKU: OWCYWD2500BEVT SATA Enclosure Kit with Western Digital Drive & 5 piece toolkit. Express: 1 Year Warranty
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