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| Brand | Western Digital OEM |
| Item Weight | 422 g |
| Product Dimensions | 15.2 x 10.2 x 3.8 cm |
| Item model number | WD5000AAKS |
| Processor Count | 1 |
| Computer Memory Type | DRAM |
| Wattage | 8.77 watts |
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| ASIN | B000Q82PIQ |
| Best Sellers Rank | 18,476 in Computers & Accessories (See top 100) |
| Shipping Weight | 590 g |
| Date First Available | 1 Feb 2004 |
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WD Caviar Blue hard drives are available with either SATA or PATA interface in a variety of cache sizes with a multitude of available features to deliver rock solid performance and ultra-cool and quiet operation perfect for family and business computing.
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WD Caviar Blue hard drives are available with either SATA or PATA interface in a variety of cache sizes with a multitude of available features to deliver rock solid performance and ultra-cool and quiet operation perfect for family and business computing.
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12 of 13 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB SATAII 16MB Cache 3.5 inch Internal Hard Drive OEM
23 Feb 2009
By J. K. Groves
Hi
At 10 pence per gigabyte you can't really complain!
I have an existing Seagate drive that is beginning to make unnerving rattling sounds and so I have installed this Caviar drive and activated the backup software that comes free within the Vista control panel to do a daily update copy of all my files.
When the Seagate does finally fall of its perch I will set up a pair of 500GB drives in a Raid 1 configuration but the thought of doing this now and having to re-install all my software before I really have to is just too much!
The Caviar drive installed easily, runs quietly and, so far, "does exactly what it says on the tin." Time will tell!
At 10 pence per gigabyte you can't really complain!
I have an existing Seagate drive that is beginning to make unnerving rattling sounds and so I have installed this Caviar drive and activated the backup software that comes free within the Vista control panel to do a daily update copy of all my files.
When the Seagate does finally fall of its perch I will set up a pair of 500GB drives in a Raid 1 configuration but the thought of doing this now and having to re-install all my software before I really have to is just too much!
The Caviar drive installed easily, runs quietly and, so far, "does exactly what it says on the tin." Time will tell!
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Read good reviews about this so I bought it this year from Amazon.
Western Digital have an excellent reputation for building great hard drives, giving good customer care and service and unike Samsung, Western Digital allow you to send the drives directly back to them for repair or replacement if they go wrong with in the warranty period.
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Its perfect, fast, extremely reliable, very low noise.
Its one of these fit and forget hard drives, it works first time every time with no worries.
Bad points
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None
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Conclusion
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Next time I need a new hard drive I will buy one of these again as its a joy to use.
Western Digital have an excellent reputation for building great hard drives, giving good customer care and service and unike Samsung, Western Digital allow you to send the drives directly back to them for repair or replacement if they go wrong with in the warranty period.
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Good points
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Its perfect, fast, extremely reliable, very low noise.
Its one of these fit and forget hard drives, it works first time every time with no worries.
Bad points
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None
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Conclusion
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Next time I need a new hard drive I will buy one of these again as its a joy to use.
32 of 36 people found the following review helpful
By rowantree
Amazon Verified Purchase
Swapped out an 80GB Seagate Barracuda for this Western Digital 500GB baby.
Easy enough to install: Acronis True Image, straight swap, restore the disk image and resize the disk partitions (using EASEUS Home Partition Manager - a free utility).
I don't think it's quite as quiet as the one its replaced but it's not quite Whisper Quiet. That said it's nothing like as bad as a Maxtor I had in a Dell which sounded like someone rattling a bag of marbles.
Being OEM you just get the drive, no cables, no jumpers, no instructions (though you can find them on the WD website itself under Support). It doesn't have a "legacy power connector" something which worried me but turned out to be OK as the power comes via the SATA connection.
Longevity? Reliability? Dunno. Only been in my PC 3 hours so far. But a previous WD Caviar lasted just under 10 years so I'll be optimistic on that one.
Easy enough to install: Acronis True Image, straight swap, restore the disk image and resize the disk partitions (using EASEUS Home Partition Manager - a free utility).
I don't think it's quite as quiet as the one its replaced but it's not quite Whisper Quiet. That said it's nothing like as bad as a Maxtor I had in a Dell which sounded like someone rattling a bag of marbles.
Being OEM you just get the drive, no cables, no jumpers, no instructions (though you can find them on the WD website itself under Support). It doesn't have a "legacy power connector" something which worried me but turned out to be OK as the power comes via the SATA connection.
Longevity? Reliability? Dunno. Only been in my PC 3 hours so far. But a previous WD Caviar lasted just under 10 years so I'll be optimistic on that one.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Recommended.
Arrived in good time, very well packed, everything fitted in well, and p/c recognised the item ( xp) straight away. using it daily and all is well. Quiet running.
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Published 8 days ago by johnny
5.0 out of 5 stars
Happy with my purchase
I purchased the disc as a replacement for my CCTV hard drive as the original disc stopped working. The Western Digital disc arrived on time, was simple to install and seemed the... Read more
Published 1 month ago by Parm
5.0 out of 5 stars
Good and cheap hard drive.
After half a year of use I can confirm that it is good, cheap an d quited hard drive that is worth its money.
Published 1 month ago by Mariusz P. Boguszewski
5.0 out of 5 stars
Replacement iMac Drive
I bought this drive as it had to be the same spec as my original one, IE SATA II
Only difference was larger capacity and a bigger cache. Read more
Only difference was larger capacity and a bigger cache. Read more
Published 6 months ago by Anthony Miller
2.0 out of 5 stars
Wrong item sent
I required a Sata II drive to replace a failed drive (the recovery software would only work with Sata II drive) so ordered this item. Read more
Published 6 months ago by Colin J. Anderson
5.0 out of 5 stars
Geat hard drive
Very easy to install and a quiet hard drive. The data reading and writing is fast on this drive.
I've used Western Digital drives before and they are good. Read more
I've used Western Digital drives before and they are good. Read more
Published 10 months ago by B. Gupta
5.0 out of 5 stars
second hard drive
I purchased the 500gb hard drive as additional internal storage medium. Fitting was straightforward and the drive works satisfactorily. Read more
Published 10 months ago by c_user
4.0 out of 5 stars
worked fine
Not much to say really. a hard drive is a hard drive :P
It went into my PC and worked fine until I replaced my PC. Read more
It went into my PC and worked fine until I replaced my PC. Read more
Published 11 months ago by Phoenix Eternia
3.0 out of 5 stars
5 star item -2star postage
Hey this product was aazing and sturdy, i was very pleased with what i recived, but in other hands not in how i recived it, the postage was terrible come in a postage bag with... Read more
Published 15 months ago by Joe
5.0 out of 5 stars
Works fine for me
Had for 6 months now no problems what so ever delivered nicely, can't complaion silent works very well. Would buy another one.
Published 15 months ago by Jeremiah
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