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500GB Western Digital WD Black
Hard Disk Drive
Mfr P/N: WD5000LPLX OWC SKU: WDGWD5000LPLX
Performance for power users
- 7,200RPM Performance
- SATA 6.0 Gb/s Interface
- Complies with the RoHS directive
- 32MB Cache data buffer
- Western Digital 5 Year Limited Warranty
Desktop-class performance for notebook computers.
Maximize notebook computer performance with this 7200 RPM, SATA 6Gb/s, high-capacity hard drive.
Designed with top-of-the-line notebook computers in mind, this high performance drive delivers the capacity and speed needed to supercharge a notebook PC without compromising battery life or quiet acoustics. Features like these also make this drive an outstanding option for compact desktops, external hard drives, gaming systems, and blade servers.
Desktop-class performance for notebook computers
With 7200 RPM spin speed, 16 MB cache, and capacities up to 750 GB, these drives enable you to have the best of both worlds: the capacity and performance of a desktop PC with the convenience and portability of a notebook.
Massive capacity
WD's 750 GB 2.5-inch drives offer huge capacity for space-hungry operating systems like Windows Vista®, with plenty of room left over for photos, music, and video.
Low power consumption
With technologies like IntelliSeek, which calculates optimum seek speeds to lower power consumption and SecurePark, which reduces power by parking the heads during low power idle mode, this drive delivers 5400 RPM-equivalent power consumption in a 7200 RPM drive.
Quiet
In a notebook drive, silence is golden. WD's exclusive WhisperDrive combines state-of-the-art seeking algorithms to yield one of the quietest 2.5-inch hard drives on the market.
Reliable and rugged
WD's ShockGuard technology protects the drive mechanics and platter surfaces from shocks during shipping and handling and in daily operation. WD's SecurePark parks 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 shock tolerance.
Tested for compatibility
We perform tests on hundreds of systems and a multitude of platforms in our FIT Lab and Mobile Compatibility Lab to give WD customers confidence that our drives will work in their systems.
Advanced Format (AF)
Technology being adopted by WD and other drive manufacturers as one of multiple ways to continue growing hard drive capacities. AF is a more efficient media format that enables increased areal densities.
Includes
- (1) Bare Hard Drive
- Western Digital 5 Year Limited Warranty
Specs
Capacity
- 500 GB
Formatted Capacity
- 466GiB
Format
- Unformatted (Instructions on formatting here)
Rotational Speed
- 7,200RPM
Cache Data Buffer
- 32 MB
Form Factor
- 2.5-inch 9.5mm
Storage Interface
- SATA 6.0 Gb/s
Transfer Rate
- up to 6.0Gb/s
Average Seek Time
- 12 ms
Read Mode (Max)
- Up to 2 Watts
Write Mode (Max)
- Up to 2 Watts
Idle Mode (Max)
- Up to 0.9 Watts
Dimensions
- Height: 0.9 cm (0.4 in)
- Length: 10.0 cm (3.9 in)
- Width: 7.0 cm (2.7 in)
Weight
- 115.0 g (0.25 lbs)
RoHS Compliant
- Yes
Ambient Temperature
- Operating: 32°F to 140°F (0°C to 60°C)
- Non-Operating: -40°F to 158°F (-40°C to 70°C)
Altitude
- Operating: 2.5 m to 3,048.0 m (8 ft to 10,000 ft)
- Non-Operating: -304.8 m to 12,192.0 m (-1,000 ft to 40,000 ft)
Humidity
- Operating: 8% to 90% non-condensing
- Non-Operating: 5% to 95% non-condensing
Shock
- Operating: 30 G max at 2 ms
- Non-Operating: 300 G max at 1 ms
Idle (Typical)
- 2.3 bels
Seek (Typical)
- 2.5 bels
Applications
- Portable Digital Devices Of All Kinds
- Notebook Computers
- External Storage
- Digital Media Players
Compatibility & Installation Videos
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Mid 2012
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Mid 2012
Model ID: MacBookPro9,1
2.3GHz & 2.6GHz & 2.7GHz Core i7
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Late 2011
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Model ID: MacBookPro8,2
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Late 2011
Model ID: MacBookPro8,1
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Early 2011
Model ID: MacBookPro8,3
2.2GHz & 2.3GHz Core i7
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Early 2011
Model ID: MacBookPro8,2
2.0GHz & 2.2GHz & 2.3GHz Core i7
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Early 2011
Model ID: MacBookPro8,1
2.3GHz Core i5 & 2.7GHz Core i7
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Mid 2010
Model ID: MacBookPro7,1
2.4GHz & 2.7GHz Core 2 Duo
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Mid 2010
Model ID: MacBookPro6,2
2.4GHz & 2.5GHz Core i5 & 2.7GHz & 2.8GHz Core i7
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Mid 2010
Model ID: MacBookPro6,1
2.5GHz Core i5 & 2.7GHz & 2.8GHz Core i7
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Mid 2009
Model ID: MacBookPro5,5
2.3GHz & 2.5GHz Core 2 Duo
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Mid 2009
Model ID: MacBookPro5,4 & MacBookPro5,3
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Mid 2009
Model ID: MacBookPro5,2
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Early 2009
Model ID: MacBookPro5,2
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Early 2009
Model ID: MacBookPro5,1
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Model ID: MacBookPro5,1
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Early 2008
Model ID: MacBookPro4,1
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Early 2008
Model ID: MacBookPro4,1
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Early 2008
Model ID: MacBookPro4,1
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Early 2008
Model ID: MacBookPro4,1
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Mid 2007
Model ID: MacBookPro3,1
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Mid 2007
Model ID: MacBookPro3,1
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Early 2006
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Mid 2011
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