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WD Blue 500GB Desktop Hard Disk Drive - 7200 RPM SATA 6 Gb/s 16MB Cache 3.5 Inch - WD5000AAKX

4.4 4.4 out of 5 stars 5,495 ratings
500 GB
7200 RPM
Digital Storage Capacity 500 GB
Connectivity Technology SATA
Brand WD
Special Feature Portable
Hard Disk Form Factor 3.5 Inches
Hard Disk Description Mechanical Hard Disk
Compatible Devices Desktop
Installation Type Internal Hard Drive
Color Blue
Hard Disk Size 500 GB

About this item

  • 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.
  • NoTouch Ramp Load Technology: Safely positions the recording head off the disk surface to protect your data.
  • 2-year seller waranty
  • Package includes a hard drive only - no screws, cables, manuals included. Please purchase mounting hardware and cables separately if necessary.
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4.4 out of 5 stars
5,495 global ratings

Customers say

Customers like the performance, speed, and quality of the computer drive. They mention it works well, is reasonably fast, and has a solid build. Some also like the ease of installation, quietness, and storage capacity. However, some customers differ on the drive quality.

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414 customers mention "Works well"369 positive45 negative

Customers like the performance of the computer drive. They mention it's easy to use, has zero problems with operations, and is much quieter than the original one. Some say the games launch perfectly and it's responsive, quiet, and reliable.

"...To summarize - these drives are fast, quiet, and so far are performing excellently. I'm very happy with them thus far." Read more

"I use these for my mass off-line storage. They work great. I have retrieved project data more than 10 years old." Read more

"...I've only used this particular one for a week. As expected, no problems...." Read more

"...data on it, but transferring over the games was painless and they launch perfectly...." Read more

218 customers mention "Speed"186 positive32 negative

Customers like the speed of the computer drive. They mention it's reasonably fast, has a boot time of approx. 30 seconds, and is quiet. Some say it's easy to get up and running with a fresh install of Windows.

"...To summarize - these drives are fast, quiet, and so far are performing excellently. I'm very happy with them thus far." Read more

"...Performance seems solid so far, it only has 40GB of game data on it, but transferring over the games was painless and they launch perfectly...." Read more

"...The hard drive is fast (for the price) and reliable...." Read more

"...The drive access speed is decent although this drive ends up being to lowest benchmark score in my Windows performance. I get a 5.9 out of it...." Read more

184 customers mention "Quality"177 positive7 negative

Customers are satisfied with the quality of the computer drive. They mention it's a solid drive, reliable, and better than their original. Some say the specs are not bad, but the 500GB is a little lacking.

"...random DVD burner1080p TV with HDMI in and decent speakers" Read more

"...Western Digital is a very good brand and if you were to say go to Staples to buy this Hard drive I doubt you would pay less than $70 for it...." Read more

"The drives themselves are good genuine WD Blue hard drives. That pretty much says it all. Now the packaging on the other hand is was not so great...." Read more

"...Protected the drive but was easy to open and not wasteful...." Read more

177 customers mention "Value for money"170 positive7 negative

Customers appreciate the value for money of the hard drive. They say it's great for budget-based builds, provides extra storage at a cheap price, and fits the bill for gaming and light audio recording.

"...this product and the price (i paid only $37 i believe) , the price is outstanding!5 years ago this would've cost you $400 or more...." Read more

"...It is the cheapest hard drive that will get the job done as a system drive and still have some storage space to work with...." Read more

"...This was one of the best values out there at the time and while for the price I could have gotten a 1 TB drive a few months earlier I will live..." Read more

"...The hard drive is fast and the price is excellent compared to Newegg. I really pays to be a prime customer on Amazon...." Read more

110 customers mention "Ease of installation"106 positive4 negative

Customers find the installation of the computer drive to be easy. They mention they have no trouble partitioning and loading the OS. They also say transferring over the games is painless and the drive works fine and is ready to use.

"...so far, it only has 40GB of game data on it, but transferring over the games was painless and they launch perfectly...." Read more

"Easy install in the computer case, easy to get ups fb running with a fresh install of Windows...." Read more

"...I plugged it in, and I had no trouble partitioning and loading the OS...." Read more

"...They have a long life, outstanding tools to help you install or maintain the drive, and even diagnostics should your drive go squish...." Read more

110 customers mention "Quietness"91 positive19 negative

Customers like the quietness of the computer drive. They mention it's very quiet.

