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Western Digital Caviar Black 500GB 3.5" SATA 3.0Gb/s Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive

Western Digital Caviar Black WD5001AALS 500GB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive

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Very satisfied with this drive.

“Perfect complement to the 37 GB Raptor I use up front for my Windows XP 32-bit system drive (C: D: E:). ...”

— amongthemissing 11/25/2008

Good drive

“Fast, quiet, and cheap.WD has never did me wrong, still have a 80 GB pata drive that has been running 24/7 since 2002”

— eric 12/21/2008

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Manufacturer Warranty

Manufacturer Limited Warranty period (parts): 3 years
Manufacturer Limited Warranty period (labor): 3 years

Manufacturer Contact Info

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Website: http://www.wdc.com/en/index.asp?Language=en|
Support Phone Number: 1-800-275-4932
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The Western Digital Caviar Black 500GB Hard Drive is top-of-the-line 7200 RPM high-capacity for your PC. Its dual processors and breakthrough 32 MB cache make this hard drive suitable for high-performance home and business computing, as it can handle high-end data-intensive and multimedia applications.

This hard drive incorporates WD’s Data Lifeguard, an exclusive set of data protection features, including shock protection, environmental protection, real-time embedded error detection and repair. Its mechanism ensures automatic discovery, isolation, and repair of problems which may develop in a hard drive.

High Performance Electronics Architecture The Western Digital Caviar Black WD5001AALS boasts dual processors and 32MB cache to deliver ultra fast read/write performance.
SATA 3.0 Gb/s Interface The Western Digital Caviar Black WD5001AALS features the SATA II interface supporting up to 3.0 Gb/s data transfer rates, Native Command Queuing (NCQ) and hot-pluggable point-to-point connections for optimum performance, efficiency, convenience and flexibility.
WD Data Lifeguard Technology Exclusive Data Lifeguard data protection features include shock protection, an environmental protection system and real-time embedded error detection and repair. WD's Data Lifeguard technology automatically finds, isolates and repairs problems that may develop over the life of a hard drive.
WD ShockGuard Technology ShockGuard technology instantaneously protects the hard drive against damage from bumps and vibrations during operation. This technology enables WD Caviar drives to achieve industry-leading shock specifications.

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Model

Brand: Western Digital

Series: Caviar Black

Model: WD5001AALS

Packaging: Bare Drive

Performance

Interface: SATA 3.0Gb/s

Capacity: 500GB

RPM: 7200 RPM

Cache: 32MB

Physical Spec

Form Factor: 3.5"

