Review

  1. Introduction
  2. Packaging and Specifications
  3. Closer Look
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Conclusion


As usual, it comes in an anti-static bag with a silicon Gel pack. Nothing really new here.

WD10JPVT Scorpio Blue Advertised Specifications
Rotational Speed 5,400 RPM (nominal)
Buffer Size   8 MB
Average Latency    5.50 ms (nominal)
Transfer Rates
Buffer To Host (Serial ATA)    3 Gb/s (Max)
Physical Dimensions
English
Height    0.374 Inches
Depth    3.94 Inches
Width   2.75 Inches
Weight    0.27 Pounds
Metric
Height    9.5 mm
Depth    100.2 mm
Width    69.85 mm
Weight   0.11 kg

Environmental Specifications
Acoustics
Idle Mode    22 dBA (average)
Seek Mode 25 dBA (average)
Temperature (English)
Operating    32° F to 140° F
Non-operating    -40° F to 149° F
Temperature (Metric)
Operating    -0° C to 60° C
Non-operating   -40° C to 65° C
Humidity
Operating   8% to 95% Non-condensing
Non-operating    5-95% RH non-condensing
Altitude (English)
Operating    -1,000 feet to 10,000 feet
Non-operating    -1,000 feet to 40,000 feet
Altitude (Metric)
Operating   -305M to 3,050M
Non-operating    -305M to 12,200M
Electrical Specifications

Current Requirements
Power Dissipation
Read/Write    1.4 Watts
Idle   0.59 Watts
Standby    0.18 Watts
Sleep    0.18 Watts

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