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Seagate Cheetah 10K.6 36.7 GB SCSI Ultra320 Hard Drive

Western Digital Caviar® SE16 WD2500KS 250 GB SATA II Hard Drive

1 review

From $100.00 | 8 stores

6 reviews

From $55.00 | 4 stores

Product Description

The Cheetah 10K.6 is Seagate's sixth-generation 10K RPM high performance, high capacity disk drive. With the fastest interfaces, the highest reliability and the most mature product... More

The Cheetah 10K.6 is Seagate's sixth-generation 10K RPM high performance, high capacity disk drive. With the fastest interfaces, the highest reliability and the most mature product design, the Cheetah 10K.6 enables the lowest ownership cost. In data intensive environments, increasing the capacity per disk drive lowers ownership costs by deploying fewer systems that use less cubic feet of space requiring less infrastructure such as cabinets, HBAs and less wattage of power. Less

These reliable drives are lightning fast, but they still deliver technologically advanced acoustics and cool operation. The one-two performance punch of 300 MB/s transfer rate,... More

These reliable drives are lightning fast, but they still deliver technologically advanced acoustics and cool operation. The one-two performance punch of 300 MB/s transfer rate, state-of-the-art performance for SATA drives, and 16 MB cache make the WD Caviar SE16 family the fastest desktop-class hard drives available. These SATA II drives feature a transfer rate three times faster than EIDE and twice as fast as SATA 1. Cool operation means the highest reliability even in high-heat environments such as personal video recorders. That's why these drives, the coolest on the market, are the drive of choice for the world's leading consumer electronics manufacturers as well as the world's leading PC makers. Less

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Key Features

HDD Form Factor

3.5' x 1/3H (Low Profile)

Capacity

36.7 GB

250 GB

Designation

Desktop Computer

Interface

SCSI

Serial ATA

Enclosure

Internal

Spindle Speed

10000 RPM

7200 RPM

Technical Features

External Data Transfer Rate

320 MBps

300 MBps

SCSI Signaling Type

Low Voltage Differential (LVD) • Single Ended (SE)

Seek Time

4.7 ms

8.9 ms

MTBF

1200000 Hours

Special Features

S.M.A.R.T Technology

Average Latency

3 ms

4.17 ms

Internal Data Transfer Rate

841 Mbit/s

748 Mbit/s

Sound Emission

32 dB

33 dB

Interface (Detailed)

SCSI Ultra320

Serial ATA II

Buffer Size

8 MB

16 MB

Other Features

Platform

Brand

Seagate

Western Digital

Package Qty.

Dimensions

Height

0.99 in.

1.03 in.

Depth

5.75 in.

5.79 in.

Width

4.02 in.

4 in.

Weight

1.54 lb.

1.32 lb.

Warranty

5 Years

3 Years

Miscellaneous

Product ID

20261920

25194833

UPC

718037114316

Release Date

August, 2002

May, 2005

Product MPN

MPN

ST336607LW

WD2500KS

Consumer Reviews

Seagate Cheetah 10K.6 36.7 GB SCSI Ultra320 Hard Drive

From $100.00

Western Digital Caviar® SE16 WD2500KS 250 GB SATA II Hard...

From $55.00

Consumer Reviews

Excellent Drive

byjankerson Mar 1, 2005

5 Helpfuls 6 Helpfuls

Pros Seagate Cheetah, SCSI

Cons None

Recommended it? Yes

I have 4 of these in my file server that has been running for over 3 years 24 x 7 with no problems. Read full review »

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Product Review Summary

3.5

Based on 6 user reviews

50% recommend this product

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Pros

Simple Setup (2)
Easy to Use (1)

Cons

Unreliable Performance (1)
Overheats (1)
Inadequate Storage (1)

Good For

Home (2)
Backup (1)

Consumer Reviews

Fast SATA II drive is a very good value

bykubotabx2200 Dec 5, 2006

13 Helpfuls 14 Helpfuls

Pros Fast speed, 16 MB cache, supports SATA II, quiet, good price.

Cons Warranty 1 year is a little short. 7,200 RPM limits speed of SATA II.

Recommended it? Yes

I bought this 250 GB Western Digital Caviar drive for a scant $49 a CompUSA when they had a $90 rebate on it. Watch out for their weekend deals which start on Sunday mornings, they often feature a good price on a hard drive.

A more typical "good" price for this drive is $69-79 so if you... Read full review »

Fast! Excellent Value!

bydgcam55 Dec 25, 2006

9 Helpfuls 10 Helpfuls

Pros Fast! Quiet! & Cool! Great Value too!

Cons If using as 2ndary drive, check your BIOS to ensure they're enabled.

Recommended it? Yes

I purchased this hard drive(HD) from CompUsa for $59 after rebate, which is an EXCELLENT price for an internal SATA2 250 Gig hard drive with 16 mb cache.
I purchased it to use as a 2nd drive for video editing.
My primary drive is a Seagate Baracuda 80 gig (the major competitor to this... Read full review »

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