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| Western Digital 500 GB SATA OEM Desktop Hard Drive WD5000AADS (Caviar Green) | 
| Brand: Western Digital
Category: CE
List Price: $62.99
Buy New: $44.99
as of 9/7/2010 12:34 CDT details
You Save: $18.00 (29%)
New (12) Used (3) from $41.99
Seller: TigerDirect
Rating:  357 reviews
Media: Electronics
Number Of Items: 1
Batteries Included: No
Hard Drive Size: 500
Size: 500 GB
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.6
Dimensions (in): 5.8 x 4 x 1
nv:Drive Type: Internal
Capacity: 500 GB
Interface: SATA 3.0Gb/s
Interface Type: SATA
Spindle Speed (RPM): Intellipower
Buffer Memory: 32MB
Data Transfer Rate on Serial ATA: Up to 3000 Mb/sec
Form Factor: 3.5"
Temperature, Operating (°C): 5 to 55
Temperature, Nonoperating (°C): -40 to 70
Shock, Operating: 2 msec (Gs): 65
Warranty: 3 years warranty
MPN: WD5000AADS
Model: WD5000AADS
UPC: 715663213314
EAN: 0718037745824
ASIN: B002P3KO4C
Shipping: Eligible for FREE Super Saver Shipping
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | WD Caviar Green hard drives reduce power consumption by up to 40% and offer best-in-class acoustics and operating temperature. | | • | A fine-tuned balance of spin speed, transfer rate and caching algorithms designed to deliver both significant power savings and solid performance. | | • | IntelliSeek - Calculates optimum seek speeds to lower power consumption, noise, and vibration. | | • | Ships in Certified Frustration-Free Packaging |
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Product Description
Western Digital Caviar Green drives accommodate energy conscious customers to build systems with higher capacities and the right balance of system performance, reliability, and energy conservation.
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Showing reviews 1-5 of 357
 OUTSTANDING!! September 6, 2010
queens-knight
Great product, great price! Had 2 replace IDE HD that had gone bad on my Win XP Home/SP3 PC. PC is about 4-5 years old and fortunately the motherboard had a couple of SATA connections. After drive had shipped 2 my home, went 2 Fry's 2 buy SATA & power cables. Ended up spending the same $ amount if I would have bought them w\ HD on Amazon. Also, discovered I had paid 50% less than if I had bought the drive @ Fry's. Heh!! I'm happy 'bout that! The ONLY issue I had were with the cables: the plastic grips were too fat. Every time I placed one of the cables into its appropriate slot, i couldn't get the other cable to sit well into its slot. So, had 2 manually "sand" off some of the plastic by rubbing it against the concrete on my patio. Then, success! I had the drive formatted and Win XP Home installed in < 2.5 hrs.
Great drive, great price. September 6, 2010
W. Harden (SoCal)
I filled up my Windows Home Server with these, and they're great. It cut down on the noise tremendously. When I upgrade to larger size drives, I'll definitely be sticking with Green drives!
Replace Seagate, no issues August 31, 2010
M. V. Damiano
To date, 3 of the 4 original Seagate drives have failed in my NetGear NAS. Thankfully one at a time. I have replaced them all with 500GB Western Digital drives. Been months since original failure and weeks since the last one. So far no issues. Time will tell. The original Seagate drives lasted over a year or so before they failed with clicking noises. If this drive fails, I will be sure to update review.
WD August 27, 2010
Jim (harrisburg, nc)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
Western Digital hard drives have been the best on the market. From my first computer as a wee tyke to my slogging work horse of today, I've always selected WD drives and have never been disapointed.
 Dead after 6 months, perhaps due to bulk handling August 24, 2010
S. Chia
I bought this drive in December 2009 because of the many positive reviews, and it completely failed after 6 months of minor use. The Western Digital diagnostic tool revealed that there were so many media errors that it could not continue. Chkdsk listed thousands of read failures before I gave up and sent it for RMA.
The RMA instructions on the WD site listed detailed packing instructions, and it occurred to me that the problem might be how these bulk drives are handled once they arrive at Amazon's warehouse. They probably arrive from WD, properly packed and padded. Once there however, it could be anyone unpacking these drives and simply throwing each onto a shelf. Then an order comes in and someone else picks these up, throws each into an Amazon box with a few bubble pillows, something the RMA instruction specifically say would void your warranty.
Imagine the thrashing as the drive goes through the conveyor belts, the journey on the various trucks, the loading and unloading, and the final thud as it lands on your door step.
No wonder there are so many positive reviews, together with the numerous incidents of the drive failing after just a few months. And this seems to be same with other brands.
Perhaps that's why Seagate has a 5 year warranty of their retail drive but a 3 year warranty on the same bulk drive.
Amazon should learn how to pack the drives from the WD RMA instructions!
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