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Manufacturer Limited Warranty period (parts): 3 years
Manufacturer Limited Warranty period (labor): 3 years
Remember when 20 MB drives were "it"? Then 1 GB drives were the rage? Here we are at half a terabyte, folks, and for less than what 30 GB drives cost when they were new. How big is a tera-anything? That's a one followed by twelve zeros. The distance light travels in two months is about one tera-mile. Too abstract? Okay, if your DVD holds 8 GB, this drive will hold the equivalent of 62 DVDs with room left over for part of your CD collection.
There's only three things you can really get excited about in a hard drive: the size, the speed, and the cost. We covered size. The maximum transfer rate is 3Gb/sec using the SATA interface, so it's fast, with a 16MB buffer to help it keep up. It's value priced and comes with a manufacturer's limited warranty to further protect your investment.
Don't run out of storage in the middle of a project; get one now!
Pros: Low price for huge space. VERY quiet and VERY cool(I built my system geared towards low sound and low heat because my parents complain a lot). This is much cooler than the previous 3 platter version, the 5000KS. I have 2 5000KS' and their temps are at 30 degrees Celsius whereas this one, the 5000AAKS is at 24 degrees Celsius.
Cons: None.
Other Thoughts: I'm actually using this baby as my boot up drive and I haven't had any problems. Speed seems fine to me but I value space more than speed. This will obviously not be as fast as a Raptor. If you want a big drive that's cheap, cool, and has good acoustics, this is the drive for you.
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Great HDD
Reviewed By: Tofa on 12/19/2007
Tech Level: somewhat high - Ownership: 1 week to 1 month
This user purchased this item from Newegg
Pros: I am using this as an external HDD. It works great. Fast transfers, quiet, and I have nothing to complain about so far. Price was unbeatable for the amount of storage provided.
Cons: Haven't found any yet.
Other Thoughts: For all those who do not know much about computers/Hard drives, the formatted amount is always less than the amount advertised, so please do not put that as a con because it is the same with all Hard drives.
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Pros: Drives run quiet and fast. I have two of them in a RAID 0 config and no problems so far.
Cons: None
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......was that brown ligtning?
Reviewed By: b0n3z55 on 11/18/2009
Tech Level: high - Ownership: less than 1 day
This user purchased this item from Newegg
Pros: Western Digital nuff said aight?
Cons: see above
Other Thoughts: I ordered two of these drives on Monday evening @ 11pm The lightning brown UPS truck(that Newegg had set afire)showed up in my driveway at 1:13pm Wednesday..................absolutely fabulous ship time Thanks Again Newegg for unworldly ship speeds
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GREAT! CHEAP.
Reviewed By: on 11/18/2009
Tech Level: high - Ownership: 1 month to 1 year
This user purchased this item from Newegg
Pros: FAST HARD DRIVE, ALTHOUGH THEY SHOULD BE COMMING OUT WITH SATA 6GB/S SOON. NEVER GAVE ME A PROBLEM. NO CLICKING OR BAD SOUNDS.
Cons: DOES NOT COME WITH ANYTHING, NOT EVEN BOX. BUT THEY TELL YOU THAT. IF YOU WANT A SATA CABLE THIS DOES NOT COME WITH ONE.
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Model
Brand
Western Digital
Series
Caviar Blue
Model
WD5000AAKS
Packaging
Bare Drive
Performance
Interface
SATA 3.0Gb/s
Capacity
500GB
RPM
7200 RPM
Cache
16MB
Average Seek Time
8.9ms
Average Write Time
10.9ms
Average Latency
4.2ms
Physical Spec
Form Factor
3.5"
Features
Features
Top performance for Windows Vista IntelliSeek - Calculates optimum seek speeds to lower power consumption, noise and vibration. SecurePark - Parks the recording heads off the disk surface during spin up, spin down and when the drive is off. This ensures the recording head never touches the disk surface resulting in improved long term reliability due to less head wear, and improved non- operational shock tolerance.
Manufacturer Warranty
Parts
3 years limited
Labor
3 years limited
Introduction
Remember when 20 MB drives were "it"? Then 1 GB drives were the rage? Here we are at half a terabyte, folks, and for less than what 30 GB drives cost when they were new. How big is a tera-anything? That's a one followed by twelve zeros. The distance light travels in two months is about one tera-mile. Too abstract? Okay, if your DVD holds 8 GB, this drive will hold the equivalent of 62 DVDs with room left over for part of your CD collection.
There's only three things you can really get excited about in a hard drive: the size, the speed, and the cost. We covered size. The maximum transfer rate is 3Gb/sec using the SATA interface, so it's fast, with a 16MB buffer to help it keep up. It's value priced and comes with a manufacturer's limited warranty to further protect your investment.
Don't run out of storage in the middle of a project; get one now!
Highlights
SATA 3.0 Gb/s Interface The next-generation SATA interface supports up to 3.0 Gb/s data transfer rates, Native Command Queuing (NCQ) and hot-pluggable point-to-point connections to allow the WD Caviar SE16 WD5000AAKS to deliver optimum performance, efficiency, convenience and flexibility.
WD WhisperDrive and SoftSeek Technology WhisperDrive technology minimizes noise to virtually below the threshold of human hearing. To cut seek noise, SoftSeek technology streamlines read/write seeking algorithms resulting in more efficient operation.
WD Data Lifeguard Technology Exclusive Data Lifeguard data protection features include shock protection, an environmental protection system and real-time embedded error detection and repair. WD's Data Lifeguard technology automatically finds isolates and repairs problems that may develop over the life of a hard drive.
WD ShockGuard Technology ShockGuard technology instantaneously protects the hard drive against damage from bumps and vibrations during operation. This technology enables WD Caviar drives to achieve industry-leading shock specifications.
Reviewed By: FeelLicks on 3/14/2007
Tech Level: high - Ownership: 1 week to 1 month
