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Western Digital Caviar SE16 640GB Hard Drive - 7200, 16MB, SATA-300, OEM

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Western Digital Caviar SE16 640GB Hard Drive - 7200, 16MB, SATA-300, OEM
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Rating: 9.39/10
JakeG@NCIX
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Review Date: 03/21/10
Western Digital Caviar SE16 640GB Hard Drive - 7200, 16MB, SATA-300, OEM
Cons:- Does not come with SATA cable, but it is OEM. So, understandable

Pros:- Quiet- Good price
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Bought this for an everything drive. Has my OS and games on it. Good speed and quiet enough that I can't hear it over anything else. Very good bang for your buck. Would purchase again.
Non-Anonymous@NCIX
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Review Date: 03/08/10
Western Digital Caviar SE16 640GB Hard Drive - 7200, 16MB, SATA-300, OEM
Cons:Can't think of one.

Pros:Fast drive.Decent price.Good warranty.Excellent performance in raid-0.Quiet.
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Excellent, cheaper drive as an alternative for the blacks. I have these in raid-0, performance is excellent. They are quiet and the 3 year warranty is nice.
Major9750@NCIX
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Review Date: 01/04/10
Western Digital Caviar SE16 640GB Hard Drive - 7200, 16MB, SATA-300, OEM
Cons:- None

Pros:- Not too noisy- Western Digital quality and warranty
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I bought this drive for a new build and so far i have been happy with it. Windows 7 loads in 20-25 seconds and the drive is not too noisy and does not run too hot. The price was also good when PMed. Would buy again.
Jingmin_G@NCIX
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Review Date: 08/31/09
Western Digital Caviar SE16 640GB Hard Drive - 7200, 16MB, SATA-300, OEM
Cons:- None

Pros:- Quiet- Works well; like any other drive- Very quick- 640GB drive for a good price
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I bought this to go along with my new build and I am happy with it. I got this for around $72 and it was worth every penny for a 640GB drive. Runs quiet and boots up in less than 20 seconds on my core i7 rig. It doesn't come with cables but that's the same for all OEM hard drives.
Joe_T@NCIX
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Review Date: 07/30/09
Western Digital Caviar SE16 640GB Hard Drive - 7200, 16MB, SATA-300, OEM
Cons:a little noisy

Pros:very reliable
Comment:
very nice product ncix shipping was amazing, nice hard drive for the price as i got it on sale for $64. if it comes on sale like this again i will buy half a dozen.
13DogMan13@NCIX
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Review Date: 07/14/09
Western Digital Caviar SE16 640GB Hard Drive - 7200, 16MB, SATA-300, OEM
Cons:can get a little loud while scanning

Pros:great speed, silent, cheap, lots of storage
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this is a great hard drive and has tons of storage to hold all of your needs.would recomend to anyone looking for a great drive with tons of storage at a great price!
reddowg@NCIX
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Review Date: 07/11/09
Western Digital Caviar SE16 640GB Hard Drive - 7200, 16MB, SATA-300, OEM
Cons:None so far

Pros:Plenty of room
Comment:
Had this drive for about 3 months now and it works good. Put into my daughter computer and she's happy with the amount of space she now has. Just being use for homework, school, and music.
Jonathan_P@NCIX
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Review Date: 06/25/09
Western Digital Caviar SE16 640GB Hard Drive - 7200, 16MB, SATA-300, OEM
Cons:Doesn't come with SATA cable.

Pros:Capacity, speed, warranty, price.
Comment:
This drive works great; I chose it because I only buy Western Digital Hard drives, and on sale this one offered the best price to feature ratio. It's fast, reliable, fairly quiet, and had a much greater capacity than was needed for this build.
yuen47@NCIX
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Review Date: 06/22/09
Western Digital Caviar SE16 640GB Hard Drive - 7200, 16MB, SATA-300, OEM
Cons:None really.

