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Western Digital HD WD2500KS Internal 3.5-inch 250GB SATA 3G 7200rpm 16MB 1-inch Height Bulk

WD Caviar SE16 SATA II hard drives combine 300 MB/s transfer rate and 16 MB cache for industry leading performance. Yes, these reliable drives are lightning fast, but they still deliver technologically advanced acoustics and cool operation.


Vendor: Western Digital
MPN: WD2500KS
Key Features
Average Latency - 4.2ms
Average Seek Time - 8.9ms
Compliant Standards - N/A
Dimensions WxDxH - 101.60 mm x 147 mm x 26.1 mm
Form Factor - 3.5"-internal
Formatted Capacity - 250 GB
Interface Type - SATA 3G
Mean Time Before Failure - N/A
PIN (SCSI Only) - N/A
Service & Support Details - 3 Years
Spindle Speed - 7200 RPM
Warranty - 3 Years
Weight - 1.8 lbs
Detail Specifications
Rotational Speed - 7,200 RPM (nominal).
Buffer Size - 16 MB.
Average Latency - 4.20 ms (nominal).
Contact Start/Stop Cycles - 50,000 minimum.
Seek Times (Average) -
Read Seek Time (Average) - 8.9 ms.
Write Seek Time (Average) - 10.9 ms (average).
Track-To-Track Seek Time - 2.0 ms (average).
Full Stroke Seek - 21.0 ms (average).
Transfer Rates -
Buffer To Host (Serial ATA) - 2,400 Mbits/s (Max).
Buffer To Disk - 748 Mbits/s (Max).
Recommended Configuration Parameters Number of Heads (Physical) - 6.
Formatted Capacity - 250,059 MB.
Capacity - 250 GB.
Interface - SATA 3G.
Number of Platters - 3.
Bytes Per Sector - 512.
User Sectors Per Drive - 488,397,168.
Servo Type - Embedded.