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| Western Digital Scorpio 320GB SATA-II 2.5inch Hard Drive Review |
| 2 - The Test Setup |
| 3 - PCMark05 |
| 4 - HDTune |
| 5 - Conclusion |
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Conclusion:
The Western Digital 320GB Scorpio sells online for around AU$285, which is not quite as good value in the dollar per Gigabyte stakes as the 250GB version (AU$205) it’s certainly not far off (89c per GB vs. 82c per GB) so there’s very little of that inflated price premium we often we often see with top of the line hardware. At the time of writing this article there is only one other 320GB Serial-ATA 2.5” notebook drive on the market, and that’s from Samsung for around $15 more than the Western Digital.
So the new Scorpio drive has quite a lot going for it, we’ve seen today that’s it’s definitely a solid performer, even when compared to some so-called “High Performance” drives that are available, it’s quite good value and it’s also whisper quiet. When operating on our test bench we could barely hear it at all when it was working, and even after hours of operation it remained quite cool to touch, so heat is no problem even after long periods of use.
Overall it’s a solid performer and quite good value for money, this drive should definitely be on your wishlist if you’re looking to upgrade your notebook drive, or even if you’re looking for some bulk external storage through the use of an external drive case.
OzHardware Rating – 9.5/10 – Excellent!
This product can be purchased online at www.techbuy.com.au (Direct Link)
