WD Blue 500GB 5400RPM 16MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 2.5" 7mm Laptop Internal Hard Drive
3.5-Inch / 2.5-inch | SATA III | 5400 RPM | Up to 128MB Cache
Solid performance and reliability for everyday computing.
The original
WD Blue drives are designed and manufactured with the proven technology found in WD's original award-winning desktop hard drives.
WD Quality
Built to the highest standards of quality and reliability, these drives offer the features and capacity ideal for your everyday computing needs.
Features:
NoTouch 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.
Upgrading your drive is easy - WD Acronis TrueImage, available as a free download on the WD Support site, enables you to copy all your data to a new drive so you don't have to reinstall your operating system to get all the benefits of a new drive.
Note: This is a bare drive and does not include any cables. We also have spare SATA cables for desktops.
The WD advantage - WD put their products through extensive Functional Integrity Testing (F.I.T.) prior to any product launch. On average, each new product goes through 600,000 hours of testing.
Recommended use
- WD Blue hard drives are tested and recommended for use in PCs and high-performance workstations.*
- *Desktop drives are not recommended for use in RAID environments. Please consider using WD Red hard drives for home and small office 1-5 bay NAS systems and WD Red Pro hard drives for rackmount and larger than 5 bay NAS systems.
What's in the package
- Bare WD Blue Hard drive
Ideal for
- Family and business computing
- Adding storage in desktop PCs or external drives
- Adding extra storage space for photos, videos and music
Compatibility
- Works with Windows 10/8/7/Vista/XP/2000, Linux and Mac operating systems
- The 3.5" model fits in any 3.5" drive bay with at least 26mm height, and all portable external desktop drive enclosures. The 2.5" model fits any notebook or system with a 7mm or 9.5mm drive bay.
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Internal Hard Drives |
Everyday Use |
Maximum Performance |
Especially for NAS |
Superior Durability |
Especially for Surveillance |
Enterprise NAS |
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Home and business computing.
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Photo and video editing, and maxed out gaming systems.
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Specifically designed and tested for small office and home office, 1-5 bay NAS systems.
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Enterprise servers, storage, and other write-intensive applications
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Video Surveillance Systems - DVR's and NVR's
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Specifically designed and tested for larger scale, up to 16 bay NAS systems.
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Capacity Range
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1-6 TB
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1-6 TB
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1-10 TB
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1-10 TB
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1-10 TB
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1-8 TB
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Interface
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SATA 6 Gb/s
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SATA 6 Gb/s
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SATA 6 Gb/s
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SATA 6 Gb/s
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SATA 6 Gb/s
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SATA 6 Gb/s
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Form Factor
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3.5-inch/2.5-inch
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3.5-inch/2.5-inch
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3.5-inch/2.5-inch
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3.5-inch
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3.5-inch
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3.5-inch
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Cache
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8-128MB
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16-64MB
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16-256MB
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128-256MB
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64-256MB
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64-128MB
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Limited warranty
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2-year
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5-year
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3-year
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5-year
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3-year
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5-year
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Video Surveillance Systems
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