Western Digital 500 Gb Caviar Blue Sata 3 Gbs 7200 Rpm 16 Mb Cache Bulkoem Desktop Hard Drive - Wd5000Aaks

From the ManufacturerIts easy to choose the world-class quality of a Western Digital hard drive. WeAve not only designed a drive thats right for you, weve also made it simple to find. These drives are ideal for business, home use, or high performance desktops, and are available in capacities up to 2 TB. With our renowned leading-edge engineering, youll always make the right choice with WD. And youll never compromise on quality.The power of choice. The quality of WD.WD caviarA BlueAPerformance and reliability for everyday computing.Select true blue for reliable quality in everyday use.WD caviarA greenAcool, quietSelect green for doing more with less energy consumption.WD caviarA BlackAMaximum performance for power computing.Select black when you demand the highest performance.WD caviar Blue - Performance and reliability for everyday computingTo make drive selection simple, weve gathered all our popular WD caviar SE16, WD caviar SE, and WD caviar drives under one umbrella we call WD caviar Blue. Built to Western Digitals awarding winning quality standards, these drives are available in a full range of performance features. Features at a glance Solid performance Ultra-cool and quiet capacities up to 750 gB 3-years limited warrantyInterfacePATA - Enhanced integrated drive electronics (PATA), also called Parallel ATA (PATA), hard drives have been the standard in the computer industry for more than 10 years.SATA - 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.The performance difference - PATA drives support data transfer rates up to 100MBsec, and all WD caviar Blue SATA drive support 3 gbs transfer rates.cache - WD caviar Blue is available in 2 MB, 8 MB, and 16 MB cache sizes. Bigger cache memory yields faster performance.capacity- We offer drives ranging from 40 gB to 750 gB. Pick the biggest capacity your budget will allow. You can never have too much storage space.Reliability - We understand the importance of your data, and we are committed to protecting that data with exceptionally reliable products, advanced data protection technology and superior customer support.cool - Keeping the drive cool enhances reliability. WD continues to develop new and innovative ways to keep drives cool while they are operating.Quiet - The technology that Toms Hardware guide called very fast and nearly silent is used throughout this family of drives. Our WhisperDrive technology minimizes noise to levels near the threshold of human hearing. To cut seek noise, SoftSeek technology streamlines readwrite seeking algorithms, resulting in more efficient operation.View IntelliSeek demo here.NoTouchA 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. (Available on 120 gB capacities and above)IntelliSeekA - calculates optimum seek speeds to lower power consumption, noise and vibration. (Available on 120 gB capacities and above)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.How this WD hard drive protects your data Data Lifeguard is an exclusive set of data protection features, including shock protection, an environmental protection system and real-time embedded error detection and repair. WDs Data Lifeguard technology automatically finds, isolates, and repairs problems that may develop over the life of a hard drive.Data Lifeguard Tools are software utilities designed for WD hard drives that work with the embedded Data Lifeguard features to make hard drive installation,diagnostics and repai

Features of Western Digital 500 Gb Caviar Blue Sata 3 Gbs 7200 Rpm 16 Mb Cache Bulkoem Desktop Hard Drive - Wd5000Aaks

Ultra-fast 500 gB SATA 3.5-inch hard drive with cool and quiet operation ideal for Windows Vista machines 7,200 RPM spin speed 16 MB cache 3 gbs transfer rate IntelliSeek technology for lower power consumption, noise and vibration Data Lifeguard for data management and protection Holds up to 142,000 digital photos 125,000 MP3 files 12,000 uncompressed cD-quality songs 38 hours digital video

Specification of Western Digital 500 Gb Caviar Blue Sata 3 Gbs 7200 Rpm 16 Mb Cache Bulkoem Desktop Hard Drive - Wd5000Aaks

Product Details
Color	Blue
Size	500 GB
Dimensions	6X4X1.5
Weight	1