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Western Digital WD RE2 500 GB, 7200 RPM, 16 MB Cache Serial ATA II

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  • - 500 GB 7200 RPM Serial ATA II
  • - Storage drive buffer size: 16 MB
  • - 600 g
Warranty: 5-year warranty
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Western Digital WD RE2 500 GB, 7200 RPM, 16 MB Cache. HDD capacity: 500 GB, HDD speed: 7200 RPM

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2011-10-04 13:50:58
Uk has collected 9 expert reviews for Western Digital WD RE2 500 GB, 7200 RPM, 16 MB Cache Serial ATA II and the average expert rating is 74 of 100. The average score reflects the expert community’s view on this product. Click below and use Uk to see all ratings, product awards and conclusions.
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digitalversus.com
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2011-10-04 13:50:45
The 500 GB of WesternDigitals Caviar RE2 WD5000YS that we tested isnt the fastest drive weve ever had in our labs, but it remains a fairly solid hard drive.When writing data, it averages 61.7 MB/s against 57.9 MB/s for reading files, whereas the ver...
Good Average performance, Remains cool...
Bad Faster drives available, Quiter drives available, Seek time much slower than the average...
40%
goodgearguide.com.au
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2011-11-06 06:22:00
This drive represents low cost and high capacity storage, compared to SCSI or Fibre Channel drives, and is a worthy storage option for small to medium businesses that require a large capacity solution for their servers.
Good Lots of storage, Reliable...
Bad Not ultra quick The Final Word This drive represents low cost and high capacity storage, compared to SCSI or Fibre Channel drives, and is a worthy storage option for small to medium businesses that require a large capacity solution for their servers.
Bottom line This drive represents low cost and high capacity storage, compared to SCSI or Fibre Channel drives, and is a worthy storage option for small to medium businesses that require a large capacity solution for their servers.
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90%
tweaktown.com
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2016-12-30 01:24:13
to the PC world, Hard Disk Drivers have been getting bigger and bigger. Technology to pack more onto the platters of a HDD keep getting better to the point where we are now seeing storage capabilities hitting half a terabyte or a whooping 500GB.Speed...
Bottom line It is clear that HDD technology has taken a turn for the better.For 10 years hard disk drivers have been on the same old parallel interface with only two drivers per channel. Now SATA is here as well as in full swing and we can have as many channels a...
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90%
amug.org
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2011-10-04 13:50:48
Western Digital is currently selling the WD Caviar RE2 500GB SATA 3.0Gb/s hard drive model WD5000YS. As several members have already installed this hard drive in an Apple Mac Pro, AMUG thought it might provide an interesting review. The Maxtor Maxline...
80%
techgage.com
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2011-10-04 13:50:57
When the time comes to build or upgrade a machine, hard drives tend to usually follow in the game plan. It seems every year, we -need- to upgrade our storage in order to simply house all of our goods, especially in this digital age. Needless to say, c...
Good Proven faster than the Seagate 500GB, Priced very well on select websites, Includes sturdy S-ATA cable, Perfect for RAID...
Bad Need to use Molex connector if you use included SATA cable.
Bottom line After giving the RE2 500GB a test, I have to say I am impressed. I didnt expect it to beat out the Seagate like it did, in every single test. Since this is an enterprise class drive, I guess its to be expected. Whats not to be expected though, is t...
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