Western Digital Scorpio Blue 750GB SATA300 WD7500BPVT

Overview

TechSpot Metascore

Based on 9 expert reviews

Excellent:

5
Good:

3
Average:

1
Bad:

0

Pros:

Good performance, saves power, cool, silent, Advanced Format (4K alignment)
Sheer capacity, Priced well

Cons:

A bit expensive, consistently slower random access times
Disk access times

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Last revision on January 16, 2012

Reviewers Liked

Good performance, saves power, cool, silent, Advanced Format (4K alignment)
Sheer capacity, Priced well

Reviewers Didn't Like

A bit expensive, consistently slower random access times
Disk access times

Expert reviews and ratings

750 GB is a lot of storage space. And the WD7500BVPT is a good performer. If you ignore the high MSRP (Rs. 8,215) and look to the street, you can find this drive for as little as Rs. 6,400 - a price point at which we cannot complain. 500 GB is at the...

By ThinkDigit on March 02, 2011

The WD Scorpio Blue WD7500BVPT exhibits a good performance and is also the highest capacity 2.5-inch standard height laptop hard drive. With a 750 GB capacity, which is quite a bit more than the earlier 640 GB, it is possible to store more data,...

By TechTree on July 12, 2010

The Western Digital Scorpio Blue WD7500BPVT is a quiet and quick 2.5-inch hard drive for road warriors who need lots of storage on the go. Being able to store 750GB into this internal drive, is a barrier breaker of sorts, for data storage...

By PCWorld India on June 17, 2010

The WD Scorpio Blue WD7500BPVT is a quiet and reliable 2.5in hard drive for road warriors who need lots of storage on the go. Chris Jager, PCWorld.idg.com.au...

By PC Advisor on June 02, 2010

100

The 750GB Scorpio Blue isn't the fastest internal laptop hard disk we've seen, but it has lots of storage at a reasonable price....

By Expert Reviews on May 20, 2010

The Scorpio Blue offers quick performance, vibration and noise free operation for an attractive price....

By ITP.net on May 11, 2010

Remember when 500GB was the most you could get from a notebook drive? It seems like most vendors have made the transition to 640GB. Western Digital even has its own 750GB model that fits within the 9.5 mm z-height. So, which of these drives is the...

By Tom's Hardware UK on July 01, 2010

We are proud to award Western Digital Scorpio Blue WD7500BPVT-22HXZT0 with 750 GB storage capacity with our Ultimate Innovation...

By X-bit Labs on June 16, 2010

For mobile users who are seeking to upgrade their notebook's drive to higher capacities, this drive is the ideal.Page(s) 1 I am interested in more information about this productI am interested in buying this...

By PCQuest on June 01, 2010

Video Review: The WD Scorpio Blue PVT line of 2.5” HDDs are currently available in 7 different sizes ranging from 160GB to 1TB. If you're in the market for a quiet, energy efficient 2.5" HD that's affordable and performs well, this might...

By 3dGameMan on April 29, 2010

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