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. The 500GB WD BLUE is a high-quality HDD that delivers incredible performance thanks to its easy to use 3.5 inch form factor that is just 26.1 mm in height the drive runs at 5400 rpm the WD BLUE HDDs technical highlight is its 6 Gb/s interface which is the latest SATA III standard. This drive in particular has a storage capacity of 500GB & has a 64MB Cache. BUILD IT IN BLUE WD BLUE drives will boost your PC storage the BLUE brand has been designed & developed for desktop & all-in-one PCs. The WD BLUE family now delivers storage capacities of up to 6TB. The entry level drives are any size up to 1TB mainstream drives range from 2TB to 4TB & anything 5TB & above are used for the best upgrade drives. Models up to 1TB come in both 5400 & 7200rpm & models above 2TB are 5400rpm. IMPROVE YOUR PCS PERFORMANCE You can improve your PC with the 500GB WD BLUE Hard Drive this brand of WD HDD is designed just for desktops & all-in-one PCs. So you can add to your SSD that is used for rapid data access & fast load times while the WD BLUE drive stores all of your videos games files applications & more. UPGRADE and; BACKUP WITH EASE WD hard drives allow you to upgrade & then backup all your existing data onto your new WD Blue HDD - without having to re-install your operating system. This is all done through free access to WD Acronis True Image this software quickly copies all your data over backup & restore functions make it even easier to retrieve your personal data. TRUST IN WD If you know WD you know our reliability is legendary. Every WD BLUE drive is designed tested & built to last & ships with a 2-year limited warranty. DATA LIFEGUARD WD Life Guard tool uses advanced algorithms that monitors your drive continuously providing you with diagnostics so the drive stays in optimum health. NOTOUCH RAMP LOAD TECHNOLOGY The recording head never touches the disk media ensuring significantly less wear to the recording head & media as well as better drive protection in transit. WD INTELLISEEK WD Intelli Seek is a technology that calculates the optimum seek speeds to lower the hard drives power consumption noise & even vibration of the drive.. ...
. WD Blue hard drives deliver solid performance & reliability while providing you with all the space you need to hold an enormous amount of photos videos & files. These drives are designed for use as primary drives in notebooks & external enclosures & for certain industrial applications. Trusted engineering Built to WDs highest standards of quality & reliability WD Blue offers the features & entry-level capacities that are ideal for your computing needs. WD Blue is designed by the brand that you trust with the quality you would expect for a tested proven everyday storage solution. A modern classic WD Blue storage is designed & manufactured with technology found in WDs original award-winning desktop & mobile hard drives. WD Blue sets the baseline for everyday storage by consistently delivering enhanced performance over previous generations while successfully maintaining WDs quality & reliability for over six generations. The difference is that our colors never fade generation after generation. Your power of choice WD Blue is available in a broad range of entry-level capacities cache sizes form factors & interfaces so you can be sure theres a drive thats the perfect fit for your system. However not all hard drives are created equally & for your applications that demand more WD gives you the power of choice. Drive with complete confidence We perform tests on hundreds of systems configurations & a multitude of platforms in our FIT Lab to give our customers the confidence that our drives will work in their systems for the ultimate compatibility. WD Blue means that you can use our drive with complete confidence knowing that our storage advancements such as No Touch Ramp Load technology are proven & reliable everyday solutions. Easy upgrade Acronis True Image available as a download on the WD Support website enables you to copy all your data to a new drive so you don't have to reinstall your operating system to get all the benefits of a new drive. The WD advantage WD puts our products through extensive Functional Integrity Testing (F.I.T.) prior to any product launch. This testing ensures our products consistently meet the highest quality & reliability standards of the WD br&. WD also has a detailed Knowledge Base with more than 1000 helpful articles as well as helpful software & utilities. Our customer support lines have longer operational hours to ensure you get the help you need when you need it. Our toll-free customer support lines are here to help or you can access our WD Support site for additional details.. ...
