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Western Digital Caviar SE SATA - 500 GB, 300 MB/s, 8 MB Cache, 7200 RPM - Internal Hard Drive - OEM - WD5000AAJS

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Manufacturer: WESTERN DIGITAL
Mfg Part#: WD5000AAJS
UPC: 00718037720289
Buy.com Sku: 203942351
Item#: C4DLXF
Buy.com Sales Rank: 1487
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Cool, quiet operation, superior performance and industry-leading reliability make these SATA drives ideal for desktop, business, and consumer electronics storage.
 
Features
Fast - 8 MB cache - Keeps more of your data in high-speed memory for unsurpassed performance in its class. Fast 7200 RPM spindle speed and next-generation SATA 300 MB/s interface. For even higher performance, consider WD Caviar SE16 SATA 300 MB/s hard drives.
Cool - Cool operation results in the highest reliability, even in intensely hot environments such as digital video recorders. That's why these, the coolest on the market, are the drives of choice for the world's leading consumer electronics and PC manufacturers.
Quiet - The technology that Tom's Hardware Guide called "very fast and nearly silent" is used throughout this family of drives. Our WhisperDrive technology minimizes noise to levels near the threshold of human hearing. To cut seek noise, SoftSeek technology streamlines read/write seeking algorithms, resulting in more efficient operation.

 
Tech Specs
Performance
Rotational Speed: 7,200 RPM (nominal)
Buffer Size: 8 MB
Average Latency: 4.20 ms (nominal)
Start/Stop Cycles: 50,000 minimum
Seek Times
Read Seek Time: 8.9 ms
Write Seek Time: 10.9 ms (average)
Track-To-Track Seek Time: 2.0 ms (average)
Full Stroke Seek: 21.0 ms (average)
Transfer Rates
Buffer To Host (Serial ATA): 300 MB/s (Max)
Buffer To Disk: 972 Mbits/s (Max)
Physical
Formatted Capacity: 500,107 MB
Capacity: 500 GB
Interface: SATA 300 MB/s
User Sectors Per Drive: 976,773,168
Dimensions
Height: 1.028 Inches (Max)
Length: 5.787 Inches (Max)
Width: 4.00 Inches (+/- 0.010 inch)
Weight: 1.39 Pounds
Shock
Operating Shock (Read): 65G, 2 ms
Non-operating Shock: 350G, 2 ms
Acoustics
Idle Mode: 28 dBA (average)
Seek Mode: 0 26 dBA (average)
Seek Mode: 3 29 dBA (average)
Temperature
Operating: 32 F to 140 F
Non-operating: -40 F to 149 F
Humidity
Operating: 5-95% RH non-condensing
Non-operating: 5-95% RH non-condensing
Altitude
Operating: -1,000 feet to 10,000 feet
Non-operating: -1,000 feet to 40,000 feet

 
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Value 5
Performance 5
Ease of Use 5
Overall Satisfaction 5
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5 of 5 WD scores big Monday, May 26, 2008
Gus from Chisholm, MN  

I've always liked Western Digital for putting out great products. I have installed this in my Mac G5 and have absolutely no problems - about 2 months. Size is right , Price is right , performance is right , it's a beautiful world.
 
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