Western Digital Scorpio Black WD1600BEKT vs Comparable 2.5" SATA Hard Disks
Item 1537: Western Digital WD1600BEKT
Size160 GB
Cache16 MB
RPM7200
Form Factor2.5"
InterfaceSATA
Speed3 Gb/s
Warranty5 year
$ 47.99
$ 69.99 + $7.28 shipping
Disk Interface RPM Cache (MB) Size (GB) Warranty Years Best Price Vendor Value (GB/$)
Toshiba MK6465GSXW SATA 3 Gb/s 5400 8 640 59.99 10.67
Western Digital Scorpio Blue WD2500BPVT SATA 3 Gb/s 5400 8 250 3 37.99 6.58
Seagate Momentus 5400.6 ST9320325AS SATA 3 Gb/s 5400 8 320 53.00 6.04
Western Digital Scorpio Blue WD2500BEVT SATA 3 Gb/s 5400 8 250 3 44.99 5.56
Hitachi Travelstar Z5K500 HTS545032A7E380 (0J11283) SATA 3 Gb/s 5400 8 320 59.99 5.33
Toshiba MK3265GSXW SATA 3 Gb/s 5400 8 320 59.99 5.33
Western Digital Scorpio Blue WD3200BPVT SATA 3 Gb/s 5400 8 320 3 60.00 5.33
Western Digital Scorpio Blue WD3200LPVT SATA 3 Gb/s 5400 8 320 61.39 5.21
Toshiba MKxx76GSX Series MK2576GSX SATA 3 Gb/s 5400 8 250 1 48.99 5.10
Seagate Momentus 5400.6 ST9250315AS SATA 3 Gb/s 5400 8 250 49.99 5.00
Seagate Momentus 5400.6 ST320LT022 SATA 3 Gb/s 5400 8 320 2 64.49 4.96
Seagate Momentus ST90250N1A1AS-RK SATA 3 Gb/s 5400 8 250 50.99 4.90
Western Digital Scorpio Blue WDBABC3200ANC-NRSN SATA 3 Gb/s 5400 8 320 3 66.11 4.84
Seagate Momentus ST903203N3A1AS-RK SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 320 67.34 4.75
Western Digital Scorpio Black WD2500BEKT SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 250 5 52.99 4.72
Toshiba MKxx65GSX Series MK2565GSX SATA 3 Gb/s 5400 8 250 52.99 4.72
Seagate ST9250421ASG SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 250 61.99 4.03
Western Digital WD2000BEVS SATA 1.5 Gb/s 5400 8 200 49.99 4.00
Western Digital WD2000BMVS SATA 1.5 Gb/s 200 49.99 4.00
Seagate Momentus Thin ST250LT003 SATA 3 Gb/s 5400 16 250 62.59 3.99
Western Digital Scorpio Blue WDBABB2500ANC-NRSN SATA 1.5 Gb/s 5400 8 250 3 63.99 3.91
Toshiba HDD2H84 SATA 5400 250 3 64.10 3.90
Seagate Momentus 7200.4 ST9250410AS SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 250 64.11 3.90
Western Digital Scorpio Black WD1600BEKT SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 160 5 47.99 3.33
Western Digital Scorpio Black 1600BJKT SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 160 47.99 3.33
Western Digital WD2000BEVT SATA 3 Gb/s 5400 8 200 59.99 3.33
Seagate Momentus 7200.4 ST9160412AS SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 160 49.99 3.20
Western Digital Scorpio Blue WD1600BPVT SATA 3 Gb/s 5400 8 160 3 55.29 2.89
Toshiba HDD2J96 SATA 5400 160 55.29 2.89
Toshiba MKxx76GSX Series MK1676GSX SATA 3 Gb/s 5400 8 160 1 55.64 2.88
Samsung HN-M160MBB SATA 3 Gb/s 8 160 59.99 2.67
Hitachi Travelstar Z5K320 HTS543216A7A384 SATA 3 Gb/s 5400 8 160 3 64.99 2.46
Western Digital AV-25 WD1600BUCT SATA 3 Gb/s 5400 16 160 66.94 2.39
Samsung Spinpoint M Series HM160JI SATA 1.5 Gb/s 5400 8 160 68.99 2.32
Toshiba MKxx56GSY Series MK1656GSY SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 160 68.99 2.32
Toshiba MKxx55GSX Series MK1655GSX SATA 3 Gb/s 5400 8 160 69.00 2.32
Hitachi Travelstar 5K160 HTS541616J9SA00 (0A28844) SATA 1.5 Gb/s 5400 8 160 74.15 2.16
Toshiba MKxx52GSX Series MK1652GSX SATA 3 Gb/s 5400 8 160 75.00 2.13
Seagate Momentus 5400.6 ST9160314AS SATA 3 Gb/s 5400 8 160 79.95 2.00
Seagate Momentus 7200.4 ST160LT016 SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 160 82.50 1.94
Lenovo ThinkPad 41N5737 SATA 1.5 Gb/s 7200 160 87.00 1.84
Seagate Momentus 5400.4 ST9160827AS SATA 3 Gb/s 5400 8 160 89.99 1.78
Toshiba MKxx65GSX Series MK1665GSX SATA 3 Gb/s 5400 8 160 98.00 1.63
Lenovo ThinkPad 41N5692 SATA 1.5 Gb/s 5400 8 160 99.00 1.62
Western Digital Scorpio Blue WD1600BEVT SATA 3 Gb/s 5400 8 160 3 129.95 1.23
Seagate Momentus 5400.3 ST9160821AS SATA 1.5 Gb/s 5400 8 160 149.95 1.07

