Western Digital BLUE 500GB 3.5" 7200 RPM SATA
MPN 0WD5000AAKX UPC 718037773421
- Capacity
- 500GB
- Speed
- 7,200 RPM
- Cache
- 16 MB
- Interface
- SATA
- Form factor
- 3.5"
- Recording
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Specifications
Drive
- Capacity
- 500GB
- Form factor
- 3.5"
- Interface
- SATA
- Speed
- 7,200 RPM
- Cache
- 16 MB
Use & reliability
- Made for
- Desktop
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- Model/Brand
- Western Digital
- Model/Model
- WD5000AAKX
- Model/Series
- Blue
- Features/Usage
- For Daily Computing
- Model/Packaging
- Bare Drive
- Performance/RPM
- 7200 RPM
- Features/Features
- Storage Capacity Up to 6TB Boost your PC storage with WD Blue drives, the brand designed specifically for desktop and all-inone PCs. The WD Blue family now delivers data storage capacities up to 6TB. Improve PC Performance Pair a larger capacity drive with an SSD to give your desktop a performance and storage boost. The SSD maximizes speed of data access, while the WD Blue drive stores up to 6TB of movies, games, files, applications and more. Upgrade and Backup with Ease WD hard drives come with free access to WD Acronis True Image. Backup and restore functions make it easy to save and retrieve your personal data without the need to reinstall the OS. Future-Proof Your Storage With better technology comes bigger storage needs. Cameras that record ultra-high definition video at 4K resolution at 30 frames per second require a ton of storage. Handling all that media is a snap with our 6TB drive, capable of storing up to 281.25 hours of 4K video. Additional Features NoTouch Ramp Load Technology - Safely positions the recording head off the disk surface to protect your data. IntelliSeek - Calculates optimum seek speeds to lower power consumption, noise and vibration. Data LifeGuard Advanced - algorithms monitor your drive continuously so it stays in optimum health.
- Performance/Cache
- 16MB
- Performance/Capacity
- 500GB
- Performance/Interface
- SATA 6.0Gb/s
- Dimensions/Form Factor
- 3.5"
- Dimensions/Width (maximum)
- 101.60mm
- Dimensions/Height (maximum)
- 25.40mm
- Dimensions/Length (maximum)
- 147.00mm
- Performance/Average Latency
- 6Gb/s
- Additional Information/First Listed on Newegg
- August 31, 2026
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