Description
WD Caviar Blue16 native SATA hard drive features 16 MB cache for lightning-fast performance. This reliable drive is fast, but still delivers technologically advanced acoustics and cool operation.
Specifications
- General
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- Device Type
- Hard drive - internal
- Width
- 10.2 cm
- Depth
- 14.7 cm
- Height
- 2.54 cm
- Weight
- 0.63 kg
- Hard Drive
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- Form Factor
- 3.5" x 1/3H
- Capacity
- 500 GB
- Interface Type
- Serial ATA-300
- Buffer Size
- 16 MB
- Features
- Data Lifeguard, Shock Guard, IntelliSeek, Preemptive Wear Leveling (PWL)
- Compliant Standards
- S.M.A.R.T.
- Performance
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- Drive Transfer Rate
- 300 MBps (external)
- Seek Time
- 8.9 ms (average)
- Track-to-Track Seek Time
- 2 ms
- Average Latency
- 4.2 ms
- Spindle Speed
- 7200 rpm
- Reliability
-
- Non-Recoverable Errors
- 1 per 10^15
- Start / Stop Cycles
- 50,000
- Expansion / Connectivity
-
- Interfaces
- 1 x Serial ATA-300 - 7 pin Serial ATA
- Compatible Bays
- 1 x internal - 3.5" x 1/3H
- Miscellaneous
-
- Compliant Standards
- RoHS
- Software / System Requirements
-
- Software Included
- Data Lifeguard Tools
- Manufacturer Warranty
-
- Service & Support
- 3 years warranty
- Service & Support Details
- Limited warranty - 3 years
- Environmental Parameters
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- Min Operating Temperature
- 0 °C
- Max Operating Temperature
- 60 °C
- Humidity Range Operating
- 5 - 95%
- Shock Tolerance
- 65 g @ 2ms (operating) / 350 g @ 2ms (non-operating)
- Vibration Tolerance
- 0.75 g @ 20-300 Hz (operating) / 3 g @ 10-300 Hz (non-operating)
- Sound Emission
- 28 dBA