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Western Digital Caviar Black WD5001AALS 500GB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive

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Western Digital Caviar Black 500GB 3.5" SATA 3.0Gb/s Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive

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Manufacturer Warranty

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Manufacturer Limited Warranty period (parts): 5 years
Manufacturer Limited Warranty period (labor): 5 years

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Support Phone Number: 1-800-275-4932
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Return for refund within: 30 days
Return for replacement within: 30 days
Restocking Fee: Yes

The Western Digital Caviar Black 500GB Hard Drive is top-of-the-line 7200 RPM high-capacity for your PC. Its dual processors and breakthrough 32 MB cache make this hard drive suitable for high-performance home and business computing, as it can handle high-end data-intensive and multimedia applications.

This hard drive incorporates WD’s Data Lifeguard, an exclusive set of data protection features, including shock protection, environmental protection, real-time embedded error detection and repair. Its mechanism ensures automatic discovery, isolation, and repair of problems which may develop in a hard drive.

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81%

Product Rating:
Total Reviews:	994

Very satisfied with this drive.

Reviewed By: amongthemissing on 11/25/2008

Tech Level: high - Ownership: 1 day to 1 week

This user purchased this item from Newegg

Pros: Perfect complement to the 37 GB Raptor I use up front for my Windows XP 32-bit system drive (C: D: E:).

Caviar Black holds my paging drive and data archives (F: G: H:).

Cons: None.

Other Thoughts: Used HD Tune to test Caviar Black against my Raptor.

Raptor
Avg. Transfer Rate: 72.1 MB/Sec
Access Time: 8.1 ms
Burst Rate: 115.3 MB/Sec
Operating Temp: 107 degrees F

Caviar Black
Avg. Transfer Rate: 72.7 MB/Sec
Access Time: 12.5 ms
Burst Rate: 146.8 MB/Sec
Operating Temp: 87 degrees F

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Mini diesel engine.

Reviewed By: Arakeen on 12/23/2008

Tech Level: somewhat high - Ownership: 1 week to 1 month

This user purchased this item from Newegg

Pros: A very fast & inexpensive drive. 32mb cache is nice and its quiet... most of the time. Upgraded from a defective Barracuda, which was also 7200rpm, but the Caviar Black destroys it in load speed.

Cons: Occasionally sounds like a little diesel engine when idling for a period of time, making faint, but very quick tat-tat-tat sounds which is pretty annoying when I'm trying to read.

Access is also clearly audible, but not as annoying as the occasional "tat" sounds. I don't know if this is defective or normal, but drive seems unaffected by it.

Other Thoughts: Combined with an AMD 64 X2 4400+ o/c'd to 2.8ghz, WinXp loads in about 15 seconds from post.

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Quick Specs (view all30)

Model	WD5001AALS
Interface	SATA 3.0Gb/s
Capacity	500GB
RPM	7200 RPM
Cache	32MB

Review Summary (read all 994 Reviews, write a review)

81%

Product Rating:
Total Reviews:	994

quiet and fast

Reviewed By: zeos on 2/9/2010

Tech Level: high - Ownership: 1 week to 1 month

This user purchased this item from Newegg

Pros: whisper quiet compared to my old raptor and no noticeable performance drop.

Cons: none

Other Thoughts: if you're thinking about buying a blue or a green wait until you have the extra $15 to get a black.

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Reviewed By: on 2/7/2010

Tech Level: high - Ownership: 1 month to 1 year

This user purchased this item from Newegg

Pros: Fast and so far reliable. Just like all my other WD drives.

Cons: none so far

Other Thoughts: Using 2 of these in RAID 1 for about 2 months now with no issues.

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love these

Reviewed By: j h bigsby on 2/6/2010

Tech Level: average - Ownership: more than 1 year

This user purchased this item from Newegg

Pros: 32 mb cache, roomy, inexpensive.

Cons: none

Other Thoughts: i have 3 running raid 0+1 and one for a backup drive

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Model
Brand	Western Digital
Series	Caviar Black
Model	WD5001AALS
Packaging	Bare Drive
Performance
Interface	SATA 3.0Gb/s
Capacity	500GB
RPM	7200 RPM
Cache	32MB
Physical Spec
Form Factor	3.5"
Manufacturer Warranty
Parts	5 years limited
Labor	5 years limited

Introduction

Highlights

	High Performance Electronics Architecture The Western Digital Caviar Black WD5001AALS boasts dual processors and 32MB cache to deliver ultra fast read/write performance.
	SATA 3.0 Gb/s Interface The Western Digital Caviar Black WD5001AALS features the SATA II interface supporting up to 3.0 Gb/s data transfer rates, Native Command Queuing (NCQ) and hot-pluggable point-to-point connections for optimum performance, efficiency, convenience and flexibility.
	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.