Standing screen display size | 3.5 Inches |
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Hard Drive | 500 GB Mechanical Hard Disk |
National Stock Number | 7025-01-615-7968 |
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WD Blue 500GB Desktop Hard Disk Drive - 7200 RPM SATA 6 Gb/s 16MB Cache 3.5 Inch - WD5000AAKX
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Digital Storage Capacity | 500 GB |
Hard Disk Interface | eSATA |
Connectivity Technology | SATA |
Brand | WD |
Special Feature | Portable |
Hard Disk Form Factor | 3.5 Inches |
Hard Disk Description | Mechanical Hard Disk |
Compatible Devices | Desktop |
Installation Type | Internal Hard Drive |
Color | Blue |
About this item
- IntelliSeek: Calculates optimum seek speeds to lower power consumption, noise and vibration.
- Data LifeGuard: Advanced algorithms monitor your drive continuously so it stays in optimum health.
- NoTouch Ramp Load Technology: Safely positions the recording head off the disk surface to protect your data.
- 2-year seller waranty
- Package includes a hard drive only - no screws, cables, manuals included. Please purchase mounting hardware and cables separately if necessary.
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No Warranty - drive is not supported by manufacturer because it is from a Dell system.
From the manufacturer
WD Blue
Everyday Storage.
Functional Integrity Testing (F.I.T) benefits
This testing ensures our products consistently meet the highest quality and reliability standards of the WD brand. WD puts our products through extensive testing in our FIT Lab prior to any product launch so that our customers have a hard drive they can trust when storing their digital content.
Storage for your everyday computing needs
WD Blue sets the baseline for everyday storage by consistently delivering improved performance over previous generations while successfully maintaining WD’s quality and reliability for over six generations.
- Available in desktop (3.5-inch) and mobile (2.5-inch) form factors.
- Perfect for storing photos, videos, & other important files.
- Tested extensively in our WD FIT Lab.
- WD Blue hard drives come with a 2-year limited warranty and are available in up to 1TB capacities.
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A modern classicA sixth generation masterpiece, WD Blue has only continued to advance and grow since it was first introduced making it a solid choice for your everyday PC needs. |
Compute with confidenceWD products are tested on hundreds of different systems, configurations and a multitude of platforms in our FIT Lab; so you can be confident that our hard drives are compatible |
Easy upgradeWD offers Acronis True Image (available as a download on the WD Support website), which enables you to easily copy all of your old data onto your new hard drive. |
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Ideal for | Everyday storage for basic personal computing needs | Secondary storage for those who need more space for their data | Storage for gamers, creative professionals and those who demand the best |
Limited Warranty | 2-year | 2-year | 5-year |
Highest Available Capacity | 1 TB | 6 TB | 4 TB |
Form Factor | 2.5-inch & 3.5-inch | 2.5-inch & 3.5-inch | 2.5-inch & 3.5-inch |
Cache | 16MB – 64MB | 64MB | 64MB |
Interface | SATA 6 Gb/s | SATA 6 Gb/s | SATA 6 Gb/s |
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Easy to install | 4.2 | 5.0 | 4.8 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 3.9 |
Storage Capacity | 4.2 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 |
Noise level | 4.0 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 5.0 | 4.7 | 4.4 |
For gaming | 3.1 | 4.2 | 4.1 | — | 3.1 | 4.0 |
Sold By | Ryze Systems | NEXOTOOLS | RENEW COMPONENTS | Neural Net USA | Neural Net USA | Zephyr USA |
storage capacity | 500 GB | 500 GB | 500 GB | 500 GB | 500 GB | 500 GB |
hardware interface | sata 6 0 gb | sata 6 0 gb | sata 6 0 gb | sata 6 0 gb | sata 6 0 gb | sata 3 0 gb |
compatible devices | Desktop | Desktop | Desktop | Desktop | Desktop | Gaming Console |
form factor | 3.5-inch | 3.5-inch | 3.5-inch | 3.5-inch | 3.5-inch | 2.5-inch |
read speed | 6 gigabytes per second | — | 6 gigabits per second | 210 megabytes per second | 100 megabytes per second | — |
Product information
Technical Details
Brand | WD |
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Series | Blue |
Item model number | WD5000AAKX |
Hardware Platform | Mac; PC |
Operating System | Windows |
Item Weight | 1.08 pounds |
Product Dimensions | 1.03 x 4 x 5.79 inches |
Item Dimensions LxWxH | 1.03 x 4 x 5.79 inches |
Color | Blue |
Computer Memory Type | SDRAM |
Flash Memory Size | 500 |
Hard Drive Interface | eSATA |
Hard Drive Rotational Speed | 7200 RPM |
Voltage | 12 Volts |
Manufacturer | Western Digital |
Language | English |
ASIN | B00461G3MS |
National Stock Number | 7025-01-615-7968 |
Is Discontinued By Manufacturer | No |
Date First Available | October 11, 2010 |
Additional Information
Customer Reviews |
4.4 out of 5 stars |
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Best Sellers Rank | #147 in Internal Hard Drives |
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Compatible with: Mac; PC.
