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Western Digital Caviar Black 500 GB SATA III 7200 RPM 32 MB Cache Internal Desktop Hard Drive Bulk/OEM - WD5002AALX

by Western Digital
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Western Digital 500 GB 3.5-Inch 7200 RPM SATA III 64 MB Cache Desktop Hard Drive WD5003AZEX (Black) Western Digital 500 GB 3.5-Inch 7200 RPM SATA III 64 MB Cache Desktop Hard Drive WD5003AZEX (Black)
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Technical Details

  • Interface: SATA 6 Gbps, Average latency (ms): 42ms
  • Power Dissipation(Average),:Read/Write: 6.0 W, Idle: 5.6 W
  • Standby: 0.9 W, Sleep: 0.9 W
  • Form Factor: 3.5 inch
  • Form Factor: 3.5-Inch


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  • Media: Personal Computers
  • Item Quantity: 1

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Western Digital Caviar Black WD5002AALX 500GB SATA3 7200rpm 32MB Hard Drive, Bulk.

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High performance, high capacity, best-in-class reliability, and cutting edge technology make the Western Digital WD5002AALX Caviar Black Hard Drive, the ideal drive for those who demand only the best. The Western Digital WD5002AALX Caviar Black Hard Drive is great for power computing applications such as multimedia, video and photo editing, and maxed out gaming computers. The Western Digital WD5002AALX Caviar Black Hard Drive features NoTouch ramp load technology in where the recording head never touches the disk media ensuring significantly less wear to the recording head and media as well as better drive protection in transit. Purchase the Western Digital WD5002AALX Caviar Black Hard Drive today!



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1 of 2 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Beware of item mis-labeling Mar 29 2011
By B. Chan
Nice cheap internal hard drive. But this is a SATA III 6GB/s unit if the model number (WD5002AALX) is correct. If you are looking for the SATA II 3GB/s version, the model number is (WD5001AALS). Not too many motherboards support SATA III currently. Do not mismatched SATA II & SATA III hard drives in a RAID array.
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Amazon.com: 4.4 out of 5 stars  913 reviews
378 of 393 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Great drive -- Amazon packaging AOK Mar 7 2010
By pluto1999 - Published on Amazon.com
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First, this is a state of the art, newly introduced drive from WDC. In my opinion it is the best general-use drive you can get at this price point.

Prior to my purchase, I read several negative reviews from prior customers who voiced dissatisfaction with Amazon's packaging of OEM drives. Any chance of damage in shipping would indeed be reason to shop elsewhere for such a sensitive item, but on one such page of ranting and frustration I saw a note from Amazon that they had recently addressed these concerns, so I proceeded to order the drive.

Here's the latest and I hope final word on this issue: Problem solved. The drive arrives sealed in an anti-static bag, secured by two end-mounted shock absorbing plastic caddies, then double-boxed with the usual sealed air padding. The redundant packing system appears to be well-designed and the drive has been working like a champ.

So buy with confidence and kudos to Amazon for responding to customer reviews and ensuring appropriate, safe packaging for this product.
188 of 211 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars Fast but coffee pot loud! July 15 2010
By A. D. Minton - Published on Amazon.com
I've been using Western Digital hard drives since getting into computers in 1998. In fact I've never owned anything but WD hard drives (from 4.3gig to 1TB). In all my years of using them I've only had 2 go bad, though they never "completely" failed. This speaks of Western Digital's consistency in reliability.

With that said I love the Caviar Blacks and have 3 of them in my system - 500, 750, and now the new 1TB SATA 3 (64Meg cache).

While there is a noticeable speed gain over my previous 1TB Caviar Black (32Meg), the previous version was/is extremely quiet! This new SATA 3 drive is LOUD! It sounds like a percolating coffee pot at its highest boiling point, especially during boot-up or accessing files. Very annoying, especially if it's the noisiest part of your system!

I just put an i7 system in a Cooler Master HAF X case which has 4 fans - 1 Front bottom 230mm 700RPM 19dBA (Red LED), 1 Top 200mm 7000RPM 19dBA, 1 Rear 140mm 1200RPM 19dBA. My Noctua CPU cooler fan tops out at 1200RPM load at 19dBA as well. At idle my ATI 4890 video card fan runs around 27 percent, making it in-audible above the other fans.

My point.... My case is extremely quiet.... Save for WD's new Caviar Black SATA 3 HD!!! Because of this I'm seriously considering going back to my previous 1TB 32meg cache Caviar Black HD.

BTW this is a replacement drive as I thought the first drive was faulty due to the same noise. With that I called Western Digital about this issue.... and to make a long story short, they say this is normal and that drive wasn't designed with noise in mind, that if you want a "quieter" drive, get the Caviar Blue.

Make of that what you will....

All I know is that the older 32mge cache Caviar Black drives ARE quieter than their 64meg cache cousins.

Those looking for quieter WD drives might consider looking elsewhere (Blue or Green series) if noise is a factor over speed.

4 stars.

Edit. Went back to my previous drive because of the noise. If you want a caviar black that's quiet, go with the 1FALS (32meg) vs the 2FAEX (64meg)
27 of 29 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars 100% compatible with 3 Gb/s drive interface Mar 30 2011
By Daniel Chapman - Published on Amazon.com
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I almost didn't purchase this drive because I thought it might not be compatible with the cabling and connectors of a 3 Gb/s drive. I also thought that it wouldn't work due to the higher throughput of this drive. I was wrong on all accounts. I installed this next to my other 2 TB 3 Gb/s drive and it works perfectly. It has been installed for weeks and multiple test programs give it perfect ratings. Bonus....when you're ready to upgrade to a system that fully supports 6 Gb/s [SATA 3 & USB 3] then you're all set. Since the 2 TB 6Gb/s drive [Western Digital WD2002FAEX] is less than the 2 TB 3Gb/s drive [Western Digital WD2001FASS] it's a no-brainer. Go for it!!!
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