Question 1

Will this hard drive fit into a older MacBook laptop?

Accepted Answer

One of my techs provided following info (paraphrased):

It would depend on the model of the Macbook - Apple is always changing what can and cannot be replaced in their machines.

Assuming the laptop is the right model that would allow for a swap, the replacement hard drive should work as long as it’s the smaller 2.5” size that fits in most laptops.

Question 2

Is this an End of Life Hard drive?

Accepted Answer

Yes. The ones we had bought no longer have a WD warranty. The vendor says they will warranty but I have not had to do that yet so their ability to do so is unknown. This was from EOL Tech. Guess we know what EOL means!

Question 3

Will this drive substitute for my old wd3200aajs WD cavier?

Accepted Answer

The actual question should be - will a SATA 3 drive work in place of a SATA 2....

That may depend on the mother board..... you might do well to chat with WD directly - I don't know that NewEgg can answer your question.

(from Wikipedia: Third-generation SATA interfaces run with a native transfer rate of 6.0 Gbit/s. The theoretical burst throughput of SATA 6.0 Gbit/s is double that of SATA revision 2.0. It is backward compatible with SATA 3 Gbit/s.

Which to me says: you can use either drive with a motherboard that can support the SATA 3rd generation..... but maybe not a SATA 3rd gen drive with an "older" motherboard.... Chat with WD and understand your motherboard specs.....

Question 4

Would you recommend the HD 500G | WD WD5000AZLX to others?

Accepted Answer

Yes, the WD Blue 500GB Desktop Hard Disk Drive is recommended for its performance and value for money.

Question 5

Is the HD 500G | WD WD5000AZLX suitable for older computers?

Accepted Answer

Yes, the WD Blue 500GB Desktop Hard Disk Drive is compatible with older systems.

Question 6

How does one know the manufacture date before one purchases it? I don't want one that is more than 6 months old or so.

Accepted Answer

There is a complaint about the lack of information regarding the manufacturing date of the drive.

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