Western Digital Caviar® Special Edition WD800JB 80 GB ATA-100 Hard Drive (Retail Version)
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Western Digital Caviar® Special Edition WD800JB 80 GB ATA-100 Hard Drive (Retail Version)

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  • HDD Form Factor: 3.5' x 1/3H (Low Profile)
  • Capacity: 80 GB
  • Designation: Desktop Computer
  • Interface: IDE/EIDE
  • Enclosure: Internal
  • Spindle Speed: 7200 RPM
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WD Caviar Special Edition hard drives are designed to maximize desktop computer performance for activities requiring high-performance storage such as computer gaming, digital video editing, and file server applications. Offering various capacities, the WD Caviar Special Edition family is equipped with an 8MB buffer - the largest buffer available today in a desktop EIDE hard drive, delivering data to users faster than any hard drive in its class. The Western Digital hard drive comes with a Cable Select compliant 40-pin, 80-conductor IDE interface cable, mounting screws, jumpers, installation poster, installation guide, and Data Lifeguard Tools installation software and utilities.??The Special Edition hard drive provides a higher percentage of cache hits and significantly faster time to data than industry-standard 2 MB versions. Within the complex operations of hard drives, the buffer is used to hold the results of recent reads from the disk, and also to "pre-fetch" information that ...

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Western Digital Does It Again

byShiroth Jul 20, 2002
24 Helpfuls 25 Helpfuls Was this review helpful?
Pros Speed, Speed, Speed!
Cons None that I have come across yet.
Recommended it? Yes

When it became overly apparent that my Maxtor 40GB 5400 RPM hard drive just wasn't cutting it in the performance department, I decided to look for a drive with a bit more punch. I did loads of research, looked at at least 20 hard drives, but the Caviar SE always ended up at the top of the heap. I... Read full review »

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Cache makes all the difference

bystevelarrison Jan 17, 2003
23 Helpfuls 24 Helpfuls Was this review helpful?
Pros One of the fastest IDE hard drives available. Good quality
Cons Not a Serial ATA Drive. Not as future proof as newer drives coming out
Recommended it? Yes

The sad fact of marketing of PCs today is that processor speed gets all of the attention. While it is easy for the average consumer to get caught up in hype over processor speed, the fact is that processor speed is only one component of overall system performance. As PC microprocessors have... Read full review »

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Western Digital WD800JB Review

byjwilkers Feb 3, 2007
16 Helpfuls 17 Helpfuls Was this review helpful?
Pros Low cost, Great install software, great performer, nice utilities included.
Cons Included Software renders "Windows System Restore" inoperable. This can be...
Recommended it? Yes

I recently purchased my WD800JB, since my old C: drive (20 G) was about full. The local computer store had some for $49. I ordered one online for store pickup for $53 out the door. This is a standard IDE drive (PATA), not one of the new SATA drives. This will work on an older computer.

I... Read full review »

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Product Details and Features

Product MPN
MPN WD800JBRTL

Key Features
HDD Form Factor 3.5' x 1/3H (Low Profile)
Capacity 80 GB
Designation Desktop Computer
Interface IDE/EIDE
Enclosure Internal
Spindle Speed 7200 RPM

Technical Features
External Data Transfer Rate 100 MBps
Seek Time 8.9 ms
Average Latency 4.17 ms
Internal Data Transfer Rate 602 Mbit/s
Sound Emission 39 dB
Interface (Detailed) DMA/ATA-100 (Ultra)
Buffer Size 8 MB

Other Features
Platform PC
Brand Western Digital
Package Qty. 1

Dimensions
Height 1.02 in.
Depth 5.79 in.
Width 4.02 in.
Weight 1.32 lb.

Warranty
Warranty 3 Years

Miscellaneous
Product ID 20305766
UPC 0718037104362
Release Date 12 July, 2002

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