"...To summarize - these drives are fast, quiet, and so far are performing excellently. I'm very happy with them thus far." Read more

"...Such is life. At least it's quiet. I'm typing this review on the very quiet office desktop this drive went into...." Read more

"...I get a 5.9 out of it. It's very quiet despite some other reviewers. I don't hear much of anything when the drive is accessed...." Read more

"...It also appears to be quieter than my old Hitachi, which I moved over to the new system and is being used as a secondary hdd...." Read more

46 customers mention "Storage capacity"40 positive6 negative

Customers like the storage capacity of the computer drive. They say it has more than enough space for the average user, is a good 500GB SATA III hard drive for the price, and useful for backups of systems. Some say it's large enough for OS and programs and fast enough to be a good work horse.

"...The 500 GB drive is plenty of disk space. It replaced a 160 GB drive...." Read more

"...I wanted a drive that was responsive, reliable, had plenty of reserve since my son is a university student and uses the desktop for his many..." Read more

"...Its not as fast as an ssd by any means, but it holds the extra junk that would take up precious space on your ssd wonderfully...." Read more

"...I love this hard drive. It's fairly quick, has ample amount of space, and has stood the test of time in my eyes...." Read more

202 customers mention "Drive quality"131 positive71 negative

Customers have mixed opinions about the drive quality. Some mention it's a good hard drive and good enough as a secondary hard drive. However, others say it ran hot and then failed in less than a year.

"...Perfect for a reliable value hard drive, still capable of fast speeds too...." Read more

"...and analysis is needed to determine whether -or- not I received a defective drive...." Read more

"...The drive itself is very quite, and seems to be running flawlessly. I'll update this review if that changes...." Read more

"Great cheap drives if you have the know how and the time to deal with troubleshooting a possible bad drive...." Read more

This is a 4 year old drive!
3 out of 5 stars
This is a 4 year old drive!
This drive appears to be new, as it was sealed in what appears to be the manufacturer's original anti-static bag. I was a little surprised when I opened the bag to see that this drive was over four years old. I have a lot of experience with Western Digital drives, and because of that experience I believe this drive will probably provide excellent service. I am not aware of any studies on shelf life for new (in the box) drives. I would imagine there is a possible concern about lubricants within the drive drying out from sitting for several years on the shelf. My point here is that the vendor should have (in my opinion) been more transparent about the age of this drive. I am deducting two stars for this lack of transparency. Not because of the product-- but because of the vendor. This model HDD would typically get five stars. The vendor would get one.
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Top reviews from the United States

Howard
5.0 out of 5 stars Fast, quiet, solid
Reviewed in the United States on February 20, 2011
Capacity: 500 GBStyle: 7200 RPMVerified Purchase
My use for these drives is to replace a couple of aging five year old 80GB drives in Windows XP and XP Media Center machines. Those drives are still running fine, however, for the price, I had absolutely no reason not to upgrade them at this time.

I came across this drive middle of last week and Amazon was selling it new for $29 - I was scratching my head thinking "what's the deal" and "what's wrong with these drives"? Sure, even though they were above $25, Amazon was still charging for the shipping - so I took two to bring the per drive shipping down slightly. The old 3Gb version of this drive was selling for over $40 - so again, scratching my head about this. Maybe it was a pricing mistake? Whatever - it was a great price.

The drives arrived yesterday, same standard OEM packaging all of my six other WD drives have come in over the past 9 months. I used Clonezilla to clone the old drives on to the new, it went smoothly without any issues. I'm storing the old drives just in case these new ones have any issues I won't have to rebuild the system drives from scratch.

I know that the motherboards in my machines cannot make use of the 6Gb throughput, however, these drives are definitely faster than what they're replacing - older WD drives which indicate they are 7200RPM and 3Gb. Specs on the older drives indicate performance shouldn't be all that different, but it is, and for the better. I won't question it.

The drive indicates you can jumper pins 5 and 6 to limit it to 3Gb, but I didn't understand the benefit of doing it, so I left it unjumpered and it's working well.

To summarize - these drives are fast, quiet, and so far are performing excellently. I'm very happy with them thus far.
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Al D
5.0 out of 5 stars Good value for data storage
Reviewed in the United States on April 28, 2024
Capacity: 500 GBStyle: 7200 RPMVerified Purchase
I use these for my mass off-line storage. They work great. I have retrieved project data more than 10 years old.
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Tyler Forge
5.0 out of 5 stars Good drive at a good price
Reviewed in the United States on August 15, 2011
Capacity: 500 GBStyle: 7200 RPMVerified Purchase
I'm overall happy with this drive. Western Digital drives typically last a long time for me as long as they have decent cooling. I've only used this particular one for a week. As expected, no problems. Am reviewing it now because it'll probably be quiet a few years before it fails. I've a touch of buyers remorse in that the 1TB drives are starting to really drop in price now. I think they're the best bang for buck at the moment. Such is life. At least it's quiet. I'm typing this review on the very quiet office desktop this drive went into. I can hear crickets outside and a computer in a different room, but can't hear this little PC two feet away. Here's the build:

