WD Scorpio Black 160GB 2.5" Hard Drive
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WD Scorpio Black 160GB 2.5" Hard Drive, 7200 RPM, 16MB Cache, SATA 3 Gb/s

SKU: WD1600BEKT
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WD WD1600BEKT Specifications

  • Interface

    SATA 3 GB/s

  • Formatted capacity

    160,041MB

  • User sectors per drive

    312,581,808

  • Form factor

    2.5"

  • Advanced Format (AF)

    No

  • RoHS compliant

    Yes

  • Data transfer rate (max)

    Buffer to host: 3Gb/s
    Host to/from drive (sustained): 115MB/s

  • Cache (MB)

    16

  • Average latency (ms)

    4.2

  • Rotational speed (RPM)

    7200

  • Average drive ready time (sec)

    4

  • Load/unload cycles

    600,000

  • Non-recoverable read errors bits read

    <1 in 1014

  • 5VDC +/-10% (A, peak)

    1.75

  • Average power requirements (W)

    Read/Write: 1.75
    Idle: 0.8
    Standby: 0.2
    Sleep: 0.2

  • Temperature

    Operating: 0 to 60deg. C
    Non-operating: -40 to 70deg. C

  • Shock (Gs)

    Operating (2 ms): 350
    Non-operating (2 ms): 1000

  • Acoustics (dBA)

    Idle: 22
    Seek (average): 25

  • Dimensions (H x L x W)

    0.374 x 3.94 x 2.75" / 9.50 x 100 x 69.85mm

  • Weight

    0.23lb / 0.10kg

About WD WD1600BEKT

The WD Scorpio Black 160GB 2.5" SATA/300 Hard Drive designed with top-of-the-line notebook computers in mind, this high performance drive delivers the capacity and speed needed to supercharge a notebook PC without compromising battery life or quiet acoustics. Features like these also make this drive an outstanding option for compact desktops, external hard drives and gaming systems.

WD WD1600BEKT Features

  • Desktop-class performance for notebook computers: 7200 RPM spin speed,16 MB cache and capacities up to 160GB, this drives enables you to have the best of both worlds: the capacity and performance of a desktop PC with the convenience and portability of a notebook
  • Massive capacity: WD's 750 GB 2.5-inch drives offer huge capacity for space-hungry operating systems with plenty of room left over for photos, music and video
  • Quiet: In a notebook drive, silence is golden. WD's exclusive WhisperDrive combines state-of-the-art seeking algorithms to yield one of the quietest 2.5-inch hard drive on the market
  • Reliable and rugged: WD's ShockGuard technology protects the drive mechanics and platter surfaces from shocks during shipping and handling and in daily operation. WD's SecurePark parks the recording heads off the disk surface during spin up, spin down and when the drive is off
  • Low power consumption: With technologies like IntelliSeek, which calculates optimum seek speeds to lower power consumption and SecurePark, which reduces power by parking the heads during low power idle mode, this drive delivers 5400 RPM-equivalent power consumption in a 7200 RPM drive

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