Pros

  • Solid 400GB model

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