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Western Digital Caviar Blue  500GB SATAII  16MB Cache 3.5 inch Internal Hard Drive OEM WD5000AAKS
 
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Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB SATAII 16MB Cache 3.5 inch Internal Hard Drive OEM WD5000AAKS

by Western Digital
4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (111 customer reviews)



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Product Specifications
Brand:Western Digital
Mfr Part Number:WD5000AAKS
Processor Count:1
Hard Drive Size:500 GB
Hard Drive Interface:Serial ATA
Hard Disk Rotational Speed:7200
Computer Memory Type:DRAM
Data Transfer Rate:300 megabytes_per_second
Buffer Size:16 MB

Technical Details

  • SATA hard drives provide increased airflow and less clutter and in the computer system compared to EIDE drives
  • WD continues to develop new and innovative ways to keep drives cool while they are operating
  • WhisperDrive technology minimises noise to levels near the threshold of human hearing
  • NoTouch ramp load technology - the recording head never touches the disk media ensuring significantly less wear
  • IntelliSeek calculates optimum seek speeds to lower power consumption, noise and vibration
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Product details

  • Product Dimensions: 14.7 x 10.2 x 2.5 cm ; 631 g
  • Boxed-product Weight: 590 g
  • Item model number: WD5000AAKS
  • ASIN: B000Q82PIQ
  • Date first available at Amazon.co.uk: 1 Feb 2004
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (111 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 288 in Computers & Accessories (See Top 100 in Computers & Accessories)
    #7 in  Computers & Accessories > Components > Internal Hard Drives > SATA Hard Drives
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Manufacturer's Description

With SATA and EIDE interfaces, cache sizes ranging from 2 MB to 16 MB, WD Caviar Blue drives offer a full range of performance features. Pick the drive that suits your needs with the confidence in knowing that all WD Caviar Blue drives are built to the highest standards of quality and reliability.

Data Lifeguard is an exclusive set of data protection features, including shock protection, an environmental protection system and real-time embedded error detection and repair. WD's Data Lifeguard technology automatically finds, isolates, and repairs problems that may develop over the life of a hard drive.

Data Lifeguard Tools are software utilities designed for WD hard drives that work with the embedded Data Lifeguard features to make hard drive installation,diagnostics and repair both simple and worry-free. (Download Data Lifeguard Tools)

ShockGuard instantaneously protects the hard drive against damage from bumps and vibrations while it is running. This technology enables WD Caviar drives to achieve industry-leading shock specifications.

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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Best size/quality for your pounds, 19 Oct 2008
By A. Pinto (Exeter, United Kingdom) - See all my reviews
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The positive reviews you read everywhere assure you this is a good product. From my experience, it's silent, fast and reliable. The best quality/size you can currently get for you pounds.
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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars WD 640gb hard drive, 23 Jan 2009
By B. Dunn "badunn" (Leicestershire) - See all my reviews
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Like other buyers - mine was very poorly packed. However it worked OK. Amazon really need to consider the packaging of such items - common sense really.
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7 of 7 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 (Banbury UK) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB SATAII 16MB Cache 3.5 inch Internal Hard Drive OEM WD5000AAKS (Electronics)
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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!
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5.0 out of 5 stars Fit and forget :-)


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... Read more
Published 1 day ago by Captain Lobster

5.0 out of 5 stars Good quality cheap hard drive
Delighted with the product. Installed in new PC and connected with SATAII cable. The speed is great and installed a fresh copy of Windows 7 in minutes.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Western Digital, always as good as ever
I have always had good experiences with Western Digital drives and this one is no exception. I would recommend WD to anyone. And this is such good value for money, too.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Great for my build!
Bought this for my AMD based build and it works well! Its exeptionally quiet and reletively fast. Just be careful when handling though because a hard drive is static prone... Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars Fast and Cheap
Have been using Western Digital drives for years now. This one is quiet, fast and reliable. It scores 5.9 on my Windows 7 Experience Index.
Published 20 days ago by S. Morris

5.0 out of 5 stars Nice one!
Arrived 3 days early, no problems with packaging - looks like Amazon have taken peoples' comments into consideration. Great drive definitely worth it!
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Published 29 days ago by Gerald Smallman

2.0 out of 5 stars Please don't buy this if you are concerned with performance
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5.0 out of 5 stars great!
Has been working fine since it was bought, surprisingly quiet and very fast. No problems so far.
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