Cons
- Nothing exceptional about it
At A Glance
Western Digital's 400GB drive performs marginally worse but costs slightly more than its Hitachi counterpart.
The Specs
| Pricing |
| Part Number |
WD4000AAKS |
| Inventory Number |
25654 |
| Storage |
| Drive size |
400.0 GB |
| Hard Drive Speed |
7200 RPM |
| Included Software |
| Included Software |
Google Desktop tools |
| General |
| Buffer Size |
16.0 MB |
| Ports and Connections |
| Available Interfaces |
SATA-300 |
| Serial ATA |
SATA-300 |
Performance
| PC World Test Center |
| Interface tested |
SATA-300 |
| Performance |
| Primary Volume - Virus Scan |
57.62 |
| Primary Volume - Windows File Search |
170.74 |
| Internal Read - WinZip |
352 |
| Internal Write - Large File |
100.62 |
| Internal Read - ACDSee |
515 |
| Test Version |
2 |
| Internal Read - Ahead Nero Burning |
473 |
| Internal Write - Files and Folders |
148.18 |