WD Mobile Blue 500GB 2.5" Internal Hard Drive
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WD Mobile Blue 500GB 2.5" Internal Hard Drive, 5400 RPM, 8MB Buffer, SATA 6Gb/s Interface

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2014-03-17T21:00:00

Rated 4 out of 5

Will Buy Another

Using this as an external backup drive in a Plugable USB 3.0 SATA Hard Drive Lay-Flat Docking Station; this combo is hot swappable, and works for my needs. Keep 1 drive in a fire-safe storage box. So far, the drive meets my expectations. (5-Stars would require that the drive have my coffee waiting for me in the morning, or something similarly awesome.) :)

JustGeorge

WD Mobile Blue Specifications

  • Interface

    SATA 6 Gb/s

  • Rotational speed

    5,400 RPM (nominal)

  • Buffer Size

    8 MB

  • Average Latency

    5.50 ms (nominal)

  • Buffer To Host (Serial ATA)

    6 Gb/s (Max)

  • Formatted Capacity

    500,107 MB

  • Capacity

    500 GB

  • User Sectors Per Drive number

    976,773,168

  • Operating Shock (Read)

    400G, 2ms

  • Non-operating shock

    1000G, 2 ms

  • Acoustics: Idle mode

    17 dBA (average)

  • Acoustics: Seek Mode 0

    22 dBA (average)

  • Power Dissipation

    Read/Write: 1.4 Watts
    Idle: 0.55 Watts
    Standby: 0.13 Watts
    Sleep: 0.13 Watts

  • Operating Temperature

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

  • Non-operating Temperature

    -40deg. F to 149deg. F (-40deg. C to 65deg. C)

  • System Compatibility

    Windows / Mac

  • Dimensions (W x H x D)

    2.75 x 0.28 x 3.94" / 6.99 x 0.71 x 10.01cm

  • Weight

    0.2lbs / 0.09kg

  • UPC Code

    718037800592

About WD Mobile Blue

The WD Mobile Blue 500GB 2.5" Internal Hard Drive delivers solid performance and reliability while providing you with all the space you need to hold an enormous amount of photos, videos and files. This drive is designed for use as primary drives in notebooks and external enclosures. 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.

WD Mobile Blue Features

  • Low power consumption - State-of-the-art seeking algorithms and advanced power management features ensure low power consumption and long battery life
  • Quiet - In a notebook drive, silence is golden. WD's exclusive noise reducing technologies yield one of the quietest 2.5-inch hard drives
  • Compatible - The 7 mm 2.5-inch mobile drives is designed for thin and light mobile applications and is also compatible with most standard 9.5 mm bays

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Key Features

  • Quiet - In a notebook drive
  • Compatible - The 7 mm 2
  • Low power consumption