Western Digital Scorpio Blue, Storage for Notebook

Western Digital Scorpio Blue, Storage for Notebook

To further facilitate penggolongannya, Western Digital (WD) hard to make the separation of 2.5 "version of their mobile into 2 types: Scorpio Scorpio Blue and Black.
Scorpio Black version is intended as a hard disk 2.5 "hard disk with the desktop equivalent performance, while Scorpio Blue version is a version of a more mainstream public. Product InfoKomputer try this with a 500GB (WD5000BEVT series) which is the largest capacity hard drive for storage-class 2.5 "at this time.

All the hard drive has a range Scorpio Blue 5400rpm rotation so that theoretically, including its performance in the mainstream category. Compared Toshiba hard drive that is also our try in almost the same time, specifications Scorpio Blue is still a bit behind because of the lower rounds, and the memory buffer that is also small (8MB).

However, the system connection on the Scorpio Blue SATA II has been adopted so that theoretically would be better. WD also embed some useful features to create effective working hard but not noisy, in addition able to protect the head from damage due to the hard impact.

If compared, the performance of the Scorpio Blue Toshiba MK3254 generally not much different with the difference that has little meaning. However, the SATA II connection in Scorpio Blue score burst of speed is hard enough jumped sharply. Although the round of high power consumption and a slightly larger (2.5 watts when active), temperature hard not escalate.

And although this is not hard to give the best performance, performance and price bid Scorpio Blue akan bait seems to those who need a data storage 2,5 "for both notebook and other devices

Source: InfoKomputer

Test results of HD Tach 3.0.4.0
Random access 16.7 ms
4% CPU Utilization
Average read 65.1 MB / sec
Burst speed 237.6 MB / sec

PLUS: good performance; long the warranty period.

Minus: No information SATA option.

Rating Score
(maximum 5)
-Performance: 3.8
-Facilities: 4
-Usage: 4.25
-Price: 4
TOTAL Score: 3.96

SPECIFICATION Western Digital SCORPIO BLUE
Interface: SATA II (3 Gb / sec)
Capacity: 500GB (2.5 ")
Buffer Cache: 8MB
Seek time (avg): 12ms
Rotation speed: 5400 RPM
MTBF: --
Weight: 96 grams
Warranty: 3 years
Web site: www.westerndigital.com
Price range *: U.S. $ 135