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Western Digital WD3200KSRTL Caviar 320 GB SATA 3.5-Inch Hard Drive

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11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
(5 out of 5)

Fast for a consumer-grade drive

Jul 31, 2007 - By H. Goldstein (Florida, USA)

I routinely see about 72-73 MB/s sustained reads off of the drives (reading a GB at a time) even with the interface strapped at SATA-I speeds (but note, the drives support and are shipped ready to run at the speedier SATA-II speeds).

Pros: Fast, economical, and run fairly cool.
Cons: 1 year warranty, could be longer.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
(4 out of 5)

Good Drive, Cable Issues

Jun 10, 2008 - By L. Tavrow

I was suprised to find that the included SATA cable would not work
with my Dell Dimension E521 computer. Basically, there was this big
plastic thing on the end of the cable that plugged into the drive
that was too big for the enclosure. By the third "supervisor" on the
help line, I finally returned from India to the US and learned what
was going on. Western Digital had decided that the sata connector
spec was not physically robust enough -- apparently some had broken
and so they had (over-)engineered this monstrosity. Naturally, it
was my fault that it would not work with my computer. My options
appeared to be to return the drive or buy a "normal" sata cable. I
chose instead to snip off the offending plastic with some wire cutters.
Now the drive works great -- I only can't find the plastic piece since
it flew across the room and under some furniture in the process.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
(5 out of 5)

No Problems, Fast Drive

Nov 18, 2007 - By D. Smiley (St. Petersburg, FL United States)

Drive arrived quickly, as usual, and I have had no problems. I have pretty much had this system drive running 24/7 since I received it about a month ago, and have not experienced a single hiccup or problem.

I use it as my single system drive in my new home-built. Drive is fast, quiet and trouble free.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
(5 out of 5)

Really Fast HD. Easy to Install !!

Jan 28, 2008 - By Julio C. Genao (Miami, FL United States)

Perfect Item. Fast Delivery !!

Really Fast HD. Easy to Install !!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
(5 out of 5)

terrific hard drive

Mar 29, 2008 - By Miguel Frontado

this hard drive is awesome,really fast HD.
Easy to Install!!
I'd recommend this drive to others.