Western Digital Scopio Blue 500GB 2.5" 5400RPM SATA 3Gb/s Notebook Hard Drive - OEM

Comment:
I bought this HDD for replacement of the original drive in my mid-2009 MacBook Pro. This is a very good product, fast and everything. But it's very loud and there's some kind of conflict with the Sudden Motion Sensor onboard my computer.Would buy again.

Comment:
I bought a few of the earlier models even this one and they are great product, this 500gb i did drop  it twice during my computer repairs by accident, i always put it at the side but it's attached with a USB adapter but some how the USB cable attached to it got caught to something while i was moving computers around and I drop ped it on the floor it happened twice, thank god it's my item and not my customers items, well that drive survived the impact with no faults, and it still works great., now i built a new shelf to put my items on and i won't drop  anything else ever again.

Comment:
I bought this to put into my patriot box office. So far it has been fast enough to play all of the videos I have tried, although I haven't tried and HD videos. It has been working great so far. I have never had a WD drive fail.

Comment:
I don't have anything interesting to say. It works perfectly.I bought this to upgrade my laptop hard drive, and also so that I will have a second hard drive in case the first one fails. I think I might go back to the smaller hard drive and then use this hard drive in an external drive case for backup now that I'm going to stop using my laptop as a home/office/desktop computer (I just had to buy a dedicated home desktop computer).

Comment:
No problems, no pre-formatting needed. Just stuck it in and PS3 prompted me to format.

Comment:
Well, got this drive as a replacement to the tiny one in comparison which was in the PS3 initially... I believe 60GBs. There was no compatibility issues when swapping out the old and putting in the new, just don't forget to format the thing first before putting it in. Gotta say, it's Western Digital, so it doesn't have the firmware issues like Seagate products.Guess pricing was one of my issues... as we see WD greens and blacks drop  in pricing for desktop, it seems like little to none at all for the notebook drives... which is very disappointing.Good buy and would again if needed.

Comment:
I bought this to replace the hard drive in my PS3 that was becoming a bit small to hold all those data. It's all good, no stuttering, no lag and I now have about 467GB total of space on my PS3.

Comment:
This is one of the best notebook drives for the money. It isnt a scorpio black, but it sure is zippy. I would buy it again in a second.

Comment:
I bought this as a replacement for my PS3 as the 120GB wasn't cutting it anymore. After looking around I found this seemed to be the HDD of choice. It has slowed down the menu loading and some download titles on my PS3 but that's because the PS3 Slims now store the firmware on the HDD and not on the board anymore.

Comment:
It's a HD, and it does what it's supposed to. Was easy to swap into my PS3, formatted and restored backup with no problems, entire process took less then 30 minutes. Western digital quality and reliability is a plus. Would buy again if I needed another 500 gig drive.. Just wish you could get a terabyte model thats standard size

Comment:
Bought one of these for my ps3 and have been very happy with it thinking about getting another one for my friends ps3

Comment:
Bought one of these to put in an external drive. Works as expected and not particularly loud. I may consider putting one of these drives in my PS3.

Comment:
Another person who put this drive into their PS3 slim. No problems, no pre-formatting needed. Just stuck it in and PS3 prompted me to format.I'm using the drive with homebrew and there are no issues. Having a humongous capacity is great.

Comment:
I use this drive for my PS3 Slim. Works perfectly and runs quite silently. Good price at around $55. Speed hasn't been an issue so far.

Comment:
Seems like a decent drive. Fairly Inexpensive, I will wait to see what kind of lifespan it has, but so far so good. Would purchase again.

Comment:
Can't really complain. It's been used to upgrade a PS3 from 60 gigs to a monstrous 500 GB. Warning for similar use is that I had to format the drive to fat32 prior to installation and then reboot the PS3 from a USB key (explained at Sony support website). Since the upgrade there is no noise or heat issues, with the exception of the massive amount of space available there is no performance hiccups. It is 5400rpm but I did not want to deal with any noise/heat issues from a 7200rpm.

Comment:
Replaced a dead/overheated drive on a Toshiba u300 laptop without any issues whatsoever. WD drives are very nice indeed. More than fast enough for most home users requirements.

Comment:
I needed to upgrade my 120GB PS3 HDD. With a nice PM of $55, it was worth it.I got more room to store all my stuff on it. The drive is super quiet.Perfect for your PS3.

Comment:
Awesome drive from WD. Great value for the size, great pricing, no complaints on that part. Not expecting blazing speeds but this is perfect for storage.

Comment:
I picked up one of these for my Patriot Box Office (PBO) and it works great. I can't comment on the speeds but it seems good enough for a storage drive. The price is still quite high compared to desktop drives but, if you can get it on sale, it's a very good deal for a 2.5" drive. There's plenty of storage space available for a lot of files and it's very silent as well. While using it in my PBO, I can't hear the drive at all.Only problem I really found was heat in an enclosed area. My PBO runs a little warm on its own but, with the drive installed, the unit can get rather toasty. No doubt it's due to the fact that there isn't a lot of ventilation on the PBO. So, just be aware (and just logically really), if you're using it in confined spaces without much airflow, it can get warm but it still performs very well.

Comment:
J'ai acheté ce disque dur pour mettre dans un boitier USB/E-SATA Vantec NextStar 3 (modèle NST-260SU-BK) et l'installation a été facile et sans aucun problème. Ce disque dur est silencieux et ne chauffe presque pas. Un très bon achat surtout s'il est pricematché.

Comment:
I got this for my portable HD to be used when travel to transfer photo. So the main concern is low power consumption that will allow portable device to last longer. But if you want speed then should go for those 7200rpm drive. The weight is also lighter than 7200rpm 2.5" drive. Perfect for portable devices.

Comment:
i got that HD for upgrading my PS3 hd (120gb) to 500GB and i dont regret it for 55$ (on special) can go wrong with that price!

Comment:
Great little hard drive to make a mini 2.5" external hard drive out of. Just pick up a 2.5" enclosure and you're set. A lot lighter than getting the traditional big 3.5" external hard drives that also require a power cable.

Comment:
I picked this up to put in an external case. I am mainly using it for my WDTV HD for movies and music. I had only a 120GB before this the extra room is nice. I also have a TB drive on it, but I like that fact with the 2.5 drives you can run just off the USB for power. I also use it to transfer large files around. I have had no problems at all so far with this drive and would definitely recommend it.