Pros:Fast, quiet
Comment:
Seeing the price point of the WD Blacks, this is not a bad option either. These drives are quiet and fast - must be platters of 320. Impressive drives that continue to do well...WD has a fairly impressive record and seem to be on top of the ball compared to other brands now.
Lance W@NCIX
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Review Date: 06/11/09
Western Digital Caviar SE16 640GB Hard Drive - 7200, 16MB, SATA-300, OEM
Cons:None

Pros:FastQuietPrice
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Very nice drive. Storage wasn't the issue when I selected this drive - it was simply a matter of bang:buck. The speed is decent, and it is surprisingly quiet. I didn't even bother fiddling with the AAM setting to reduce seek noise. My case does have a semi-soft mounting system though.
denis
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Review Date: 05/29/09
Fantastic Drive
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Ordered this drive and a docking station (star teck U2E) and it works great! It took all of 2 min's to initialize, format, partition and I was up and running. No bad sectors found - all 640GB responded (less the reserve area). You absolutely cannot beat this for the $$$. running XP Pro; 4 GB memory; dual core 2.6 ghz.
Terence_J@NCIX
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Review Date: 05/27/09
Western Digital Caviar SE16 640GB Hard Drive - 7200, 16MB, SATA-300, OEM
Cons:none really considering the price

Pros:Good capacity, good value
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Bought this as a main drive for my system. SSD's are still a little pricey. And this thing has great speed, not too expensive, and has been pretty reliable.
fatjay@NCIX
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Review Date: 05/22/09
Western Digital Caviar SE16 640GB Hard Drive - 7200, 16MB, SATA-300, OEM
Cons:nothing that would keep me from buying this again

Pros:good performance and low noise considering the priceruns fairly cool
Comment:
Good value - one of the best price/gigabyte ratios at the time I was buying.Not the fastest drive, but it's perfect for a secondary storage drive, and you're not paying a premium for speed that you don't need.Noise is relatively low - better than my older 250gb seagate - but still hear the seeks above the fan noise in my box.I would buy this drive again.
{Esto_007}@NCIX
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Review Date: 05/21/09
Western Digital Caviar SE16 640GB Hard Drive - 7200, 16MB, SATA-300, OEM
Cons:none

Pros:Quiet, Fast and good price!
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Very easy to install, quiet! Very cheap price on rebate sale! a lot of space!good choice!no problem at all!
Vanman@NCIX
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Review Date: 05/03/09
Western Digital Caviar SE16 640GB Hard Drive - 7200, 16MB, SATA-300, OEM
Cons:Loud seek noiseOnly 3 year warranty

Pros:Large capacityLow price when on saleWorks in RAID
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I got 2 of these to put in RAID1, and it works fine in this setup. Reviews say they're quiet, but I found them quite loud, especially when seeking or loading applications. They're probably the loudest drives I have. I would not recommend them for a quiet build, but they're fast and cheap.
Rahzel@NCIX
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Review Date: 04/26/09
Western Digital Caviar SE16 640GB Hard Drive - 7200, 16MB, SATA-300, OEM
Cons:none so far

Pros:Quality brandQuietpretty cheap
Comment:
Can't really comment on speed, as I put this in a USB enclosure. But it's definitely quieter than my Seagates. I also consider WD to be the best brand when it comes to HDD's and this was actually the cheapest 640GB I could find at the time.
justbrowsing@NCIX
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Review Date: 04/24/09
Western Digital Caviar SE16 640GB Hard Drive - 7200, 16MB, SATA-300, OEM
Cons:After 6 months usage, the 75a7b SMART showing that spinup time has increased, so i'm guessing theres already wear.during heavy random seek, there is some noise (but still very quiet.

