WD WESTERN DIGITAL WESTERN DIGITAL 160GB EIDE PATA 7200 RPM

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Perfect record for almost 3 years; quiet and reasonably quickly. None really; it does its job 24ǝ. By no means trust anything mechanical no matter how good it's been in the past. Therefore, backup, backup, backup. If you're not backing up, you're just asking for disaster and it will happen sooner or later. Not IF; WHEN.

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Operates flawlessly for what I am making use of it for and runs quieter than the preceding HDD. NA I employed it to replace the tiny 8GB HDD in my original XBox so I could back up my games on the HDD. It is nice not possessing to use the game discs any longer and loading instances are substantially more rapidly.

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quiet, trusted none have owned this for more than a year with no problems. it really performs!

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It functions. Western Digital Acronis software program does not assume it is a Western Digital tough drive so Acronis searches endlessly and won't function. In fact the WD Acronis software program fails to recognize the 40 gig Western Digital difficult drive that I am trying to upgrade from.Running in Dell Pentium IV so nothing off the wall there.

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I replaced an old 40GB WD drive with this 1 and noticed a good improvement in loading my applications.Rapidly Shipping and easy to install. None so far. I implemented Western Digital Acronis to copy the old WD drive image to my new HD and it went smooth.

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Put to use to replace failed original tough drive from a completely different mfg. Installed. formatted OS installed, and so forth. no difficulties none

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Magnificent replacement drive. The technique had an aging compact ࿈GB) and this drive with more space, bigger cache, and spindle speed has breathed added life into the system for minimal expense. None

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it tough drives well nope hmmm...exactly where to begin. honestly, newegg is a fabulous forum for just writing a single's "other thoughts"...practically like twitter, but with a lot more characters...

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had this hdd in an older 2003 dell, worked perfectly from 2007-2009, put the hdd in a new computer, nonetheless functioning great 2009-2011. none. hope it lasts an additional four years!

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Quite quiet in this personal computer. No issues partitioning or formatting. Working fine with Windows XP Pro SP3 and OpenIndiana (Solaris). None however. Acquired two computers from my job, a P4 OptiPlex and an even older PIII. Each had 20GB or 40GB Maxtors which made a terrible whine.Each are now running Caviar Blue drives ࿰GB on the PIII with NetBSD and Win2K - just mainly because).Drives are operating excellent so far.

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Fantastic HDD, performs effectively with no difficulty. I employed this as an upgrade to a method that previously housed a 40 gb 5400 rpm Seagate. The initially drive that I had ordered was DOA. Not confident specifically what the issue was but it seemed due to a faulty connector on the HDD ports for the IDE & Power slots. This is not a reflection on Newegg, they were attentive and promptly shipped out a new hdd by means of RMA. Bought this for a buddy who I'm constructing a laptop for, and it runs smoothly. Arrived in the mail 3 days soon after I had ordered it, once again Newegg meets my expectations and their customer service as well as top quality manage is impeccable.

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> functions > Manufacture nonetheless attempting to maintain cost high on old IDE

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Difficult drive tested new and worked and format excellent,, None Will definite buy from newegg yet again...

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In all probability would perform really nicely in most applications. On my old laptop they seemed very speedy compared to the drives I took out of the TiVo, and ran cooler, too.Newegg shipped quickly and the drives were well-packed. Apparently WD now utilizes the same electronics as their SATA drives in these but adds a converter for PATA. This prevents them from booting Series 1 TiVos. I bought two to refurb my aging SAT-T60 DirecTiVo and wound up with two drives that now must remain in an old laptop or computer I hardly ever use.Note that the older (circa 2001) TiVos are based on a custom PowerPC platform, so the truth that these drives won't operate in them in all probability has no relevance to how they'll operate in your Pc. Must have searched the WeaKnees TiVo Upgrade Forum for issues with these drives very first. Search there for info on which drives will nonetheless operate in your S1 TiVo -- and you can acquire them from Newegg, also!

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Smooth set up no complications None

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The a single that performs appropriate, performs appropriate. That went into my old Dell running Windows XP to replace the original 40 GB Seagate. I cloned the disk with the Western Digital Acronis software program, and voila--up and running! On the other hand--the other 1 was intended for my wife's laptop or computer, also operating Windows XP, to replace a 30 GB Maxtor. Absolutely nothing I did could get the disk to boot XP--I attempted cloning it with the Acronis software program--nothing at all. I attempted doing a fresh install--absolutely nothing. I attempted partitioning it into major partitions, little partitions, FAT, FAT32, NTFS--no way. For giggles, I attempted putting in Windows 98 SE, and it came appropriate up! Did the upgrade to XP once again--nada. I gave up and just stuck the 40 GB disk I replaced in my laptop or computer into my wife's as a second drive and stated "Enough is sufficient." If I had just bought the 1 for my pc, I'da provided it four or 5 eggs. It performs just fine, and it's quiet to boot. But that second a single--I didn't even want to likelihood an exchange for fear there's a thing goofy about them that diagrees with my wife's hardware.

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Utilized to replace a dying HDD in an older P3 machine.No difficulties in about 4 months of 24ǝ operation, and substantially more quickly than I had anticipated: MB/sec reads/writes on the outer tracks. None. As usual, NewEgg's packing was disappointing; substantially of the bubble wrapping about the drive was popped.

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I purchased this to replace a failing HD in a friends computer. Imaged it with Acronis. had it up in running in no time. none so far.

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Western Digital for Life. None. A fantastic item for a wonderful price.

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Low-cost, very good general reputation. Defective On Arrival (DOA). I guess it takes place to every single organization now and then. RMA # has been issued, so now the wait starts.Western Digital is normally a extremely trustworthy brand - and this is one of the handful of instances I've had a hard drive arrive DOA.

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incredibly quiet drive, and functions extremely well in a company atmosphere. and the value is great. good job as usual newegg. you rock! no cons but, seems to do what i ask it to.

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Wonderful worth, quiet, straightforward to instal, no complications on instal. Replaced my old Ɨyrs) 40GB WD drive in my Dell Dimension 2400. Super upgrade for ฼. None so far.

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basic install, fired right up. price tag per gig when installed in xp I had to go to manage panel >computer management >disk management >format the newly installed drive. fantastic luck

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Had to replace a clients HD with this. Affordable drive. Arrived quickly and not dead. I use nothing at all but WD drives and have under no circumstances got a dead drive. Wish it was atleast ten bucks less costly

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Affordable workhorse production top quality on the low side, initially disk failed the sensible test and was replaced by Newegg (thats why I shop right here). The replacement is seating subsequent to its twin and functions like a charm. DOA = -1 egg After you get defect no cost drive you can expect it to work for years