Question 1

Can I install Widows 10 on it?

Accepted Answer

Yes, you can!  You can install: Windows 10, Windows 7, Windows XP, Linux - Ubuntu, Fedora and SUSE.

Question 2

Is this SSD backward compatible, say with a SATA II interface?

Accepted Answer

Yes it is and works great . I have Win 7 64 bit Win Xp Home and with theses drive installed . Remember with sata 2 you will get better performance but limited to the sata 2 speed . I am thinking of putting a 1tb blue in a Dell 8.1 all in one Insperion . These are bare drive be sure you have a cable and screws .

Question 3

Does this SSD come with at SATA III cable and/or a 3.5" mounting bracket?

Accepted Answer

cable will work for current motherboards and any pc case that has a 3.5" area to screw this in.  not sure what mounting bracket you are referring to but all you need are the screws to screw it into your 3.5" bay.

Question 4

Does this SSD  come with an adapter for use in a PC desktop tower?  Appears all of these are the same size for use in laptops.   thx

Accepted Answer

It really depends on your workstation/desktop.   Some aftermarket cases have capabilities of attaching 2.5" and 3.5" drives.   If yours does not allow for 3.5", you can always get the adapter.  The one that typically comes with this drive, is not a sufficient adatper IMO.

Question 5

Does this come with an adaptor to fit older laptops? (7mm to 9mm)

Accepted Answer

No. This is just the drive in a anti statc bag in a box.

Question 6

Will this fit a HP notebook?

Accepted Answer

It depends on your model; HP manufactures notebooks with SATA, M.2, and PCI SSD's and HDD's.  Check the specs of your laptop.  If it says 2.5" HDD or SSD, yes, it will fit.

Question 7

Will this work in a Dell Inspiron 15 N5050?

Accepted Answer

yes oh, this hard drive should work in an older model laptop like that. In fact you'll see a pretty significant gain in Boot speed and time loading programs. it will also extend the battery life a little bit as there are no moving parts. Be sure to have someone who knows what they're doing install this hard drive for you. On some laptops that can be a little daunting to the unfamiliar

Question 8

Would this Hard Drive work in my HP Probook G3?  Want to replace the laptop hard drive in my system.

Accepted Answer

If your HP can take a SATA III 6Gb/s connection and has space to accommodate a 2.5"/7mm drive then yes.

Question 9

Is this compatible with Macbook Pro with Retina's (early 2015)?

Accepted Answer

Hello Lisa, Unfortunately I cannot confirm as I am using this SSD in a Windows machine. In my previous experience with Apple systems I was able to plug in just about any storage media and read the data off of it. The tricky part is when you want to use it as part of the system and not just for something like storing backed up files for later, you have to format the SSD to use a file system that is native to Mac. If you have ever formatted a hard drive this process is very simple and straightforward. The below link is a guide on how the process works, hope this helps! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PLZnfLZxX44 Newegg Support

Question 10

Does this item include the SATA to USB cable to help migrate data?

Accepted Answer

The high-cost days have past, so, you just spend the ten bucks for the USB3.0 "pigtail", if you need it., and maybe a "sled" for a not-battery-powered computer cased with large bays. They don't box SSDs with those at these low prices. Most likely will simply restore their most recent cloud backup.

Brand	Western Digital
Series	Blue
Model	WDS500G2B0A
Device Type	Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)
Used For	Consumer

Form Factor	2.5"
Capacity	500GB
Memory Components	3D NAND
Interface	SATA III

Max Sequential Read	Up to 560 MBps
Max Sequential Write	Up to 530 MBps
4KB Random Read	Up to 95,000 IOPS
4KB Random Write	Up to 84,000 IOPS
Terabytes Written (TBW)	200TB
MTTF	Up to 1.75M hours

Power Consumption (Idle)	56 mW (Slumber) 5-7 mW (DEVSLP)
Power Consumption (Active)	52 mW (Avg. Active Power) 2,050 mW (Max Read Operating) 3,350 mW (Max Write Operating)
Operating Temperature	0°C ~ +70°C
Storage Temperature	-55°C ~ +85°C
Max Shock Resistance	1,500G @ 0.5 msec half sine
Max Vibration Resistance	Operating: 5.0 gRMS, 10-2000 Hz Non-operating: 4.9 gRMS, 7-800 Hz

Height	7.00mm
Width	69.85mm
Depth	100.20mm
Weight	37.40g

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