Testseek.com have collected 37 expert reviews of the Western Digital Scorpio Blue SATA300 WD-BEVT Series and the average rating is 88%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Western Digital Scorpio Blue SATA300 WD-BEVT Series.
March 2009
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High capacity
Good overall performance
Practically silent operation
Cost-effective
Stays quiet and cool during operation
Large storage capacity
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Could take a while to fill up The Final Word As a replacement drive for a Serial ATA-based notebook
The Scorpio is ideal. It runs cool and silently
And its performance was surprisingly good in our tests.
Slightly slower read/write speed compared to competitors
Cost-effective, stays quiet and cool during operation, large storage capacity
Slightly slower read/write speed compared to competitors
If you want value for money and a low cost per gigabyte, then the Western Digital Scorpio Blue (WD5000BEVT) is probably the notebook hard drive for you. It may have a slightly slower read/write speed than competing drives, but it also provides the lar...
Western Digital’s latest installment of the Scorpio series drives is a great addition, especially for those looking for larger capacities for single drive situations like Notebooks. If you want to set up larger capacity RAID arrays in small form ser...
High capacity, good overall performance, practically silent operation
Could take a while to fill up The Final Word As a replacement drive for a Serial ATA-based notebook, the Scorpio is ideal. It runs cool and silently, and its performance was surprisingly good in our tests.
As a replacement drive for a Serial ATA-based notebook, the Scorpio is ideal. It runs cool and silently, and its performance was surprisingly good in our tests.
Abstract: 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...
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Published: 2011-03-07, Author: The , review by: hardwarebbq.com
Abstract: Its been an interesting month so far now that I am spending a lot of time with notebook storage devices. Some made a good impression as an OEM drive, and couple of them was something you will consider as an aftermarket upgrade.5400RPM Drives- do they stil...
Abstract: These three hard drives, namely 500 GB Western Digital Scorpio Blue and Seagate Momentus 5400.6, as well as 640 GB Samsung SpinPoint M7E receive our Recommended Buy title
Abstract: The Scorpio Blue series progressed to 640 gigabytes as soon as 320GB platters had become available. Western Digital did not want to lose the race..
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Published: 2009-05-14, Author: Andrew , review by: techworld.com
The Western Digital Scorpio Blue 500GB is a worthy replacement to a standard, smaller drive already in place in your laptop. While not quite as quick as a 7200rpm drive such as the Hitachi 7K320, it should be quick enough for most users, especially fo...
Abstract: Discriminating mobile enthusiasts seeking a high-capacity hard drive upgrade for their notebooks would be well served by the WD Scorpio Blue. And it won’t break the bank..
