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WD Blue 500GB Specifications

  • Interface

    SATA 3Gb/s

  • Rotational speed

    5,400 RPM (nominal)

  • Buffer Size

    8 MB

  • Buffer To Host (Serial ATA)

    3 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

    718037785653

About WD Blue 500GB

The WD Blue 500GB 2.5" Internal Hard Drive offer solid-performance, ultra-quiet operation and low-power use for portable digital devices of all kinds. WD Blue drives are built to the highest standards of quality and reliability. The WD Scorpio Blue has a portfolio of drives to satisfy all your portable computing needs. These drives are available in multiple z-heights including the 9.5 mm industry standard, 7 mm for use in thin notebooks and compatible with mainstream systems and 12.5 mm primarily for external enclosures.

WD Blue 500GB Features

  • Massive capacity - Storage capacity for 2.5-inch form factor drives with standard 9.5 mm height has arrived at a realm once thought to be impossible - up to 1 TB - giving you all the capacity you need to keep your photos, music and files right there on your notebook
  • Low power consumption - State-of-the-art seeking algorithms optimize the way the drive seeks for data, which significantly improves power consumption
  • Ultra cool and quiet - In a notebook drive, silence is golden. WD's exclusive WhisperDrive technology delivers one of the quietest 2.5-inch hard drive
  • Reliable - The recording heads off the disk surface during spin up, spin down and when the drive is off. This ensures the recording head never touches the disk surface resulting in improved long term reliability due to less head wear and improved nonoperational shock tolerance