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Testseek.com have collected 55 expert reviews of the Western Digital Caviar SE16 SATA300 WD-AAKS Series and the average rating is 86%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Western Digital Caviar SE16 SATA300 WD-AAKS Series.
 
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The editors liked

  • 16 MB buffer
  • Performance boosting features
  • Good performance
  • Silent.
  • Fast
  • Silent
  • Perpendicular recording technology
  • Huge capacity
  • Inexpensive.

The editors didn't like

  • Heats up a lot
  • Expensive.
  • Heats up a bit.

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  Published: 2007-06-21, review by: pcmag.com

  • Fast. Lower power usage. Tech built in to increase reliability. Good price.
  • Not the largest capacity drive available.
  • Western Digital finally moves to PMR with its Caviar SE16 line of drives. Western Digitals Caviar SE16 WD7500AAKS offers a good performance in a 7200RPM drive, the price is also right....

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  Published: 2007-06-21, review by: extremetech.com

  • Fast; lower power usage; tech built in to increase reliability; good price.
  • Not the largest capacity drive available.
  • Western Digital finally moves to PMR with its Caviar SE16 line of drives. Offering good performance in a 7200RPM drive, the price is also right. ...

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  Published: 2007-06-15, review by: Techreport.com

  • 7,200-RPM hard drives are usually split between camps that excel at sequential transfers and those that prefer more randomized access patterns. The Caviar SE16 750GB is different, though, because it doesnt seem to care what you throw at it. In HD Tach...

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  Published: 2007-06-04, review by: storagereview.com

  • Abstract:  Today WD introduces its next Caviar SE16, a 4-platter unit that extends the firms flagship to 750 gigabytes. In addition to featuring the standard 8.9 millisecond seek time and 16 megabyte buffer specs, the Caviar WD7500AAKS incorporates intelligent s...

 
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  Published: 2006-07-27, review by: anandtech.com

  • Abstract:  Western Digital was founded in 1970 and began designing and manufacturing hard drives in 1988. The company is headquartered in Lake Forest, California, and employs approximately 23,000 people worldwide. Their innovative manufacturing facilities are loc...

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  Published: 2005-08-24, review by: maximumpc.com

  • Abstract:  We reviewed Western Digital’s 250GB Caviar SE drive in January 2004. Eighteen months later, WD has taken this same drive, added a SATA 3G interface and another 8MB of cache (for a total of 16MB), and relaunched it as its new top-of-the-line desktop ent...

 
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  Published: 2005-07-01, review by: storagereview.com

  • Abstract:  Unlike the competition, for over two years Western Digital has relied on a PATA - SATA bridge to transition the Caviar and Raptor series to the new standard. Things have finally changed with the Caviar WD2500KS, a desktop-oriented drive designed from t...

 
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  Published: 2005-06-30, review by: Techreport.com

  • Abstract:  300MB PER SECOND Serial ATA transfer rates are all the rage these days. Cutting-edge core logic like Intels ICH7 south bridge chips and NVIDIAs nForce4 family support the faster I/O interface, and hard drives are beginning to follow suit?not that a f...

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  Published: 2008-05-05, review by: goodgearguide.com.au

  • Very low cost per formatted gigbabyte, excellent performance, cool and relatively quiet operation
  • Still not completely noise and vibration free The Final Word This drive represents Western Digitals move to higher-density platters, and with its two-platter 640GB capacity and $169 price tag, its a perfect example of how affordable modern mass-storag...
  • This drive represents Western Digitals move to higher-density platters, and with its two-platter 640GB capacity and $169 price tag, its a perfect example of how affordable modern mass-storage devices are.

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  Published: 2005-07-12, review by: atomicmpc.com.au

  • If you like being on top of technology and just having the best toys, this drive just might be your catch. ...

 
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