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
$ 95.99 + $7.28 shipping
Disk Interface RPM Cache (MB) Size (GB) Warranty Years Best Price Vendor Value (GB/$)
Toshiba MKxx59GSM Series MK1059GSM SATA 3 Gb/s 5400 8 1000 114.71 8.72
Toshiba MK7559GSXP SATA 3 Gb/s 5400 8 750 91.95 8.16
Western Digital Scorpio Blue WD7500BPVT SATA 3 Gb/s 5400 8 750 3 98.58 7.61
Seagate Momentus ST9640322AS SATA 3 Gb/s 5400 8 640 84.99 7.53
Hitachi 0J11562 SATA 3 Gb/s 5400 8 640 3 89.99 7.11
Hitachi 0J11563 SATA 3 Gb/s 5400 8 750 3 109.82 6.83
Samsung Spinpoint M8 HN-M750MBB SATA 3 Gb/s 5400 8 750 109.99 6.82
Western Digital Scorpio Blue WD6400BPVT SATA 3 Gb/s 5400 8 640 3 99.24 6.45
Hitachi 0Y30055 SATA 3 Gb/s 5400 8 500 3 79.99 6.25
Toshiba MKxx76GSX Series MK5076GSX SATA 3 Gb/s 5400 8 500 3 82.95 6.03
Seagate Momentus ST906403N1A1AS-RK SATA 3 Gb/s 5400 8 640 3 113.98 5.62
Samsung Spinpoint M8 HN-M500MBB SATA 3 Gb/s 8 500 89.99 5.56
Seagate Momentus 5400.6 ST9500325AS SATA 3 Gb/s 5400 8 500 92.00 5.43
Toshiba HDD2H84 SATA 5400 250 3 46.99 5.32
Western Digital Scorpio Blue WD5000BPVT SATA 3 Gb/s 5400 8 500 3 94.95 5.27
Western Digital Scorpio Blue WD5000BEVT SATA 3 Gb/s 5400 8 500 3 98.76 5.06
Hitachi Travelstar Z5K500 HTS545050A7E380 (0J11285) SATA 3 Gb/s 5400 8 500 99.99 5.00
Western Digital AV-25 WD3200BUDT SATA 3 Gb/s 5400 32 320 3 64.40 4.97
Seagate Momentus ST905003N1A1AS-RK SATA 3 Gb/s 5400 8 500 106.89 4.68
Western Digital Scorpio Blue WD2500BEVT SATA 3 Gb/s 5400 8 250 3 54.99 4.55
Western Digital AV-25 WD5000BUCT SATA 3 Gb/s 5400 16 500 109.99 4.55
Samsung Spinpoint M7E HM501II SATA 3 Gb/s 5400 8 500 109.99 4.55
Toshiba MKxx61GSYN Series MK5061GSYN SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 500 3 114.99 4.35
Samsung HN-M101MBB SATA 3 Gb/s 8 500 114.99 4.35
Samsung Spinpoint MP4 HM500JJ SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 500 114.99 4.35
Western Digital Scorpio Blue WD3200BPVT SATA 3 Gb/s 5400 8 320 3 73.99 4.32
Seagate Momentus 5400.6 ST9320325AS SATA 3 Gb/s 5400 8 320 75.22 4.25
Seagate Momentus 7200.4 ST9320423AS SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 320 76.49 4.18
Western Digital Scorpio Blue WD3200BEVT SATA 3 Gb/s 5400 8 320 3 79.16 4.04
Western Digital Scorpio Blue WD2500BPVT SATA 3 Gb/s 5400 8 250 3 64.41 3.88
Western Digital Scorpio Blue WDBABC3200ANC-NRSN SATA 3 Gb/s 5400 8 320 3 84.20 3.80
Toshiba MKxx65GSX Series MK3265GSX SATA 3 Gb/s 5400 8 320 85.00 3.76
Toshiba MKxx76GSX Series MK3276GSX SATA 3 Gb/s 5400 8 320 3 85.00 3.76
Seagate Momentus ST90250N1A1AS-RK SATA 3 Gb/s 5400 8 250 69.63 3.59
Hitachi Travelstar Z5K500 HTS545032A7E380 (0J11283) SATA 3 Gb/s 5400 8 320 89.99 3.56
Hitachi Travelstar Z5K320 HTS543232A7A384 SATA 3 Gb/s 5400 8 320 3 89.99 3.56
Samsung Spinpoint MP4 HM320HJ SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 320 89.99 3.56
Seagate Momentus 5400.6 ST9250315AS SATA 3 Gb/s 5400 8 250 74.99 3.33
