StorageReview reviews Western Digital Scorpio WD2500BEVS 250GB 2.5" inch hard drive
WD is a relative newcomer when it comes to the mobile drive market. While Japanese conglomerates such as Hitachi, Toshiba, and Fujitsu have been producing and fine-tuning 2.5" ATA-based drives for some time, the American drive specialist only recently entered the market.
Of course, WD's entry makes sense. The notebook drive market continues to rise as a high-volume sector and its transition to units based on the SATA interface make it a natural extension of the company's existing product lines.
The firm first wet its feet with the Scorpio WD800VE, an offering that competed against other players established at the 80-100 GB/platter mark. Shortly after, WD followed with a 120 GB unit and eventually the 160 GB WD1600BEVS, the manufacturer's first drive to incorporate perpendicular magnetic recording (PMR) techniques. While the 160-gig drive matched the capacity offered by competing drives such as the Hitachi Travelstar 5K160 and Seagate Momentus 5400.3, WD's offering more often than not trailed others in StorageReview's key performance tests...
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