I have been trying to figure out if this drive has a 2MB Buffer or a 8 MB Buffer.
There are also 2 different models of WD Passports. One is WDXMS3200TN and the other is WDME3200TN.
I wonder if each has a different version of the Scorpio in it. I know the XMS one is newer of the 2.
My model number is WDXMS3200TN.
I was in the process of cloning this particular drive so that I could replace it in my macbook. I know that it has the remnants of the WD scorpio in it. I just popped the WD Passort open....the hardware number is:
WD3200BEVT-227CT0
Now if I do a search on WD3200BEVT I can see its a scorpio. Not sure what the other numbers are "227CT0"
I know this external has been a popular purchase with the idea of switching the macbook internal ( I saw a bunch of threads).
It scares me to put a HD with a 2MB buffer in my macbook. Some people will tell you straight out that its a 8 MB buffer. Here are some websites that support the 2mb theory:
http://computers.pricegrabber.com/ha...+2mb/st=query/
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...0619&CatId=136
http://stores.tomshardware.com/ratin...pop/sv=review/
I worry that I just spent 149.00 on a HD that is has a 2 mb Buffer.
There are also 2 different models of WD Passports. One is WDXMS3200TN and the other is WDME3200TN.
I wonder if each has a different version of the Scorpio in it. I know the XMS one is newer of the 2.
My model number is WDXMS3200TN.
I was in the process of cloning this particular drive so that I could replace it in my macbook. I know that it has the remnants of the WD scorpio in it. I just popped the WD Passort open....the hardware number is:
WD3200BEVT-227CT0
Now if I do a search on WD3200BEVT I can see its a scorpio. Not sure what the other numbers are "227CT0"
I know this external has been a popular purchase with the idea of switching the macbook internal ( I saw a bunch of threads).
It scares me to put a HD with a 2MB buffer in my macbook. Some people will tell you straight out that its a 8 MB buffer. Here are some websites that support the 2mb theory:
http://computers.pricegrabber.com/ha...+2mb/st=query/
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...0619&CatId=136
http://stores.tomshardware.com/ratin...pop/sv=review/
I worry that I just spent 149.00 on a HD that is has a 2 mb Buffer.
