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| Brand: | Western Digital |
| Item Height : | 14.7 centimetres |
| Item Width: | 10.2 centimetres |
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- SATA 6.0 Gb/s, 7200 rpm
- Boost your computer's storage capacity with the Western Digital Caviar Blue!This Caviar Blue hard drive features IntelliSeek and ShockGuard to calculate optimalseek speeds and reduce power consumption, as well as protect your datain the event of a fall
- The SATA III interface supports transfer rates as fast as 600 MB per second
- 1 year UK warranty
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Cool, quiet and fast. WD Caviar Blue drives offer superior performance and reliability, making them ideal for business and family desktops.
Product Description
Western Digital Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB 35 Internal Hard drive SATA 6Gbs SATA 3 16MB Cache WD5000AAKX Components Internal Hard Drives
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
I bought this to replace a faulty Samsung SATA 1 drive in my Dads pc. Although its a SATA 3 drive it's backward compatible without the need for altering any pins or anything like that, it just means you don't get the benefits of SATA3 on an older motherboard. Either way, it installed easy and got the pc back up and running.
7 of 8 people found the following review helpful
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Had the drive working for One week now in a new build Computer. Performs well, Its Sata 3 so read and write times are good. Is faster than Sata 2 but not spectacularly faster In real world use I find, the data speed within the computer is also affected by what chipset you're motherboard has and what CPU you have.
The drive is quite compared to some I've had in the past. Has the jumpers on the back which are used for limiting the speed from 6Gbps to 3Gbps and/or using the PUIS (power up in standby) mode, handy if you have a large raid array to save on power depending on motherboard compatibility and raid type. So overall a good hard drive, quite and for what you get a good price, would buy again for any more new builds in the near future.
Any problems with the drive and I will update this review.
PS, Two good tips when handling hard drives, always wear a anti-static wrist band if you have one, and once you've taken the hard drive out of the anti-static bag, don't put it back on top of it. The bag is only anti-static on the inside, not the outside.
The drive is quite compared to some I've had in the past. Has the jumpers on the back which are used for limiting the speed from 6Gbps to 3Gbps and/or using the PUIS (power up in standby) mode, handy if you have a large raid array to save on power depending on motherboard compatibility and raid type. So overall a good hard drive, quite and for what you get a good price, would buy again for any more new builds in the near future.
Any problems with the drive and I will update this review.
PS, Two good tips when handling hard drives, always wear a anti-static wrist band if you have one, and once you've taken the hard drive out of the anti-static bag, don't put it back on top of it. The bag is only anti-static on the inside, not the outside.
10 of 12 people found the following review helpful
This is the latest generation (SATAIII)of hard drive which runs 6gb/s.
Really very fast and Amazing thing is it is backward compatible
and works like SATAII as well.
I will replace this hard drive soon with my all office systems.
Just bear in mind you need sataIII support motherboard for maximum advantage.
Really very fast and Amazing thing is it is backward compatible
and works like SATAII as well.
I will replace this hard drive soon with my all office systems.
Just bear in mind you need sataIII support motherboard for maximum advantage.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
Replacement hard drive for 2007 imac.
I have just installed this hard drive into my mid 2007 20" imac and it is running fine.
If you are reasonably adept with mechanical stuff then this is an easy DIY fit. Read more
If you are reasonably adept with mechanical stuff then this is an easy DIY fit. Read more
Published 9 days ago by rob.l.
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Does what it says on the tin. Easy to install and setup. Read more
Does what it says on the tin. Easy to install and setup. Read more
Published 21 days ago by NAB
be careful
had bought it to increase my PC's memory but was a bit disappointed as it came without any screws and cables(even SATA)so have to wait for another day to stick it into PC
Published 1 month ago by Alan22
Easy to install and runs perfectly.
It was a much needed upgrade to an old computer i pulled out of the loft and it is doing the job. Came really well packaged and i cant fault anything as far as the packaging is... Read more
Published 1 month ago by Tom Woods
Beatiful
The item arrived earlier than expected, well packaged and in tip-toe condition. The drive is fast and quiet. At times I have to check on my PC to confirm whether it is still on!! Read more
Published 1 month ago by Tommi
Value for money
I have always been a Seagate fan, but recewntly I bought the equivalent Seagate modela nd the thing failed after a week! So I decided to try out WD and so far so good! Read more
Published 2 months ago by Flum
Buy something else. Rapidly deteriorates, bad sectors and more
Bought this as a replacement primary hard drive.
Within three weeks, it has already developed numerous bad sectors, and lost data. Read more
Within three weeks, it has already developed numerous bad sectors, and lost data. Read more
Published 2 months ago by C. Chiswell
OOOPS
Delivered very quickly, unfortunately it all went downhill from there, the drive didn't work. On the plus side sending it back and getting a refund was absolutely first class, no... Read more
Published 2 months ago by boom
Great HDD
Very good product, noticably quicker loading times over ATA300. Installed and formatted easily. Runs cool, and quiet. Delivered promptly and well packaged
Published 3 months ago by J. D. sousa
Good value for money
This is a very quiet drive and is good value for money. I have noticed that this is quite a popular drive as I have been watching the price and it goes out of stock quite often. Read more
Published 3 months ago by chris
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