Western Digital 80GB 7200RPM 8MB CACHE IDE Bulk/OEM Hard Drive WD800JB (80 GB)

Pros: Quiet, high performance, 8MB cache

Cons: All 7200RPM drives get a little warm.

The Bottom Line: Buy this drive, it performs nicely, is quiet, and comes with a good warranty and accessory bundle.

Review: I'll start off with one word: Sweet. That's what I have to say about this drive. It's an exceptional hard drive, its cavernous space and great performance make it hard to beat. I got mine for about $70 after two rebates (from Circuit City), so they are...

Pros: very fast, very quiet, cheap

Cons: none

The Bottom Line: This is a great drive from all aspect, speed, noise, value

Review: First thing I want to say about this drive is it is very very very quite, At night I have this drive running next to my laptop harddrive (TOSHIB 4200R 80G), I can heard the grinding of the laptop harddrive loud and clear and not even a tiny noise out of t ...

Pros: Easy installation. Fast. Quiet

Cons: Some difficulty finding them in stock at some retailers.

The Bottom Line: Hard to beat for the performance to cost ratio. Easy enough for the average computer person to install yourself.

Review: I am an average installer of hardware---definitely not a professional---and this was extremely easy ...

Pros: Very fast, virtually silent, good price

Cons: None so far

The Bottom Line: If you can spend an extra 20$ to get this drive, get it and don't look back. It is almost SCSI performance at EIDE price.

Review: I recently upgraded my Pc to a P4, and was looking for the best hard drive for a reasonable price. I first got the WD800JB and was pleasantly surprised by the incredible speed, but the drive made a very annoying whining noise event after spin-up, which...

Pros: Fastest EIDE hard drive out there, plus is really quiet!

Cons: Overkill if you're just doing simple stuff (like Word).

The Bottom Line: I'd highly recommend this drive to anyone who uses their PC for more then just Word and internet use. Perfect for graphics apps!

Review: Western digital's "JB" series:

Western digital has been a power player in the computer storage business for many years now, and they rarely disappoint. Now, they've released "special editions" of their standard 7200RPM EIDE hard drives...

Pros: Fast and easy to install, the lifeguard tools are very helpful.

Cons: The stores run out of them fast, follow all rebate instructions

Review: I give this drive 5 stars, for easy installation, for being quiet and fast; not as much heat as others this size. WD has hit a homerun by adding the 8MB of ...

Pros: Best Value, cool Quiet

Cons: No complain by now.

Review: Unbeatable warranty!! HDD itself works pretty cool and quiet. Being using Maxtor(4) for couple year by now. But just switch to WD after Maxtor lower their warranty period to 1 year. I have always been thinking that WD is the kind of cheap HDD makers with ...

Pros: Great price/Gb from a trusted manufacturer.

Cons: May be a little light in gigs depending on what you do with your PC

The Bottom Line: This is a great priced drive with 8MB cache and the backing of the Western Digital name.

Review: Disclaimer I build computers for friends and family as well as some to sell on ebay as I find parts at a reasonable price. My own PC is a Do It Yourself (DIY) that I am constantly upgrading and adding onto. As such, I have some experience ...

Pros: fast, easy install S/W, advance warranty replacement

Cons: unreliable device, warranty replacement is USED!

Review: I also have been a long time advocate of WD HD;s. Recently, they lowered their standards, though. They used to offer standard 3 yr warranty; Now you have to purchase "premium" products or pay extra for the old standard 3-yr warranty. Thats OK ...

Pros: none

Cons: Two of these drives died on me in three months!!!

The Bottom Line: DON'T BUY WESTERN DIGITAL!

Review: I would not recommend the purchase of any western digital drive unless you are content to lose all o ...