Flexible All-Rounder: External Drives from Western Digital with 200 and 250 GB

Combo Drive: Technical Details

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Technical Data
Types 120 GB, 200 GB200 GB, 250 GB (Special Edition)
Capacity 120, 200, 250 GB
Interface USB 2.0 (max. 480 Mbit/s)IEEE1394A / FireWire (max. 400 Mbit/s)
Hard Drives Used WD1200BB (120 GB)WD2000BB (200 GB)WD2000JB (200 GB Special Ed.)WD2500JB (250 GB Special Ed.)
Seek Time 8.9 ms
Rotation Speed 7,200 rpm
Cache 2 MB/ 8 MB (Special Edition)
Fluid Dynamic Bearing No
Cable Length USB: 1.80 mFirewire: 1.80 m
Power Supply 110 - 240 V
OS Support Mac from OS 9.xWindows from Windows 98 SE
Warranty 1 year

A view of the bottom of the case doesn't reveal much. Here, you only see the metal plate that holds the electronics and the drive.

There are ventilation slots underneath to help cool the drive inside the case.

Patrick Schmid
Editor-in-Chief (2005-2006)

Patrick Schmid was the editor-in-chief for Tom's Hardware from 2005 to 2006. He wrote numerous articles on a wide range of hardware topics, including storage, CPUs, and system builds.