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500GB Western Digital Caviar Blue 16MB Cache 7200rpm (WD5000AAKX)

500GB Western Digital Caviar Blue 16MB Cache 7200rpm (WD5000AAKX)
500GB Western Digital Caviar Blue 16MB Cache 7200rpm (WD5000AAKX)
Western Digital | 3.5" 7200rpm 6Gb/s SATA | 500GB 16MB Cache
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WD 6 GB/s


Western Digital Caviar Blue 3.5" 6Gb/s SATA Hard Drive (WD5000AAKX) - 500GB 16MB Cache


WD Caviar Blue 500 GB SATA Hard Drive (WD5000AAKX)


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


Performance and reliabilty for everyday computing.

  • WD5000AAKX
  • 3.5-inch SATA 6 Gb/s Hard Drive
  • 500 GB, 16 MB Cache, 7200rpm

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

Western Digital


Key Features

WD is leading the way with a full lineup of SATA 6 Gb/s drives.


Over the years the industry has increased bus bandwidth from PATA through SATA 1.5 Gb/s and SATA 3 Gb/s to keep up with the demand for higher transfer rates. The next evolution of bus bandwidth has now been achieved with the introduction of SATA 6 Gb/s, (SATA 3.0). We’ve added a SATA 6 Gb/s interface to our award-winning WD Caviar Blue and WD Caviar Black desktop hard drives in capacities from 250 GB to 2 TB. This transition to a SATA 6 Gb/s interface aligns with the introduction of SATA 6 Gb/s-supporting chip sets and motherboards coming to the market.


Why should I buy a SATA 6 Gb/s hard drive from WD?


Buying a SATA 6 Gb/s drive now is a great way to make sure your hard drive will be compatible with next generation motherboards and chipsets.


And when you buy from WD, the world's leading hard drive supplier by volume, you gain comfort in knowing that the drive has been extensively tested for reliability and compatibility and will be supported by world-class technical support.


Will SATA 6 Gb/s drives work with older systems?


Yes, the SATA 6 Gb/s interface uses the same connector as SATA 3 Gb/s and is compatible with Microsoft Windows 7/Vista/XP/2000 and Mac OS X.


SATA 6 Gb/s


Specifications
Performance Specifications
Rotational Speed 7,200 RPM (nominal)
Buffer Size 16 MB
Load/unload Cycles 300,000 minimum
Transfer Rates
Transfer Rate (Buffer To Disk) 126 MB/s (Max)
Physical Specifications
Formatted Capacity 500,107 MB
Capacity 500 GB
Interface SATA 6 Gb/s
User Sectors Per Drive 976,773,168
Physical Dimensions
Height 26.1 mm
Length 147 mm
Width 101.6 mm
Weight 0.69 kg
Environmental Specifications
Shock
Operating Shock (Read) 30G, 2 ms
Non-operating Shock 300G, 2 ms
Acoustics
Idle Mode 28 dBA (average)
Seek Mode 0 33 dBA (average)
Temperature
Operating -0° C to 60° C
Non-operating -40° C to 70° C
Electrical Specifications
Current Requirements
Power Dissipation
Read/Write 6.80 Watts
Idle 6.10 Watts
Standby 0.70 Watts
Sleep 0.70 Watts
  • As used for storage capacity, one megabyte (MB) = one million bytes, one gigabyte (GB) = one billion bytes, and one terabyte (TB) = one trillion bytes. Total accessible capacity varies depending on operating environment. As used for buffer or cache, one megabyte (MB) = 1,048,576 bytes. As used for transfer rate or interface, megabyte per second (MB/s) = one million bytes per second, megabit per second (Mb/s) = one million bits per second, and gigabit per second (Gb/s) = one billion bits per second.


Specifications and appearance are given as guidelines and may change without notice.

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