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BrandWestern Digital
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Item Width7 centimetres
Screen Size55 inches
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- 500GB capacity ideal for an external drive or a notebook computer
- WDs exclusive state-of-the-art WhisperDrive delivers one of the quietest 2.5-inch hard drives on the market
- Reliable and rugged drive
- WD's ShockGuard technology protects the drive mechanics and platter surfaces from shocks
- WD's SecurePark gives you improved long-term reliability
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WD Scorpio Blue drives offer high-performance, low power consumption, and cool operation, perfect for notebooks and other portable devices. Pick the drive that suits your needs with the confidence in knowing that all WD Scorpio Blue drives are built to the highest standards of quality and reliability.
Massive capacity - whether they are in an external drive or a notebook computer 500 GB WD Scorpio Blue 2.5-inch drives offer the most available capacity for space-hungry operating systems like Windows Vista plus plenty of room left over for photos music and video.
Quiet - in a notebook drive silence is golden. WDs exclusive WhisperDrive combines state-of-the-art seeking algorithms to yield one of the quietest 2.5-inch hard drives on the market. These algorithms also optimize the way a drive seeks for data which significantly improves power consumption. So now silence (and longer battery life) is golden.
Reliable and rugged - WD's ShockGuard technology protects the drive mechanics and platter surfaces from shocks. WD's SecurePark parks the recording heads off the disk surface during spin up spin down and when the drive is off. This ensures the recording head never touches the disk surface resulting in improved long-term reliability due to less head wear and improved non-operational shock tolerance
Massive capacity - whether they are in an external drive or a notebook computer 500 GB WD Scorpio Blue 2.5-inch drives offer the most available capacity for space-hungry operating systems like Windows Vista plus plenty of room left over for photos music and video.
Quiet - in a notebook drive silence is golden. WDs exclusive WhisperDrive combines state-of-the-art seeking algorithms to yield one of the quietest 2.5-inch hard drives on the market. These algorithms also optimize the way a drive seeks for data which significantly improves power consumption. So now silence (and longer battery life) is golden.
Reliable and rugged - WD's ShockGuard technology protects the drive mechanics and platter surfaces from shocks. WD's SecurePark parks the recording heads off the disk surface during spin up spin down and when the drive is off. This ensures the recording head never touches the disk surface resulting in improved long-term reliability due to less head wear and improved non-operational shock tolerance
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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful
PS3 Slimline Hard Drive replacement
Slimline PS3 Hard Drive froze and began making a clicking noise. I tried reformatting the existing drive a couple of times but it simply kept stopping after 60-70%. So, faced with dealing with Sony I decided to try & replace it myself.
I'd never tried something like this before so wasn't 100% confident but having switched over last night I can vouch for how simple the whole process was, took less than an hour. The physical swop itself took minutes.
Fortunately I didn't have too much on the exisiting drive so wasn't concerned with backups.
The cross thread screws were quite tight so do ensure you use a suitable screwdriver, I ordered the Draper suggested by Amazon when I bought this drive. The only frustration being the screwdriver took several more days to arrive than the Hard Drive. The drive itself arrived very securely packaged, no danger of problems in the post.
- On your memory stick create a folder called PS3 (upper case)
- In the PS3 folder create another folder called UPDATE (upper case)
- Go to the Playstation website
- Download the latest Operating Software (at the time of this review it is v3.50).
- Cut and Paste downloaded file into UPDATE folder
- Put the memory stick safely to one side
- Turn over PS3 and open the small flap on the bottom. Once opened you will see the blue head of a screw. This locks the hard drive in place in the PS3 so unscrew and carefully put the screw somewhere safe. (putting all screws on a piece of sticky tape or piece of paper is sometimes recommended).
- Slide the front panel (under the disc slot, the one with all the features printed on the casing) to the right and it should reveal the existing hard drive.
- Pull down the small wire handle and gently pull the exiting drive out.
- You will notice 4 screws securing the drive to the metal casing. Carefully unscrew them, again safely putting them to one side.
- The drive should now easily come out of the casing and simply replace with your new hard drive. (There shouldn't be any confusion as to which way it goes in as the screws only align to the holes in the casing if correct). Don't over screw.
- Slide the new drive back into the PS3 firmly.
- Pop the plastic cover back on the front.
- Turn over and replace the blue headed screw.
Hardware done - it really is only 5 screws.
- Plug in the PS3 and follow the instructions on screen.
- It will go through a format and a system update from your memory stick (don't worry it will prompt you to plug the stick in when needed).
- You will also need your controller cable to connect controller to PS3.
The product is great and the process was extremely simple.
1 month on the drive is working perfectly still.
Slimline PS3 Hard Drive froze and began making a clicking noise. I tried reformatting the existing drive a couple of times but it simply kept stopping after 60-70%. So, faced with dealing with Sony I decided to try & replace it myself.
I'd never tried something like this before so wasn't 100% confident but having switched over last night I can vouch for how simple the whole process was, took less than an hour. The physical swop itself took minutes.
Fortunately I didn't have too much on the exisiting drive so wasn't concerned with backups.
The cross thread screws were quite tight so do ensure you use a suitable screwdriver, I ordered the Draper suggested by Amazon when I bought this drive. The only frustration being the screwdriver took several more days to arrive than the Hard Drive. The drive itself arrived very securely packaged, no danger of problems in the post.
- On your memory stick create a folder called PS3 (upper case)
- In the PS3 folder create another folder called UPDATE (upper case)
- Go to the Playstation website
- Download the latest Operating Software (at the time of this review it is v3.50).
