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|  | Home Western Digital 500 GB Caviar Blue SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 RPM 16 MB Cache Bulk/OEM Desktop Hard Drive - WD5000AAKS | |
|  | |  | | | Western Digital 500 GB Caviar Blue SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 RPM 16 MB Cache Bulk/OEM Desktop Hard Drive - WD5000AAKS | | | | | | | |
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| | Features | Ultra-fast 500 GB SATA 3.5-inch hard drive with cool and quiet operation; ideal for Windows Vista machines7,200 RPM spin speed; 16 MB cache; 3 Gbs transfer rateIntelliSeek technology for lower power consumption, noise and vibration; Data Lifeguard for data management and protectionHolds up to 142,000 digital photos; 125,000 MP3 files; 12,000 uncompressed CD-quality songs; 38 hours digital video;
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| | Description | With SATA and PATA 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. | |
| | Product Details | | Product Length: | 5.79 inches | | Product Width: | 4.0 inches | | Product Height: | 1.0 inches | | Product Weight: | 0.93 pounds | | Package Length: | 8.8 inches | | Package Width: | 6.9 inches | | Package Height: | 4.2 inches | | Package Weight: | 1.3 pounds | | Average Customer Rating: |  based on 248 reviews |
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| | Customer Reviews | Average Customer Review: ( 248 customer reviews )
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156 of 159 found the following review helpful:
WD 500GB Caviar Jan 02, 2008
By Jim Penname
"Old Posthumous"
I got this in desperation when I needed a disc drive for my G5.
It has been months.
Not a hiccup.
It is very fast. Noticeably faster than the stock 160.
And it is very quiet.
It has increased my system speed and gives lots of room for expansion.
I am impressed.
Update January 2009. This drive is still going strong and works great every day.
Update January 2010. This fine piece of equipment has yet to have a problem.
199 of 214 found the following review helpful:
Just the drive, ma'am... Mar 28, 2008
By Brad Blumenthal
As M. Mola points out, this is an OEM package. It not only has no instructions or software, it also does not have a connector cable, an IDE four-pin to SATA power adapter, or mounting screws.
If you want to replace a failed drive and don't want the clutter that usually comes with a drive, this is for you.
If you want to add an additional drive to an existing system, you'll need to get the cabling and mounting hardware elsewhere.
17 of 19 found the following review helpful:
 No problems Nov 04, 2007
By Kleo
I bought this to replace the hard drive that failed in my imac. What can I say: no problems setting up, more space, pretty cheap - basically no complaints!
11 of 12 found the following review helpful:
 Click of death Jan 23, 2009
By Ben Caldwell
I got this Western Digital drive a couple of years ago. The drive worked okay for about a month, then the SMART info became garbled. I RMA'd the drive and got a replacement. All has been good until a couple of days ago, when it started exhibiting the click of death. 450gb of files gone forever. I am glad for the people who are having a good experience with this drive, but be afraid, very afraid and back up your data.
My 500gb Samsung, also purchased about the same time is still going strong. Unfortunately, it was not in a RAID configuration. I have never had a Samsung fail, so I think I will stick with them from now on. They seem to be more reliable, because they don't go for the cutting edge which this drive was at the time I purchased it.
9 of 10 found the following review helpful:
Pretty good product and excellent product support Jun 23, 2008
By Geoff Smith
It's a good drive so far. I have a Mac Pro and had two of these installed already. I was using them to store my movies and photos. Luckily I had them configured using Leopard's built in raid software where all the data is automatically shadowed to the other drive. A week after I ordered this drive, as an upgrade to another computer, one of these hard drives in my MAC pro, failed. Luckily, because it was in the RAID configuration, I did not loose my data. I've learned my lessons over the years and backup-especially of assets like digital photos is very important--I anticipate some disasters. The good news is, the drive was still under warranty, so I shipped it back to Western Digital and they send me a replacement the next day. I'm very pleased with the customer service and i've had many WD drives over the years and this is the first one that went south.
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