Western Digital Caviar Blue WD5000AAKX 500GB 3.5" SATA3 7200RPM 16MB Hard Drive

The original.
These drives are built utilising the tried and true proven technology of the original award-winning WD Caviar 3.5-inch hard drives for desktop computers.

SATA interface.
Serial ATA (SATA) hard drives are quickly becoming the new standard. Motherboard manufacturers now include SATA inputs on their boards. Because of their considerably narrower cables, SATA hard drives provide increased airflow and less clutter and in the computer system compared to PATA drives.

Value.
Built to the highest standards of quality and reliability, these drives offer features and capacity at an affordable price.

Ultra cool and quiet.
Keeping the drive cool enhances reliability. WD continues to develop new and innovative ways to keep drives cool while they are operating which helps protect the drive and the data stored on it.

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.

NoTouch ramp load technology.
The recording head never touches the disk media ensuring significantly less wear to the recording head and media as well as better drive protection in transit. IntelliSeek – Calculates optimum seek speeds to lower power consumption, noise and vibration.

Compatible.
We perform tests on hundreds of systems and a multitude of platforms in our FIT Lab and Mobile Compatibility Lab to give our customers confidence that our drives will work in their systems.

Ideal for:

• Family and business computing.
• Desktop / Consumer RAID Environments – WD Caviar Blue Hard Drives are tested and recommended for use in consumer-type RAID applications. (RAID-0 / RAID-1)

Specifications:

• Rotational Speed 7,200 RPM (nominal)
• Buffer Size 16 MB
• Load/unload Cycles 300,000 minimum
• Transfer Rate (Buffer To Disk) 126 MB/s (Max)
• Formatted Capacity: 500,107 MB
• Capacity : 500 GB
• Interface: SATA 6 Gb/s
• User Sectors Per Drive: 976,773,168
• Dimensions (HxDxW): 26.1 mm x 147 mm x 101.6 mm
• Weight: 0.69 kg