Buy Western Digital 160GB EIDE Internal Hard Drive with 8MB CacheWestern Digital 160GB EIDE Internal Hard Drive with 8MB Cache Product Description:
- 160 GB Ultra ATA/100 internal hard drive
- 7200 RPM, 8 MB buffer
- Up to 100 MB/s burst transfer rates; data protection enhancments
- 40-pin EIDE
- Fits 3.5-inch bay
Product Description
Western Digital hard drives with 8MB cache are designed to maximize desktop computer performance for activities requiring high-performance storage such as computer gaming, digital video editing, and file server applications. If you are a digital camera or MP3 enthusiast, this drive can deliver the storage capacity and performance you need to organize and preserve your digital life.
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32 of 33 people found the following review helpful.
Western Digital makes good drives at good prices
By A. Reader
I have used nothing but Western Digital drives for the last 12 years. The 80MB (yes, that's MB, as in megabyte, for those who haven't been in this game for that long....) drive that I bought 12 years ago is still going strong, as is the 540MB drive that I bought 10 years ago, the 4.6GB drive I bought 6 years ago, and the 20GB drive that I bought 2 years ago. These are all running 24/7 in a Linux server, and not once in all these years have I had to repair a filesystem due to bad sectors. I fully expect this one to last as long as the others as well.Oh, and as for the other reviewer who had two of these drives fail within days or weeks, I would be much more likely to suspect that the controller, its drivers, or the cable were at fault than the disks - you need to use good quality ribbon cables, no more than 18 inches in length, with ATA-100 disks. And it goes without saying that you also need a good controller with stable drivers. Cheap motherboards often contain cheap EIDE controllers with buggy drivers. Use quality components and good drives (Western Digital) and you should have no problems.
7 of 8 people found the following review helpful.
everyone's got a different experience
By G. VandenBosch
mine just crashed after less than two years, but I've owned other WD drives that have lasted longer than the computer they came with (many years).bottom line is don't put your faith in one drive.This is a good drive for the money. While it was running, I was very happy with it.
8 of 10 people found the following review helpful.
Bad Hard Drives + Worse Warranty + Worst Customer service
By kiran_reddy
Make that -5 *****Need I say anymore.........actually I do....Please dont waste money (more importantly, possibly your life's worth of digital files) on this piece of joke. The poorest quality drives, the most unprofessional customer no service. Down right, unethical company.The drive failed on Day 1 from the store and was returned to WD after obtaining a RMA number. You can get the RMA number only with a proper WD serial number. After numerous emails, I finally got a response saying that, the drive i sent them was not a WD drive??(this bait and switch is quit common for warranties) Apparently WD is using this tactic and others to deny any customer any kind of warranty claims. I have copies of all the emails and online RMA submissions. I also took a copy of the face of drive (to guard against such a switch-aroo) before sending in. If you have any such problems, please do take a copy or high resolution digital picture of the drive/box before sending it in. I see a class action suite coming....
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