| | |  | Internal SATA | Home » » » Western Digital WD5000KSRTL/WD5000AAKS Caviar 500 GB SATA Hard Drive | | | | | | | Description: | | WD Caviar SE16 7200 RPM next-generation SATA hard drive features 500 GB of storage and a 16 MB cache for lightning-fast performance. Yes, this reliable drive is fast, but it still delivers technologically advanced acoustics and cool operation. Designed for high-performance computers, multimedia and gaming systems. Main Features Manufacturer: Western Digital CorporationManufacturer Part Number: WD5000KSRTLManufacturer Website Address: www.wdc.comPackage Type: RetailStorage Capacity: 500GBRotational Speed: 7200 rpmData Transfer Rate: 300MBps External Maximum Serial ATA - II, 748Mbps Internal Maximum Interfaces/Ports: 1 x 7-pin Serial ATA/300 Serial ATA Form Factor: 3.5" 1/3H Internal Dimensions: 1.028" Height x 4.00" Width x 5.787" Depth - ApproximateWeight: 1.32 lb Standard Warranty: 1 Year(s) Limited | | | Features: | |
• 500 GB SATA 3.5-inch internal hard drive; advanced acoustics and cool operation for high-end computers, multimedia and gaming systems
• 7200 RPM spin rate; 16 MB cache; 300 MB/s transfer rate
• WhisperDrive technology minimizes noise; SoftSeek technology increases operational efficiencies
• Data Lifeguard Tools protect data; ShockGuard protects hard drive during operation
• Designed for low-power consumption, 3-year limited warranty
| | | Product Details: | | | Product Length:
| 7.5 inches | | Product Width:
| 7.0 inches | | Product Height:
| 3.88 inches | | Product Weight:
| 4.1 pounds | | Package Length:
| 7.5 inches | | Package Width:
| 5.0 inches | | Package Height:
| 2.5 inches | | Package Weight:
| 1.15 pounds | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 67 reviews |
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 Will not buy a WD bare drive againJul 02, 2010
Trouble started the day the Wdigital Bare Drive came home. I was eager to feed it with all the critical data and foolishly did so. Suddenly, one day out of the blue (after 11 months of use) the drive stopped being readable. Lost lot of important data that cannot be retrieved and I tried every thing possible to retrieve it. The formatting was not easy either. My Windows Vista machine would not recognize it. Tried several times before moving it to my Windows 7 and it worked after 3 attempts. A scan revealed that my drive also has bad sector problems. My usually fast Windows 7 OS machine has slowed down.
There were read errors too. The droning sound that this hard drive makes does not allow me to concentrate on my work. There are no cables included in this package. I will not buy a WD product again and would not recommend it to others.
 Hard drive replacementJun 10, 2010
The western digital drive is working good. my first large drive was a WD, it was 8gb, lasted forever so I usually trust this one at least for as long as any drive, but they are sideways so that hurts it, but not the drives fault, that's the set up Dell does.
SATA 500 GB HDApr 14, 2010
It was easy install, but NOT plug and play and instructions are a little lacking. You must have blue(sata) power cable and TURN on the port you plug it into then the drive must be "intialized". Then your good to go.
Had to replace it after 1 years and 6 monthsApr 07, 2010
Hard drive is crap, it only comes with a 1 year warranty and this piece of ... started acting up after 1 year and 6 months. In a nutshell, it has some bad sectors and it won't boot if it's hot. Got to wait a while for it to cool off and before I can boot from it again. Guessing it's just a matter of time before it goes out completely.
Note, my system boots fine from other hard drives...
Hard DriveApr 02, 2010
As always....when I buy something the price goes down in a day or so.
It works great so far...
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