Good drive but does not work on some computers
This might be a good drive, but it is not usable on some computers. To power up, drive requires ~ 650 mA, which is more than USB on my HP laptop can provide.
USB 2.0 Power Booster cable can be used to solve that problem. It combines power [...]
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Watch the Model Numbers…
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“Free-fall sensor - As an added layer of protection, if the drive (or the system it’s in) is dropped while in use, WD’s free-fall sensor detects that the drive is falling and, in less than 200 milliseconds, parks the head to help prevent damage and data loss.”
Model: WD3200BJKT HAS this sensor [...]
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Excellent Notebook Upgrade
I’ve had my Toshiba Satellite for two years. When the stock internal 80gb drive started having errors, I was in search for a new drive.
This drive replaced the Fujitsu made Toshiba 7200RPM 80GB drive. The biggest comparisons are the 4mb cache on the stock and the 16mb on the [...]
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Good, roomy backup drives
I bought this drive and it has not failed on me so far (knock on wood). It is spacious, with 250 gigabytes of space.
I had a Maxtor drive which broken down one day.
I guess that a small percentage of all drives - regardless of manufacturer - have a high chance of failing.
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Works fine after applying firmware update
Update: I wrote this review before a firmware update was made available and my comments reflect the situation at the time. When the updates were made available, I flashed my 5 drives and they’ve been working fine ever since. I’d change the rating to a 4 star if [...]
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