Pros:Good performance once the 75a7b were set to AAM 254. 12 ms seek times. Newer 22A7B comes with AAM set to 254 already, so its also very quickVery quiet.
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Overall very good drive. Initially had 1 75a7b, but purchased 2 more 22a7b at 64 bucks.very good bang for performance, low seek time, high average transfer. runs cool (i have fans blowing on them) e
Rob_P@NCIX
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Review Date: 04/22/09
Western Digital Caviar SE16 640GB Hard Drive - 7200, 16MB, SATA-300, OEM
Cons:None

Pros:Quiet, performs very well.
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Very good fast hardrive,no issues and very quiet.Excellent value especially when on sale. This is the first WD drive i've purchased and i'm very pleased with it's performance.
canadazenmaster@NCIX
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Review Date: 04/18/09
Western Digital Caviar SE16 640GB Hard Drive - 7200, 16MB, SATA-300, OEM
Cons:It is only 640GB.

Pros:One of the cheapest and best RAID drives.
Comment:
I have a total of 6 of these drives, and it is hands down the best RAID drive for the price. I used to be a believer in the Seagate 7200.10's, and they are still good, but the 7200.11's are terrible. 3 Seagate 7200.11's underperform 2 WD SE16 640s in raid. Sad. I now have a 3 seagate array for file storage, and 2-WD SE16 640s for OS, and two more raids of the WD for file storage.
Hugo_L@NCIX
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Review Date: 04/17/09
Western Digital Caviar SE16 640GB Hard Drive - 7200, 16MB, SATA-300, OEM
Cons:---

Pros:Reliable, doesnt make a lot of noise.
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Really good deal when you are able to get it on sale, Western Digital is always a reliable choice for hard drives. I would recommand it for anyone that is looking for a good drive and 640gb is pretty much enough for most people.
pcurrey69@
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Review Date: 04/14/09
Western Digital Caviar SE16 640GB Hard Drive - 7200, 16MB, SATA-300, OEM
Comment:
I must have been unlucky enough to get a dud because my drive repeatedly loses partition information. I finally stripped info off and low level formatted everything again after using an info recovery program to get files back. Has done it repeatedly to all 3 partitions at random. NEVER lost partitions before.
David_L@NCIX
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Review Date: 04/09/09
Western Digital Caviar SE16 640GB Hard Drive - 7200, 16MB, SATA-300, OEM
Cons:None

Pros:Relatively silentGood read/write speedsGreat GB/dollar ratio
Comment:
Grabbed one of these a few weeks ago, price matched to around $80.Loving it so far, great performance all around, no complaints. I would recommend this for general builds which don't need the blistering speed of SSDs.
jchang@NCIX
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Review Date: 04/08/09
Western Digital Caviar SE16 640GB Hard Drive - 7200, 16MB, SATA-300, OEM
Cons:none

Pros:-Cheap, bought one for 79.99, another for 69.99, and this week it's even on sale for 64.99!-So far it's more quiet than my Seagate 7200.10 320GB
Comment:
Until SSD prices drop  more, these are still the best hd for the money, 10 cents/gb if you can get them on sale!
FogJuice@NCIX
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Review Date: 04/08/09
Western Digital Caviar SE16 640GB Hard Drive - 7200, 16MB, SATA-300, OEM
Cons:- loud

Pros:- fast in raid- cool- WD RMA is best there is.
Comment:
I'm not sure why people are saying these hard drives are quiet, they are not. I purchased two of them to run in a striped raid array, they are really fast but louder than other HD's. I can hear them chatter within my case, it isn't too loud but it is loud enough to be annoying.I wouldn't recommend these for a HTPC but then again who needs hard drives as fast as these for a media centre..
Darren_P@NCIX
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Review Date: 04/06/09
Western Digital Caviar SE16 640GB Hard Drive - 7200, 16MB, SATA-300, OEM
Cons:None so far

Pros:Quiet, Fast and good price per GB
Comment:
Had 2 of these now for a while... I am finding them to be fast, quiet and good price when on sale. I recommend this drive to anyone looking for a reliable hard drive.
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