Western Digital Scorpio Blue WD800BEVS vs Comparable 2.5" SATA Hard Disks
Item 2212: Western Digital WD800BEVS
Size80 GB
Cache8 MB
RPM5400
Form Factor2.5"
InterfaceSATA
Speed1.5 Gb/s
Warranty3 year
Disk Interface RPM Cache (MB) Size (GB) Warranty Years Best Price Vendor Value (GB/$)
Seagate Momentus 7200.3 ST980411AS SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 80 82.00 0.98
Western Digital Scorpio Blue WD800BEVS SATA 1.5 Gb/s 5400 8 80 3 0.00

Manufacturer's Specs

General
InterfaceSATA 1.5 Gb/s
Formatted Capacity80,026 MB
Capacity80 GB
Performance
Read Seek Time12.0 ms
Rotational Speed5,400 RPM (nominal)
Average Latency5.50 ms (nominal)
Track-To-Track Seek Time2.0 ms (average)
Buffer To Host (Serial ATA)1.5 Gb/s (Max)
Buffer Size8 MB
Power
Standby0.25 Watts
Read/Write2.50 Watts
Sleep0.10 Watts
Idle0.85 Watts
Acoustics
Seek Mode 026 dBA (average)
Idle Mode24 dBA (average)

External links

Western Digital Scorpio Blue Reviews & Benchmarks

TweakTown - Western Digital Scorpio Blue 1TB 5400RPM Hard Drive Review - Nov. 24, 2011
Legit Reviews - WD Scorpio Blue 1TB Notebook Hard Drive Review - Aug. 17, 2011
StorageReview - Western Digital Scorpio WD2500BEVS - June 11, 2007
Tom's Hardware - WD Brings 250 GB HDDs to Notebooks - June 4, 2007
StorageReview - 160 GB Notebook Drive Roundup - June 4, 2007
Silent PC Review - Western Digital Scorpio: Another Quiet Notebook Drive - July 3, 2006

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