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Manf.Code: WD5000AAKX
WD is leading the way with a full lineup of SATA 6 Gb/s drives.
Over the years the industry has increased bus bandwidth from PATA through SATA 1.5 Gb/s and SATA 3 Gb/s to keep up with the demand for higher transfer rates. The next evolution of bus bandwidth has now been achieved with the introduction of SATA 6 Gb/s, (SATA 3.0). We’ve added a SATA 6 Gb/s interface to our award-winning WD Caviar Blue and WD Caviar Black desktop hard drives in capacities from 250 GB to 2 TB. This transition to a SATA 6 Gb/s interface aligns with the introduction of SATA 6 Gb/s-supporting chip sets and motherboards coming to the market.
Features
General
| 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 6Gb/s - 7 pin Serial ATA |
| Compatible Bays | 1 x internal - 3.5" x 1/3H |
Manufacturer Warranty
| Service & Support | 1 year warranty |
| Service & Support Details | Limited warranty - 1 year |
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 6GB/s |
| Buffer Size | 16MB |
| Capacity | 500GB |
| Connactor | 22-position Serial ATA (SATA) plug |
Performance
| Drive Transfer Rate (Buffer To Disk) | 126 MB/s (Max) |
| 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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Reviewed by Fegelein
, Bridlington.
2012-07-18
A good hard drive and does it's job better than other brands. Runs smooth and quiet.
Reviewed by Bundle
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2011-07-25
Excellent product
Reviewed by Kurtis-Jay
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2011-07-21
It''s what it says on the tin as the saying go
Reviewed by DBC01
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2011-07-16
No connection problems slotted in perfect works a treat
Reviewed by Mutt the dog
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2011-06-13
Very good - really quick
Reviewed by timerepairs
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2011-06-06
A good drive for the money offering performance and good capacity for the price. well done novatech
Reviewed by jonnoc87
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2011-06-01
Western Digital drives have always had a reputation for being good bits of kit. With there new range of drives, they cannot be beaten for speed, reliability or value. I recently used this drive in a repair job for an old machine with a worn out HDD and it made such a difference the customer could not believe it. Load/boot times reduced dramatically, and finding a file became so much quicker.
Reviewed by Lol
, .
2011-05-04
Quick and quiet
Reviewed by Helixdog
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2011-04-23
Bought this to go into the new i5 I purchased from novatech easy install no messing about and runs very quiet
Reviewed by jcf
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2011-03-29
I have been using Westerm Digital Caviar HD''s for years, and I''m pleased to reort they have never let me down.
Reviewed by lizards_online
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2011-03-17
Have bought a few of these - they seem fine !
Reviewed by KevB
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2011-03-17
Decent Capacity Hard drive at a great price.
Reviewed by Anonymous
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2011-03-14
great value for money, quiet and has a low running temperature.
