500GB Capacity, SATA-II Interface, 7200RPM Spin Speed, 8.9ms Average Seek Time, 16MB Cache, 3 Year Warranty.
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Fast - The one-two performance punch of 300 MB/s transfer rate, state-of-the-art performance for SATA drives, and 16 MB cache make the WD Caviar Blue family the fastest desktop-class hard drives available.
Cool - Cool operation means the highest reliability even in high-heat environments such as personal video recorders. That's why these drives, the coolest on the market, are the drive of choice for the world's leading consumer electronics manufacturers as well as the world's leading PC makers.
Quiet - The technology that Tom's Hardware called "very fast and nearly silent" is repeated in this family of drives. Western Digital has minimized noise to levels virtually below the threshold of human hearing with WhisperDrive technology. And to cut seek noise, SoftSeek technology streamlines read/write seeking algorithms, resulting in the drive operating more efficiently when accessing and writing data.
Width | 10.2 cm |
Depth | 14.7 cm |
Height | 2.54 cm |
Weight | 0.6Kg |
Compatability | PC |
Device Type | Hard drive - internal |
Expansion / Connectivity
Interfaces | 1 x Serial ATA II - 7 pin Serial ATA |
Compatible Bays | 1 x internal - 3.5" x 1/3H |
Manufacturer Warranty
Service & Support | 3 years warranty |
Service & Support Details | Limited warranty - 3 years |
Environmental Parameters
Sound Emission | 34 dBA |
Min Operating Temperature | 5 °C |
Max Operating Temperature | 55 °C |
Humidity Range Operating | 5 - 95% |
Shock Tolerance | 65 g @ 2ms half-sine pulse (operating) / 250 g @ 2ms half-sine pulse (non-operating) |
Vibration Tolerance | 0.75 g @ 20-300 Hz (operating) / 4 g @ 20-500 Hz (non-operating) |
Hard Drive
Form Factor | 3.5" x 1/3H |
Features | Data Lifeguard, Shock Guard, SecureConnect, FlexPower, WhisperDrive, Soft Seek |
Interface Type | Serial ATA II |
Buffer Size | 16MB |
Capacity | 500GB |
Connactor | 22-position Serial ATA (SATA) plug |
Performance
Drive Transfer Rate | 300 MBps (external) / 93.5 MBps (internal) |
Seek Time | 8.9 ms (average) / 21 ms (max) |
Spindle Speed | 7200 rpm |
Track-to-Track Seek Time | 2 ms |
Average Latency | 4.2 ms |
Reliability
Non-Recoverable Errors | 1 per 10^14 |
Start / Stop Cycles | 50,000 |
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