Toshiba MKxx52GSX Series MK2552GSX SATA 3 Gb/s 5400 8 250 75.00 3.33
Western Digital Scorpio Blue WDBABB2500ANC-NRSN SATA 1.5 Gb/s 5400 8 250 3 75.00 3.33
Seagate Momentus 5400.6 ST320LT022 SATA 3 Gb/s 5400 8 320 2 96.75 3.31
Lenovo ThinkPad 43N3403 SATA 1.5 Gb/s 5400 8 320 103.95 3.08
Western Digital AV-25 WD3200BUCT SATA 3 Gb/s 5400 16 320 104.99 3.05
Western Digital Scorpio Black WD3200BEKT SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 320 5 109.99 2.91
Western Digital Scorpio Black WD2500BEKT SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 250 5 89.95 2.78
Seagate Momentus 7200.4 ST9250410AS SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 250 89.99 2.78
Samsung Spinpoint M7E HM251HI SATA 3 Gb/s 5400 8 250 89.99 2.78
Western Digital Scorpio WD2500BEVSRTL SATA 1.5 Gb/s 5400 8 250 3 89.99 2.78
Toshiba HDD2J96 SATA 5400 160 62.26 2.57
Western Digital Scorpio Blue WD1600BPVT SATA 3 Gb/s 5400 8 160 3 63.59 2.52
Seagate Momentus 7200 FDE.2 ST9250411AS SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 250 99.99 2.50
Lenovo ThinkPad 41N5692 SATA 1.5 Gb/s 5400 8 160 72.45 2.21
Western Digital Scorpio Blue WD1600BEVT SATA 3 Gb/s 5400 8 160 3 72.98 2.19
Seagate Momentus 5400.4 ST9160827AS SATA 3 Gb/s 5400 8 160 75.00 2.13
Toshiba MKxx56GSY Series MK1656GSY SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 160 76.67 2.09
Hitachi Travelstar 5K250 0A52123 SATA 1.5 Gb/s 5400 8 200 99.50 2.01
Western Digital AV-25 WD1600BUDT SATA 3 Gb/s 5400 32 160 3 79.99 2.00
Samsung HN-M160MBB SATA 3 Gb/s 8 160 79.99 2.00
Seagate Momentus 5400.6 ST9160314AS SATA 3 Gb/s 5400 8 160 79.99 2.00
Lenovo ThinkPad 41N5737 SATA 1.5 Gb/s 7200 160 82.95 1.93
Seagate Momentus 7200.4 ST9160412AS SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 160 89.99 1.78
Western Digital Scorpio Black WD1600BEKT SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 160 5 95.99 1.67
Toshiba MKxx65GSX Series MK1665GSX SATA 3 Gb/s 5400 8 160 109.99 1.45
Toshiba MKxx52GSX Series MK1652GSX SATA 3 Gb/s 5400 8 160 119.95 1.33
Seagate Momentus 5400.3 ST9160821AS SATA 1.5 Gb/s 5400 8 160 149.95 1.07
Seagate Momentus 7200.2 ST9160823ASG SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 8 160 174.84 0.92
Seagate Momentus 7200.4 ST9160412ASG SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 160 3 189.95 0.84

Price History

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Recent Price Changes

2012-01-19 $95.99 -10.00
2011-11-16 $105.99 +6.00
2011-11-03 $99.99 +15.00
2011-10-28 $84.99 +5.00
2011-10-26 $79.99 +20.00
2011-10-20 $59.99 +5.00
2011-10-19 $54.99 +5.00
2011-09-06 $49.99 +5.00
2011-07-18 $44.99 -5.00
2011-04-29 $49.99 +5.00

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

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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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