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Customers like the quality, performance, storage space and value of the hard drive. For example, they mention it's a reliable value hard drive, with more than enough storage space for the average user. That said, some appreciate noise, and ease of installation. That being said, they complain about the speed.
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Customers like the performance of the computer drive. They say it's fast, quiet, and has experienced zero problems with operations. Some say it is perfect for personal backups, and that it has no bad sectors. Overall, most are satisfied with the performance and reliability of the drive.
"...To summarize - these drives are fast, quiet, and so far are performing excellently. I'm very happy with them thus far." Read more
"...I've only used this particular one for a week. As expected, no problems...." Read more
"...The hard drive is fast (for the price) and reliable...." Read more
"...data on it, but transferring over the games was painless and they launch perfectly...." Read more
Customers like the quality of the hard drive. They mention it's a good purchase, perfect for a reliable value hard drive, and excellent overall. Customers also say that the drives are good genuine WD Blue hard drives that have stood the test of time. They say that it'll deliver longer life and greater dependability.
"...random DVD burner1080p TV with HDMI in and decent speakers" Read more
"...Western Digital is a very good brand and if you were to say go to Staples to buy this Hard drive I doubt you would pay less than $70 for it...." Read more
"The drives themselves are good genuine WD Blue hard drives. That pretty much says it all. Now the packaging on the other hand is was not so great...." Read more
"...Protected the drive but was easy to open and not wasteful...." Read more
Customers appreciate the value of the hard drive. They say it's great for budget-based builds, provides extra storage at a cheap price, and works well for gaming and audio recording.
"...this product and the price (i paid only $37 i believe) , the price is outstanding!5 years ago this would've cost you $400 or more...." Read more
"...It is the cheapest hard drive that will get the job done as a system drive and still have some storage space to work with...." Read more
"...This was one of the best values out there at the time and while for the price I could have gotten a 1 TB drive a few months earlier I will live..." Read more
"...Just remember that. Overall its a great product for the price :)" Read more
Customers like the noise level of the computer drive. They say it runs very quietly.
"...To summarize - these drives are fast, quiet, and so far are performing excellently. I'm very happy with them thus far." Read more
"...Such is life. At least it's quiet. I'm typing this review on the very quiet office desktop this drive went into...." Read more
"...I get a 5.9 out of it. It's very quiet despite some other reviewers. I don't hear much of anything when the drive is accessed...." Read more
"...It also appears to be quieter than my old Hitachi, which I moved over to the new system and is being used as a secondary hdd...." Read more
Customers find the installation process of the hard drive to be easy. They mention that the packaging it came in was very straight forward, and it installs perfectly. They say that the change over makes this a breeze, and that transferring over the games was painless.
"Easy install in the computer case, easy to get ups fb running with a fresh install of Windows...." Read more
"...so far, it only has 40GB of game data on it, but transferring over the games was painless and they launch perfectly...." Read more
"...I plugged it in, and I had no trouble partitioning and loading the OS...." Read more
"...They have a long life, outstanding tools to help you install or maintain the drive, and even diagnostics should your drive go squish...." Read more
Customers like the storage space of the hard drive. They say it has more than enough space for the average user, is useful for backups of systems, and is large enough for OS and programs. Some mention that it's an exact match for capacity and speed with their crashed drive. Overall, most are happy with their purchase and recommend it to others.
"...The 500 GB drive is plenty of disk space. It replaced a 160 GB drive...." Read more
"...I wanted a drive that was responsive, reliable, had plenty of reserve since my son is a university student and uses the desktop for his many..." Read more
"Great price and plenty of space for my gaming PC build...." Read more
"...Its not as fast as an ssd by any means, but it holds the extra junk that would take up precious space on your ssd wonderfully...." Read more
Customers generally like the heat of the computer drive. They mention that it runs cool, emits significant heat, and sits at 36 at heavy use and 34 at idle. Some say that the drive is quiet and runs at steady reasonable temps. Overall, most are satisfied with the heat performance of the drive.
"...drives typically last a long time for me as long as they have decent cooling. I've only used this particular one for a week...." Read more
"...seeing as two drive run now instead of just one and heat difference is also negligible and if this drive performs as good as my 320GB, this is..." Read more
"...When I test it for errors, it comes up good, and does not show any heat issues. It appears to be OK!..." Read more
"...30 seconds. I never hear the hard drive itself, and the temperature sits at 36 at heavy use, 34 at idle...." Read more
Customers are dissatisfied with the speed of the hard drive. They mention that it is noticeably slower than the stock, gets speeds as low as 1 MB/s, and is not the biggest or fastest they could have purchased. They also say that it has insane loading times to start windows, and begins to suffer dramatic speed loss as soon as it exceeds about 50% of its capacity. Customers also say the hard drives starts to have long boot times after 1 year, and that it's not high-end performance.