Price History

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Recent Price Changes

2012-05-16 $69.99 +5.00
2012-05-07 $47.99 -2.00
2012-05-02 $49.99 -3.00
2012-04-30 $52.99 -2.00
2012-04-30 $54.99 -3.00
2012-04-23 $57.99 -2.00
2012-04-10 $64.99 -5.00
2012-04-04 $59.99
2012-04-04 $69.99 -15.00
2012-03-13 $84.99 +10.00

Manufacturer's Specs

General
InterfaceSATA 3 Gb/s
Formatted Capacity160,041 MB
Capacity160 GB
Performance
Read Seek Time12.0 ms
Rotational Speed7,200 RPM (nominal)
Average Latency5.50 ms (nominal)
Track-To-Track Seek Time2.0 ms (average)
Buffer To Host (Serial ATA)3 Gb/s (Max)
Buffer Size16 MB
Power
Standby0.25 Watts
Read/Write2.50 Watts
Sleep0.15 Watts
Idle0.85 Watts
Acoustics
Seek Mode 025 dBA (average)
Idle Mode22 dBA (average)

External links

Western Digital
http://www.wdc.com/
WD1600BEKT
http://www.wdc.com/en/produ...

Western Digital Scorpio Black Reviews & Benchmarks

Silent PC Review - WD Scorpio Black 750GB & Scorpio Blue 1TB - Nov. 8, 2011
Tom's Hardware - Six 2.5” High-Capacity Notebook Hard Drives - Nov. 3, 2011
Legit Reviews - WD Scorpio Black 750GB Notebook Hard Drive Review - July 22, 2011
TweakTown - Western Digital Scorpio Black 750GB 2.5-inch Hard Drive Review - March 30, 2011
Tech ARP - Western Digital Scorpio Black (AFT) 750 GB Hard Disk Drive Review - March 25, 2011
techwarelabs.com - Western Digital Scorpio Black 2.5" laptop hard drive | TechwareLabs - Feb. 7, 2011
Tom's Hardware - Three 7200 RPM Notebook Hard Drives For 2011 : More Capacity, More Speed - Jan. 27, 2011
The Tech Report - Western Digital's Scorpio Black 750GB notebook hard drive - The best gets even better? - Jan. 20, 2011
The Tech Report - Notebook hard drives square off at 7,200 RPM - A step up in performance without losing capacity - Dec. 2, 2010
Legit Reviews - WD Scorpio Black 500GB Notebook Hard Drive Review - Sept. 27, 2010
Tech ARP - Western Digital Scorpio Black 500 GB Hard Disk Drive Review - Sept. 10, 2010
The Tech Report - Today's solid-state drives: The value perspective - Quantifying the value of today's SSD goodness - July 6, 2010
Tom's Hardware - Next-Gen 7,200 RPM Notebook Hard Drives : Notebook Hard Drives Reach 90 MB/s - Aug. 28, 2008
The Tech Report - Seven 2.5-inch mobile drives compared: Solid-state flash takes on the mechanical monarchy - July 14, 2008
Gizmodo - Lightning Review: Western Digital's 320GB 7200RPM Scorpio Black Laptop Drive - June 24, 2008

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