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WD Caviar Blue WD5000AAKX 500 GB
SATA 3

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WD WD5000AAKX
Placement
built-in
Type
HDD
Features
pC
Size
500 GB
Form factor
3.5 "
Connection
SATA3
Manufacturer's warranty
3 years
Cache memory
16 MB
RPM
7200 rpm
Data transfer rate
126 MB/s
Operation power consumption
6.8 W
Standby power consumption
0.7 W
Shockproof
30 G
Reading noise level
33 dB
Standby mode noise level
28 dB
MTBF
300 K
Weight
690 g
Added to E-Catalog
december 2010

One of the most affordable 3.5″ internal hard drives from the 2010 WD Caviar Blue line of consumer HDDs. It is positioned as a product of the basic price category, intended for use as part of multi-purpose home and office configurations of the most affordable cost. A capacity of 500 GB will be enough to store working projects files and small volumes of SD/HD/UHD media content. Can be used as the sole system drive of a PC or paired with a more powerful SSD drive.

In the latter case, it can be used as part of entry-level workstations, the operation of which does not involve a serious load on the data storage subsystem. The WD Caviar Blue WD5000AAKX shows acceptable sequential read/write speed (up to 140 Mbps according to CrystalDiskMark) and has a small buffer cache of 16 MB. Thanks to the high rotation speed of 7200 rpm, it provides low latency data access. Demonstrates noticeable power consumption (6.8 W in active mode), requires low-intensity airflow to maintain a comfortable thermal regime. Designed to connect to a SATA3 port, which is backward compatible with the first and second generations of this interface.

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