"It's neither the fastest hard drive nor is it the biggest. It's not even close...." Read more
"...this is basic and run of the mill and is fine for storage but not high-end performance...." Read more
"...Good Stuff:It is a bit quicker than average in my testing, but nothing to brag about. It runs cooler than normal in load testing by a bit...." Read more
"...When they failed they just became very slow so the data could still be copied off using a drive dock so that was at least nice...." Read more
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I came across this drive middle of last week and Amazon was selling it new for $29 - I was scratching my head thinking "what's the deal" and "what's wrong with these drives"? Sure, even though they were above $25, Amazon was still charging for the shipping - so I took two to bring the per drive shipping down slightly. The old 3Gb version of this drive was selling for over $40 - so again, scratching my head about this. Maybe it was a pricing mistake? Whatever - it was a great price.
The drives arrived yesterday, same standard OEM packaging all of my six other WD drives have come in over the past 9 months. I used Clonezilla to clone the old drives on to the new, it went smoothly without any issues. I'm storing the old drives just in case these new ones have any issues I won't have to rebuild the system drives from scratch.
I know that the motherboards in my machines cannot make use of the 6Gb throughput, however, these drives are definitely faster than what they're replacing - older WD drives which indicate they are 7200RPM and 3Gb. Specs on the older drives indicate performance shouldn't be all that different, but it is, and for the better. I won't question it.
The drive indicates you can jumper pins 5 and 6 to limit it to 3Gb, but I didn't understand the benefit of doing it, so I left it unjumpered and it's working well.
To summarize - these drives are fast, quiet, and so far are performing excellently. I'm very happy with them thus far.
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ASRock E350M1 Mini-ITX Motherboard
Western Digital 500 GB Drive
G.SKILL 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3 1333 Memory F3-10600CL9D-8GBNT
random DVD burner
1080p TV with HDMI in and decent speakers
I just bought a Black and Blue.Using the Blue 500 GB for just a boot drive,and the(1) TB for gaming.
The Western Digital Caviar Blue 500 GB SATA III 7200 RPM 16 MB Cache are great for boot drives.I bought this here for 66 dollars with promo :)I dont need a large cache for a boot drive.This drive has SATA 6Gb/s support and my motherboard also supports this feature.I also picked up a WD BLK 1TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5 drive which compliments this drive perfectly,on the new 6Gb/s interface
This covers all my storage,warranty,and gaming needs until ssd prices stabilize.I was able to get both drives for 210 out the door with promo.Amazon rocks.New Egg and other popular venders should take note.Pricing and frustration free packaging makes Amazon my #1 choice.
My specs
Antec DF-85 Black Steel/ATX Full Tower Computer Case
ASUS VH236HL-P Black 23" 2ms(GTG) HDMI Widescreen Full HD 1080P LCD Monitor w/height & swivel
GIGABYTE GA-970A-UD3 AM3+ AMD 970 USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard
AMD Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition Deneb 3.2GHz @ 3.8GHz w/1.35v on cpu-vcore
Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus w/2 fans Idle:24C-45C
Corsair Vengeance Low Profile 8 GB PC3-12800 1600mhz 240-Pin DDR3 Dual
EVGA GeForce GTX 560 Ti FPB 1024 MB GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 2DVI/Mini-HDMI
Logitech X-540 5.1 Surround Sound Speaker System with Subwoofer
Corsair Enthusiast Series 750-Watt 80 Plus Bronze
(1)Western Digital Caviar Blue 500 GB SATA III 7200 RPM 16 MB Cache BOOT
(1)Western Digital Caviar Black WD1002FAEX 1TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" GAMING
(2)Western Digital Caviar Black WD7501AALS 750GB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5"STORAGE
(2) LITE-ON 24X DVD Writer Black SATA Model iHAS424-98 LightScribe Support
All I can say is the item is very good from a very good company.
Now between the 2 Hard drives in my desktop I have 1TB of space.
Western Digital is a very good brand and if you were to say go to Staples to buy this Hard drive I doubt you would pay less than $70 for it.
The hard drive is fast (for the price) and reliable.
Also even if you've never installed a hard drive in your PC before it isn't rocket science and it is well worth it.
So i would recommend this to anyone who's running out of space and who's other hard drive is about to croak.
Overall I am very satisfied with this product and the price (i paid only $37 i believe) , the price is outstanding!
5 years ago this would've cost you $400 or more.Anyway like I said ,if you have ANY doubts about getting this item - DON'T!
You will not be disappointed ! ! !
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Reviewed in Brazil on March 21, 2024
Ik heb een 2de keer 4 van deze 500GB schijven gekocht als reserve.
In de wetenschap dat deze goed verpakt toegezonden worden.
P.S. mijn eerste bestelling van 4 HDD was, omdat ik Linux versies wil testen.
Want in Win11 zitten onnodige blokkades, door Microsoft opzettelijk toegevoegd.
Reviewed in Belgium on January 29, 2024
Ik heb een 2de keer 4 van deze 500GB schijven gekocht als reserve.
In de wetenschap dat deze goed verpakt toegezonden worden.
P.S. mijn eerste bestelling van 4 HDD was, omdat ik Linux versies wil testen.
Want in Win11 zitten onnodige blokkades, door Microsoft opzettelijk toegevoegd.