WD Caviar Black 1.5TB Internal Hard Drive, 7200 RPM Speed, 64MB Cache Memory, 3.5" SATA 6 Gb/s

SKU: WD1502FAEX

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WD Caviar Black 1.5TB 7200 RPM Hard Drive, 3.5" SATA 6 Gb/s Specifications

  • Interface

    SATA 6 Gb/s

  • Formatted capacity

    1,500,301MB

  • User sectors per drive

    2,930,277,168

  • Master/slave support

    Yes

  • Form factor

    3.5"

  • RoHS compliant

    Yes

  • Data transfer rate (max)

    Buffer to host: 6 Gb/s
    Host to/from drive (sustained): 138 MB/s

  • Cache

    64MB

  • Rotational speed (RPM)

    7200

  • Average latency (ms)

    4.2

  • Average drive ready time (sec)

    21

  • Load/unload cycles

    300,000

  • Non-recoverable read errors/bits read

    <1 in 1014

  • Average power requirements (W)

    Read/write: 10.7
    Idle: 8.2
    Standby/Sleep: 1.3

  • Operating Temperature ( Deg.C)

    32 to 140deg. F (0 to 60deg. C)

  • Non-Operating Temperature ( Deg.C)

    -40 to 158deg. F (-40 to 70deg. C)

  • Shock (Gs)

    Operating (2 ms, read): 30
    Operating (2 ms, read/write)
    Non-operating: 300 (2 ms)

  • Acoustics (dBA)

    Idle mode: 29
    Performance seek mode: 34
    Quiet seek mode:30

  • Dimensions (H x L x W)

    1.03 x 5.78 x 4" / 25.4 x 147 x 101.6 mm

  • Weight

    1.66 lbs / 0.75 kg

About WD Caviar Black 1.5TB 7200 RPM Hard Drive, 3.5" SATA 6 Gb/s

The WD 1.5TB Caviar Black Internal Hard Drive, featuring a dual processor architecture and 64MB of cache memory, is suitable for desktops and for multimedia, video, photo editing and high performance gaming applications. It uses a 6 Gbps SATA interface that supports data transfer rates of up to 138 MB/s. Featuring dual actuator technology, the hard drive uses a head positioning system with 2 actuators that improves positional accuracy over the data track. The primary actuator uses conventional electromagnetic actuator principles to offer coarse displacement. With a piezoelectric motor, the secondary actuator fine tunes the head positioning to provide enhanced accuracy.

The StableTrac technology secures the motor shaft at both ends to reduce system-induced vibration and stabilize platters, for accurate tracking during read and write operations. NoTouch ramp load technology ensures that the recording head never touches the disk media, for considerably less wear to the recording head and media and improved drive protection during transit.

WD Caviar Black 1.5TB 7200 RPM Hard Drive, 3.5" SATA 6 Gb/s Features

  • Dual actuator technology: It has 2 actuators that improves positional accuracy over the data tracks. The 1st actuator provides displacement using conventional electromagnetic actuator principles. The 2nd actuator uses a piezoelectric motor to tune the head positioning to a higher degree of accuracy
  • 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