Thermaltake Mini ITX Case
ASRock E350M1 Mini-ITX Motherboard
Western Digital 500 GB Drive
G.SKILL 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3 1333 Memory F3-10600CL9D-8GBNT
random DVD burner
1080p TV with HDMI in and decent speakers
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One Eye Willy
4.0 out of 5 stars Western Digital Blues Rock
Reviewed in the United States on March 1, 2012
Capacity: 500 GBStyle: 7200 RPMVerified Purchase
Thanks Amazon for my 20 dollar promo.This was based on a previous order,but the A to Z policy took care of the problem.I have been using Western Digital drives for years.I've had only (1) drive fail over the years.RMA was easy.Cost 6 dollars to send back drive.Replacement works fine.

I just bought a Black and Blue.Using the Blue 500 GB for just a boot drive,and the(1) TB for gaming.

The Western Digital Caviar Blue 500 GB SATA III 7200 RPM 16 MB Cache are great for boot drives.I bought this here for 66 dollars with promo :)I dont need a large cache for a boot drive.This drive has SATA 6Gb/s support and my motherboard also supports this feature.I also picked up a WD BLK 1TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5 drive which compliments this drive perfectly,on the new 6Gb/s interface

This covers all my storage,warranty,and gaming needs until ssd prices stabilize.I was able to get both drives for 210 out the door with promo.Amazon rocks.New Egg and other popular venders should take note.Pricing and frustration free packaging makes Amazon my #1 choice.

My specs
Antec DF-85 Black Steel/ATX Full Tower Computer Case
ASUS VH236HL-P Black 23" 2ms(GTG) HDMI Widescreen Full HD 1080P LCD Monitor w/height & swivel
GIGABYTE GA-970A-UD3 AM3+ AMD 970 USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard
AMD Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition Deneb 3.2GHz @ 3.8GHz w/1.35v on cpu-vcore
Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus w/2 fans Idle:24C-45C
Corsair Vengeance Low Profile 8 GB PC3-12800 1600mhz 240-Pin DDR3 Dual
EVGA GeForce GTX 560 Ti FPB 1024 MB GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 2DVI/Mini-HDMI
Logitech X-540 5.1 Surround Sound Speaker System with Subwoofer
Corsair Enthusiast Series 750-Watt 80 Plus Bronze
(1)Western Digital Caviar Blue 500 GB SATA III 7200 RPM 16 MB Cache BOOT
(1)Western Digital Caviar Black WD1002FAEX 1TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" GAMING
(2)Western Digital Caviar Black WD7501AALS 750GB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5"STORAGE
(2) LITE-ON 24X DVD Writer Black SATA Model iHAS424-98 LightScribe Support
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Pedro
5.0 out of 5 stars Ótimo e barato
Reviewed in Brazil on February 15, 2024
Capacity: 500 GBStyle: 7200 RPMVerified Purchase
Funciona muito bem, tive medo de que viesse com algum problema ou não funcionasse corretamente, porém, funciona bem!
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Pedro
5.0 out of 5 stars Ótimo e barato
Reviewed in Brazil on February 15, 2024
Funciona muito bem, tive medo de que viesse com algum problema ou não funcionasse corretamente, porém, funciona bem!
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george max
5.0 out of 5 stars amazon.ca
Reviewed in Canada on March 27, 2023
Capacity: 500 GBStyle: 7200 RPMVerified Purchase
excellent product
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Luisito
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent
Reviewed in Mexico on March 1, 2023
Capacity: 500 GBStyle: 7200 RPMVerified Purchase
Win xp : Mi pc - Administrar- Almacenamiento - Administración de discos.
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Ret
5.0 out of 5 stars Bien.
Reviewed in Spain on September 7, 2024
Capacity: 500 GBStyle: 7200 RPMVerified Purchase
Ya van más de 3 meses y me funciona perfectamente.
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Alessandra
5.0 out of 5 stars Hhd sostitutivo per nvr
Reviewed in Italy on August 11, 2024
Capacity: 500 GBStyle: 7200 RPMVerified Purchase
Ho presto questo hhd da 3.5 pollici per sostituire momentaneamente l hd del mio nvr che non andava più. Essendo una sostituzione momentanea ho optato per una capienza media ( 500 GB) e un articolo di Amazon seconda mano.
L hd è arrivato perfettamente confezionato e funziona senza nessun problema da già un mese.

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