Manufacturer Warranty

Parts: 5 years limited

Labor: 5 years limited

Customer Reviews of the Western Digital WD5001AALS

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Filter Results Last 2 Weeks (17) Last 6 Months (214) All Reviews (1,234) 79% (974) 8% (100) 3% (34) 2% (27) 8% (99) Verified Owners Video Reviews Mfr. Responses keyword Go page SubmitTopPaginationForm of 124 previousTopPaginationForm\| nextTopPaginationForm
goodymon22 8/31/2010 4:25:56 PM Tech Level: 5/5 Ownership: 4/5 Verified Owner	Rating: 5/5WD Black 500GB SATA 3.0 HDD Pros: Great price, works great. Cons: None. Other Thoughts: I bought this to upgrade my old desktop that I have given to my little brother that supported only SATA 1.0 and if he every gets a new computer this drive will still be a great drive to put into any new computer. Did you find this review helpful? Thanks for the valuable feedback you provided!
Redstick 707 8/31/2010 1:23:39 PM Tech Level: 4/5 Ownership: 3/5 Verified Owner	Rating: 5/5WD Black 500GB - WOW Pros: Easily recognized by XP Pro. Fast, Quite, 32MB buffer is great benefit Cons: None to date Other Thoughts: I replaced a hard drive of comparable size (not a WD) that failed after 18 months of fairly average service. Luckily, had complete image of drive and was able to reinstall (it went smooth but not entirely 100% error free). This drive appears to be faster as a result of the 32MB buffer. I was going to use it to rebuild an older computer, but it came in real handy when the other drive failed. Will be buying from Newegg – quick shipping and competitive pricing. Did you find this review helpful? Thanks for the valuable feedback you provided!
Smash102 8/27/2010 11:13:17 AM Tech Level: 5/5 Ownership: 2/5 Verified Owner	Rating: 3/5WD 500gig Pros: WD is a great brand for HD's as thats all I use for my servers. Picked up 2x black edition for game play in a Raid 0. First drive completed 48hour strand tests like the champ it should. Cons: 2nd hard drive was DOA. Tried with different arrays to verify. Linux, nvidia, AMD proprietary tests concluded that it was drive controller that's bad and reported spindle errors. Awaiting NewEgg RMA return. Other Thoughts: Looks like reviews from other that the most recent batch is NOT meeting OUR expectations of WD. OR WD lowered their product testing standard... if that's the case (and I doubt it) get ready for a heap of failed drives. Did you find this review helpful? Thanks for the valuable feedback you provided!
stevek2 8/27/2010 5:54:05 AM Tech Level: 5/5 Ownership: 4/5 Verified Owner	Rating: 5/5Great Drive: Pros: I have four of these in my new multimedia build and they are super quiet and reliable. I have used many of these drives in my home builds and never had a problem. They are just rock solid. You can.t go wrong with Western Digital and Newegg. Cons: None Other Thoughts: I purchased all the parts for my recent build from newegg and they came through as always. You just can't beat newegg for reliability, price, and customer support. They are a top shelf company. Did you find this review helpful? Thanks for the valuable feedback you provided!
Tpast 8/26/2010 2:17:22 PM Tech Level: 4/5 Ownership: 2/5 Verified Owner	Rating: 5/5First Build Pros: I built this for my first build and it works great. Cons: Isn't self powered Other Thoughts: System -CPU: Phenom II X2 550 -RAM: OCZ Black Edition 1600MHz 8-8-8-24 -HDD: WD Caviar Black 500GB -GPU: XFX GTS 250 -PSU: XFX 650 Watt -MB: ASUS M4N75TD Did you find this review helpful? Thanks for the valuable feedback you provided!
sofle9112 8/25/2010 8:05:35 PM Tech Level: 4/5 Ownership: 4/5 Verified Owner	Rating: 5/5really happy with this drive Pros: seems to be a fast good drive good match for the build and quad core 3.2 have not ran many read/write tests drive is quite Cons: none Other Thoughts: will continue to use this drive until ssd drives are comparable in price Did you find this review helpful? Thanks for the valuable feedback you provided!
The Sandman 8/24/2010 12:43:01 AM Tech Level: 4/5 Ownership: 4/5 Verified Owner	Rating: 5/5WD Black Drives Rocks! Pros: Nothing better for the price, works like you'd expect from WD. I've purchased 7 drives, all WD, from Newegg this year and haven't had any problems with any of them being shipped UPS. Can't hear a sound from it in my NZXT M59 case and noticeably quicker then the blue series. According to HD Tune Pro, temp has never exceeded 32c with a Enermax 120mm 17 dBA 44 CFM as a front intake fan even when passing stability testing with Prime95 for 12 hours at room temp of just over 80f. Ive been a VERY happy Newegg customer for 5 years now with no RMA's except to upgrade to a better keyboard, and that includes building 5 complete PC systems all purchased here at the Egg! Cons: None Other Thoughts: Asus M4A785-M AMD Phenom II x2 555 Black Edition 3.2 Ghz, OC'd (Validated CPUZ) 3811MHz, (205 x18.5) @ 1.375v Arctic Cooling Freezer 64 Pro GSkill 2 X 2GB DDR2 1066 F2-8500CL5D-4GBPK OC'd 1098.8 MHz, 5-5-515-32-2T BFG Tech GeForce GT 220 1GB 128-bit DDR2 Corsair HX750 Modular PSU WD 500 GB Black WD 500 GB Blue WD 640 GB Black (external esata) NZXT M59 case Enermax (2x44cfm+1x69cfm), Enermax (1x140mm 45cfm) Win7 x64 Ultimate Did you find this review helpful? Thanks for the valuable feedback you provided!
Th3dj 8/23/2010 9:56:41 PM Tech Level: 4/5 Ownership: 4/5 Verified Owner	Rating: 4/5interesting Pros: quick effecint and quiet Cons: My first one died soon after i installed my os. quick return and i was on my feet. its working flawlessly Other Thoughts: can always count on a western 1 out of 1 people found this review helpful. Did you? Thanks for the valuable feedback you provided!
Mr. Happy 8/23/2010 3:51:04 AM Tech Level: 5/5 Ownership: 4/5 Verified Owner	Rating: 5/5Weatern Digital ROCKS !!! Pros: Fast, Always dependable, Always satisfied with WD. They complete a system!!!! Cons: None Other Thoughts: QX9650 @ 3.0 x 9 multiplyer EP45t-UD3LR G.Skill ddr3 1333 WD 500gig Black 32 cache Sapphire 4850x2 1000 wt PSU Xigmatek rifle 120mm cooler Creative xf-fi xgramer Did you find this review helpful? Thanks for the valuable feedback you provided!
N/A 8/22/2010 5:07:25 PM Tech Level: 3/5 Ownership: 2/5 Verified Owner	Rating: 1/5bad sectors and clusters Pros: dunno know Cons: I bought this harddrive just 1 week ago and now i am suffering some problems. After I downloaded a few files(some <100m and 1 or 2 >4GB) and try to run or copy these files, i hit the error msg "the request could not be performed because of an i/o device error". I have the serial number but am running CHKDSK now so if you need it i will give you. The CHKDSK shows some msgs like "windows replaced bad clusters in file xxxx" and stuck. Did you find this review helpful? Thanks for the valuable feedback you provided!
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