- Cut and Paste downloaded file into UPDATE folder
- Put the memory stick safely to one side
- Turn over PS3 and open the small flap on the bottom. Once opened you will see the blue head of a screw. This locks the hard drive in place in the PS3 so unscrew and carefully put the screw somewhere safe. (putting all screws on a piece of sticky tape or piece of paper is sometimes recommended).
- Slide the front panel (under the disc slot, the one with all the features printed on the casing) to the right and it should reveal the existing hard drive.
- Pull down the small wire handle and gently pull the exiting drive out.
- You will notice 4 screws securing the drive to the metal casing. Carefully unscrew them, again safely putting them to one side.
- The drive should now easily come out of the casing and simply replace with your new hard drive. (There shouldn't be any confusion as to which way it goes in as the screws only align to the holes in the casing if correct). Don't over screw.
- Slide the new drive back into the PS3 firmly.
- Pop the plastic cover back on the front.
- Turn over and replace the blue headed screw.
Hardware done - it really is only 5 screws.
- Plug in the PS3 and follow the instructions on screen.
- It will go through a format and a system update from your memory stick (don't worry it will prompt you to plug the stick in when needed).
- You will also need your controller cable to connect controller to PS3.
The product is great and the process was extremely simple.
1 month on the drive is working perfectly still.
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
I bought this drive to replace the stock 250GB in the new 13" Macbook Pro and have since reverted to the original and sold the Scorpio Blue.
If you do a search on Google you will find a number of issues with this drive and Apple computers. I purchased this hard drive thinking that it would be OK and that they were just being picky; how wrong I was! There are a number of reviews on Amazon for this drive with people saying they work great in the Macbook laptops so I guess this just depends on what level of performance you consider "great". In some computers the lag on this hard drive might be masked by slower components.
Despite setting the Macbook not to power down the hard drive during use, there are noticeable delays if you leave it for 30 seconds or more e.g. when reading a web page. If you then go to scroll down the page, type text or click on something in the dock there is a lag of a second or so while the hard drive spins back up. This also involves a number of irritating clicking noises from the hard drives. Although a couple of seconds doesn't sound too bad, when it's every minute or so it makes simple tasks very frustrating.
So before you purchase one of these drives for use in an Apple Macbook please do a Google search and view the problems that (many!) others are having and decide if you're willing to put up with lacklustre performance in your new hard drive.
If you do a search on Google you will find a number of issues with this drive and Apple computers. I purchased this hard drive thinking that it would be OK and that they were just being picky; how wrong I was! There are a number of reviews on Amazon for this drive with people saying they work great in the Macbook laptops so I guess this just depends on what level of performance you consider "great". In some computers the lag on this hard drive might be masked by slower components.
Despite setting the Macbook not to power down the hard drive during use, there are noticeable delays if you leave it for 30 seconds or more e.g. when reading a web page. If you then go to scroll down the page, type text or click on something in the dock there is a lag of a second or so while the hard drive spins back up. This also involves a number of irritating clicking noises from the hard drives. Although a couple of seconds doesn't sound too bad, when it's every minute or so it makes simple tasks very frustrating.
So before you purchase one of these drives for use in an Apple Macbook please do a Google search and view the problems that (many!) others are having and decide if you're willing to put up with lacklustre performance in your new hard drive.
18 of 19 people found the following review helpful
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Well, it worked fine for two whole hours - nice and quiet - before starting to click and not working at all.
Now i know even the best manufacturers occasionally produce duds, and I hope my experience is exceptionable, which is why I'm giving three stars rather than one, but let the record state...
Now i know even the best manufacturers occasionally produce duds, and I hope my experience is exceptionable, which is why I'm giving three stars rather than one, but let the record state...
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
Fast but a bit noisy
I upgraded my MacBook Unibody (Late 2008) with this Hard Drive.
Flawless swap and I used Time Machine to restore my data. Read more
Flawless swap and I used Time Machine to restore my data. Read more
Published 5 months ago by Miguel
Good - PS3 and Mac Mini
I've got two of these - one for my PS3 and one for my Mac Mini. I've had no problems with it, and the price is good for what you get. Read more
Published 6 months ago by Me
Great, if a few hiccups at the start
I bought this in order to upgrade the 160gb stock harddrive I had in my MacBook white 2008. I formatted the harddrive only to find that the installation of Snow Leopard failed... Read more
Published 8 months ago by Dr. N. Younus
Incorrect reviews
This is more of a "review of the reviews". There are dozens of reviews listed here for different products and different sellers. Read more
Published 9 months ago by M. Allen
Does what it does, and does it well.
Bought this my PS3, took about 2 minutes to fit, i now have 500G, rather than the rather limited 40G i started with; so now i can hold all my movies on the PS, cool.
Published 10 months ago by Russell Jacobs
Good for PS3
Got this for my PS3. Boosted my 80gb PS3 to a precisely 355gb, after I reformatted my previous data unto a External Hard Drive.Plenty of space and I def recommend it. Read more
Published 11 months ago by H. Nahary
PS3 upgrade
IT may ASK YOU for the newest update on a memorystick, the update needs to be in folders in your memorystick. Read more
Published 11 months ago by M. Celaya
Perfect for my 2007 MacBook
I bought this to upgrade my 120GB MacBook memory as I could no longer fit all my music on my internal hard drive. Read more
Published 11 months ago by A. Scott
Great for a PS3 HDD upgrade!
Good value for money, I bought this HDD to upgrade my 40GB PS3 hard drive. Had it for some time now and its still working perfectly. Read more
Published 12 months ago by Manv4387
Western Digital 500GB 2.5" drive
Just replaced a failed 160GB drive in my MacBook with this drive. A doddle. Was running out of room anyway but when the original 160GB drive failed just swapped it for this little... Read more
Published 12 months ago by Sid Jenkinson
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