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      Western Digital WD Green WD5000AADS 500GB 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Hard Drive Bare Drive

      Western Digital WD Green WD5000AADS 500GB 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Hard Drive Bare Drive

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      • 32MB Cache
      • SATA 3.0Gb/s
      • 2 years limited

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      Learn more about the Western Digital WD5000AADS

      Warranty, Returns, And Additional Information
      • Warranty
      • Limited Warranty period (parts): 2 years
      • Limited Warranty period (labor): 2 years
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      Bo D.
      Verified Owner
      5/ 5
      I know it's no longer sold but I've had this drive now for almost 11 years. 2/15/2020 6:51:28 PM

      Pros: It's over 10 years old and still works.

      Cons: Slow for modern standards. Good for archival but not real-time accessing.

      Overall Review: And it still works fine. There's a few bad sectors, as that has set off a SMART error for years but nothing mechanically wrong with it. Cheers to Western Digital. They're the only consumer hard drive I'll buy.

      Saw this on my order page and, hell, why not give it a review. I did a build back in October 2009 when I was in college. This drive is the only remaining thing I have in my latest build. It has space for three 3.5" drives so why not include it.

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      FRANCOIS H.
      Ownership: less than 1 day
      Verified Owner
      5/ 5
      To replace a hard disk from a Videotron Explorer 8642HD recorder 8/7/2019 4:28:05 PM

      Pros: Took about 30 minutes when the terminal installed 30 programs on the hard disk then a normal boot !

      Cons: None.

      Overall Review: Easy installation to replace the original.

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      Anonymous
      Ownership: more than 1 year
      Verified Owner
      5/ 5
      1/13/2019 1:37:21 PM

      Pros: 9 years and the two hard drives i ordered are going strong

      Cons: none.

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      William D.
      Ownership: 1 week to 1 month
      Verified Owner
      5/ 5
      Great for what I use it 8/31/2018 3:57:01 PM

      Pros: Inexpensive. Passed WD's Data Lifeguard Diagnostics test with no issues.

      Cons: None so far.

      Overall Review: I use it to backup my system SSD, so I didn't need a large HDD. Hence it won't have that much running time. I have a second identical drive with another system image. I'd be hesitant to trust the drive under heavy usage. But two backups of my OS disk for less than $50 seems to me to be a good investment.

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      Noor S.
      Ownership: 1 month to 1 year
      Verified Owner
      1/ 5
      Slow and faulty 7/31/2018 9:14:13 PM

      Pros: Its cheap

      Cons: Slow read and write speed and broke within a month

      Overall Review: I would not get this drive unless you need it as a placeholder or something

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      Manufacturer Response:
      Hi Noor,

      We are sorry to hear about your WD Green drive which may have malfunctioned so soon and thanks for your time reviewing this product. It's best, running diagnostic tests with our Data Lifeguard Diagnostics for Windows. Mac users are encouraged to run First Aid from their macOS Disk Utility.

      For your convenience we placed links to useful articles below providing more information about testing a WD drive for problems.

      "Windows or macOS cannot find my drive":
      https://support.wdc.com/KnowledgeBase/answer.aspx?h=p1&ID=14925

      "Testing a drive for problems using Data Lifeguard Diagnostics for Windows": https://support.wdc.com/knowledgebase/answer.aspx?ID=940

      "How to test a drive for defects or problems on a Mac": https://support.wdc.com/knowledgebase/answer.aspx?ID=866

      We ensure maintaining high quality and standards while manufacturing the devices. We stand behind our products throughout the device's factory warranty period and would be happy to help determine the root cause of this abnormal behaviour and help replace your in-warranty drive for you. You can contact us and mention the support case below for assistance.

      Support Case Number: 080118-13131340
      Need Help? Please contact us at 1 (800) 275-4932.
      Bruce H.
      Ownership: 1 week to 1 month
      Verified Owner
      4/ 5
      Great Product 5/25/2018 2:59:47 PM

      Pros: easy to install, worth the value

      Cons: Wish I would have ordered more

      Overall Review: Would recommend this product to any one that wants a cheap easy HDD.

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      Kevin H.
      Ownership: more than 1 year
      Verified Owner
      5/ 5
      Bought 4 in Juyl 2010 and just had my first failure in May 2018. got my $ worth 5/8/2018 7:31:02 PM

      Pros: Quiet
      Almost made it 8 years before degrading the RAID

      Cons: the drives are not invincible?

      Overall Review: /salute
      good run WD greenies

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      Gabrielle S.
      Ownership: 1 month to 1 year
      Verified Owner
      5/ 5
      Runs, Good For My Mother's PC 5/4/2018 5:52:06 AM

      Pros: Workhorse.

      Cons: None so far.

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