Western Digital Caviar Black WD5003AZEX (500 GB)

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Item 8930: Western Digital Black 500 GB WD5003AZEX
BrandWestern Digital
FamilyCaviar Black
PartWD5003AZEX
Size500 GB
Cache64 MB
RPM7200
Form Factor3.5"
InterfaceSATA
Speed6 Gb/s
Warranty5 year

Maximum performance

Sophisticated performance enhancing features deliver the speed you need for demanding applications like photo and video editing and Internet gaming.

No compromises

High performance, high capacity, high reliability, and cutting-edge technology make up WD Black, the ideal drive for those who demand only the best.

Industry-leading warranty

WD Black carries the highest available warranty protection on the market, a 5-year limited warranty

Dual processor

Twice the processing power to maximize performance. (wdc.com)

Disk Cache (MB) Size (GB) Warranty Years Best Price Vendor Value (GB/$)
Western Digital Caviar Black WD5003AZEX 64 500 5 0.00

Manufacturer's Specs

General
InterfaceSATA 6 Gb/s
Formatted Capacity500,107 MB
Capacity500 GB
User Sectors Per Drive976,773,168
Performance
Rotational Speed7,200 RPM (nominal)
Buffer Size64 MB
Load/unload Cycles300,000 minimum
Buffer To Host (Serial ATA)6 Gb/s (Max)
Power
Read/Write6.80 Watts
Idle6.10 Watts
Standby0.80 Watts
Sleep0.80 Watts
Acoustics
Idle Mode29 dBA (average)
Seek Mode 030 dBA (average)
Seek Mode 330 dBA (average)
Physical
Height26.1 mm
Depth147 mm
Width101.6 mm
Weight0.44 kg

External links

Western Digital
http://www.wdc.com/
WD5003AZEX
http://www.wdc.com/global/p...

Western Digital Caviar Black Reviews & Benchmarks

X-bit labs - Hard Disk Drives Roundup: Winter 2010 - Dec. 28, 2010
ThinkComputers - Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB (WD1002FAEX) SATA 6GB/s Hard Drive Review | Unbiased Computer Hardware Reviews - ThinkComputers.org - Dec. 17, 2010
Silent PC Review - WD Caviar Black 2TB & VelociRaptor 600GB - Oct. 10, 2010
The Tech Report - 7,200-RPM terabytes from Hitachi, Samsung, Seagate, and WD face off - Introducing the Barracuda 7200.12, Caviar Black, Deskstar 7K1000.C, and SpinPoint F3 - July 27, 2010
The Tech Report - Today's solid-state drives: The value perspective - Quantifying the value of today's SSD goodness - July 6, 2010
X-bit labs - 500 GB Hard Disk Drives Roundup - May 3, 2010
X-bit labs - Roundup: New Hard Disk Drives with 1 TB and 2 TB Storage Capacities - April 16, 2010
Hot Hardware - Definitive 2TB HD Roundup: WD, Seagate, Samsung - April 16, 2010
StorageReview.com - Western Digital Caviar Black Review (2TB) - March 31, 2010
X-bit labs - Terabyte Hard Disk Drives Roundup: Round Three - March 8, 2010
HardOCP - SATA 6Gb/s on Your New Motherboard? - Feb. 20, 2010
The Tech Report - Western Digital's 6Gbps Caviar Black 1TB hard drive - Two 500GB platters get a faster interface - Feb. 17, 2010
PC Perspective - Western Digital SATA 6Gb/sec 1TB Caviar Black (WD1002FAEX) Review - Feb. 14, 2010
X-bit labs - 2 TB Hard Disk Drives: Now at 7,200 RPM - Jan. 11, 2010
Hot Hardware - Western Digital Caviar Black and RE4 2TB Drives Review - Dec. 9, 2009
Tom's Hardware - 500GB Per Platter: Three Next-Gen 7,200 RPM Hard Drives - Oct. 29, 2009
The Tech Report - Western Digital's Caviar Black 2TB hard drive - Introducing the dual-stage actuator - Oct. 26, 2009
Register Hardware - WD Caviar Black 2TB 7200rpm hard drive - Two terabytes of performance HDD - but it comes at a price - Oct. 7, 2009
Legit Reviews - Western Digital 2TB Caviar Green and Black Hard Drives - Sept. 18, 2009
PC Perspective - Western Digital 7200RPM Caviar Black and RE4 Series 2TB Hard Drive Review - Sept. 7, 2009
Silent PC Review - Caviar Black: WD's Performance 1TB HDD - Jan. 13, 2009
Tom's Hardware - 1TB Evolves: New Drives, More Speed : Hitachi, WD: 1-TB Drives Revised - Sept. 12, 2008
The Tech Report - Western Digital's Caviar Black hard drive: After you've had Caviar, will you ever go back? - Aug. 28, 2008

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