Best Buy Western Digital WD3200KSRTL Caviar 320 GB SATA 3.5-Inch Hard Drive

Western Digital WD3200KSRTL Caviar 320 GB SATA 3.5-Inch Hard Drive
Product Description
This next-generation SATA hard drive features a 16 MB cache and a 300 MB/s transfer rate for lightning-fast performance – ideal for high-demand computing, multimedia and gaming systems. Not only fast, it also delivers technologically advanced acoustics and cool operation.

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Feature

  • 320 GB SATA 3.5-inch internal hard drive for capacity-hungry applications
  • 7200 RPM spin rate; 16 MB cache; 300 MB/s transfer rate
  • WhisperDrive technology minimizes noise; SoftSeek technology increases operational efficiencies; Data Lifeguard Tools protect data; ShockGuard
  • Designed for low-power consumption
  • 3-year limited warranty

CustomerReviews

Premature and Sudden Death
I was very happy with the drive’s ease of installation and the performance was great. Right up until the time it died. It threw a couple of “disk needs to be checked” alerts from Windows startup, and I took that as my cue to purchase a new drive and did. My system wouldn’t boot again to do the replacement and cloning. 16 months from happy camper to totally dead. I will not purchase another Western Digital Caviar drive.

Not as advertised
It really is just a bare drive in a box. There was no cable included or driver disk. I would have been better off just buying an OEM driver from another online vendor, and saved money doing so.

(Doesn’t come with cables)
I got this in hopes that replacing the harddrive would fix my computer’s crashing problem. It didn’t, but it’s still a nicer harddrive than I had- quieter, faster (usually. But then, my computer’s a lemon, so i can’t be hard on this drive). When I purchased it it came with no cables- some reviews mention cables and even discs and manuals, but it was not the case with mine- i bought a cheap cable off of newegg though, and plugging it all in and getting it set up wasn’t hard.

Good Hard Drive
Excellent Hard drive so far, no problems. Easy installation, but didn’t come with a SATA cable. 5.9 on WEI for Windows 7….

Note: requires SATA power cable, not Molex
This drive is in a retail package suitable for display on a store shelf (i.e. it’s not an OEM bare drive), so it comes with some extras: SATA data cable, instruction pamphlet in multiple languages, 4 mounting screws, and a CD of the Data Lifeguard setup and diagnostic software.

A SATA hard drive requires two cables: a SATA data cable (included) and a power cable (not included).

The included data cable is straight on both ends (neither end has a 90-degree bend as some SATA cables do). On the drive end, there is a big plastic nub that helps you get a better grip. As another reviewer mentioned, in a computer where the drive is mounted sideways in the chassis (ex: Gateway 710X), the nub may stick out so far from the back of the drive that it prevents the case from closing. However, it’s just soft clear plastic (you can see through it) with no wires inside. You can saw off however much you need to with an Xacto saw or hacksaw or maybe a knife.

Older WD drives had two types of POWER connectors on the back: a SATA power connector and a “legacy” rectangular white 4-pin Molex connector. You could use either one.

Two of the images associated with this item, including the main product image at the top of this page, show this drive with the additional legacy Molex 4-pin power connector on the back. This item does not have that power connector. I lowered my rating by 1 star because of the outdated and inaccurate product image. (It resulted in a two-week delay before I could put the drive into use.)

This drive only has a SATA power connector on the back. If your computer power supply only provides you with the old-type Molex power plugs, you will need a Molex-to-SATA power plug converter such as this one: Syba SY-CAB40007 Molex 4 Pin to 2x 15 Pin SATA Power Cable (5.5 Inches).

Amazon shows a cable that is “often ordered” with this drive, but it is a data cable. It already comes with a data cable. You are more likely to need the power cable adapter described above.

The drive is amazingly quiet. I cannot hear it at all over the sounds of my 5 year old WD 160GB drive.

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