. The 6TB WD BLUE is a high-quality HDD that delivers incredible performance thanks to its easy to use 3.5 inch form factor that is just 26.1 mm in height the drive runs at 5400 rpm the WD BLUE HDDs technical highlight is its 6 Gb/s interface which is the latest SATA III standard. This drive in particular has a storage capacity of 6TB & has a 64MB Cache. BUILD IT IN BLUE WD BLUE drives will boost your PC storage the BLUE brand has been designed & developed for desktop & all-in-one PCs. The WD BLUE family now delivers storage capacities of up to 6TB. The entry level drives are any size up to 1TB mainstream drives range from 2TB to 4TB & anything 5TB & above are used for the best upgrade drives. Models up to 1TB come in both 5400 & 7200rpm & models above 2TB are 5400rpm. IMPROVE YOUR PCS PERFORMANCE You can improve your PC with the 6TB WD BLUE Hard Drive this brand of WD HDD is designed just for desktops & all-in-one PCs. So you can add to your SSD that is used for rapid data access & fast load times while the WD BLUE drive stores all of your videos games files applications & more. UPGRADE and; BACKUP WITH EASE WD hard drives allow you to upgrade & then backup all your existing data onto your new WD Blue HDD - without having to re-install your operating system. This is all done through free access to WD Acronis True Image this software quickly copies all your data over backup & restore functions make it even easier to retrieve your personal data. TRUST IN WD If you know WD you know our reliability is legendary. Every WD BLUE drive is designed tested & built to last & ships with a 2-year limited warranty. DATA LIFEGUARD WD Life Guard tool uses advanced algorithms that monitors your drive continuously providing you with diagnostics so the drive stays in optimum health. NOTOUCH RAMP LOAD TECHNOLOGY The recording head never touches the disk media ensuring significantly less wear to the recording head & media as well as better drive protection in transit. WD INTELLISEEK WD Intelli Seek is a technology that calculates the optimum seek speeds to lower the hard drives power consumption noise & even vibration of the drive.. ...
Invest in Gold Featuring up to ten times the workload capacity of desktop drives WD Gold hard drives are designed from the ground up for enterprise-class reliability capacity power efficiency & performance.. ...
SCALE IT IN GOLD. UP TO TEN TIMES THE WORKLOAD CAPACITY OF DESKTOP DRIVES. Reliability capacity power efficiency & performance for a multitude of Datacenter-specific applications. Robust storage with 24/7 premium customer support. Full Range of Nearline Capacities For the most demanding datacenter environments from entry-level servers to high end enterprise storage systems. High Workload Capability Designed to handle workloads up to 550TB per year which is among the highest workload capability of any 3.5-inch hard drive. High Level of Reliability One of the highest levels of reliability & durability for 24x 7x 365 operation within the most demanding storage environments. COMPATIBILITY TESTING All WD Gold hard drives are extensively tested across a variety of popular OEM storage systems SATA controllers & host bus adapters to ensure ease of integration for a plug & play solution. DUAL ACTUATOR TECHNOLOGY The primary actuator provides coarse displacement; the secondary actuator fine tunes the head positioning to a higher degree of accuracy.. ...
SCALE IT IN GOLD. UP TO TEN TIMES THE WORKLOAD CAPACITY OF DESKTOP DRIVES. Reliability capacity power efficiency & performance for a multitude of Datacenter-specific applications. Robust storage with 24/7 premium customer support. Full Range of Nearline Capacities For the most demanding datacenter environments from entry-level servers to high end enterprise storage systems. High Workload Capability Designed to handle workloads up to 550TB per year which is among the highest workload capability of any 3.5-inch hard drive. High Level of Reliability One of the highest levels of reliability & durability for 24x 7x 365 operation within the most demanding storage environments. COMPATIBILITY TESTING All WD Gold hard drives are extensively tested across a variety of popular OEM storage systems SATA controllers & host bus adapters to ensure ease of integration for a plug & play solution. DUAL ACTUATOR TECHNOLOGY The primary actuator provides coarse displacement; the secondary actuator fine tunes the head positioning to a higher degree of accuracy.. ...
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WD Blue 500GB Desktop 3.5 Hard Drive
. Great everyday performance for your PCSATA-III 6Gb/s interface7200rpm / 32MB cache2yr warrant.
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