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Western Digital Caviar WD800JB Special Edition 80 GB ATA-100 7200 rpm Hard drive - internal

The Western Digital hard drive is designed to maximize desktop computer performance for activities requiring high-performance storage such as computer gaming, digital video editing, and file server applications.  more

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Description

  • General

  • Form Factor3.5" x 1/3H
  • Product TypeHard drive - internal
  • BrandWestern Digital
  • CompatibilityPC
  • Spec

  • Average Seek Time8.9 ms (average)
  • Cache Size8 MB
  • InterfaceATA-100
  • Capacity80 GB
  • RPM7200 rpm
  • Average Latency4.2 ms
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Recent Reviews

5/5
From: Pricegrabber
Posted: Nov-08-2006
good 4 raid 0

used 4 BT, video editing (vcd & dvd), game ........ trash 40G per month, 4 past 3 years, what u can ask for more, 5 stars

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1/5
From: NexTag
Posted: Jun-21-2006
Premature failure.

I bought one of these at Best Buy and installed it in an AMD 1300 computer. It was unused for perhaps a year and then run occasionally. With less than 20 hours on it, it failed to come up in BIOS under the "Auto" setting. Testing with...

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2/5
From: Pricegrabber
Posted: Jun-04-2006
Warranty almost up

I built this machine and this drive failed twice. WD did honor and promptly replaced the drive twice. Each lasted about 1 year, so if this continues I can expect a failure anytime now as the warranty is also about up. Not a gamer and...

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5/5
From: Pricegrabber
Posted: Apr-26-2006
Review the product (Caviar 80GB Special Edition Hard Drive - OEM (EIDE, Ultra ATA/100, 7200 RPM)) you recently purchased.

The Western Digital Caviar special edition 80 gig hard Drive with the 8 meg buffer is one of Western Digitals Greatest accomplishments.I only wish and hope for the Very near future,that their developement team desighn's A eide drive that...

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Selected Reviews

5/5
From: Pricegrabber
Posted: Nov-08-2006
good 4 raid 0

used 4 BT, video editing (vcd & dvd), game ........ trash 40G per month, 4 past 3 years, what u can ask for more, 5 stars

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3/5
From: NexTag
Posted: Mar-03-2003
The good, the bad, and the ugly

This HD runs very cool, and head noise is almost nonexistent. Its drive access time is noticeably faster compared to my 5400rpm 20 gigger, and overall it has been reliable. The only problem I'm having with it is the spindle bearing is...

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1/5
From: Pricegrabber
Posted: Jun-21-2006
Premature failure.

I bought one of these at Best Buy and installed it in an AMD 1300 computer. It was unused for perhaps a year and then run occasionally. With less than 20 hours on it, it failed to come up in BIOS under the "Auto" setting. Testing with...

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0/5
From: Pricegrabber
Posted: Oct-13-2005

Compared to a previous generation of Caviar drives that we tested in January 2004, the current crop of Caviar drives have much-improved performance, lower heat emissions and practically silent performance. Some very clever algorithms...

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