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The Western Digital Scorpio WD3200BEVT is a hard drive that has a capacity of 320GB, a spindle speed of 5,400 RPM, and an 8MB cache. It uses a SATA (Serial ATA) interface with a data transfer rate of 3 Gbps. This drive is designed for use in laptops and other portable devices that use SATA connections. The form factor is 2.5 inch which is the standard size for internal hard drives used in laptops and other portable devices. This drive is designed for general purpose storage and it’s not designed for enterprise or high-performance workloads. It is important to check your device’s specifications and compatibility before purchasing this hard drive, including the firmware and driver compatibility and the system requirements such as power, cooling and physical space.
High-performance
The Western Digital Scorpio WD3200BEVT is a hard drive that has a spindle speed of 5,400 RPM and a SATA interface with a data transfer rate of 3 Gbps. This drive is designed for use in laptops and other portable devices, and it’s not designed for enterprise or high-performance workloads. As it’s a laptop drive, its performance is optimized for low power consumption, quiet operation and high reliability. The performance of the drive will be suitable for everyday usage such as file storage, web browsing, and office work. However, it may not be able to handle heavy workloads such as video editing, gaming, or large data sets. It’s important to note that the performance of the hard drive can also be affected by other factors such as the RAID configuration, other hardware and software components of the system, network bandwidth, and the data access pattern. It’s always recommended to benchmark the performance of the drive in the target environment and compare it with the requirement and the workload. It is also recommended to use it in a RAID setup, in order to get the best performance and data protection.
It’s also important to mention that using the drive in a RAID setup will also increase the drive’s reliability and availability. RAID also provides data protection by duplicating data across multiple drives, so in case of a drive failure, the data can be rebuild from the other drives.
ReliabilityThe Western Digital Scorpio 320GB 5.4K RPM SATA Hard Drive (WD3200BEVT) is a 2.5-inch hard drive that uses the SATA interface, which is widely supported by most computers and other devices that use internal hard drives. The drive would be compatible with any device that supports the SATA interface such as a desktop or laptop computer, external hard drive enclosure, or gaming console. However, it’s always best to check the device’s manual or specifications to ensure compatibility.
General Information about this Western Digital WD3200BEVT
- Part Number or SKU# WD3200BEVT
- Manufacturer: Western Digital
- Product Type: Internal Hard Drive
- Interface: SATA 3GBPS
Performance for 320GB Hard Drive
- Form Factor: 2.5-inch
- Capacity: 320GB 5.4K RPM HDD
- Cache: 8 MB
- Spindle Speed: 5400 RPM
- Average Seek Time: 12 ms
- Drive Interface Type: SATA 3GBPS
Dimension and Weight of SATA 3GBPS Hard Disk Drive
- Width: 2.8 Inch
- Depth: 3.9 Inch
- Height: 0.6 Inch
- Weight: 0.50 lbs
Other Information
- Features: ShockGuard Technology, SecurePark Technology, WhisperDrive Technology
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