Western Digital Caviar Black 500GB (7200rpm)

Western Digital Caviar Black 500GB (7200rpm) SATA 32MB Hard Disk Drive (Internal)

£54.99

Summary

WD Caviar Black drives combine a high performance electronics architecture with a rock solid mechanical architecture to deliver the perfect storage solution for your fully-loaded PC or maxed out gaming machine. Cool drive operation, no-touch head technology, and leading-edge vibration protection ensure enhanced reliability and sustained data throughput. And we back it all up with a 5-year limited warranty.

Warranty

5 Year Limited Warranty

Features

Dual processor - Twice the processing power to maximize performance

32 MB cache - Bigger, faster cache means faster performance
StableTrac - The motor shaft is secured at both ends to reduce system-induced vibration and stabilize platters for accurate tracking, during read and write operations
NoTouch ramp load technology - 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
Compatible - We perform tests on hundreds of systems and a multitude of platforms in our FIT Lab and Mobile Compatibility Lab to give our customers confidence that our drives will work in their systems
5 Year Limited Warranty

Specifications

Hard Disk
Disk Capacity	500 GB
Disk Speed	7200 RPM
Data Buffer	32768 KB
Bytes per Sector	512
Interfaces/Ports
Interface	Interface Type(s) SATA
CPU
Processor	( ) (L1 Cache) (L2 Cache)
Performance
Average Latency	4.2 ms
System Requirements
Operating Systems Supported	Microsoft Windows 2000, XP, Vista
Environmental
Acoustics (Seek Mode)	33 dB
Acoustics (Idle Mode)	24 dB
Operating Temperature	0 to 60 °C
Non Operating Temperature	-40 to 70 °C
Physical
Form Factor	3.5 inch Hard Disk Drive
Enclosure type	Internal
Dimensions	10.1 cm (W) x 14.7 cm (D) x 2.5 cm (H) - Weight 0.69 kg