WD Caviar Black drives combines a high performance electronics architecture with a rock solid mechanical architecture to deliver the perfect storage solution for your fully-loaded PC or maxed out gaming machine. Moreover, the NoTouch™ ramp load technology ensures the recording head never touches the disk media which allows significantly less wear to the recording head and media as well as better drive protection in transit. The Cool drive operation also features leading-edge vibration protection to ensure enhanced reliability and sustained data. Moreover, it has a blazingly fast dual processor and 32 MB cache for a bigger, faster performance.
Specifications
Drive Type:
Internal
Capacity:
500 GB
Interface:
SATA 3.0Gb/s
Spindle Speed (RPM):
7200
Buffer Memory:
32MB
Data Transfer Rate on Serial ATA:
Up to 3000 Mb/sec
Temperature, Operating (°C):
0 to 60
Temperature, Nonoperating (°C):
-40 to 70
Shock, Operating: 2 msec (Gs):
30
Shock, Nonoperating: 2 msec (Gs):
250
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Manufacturers sometimes offer discounts when large quantities of products are purchased without fancy, colorful, retail packaging. We take advantage of these opportunities to bring you the same quality, retail product at a lower price. Retail packaging is designed to look good on a store shelf and attract your attention. It frequently includes more paper, plastic and cardboard than needed. OEM packaging is not as visually attractive but is far more economical and because OEM packaging uses less paper, plastic, ink and cardboard it creates less waste and is better for the environment. Although OEM packaged product ships in a plain white or brown box you can be assured it is the same quality product as the retail packaged version. Buying OEM packaged products saves you money and helps save the planet…GO GREEN AND SAVE GREEN. Included accessories, software, documentation, and manufacturer warranties on OEM products may vary from retail versions. Please review our detailed specifications and photo gallery for included accessories and see below for warranty information.
Customer Reviews and Rating
Customer Rating:
5
Customer Reviews: 4
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Value
5.0
Features
5.0
Quality
5.0
Performance
5.0
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Reviewer:
Tim on
Feb 06, 2010 Customer Rating:
5.0
Value
5.0
Features
5.0
Quality
5.0
Performance
5.0
I replaced an IDE hard drive and of course the speed is awesome. I have a dual core 3.0g processor and with these hard drives Outlook opens in less than 1 second. Photoshop CS3 only takes 2.5 seconds to open. I can't scroll down fast enough to watch any number of thumbnails load in a folder, it's used to be a little cumbersome. I have two of these hooked up in a raid configuration and so far they work great.
very good
Reviewer:
jerry on
Feb 06, 2010 Customer Rating:
5.0
Value
5.0
Features
5.0
Quality
5.0
Performance
5.0
Got it fast. Install it work great very good
Excellent
Reviewer:
GamesRfun on
Dec 20, 2009 Customer Rating:
5.0
Value
5.0
Features
5.0
Quality
5.0
Performance
5.0
Have 2 of them, fast, no heat issue. Excellent choice!
Great Drive
Reviewer:
Olemil on
Sep 01, 2009 Customer Rating:
5.0
Value
5.0
Features
5.0
Quality
5.0
Performance
5.0
I purchased this as a second drive in my HP A6619F computer, install went smooth and no problems with Vista (64 bit) OS configuring it. Just so you know, this is an OEM drive, no hardware (mounting screws), cables or WD software so plan ahead when you buy this. Great drive for the money with excellant performance!!
Manufactured by:
Western Digital Mfg Part No:
WD5001AALS UPC No:
718037736686 Box Size:
( Length: 10, Width: 7, Depth: 3 )
Shipping Weight:
1.8000 pound(s)
Limited Warranty:
60 months parts;
60 months labor
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Limited Warranty: A full text version of the limited warranty
may be obtained by mailing a self addressed, stamped envelope to the
address below and requesting the warranty for item number:
TSD-500AALS