Western Digital WD7500AAKS 750GB SATA HDD @ HotHardware

Iria · Aug 3, 2007, 04:10 PM

Review: HotHardware
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We aren't sure why Western Digital waited so long to offer a drive bigger than 500GB, but we are happy to see the competition heating up. Plus, with storage prices so low right now, Western Digital's move seems rather smart. The company can offer its flagship drive (in terms of capacity) at a very attractive price. The MSRP for the new 750GB WD Caviar SE16 is only $249.99, which is roughly $0.33/GB.

The model number for the Western Digial Caviar SE16 drive that we have in the labs today is WD7500AAKS. This drive boasts 16MB of cache and a 3Gb/s transfer rate. Additionally, the drive features perpendicular recording, just like the 750GB Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 that we will be comparing it to in our benchmarks.

Aug 3, 2007, 04:10 PM	#1
Iria DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 7,275 Rep Power: 89	Western Digital WD7500AAKS 750GB SATA HDD @ HotHardware Review: HotHardware ________ We aren't sure why Western Digital waited so long to offer a drive bigger than 500GB, but we are happy to see the competition heating up. Plus, with storage prices so low right now, Western Digital's move seems rather smart. The company can offer its flagship drive (in terms of capacity) at a very attractive price. The MSRP for the new 750GB WD Caviar SE16 is only $249.99, which is roughly $0.33/GB. The model number for the Western Digial Caviar SE16 drive that we have in the labs today is WD7500AAKS. This drive boasts 16MB of cache and a 3Gb/s transfer rate. Additionally, the drive features perpendicular recording, just like the 750GB Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 that we will be comparing it to in our benchmarks.