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Western Digital HDD WD5002AALX 500GB SATA 6Gb/s Desktop 7200rpm 32MB Cache Bare Drive Caviar Black

Model :
SKU : 107030
Vendor : Western Digital
MPN : WD5002AALX

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.

High Performance Electronics
Architecture

􀂄 Dual processor — Twice the processing power to maximize performance.
􀂄 Colossal cache — Bigger, faster cache of up to 64 MB means faster performance.

Compatible

We perform tests on hundreds of systems and a multitude of platforms in our FIT Lab™ and Mobile Compatibility Lab to give our customers confidence that our drives will work in their systems.
Key Features:
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Detail Specifications:
Model number : WD5002AALX

Interface : SATA 6 Gb/s

Formatted capacity : 500,107 MB
User sectors per drive : 976,773,168

SATA latching connector : Yes

Form factor : 3.5-inch

RoHS compliant2 : Yes
Performance:
Data transfer rate (max):
Buffer to host : 6 Gb/s
Host to/from drive (sustained): 126 MB/s

Cache (MB) : 32
Average latency (ms) : 4.2

Rotational speed (RPM) : 7200

Average drive ready time (sec) : 8.5
Reliability/Data Integrity:
Load/unload cycles 300,000
Non-recoverable read errors per bits read <1 in 1014
Power Management:
Average power requirements (W):
Read/Write : 6.0

Idle : 5.6

Standby : 0.9

Sleep : 0.9
Physical Dimensions:Height (in./mm, max) : 1.028/25.4

Length (in./mm, max) : 5.787/147
Width (in./mm, +/- .01 in.) : 4/101.6

Weight (lb./kg, +/- 10%): 0.97/0.44
Warranty Information : 5 Years