Western Digital Caviar® SE16 WD5000KS 500 GB SATA II Hard Drive (Package of 20)
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Western Digital Caviar® SE16 WD5000KS 500 GB SATA II Hard Drive (Package of 20)

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  • HDD Form Factor: 3.5' x 1/3H (Low Profile)
  • Capacity: 500 GB
  • Designation: Desktop Computer
  • Interface: Serial ATA
  • Enclosure: Internal
  • Spindle Speed: 7200 RPM
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Western Digital Caviar® SE16 WD5000KS 500 GB SATA II Hard Drive (Pac...

WD Caviar® SE16 7200 RPM next-generation SATA hard drives feature up to 500 GB of storage and a 16 MB cache for lightning-fast performance. Yes, these reliable drives are fast, but they still deliver technologically advanced acoustics and cool operation. Designed for high-performance computers, multimedia and gaming systems.

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Times does tell...

byjjgagliardi Mar 9, 2007
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Pros Size, obviously.
Cons High failure rate, pretty slow in a RAID configuration.
Recommended it? No

I've had a high failure rate so far. I have 5 of these in an nVidia RAID5 using SATA II. I've had 2 drives fail within an 8-10 week period after first use. Thankfully, they come with a 3 year warranty, and my RAID 5 is holding up, but 2 out of 5 seems high to me. No, heat was not a factor. I have... Read full review »

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40% Fallout in less than 1 yr!? :O(

byeggersrj Nov 26, 2007
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Pros Size and price.
Cons Exceptionally high failure rate from what I gather online and in my own experience.
Recommended it? No

I had a RAID 5 across 5 500GB WD5000KS ... had one die a few weeks ago after 8 months, and another recently after 9 months. Warranty is long at 3 yrs, but my time and data are worth more to me than the few bucks I saved on the disk. I think I'll just sell my warranty replacement on ebay and get a... Read full review »

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WESTERN DIGITAL WD5000KS 500gb-7200rpm Sata-ii Hard Drives

WESTERN DIGITAL - CAVIAR SE16 500GB 7200RPM SATA-II 7PIN HARD DISK DRIVE. 16MB BUFFER 3.5 INCH FORM FACTOR LOW PROFILE (1.0 INCH). (WD5000KS)

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Product Details and Features

Product MPN

MPN WD5000KS-20PK

Key Features

HDD Form Factor 3.5' x 1/3H (Low Profile)
Capacity 500 GB
Designation Desktop Computer
Interface Serial ATA
Enclosure Internal
Spindle Speed 7200 RPM

Technical Features

External Data Transfer Rate 300 MBps
Seek Time 8.9 ms
Average Latency 4.17 ms
Internal Data Transfer Rate 748 Mbit/s
Sound Emission 33 dB
Interface (Detailed) Serial ATA II
Buffer Size 16 MB

Other Features

Platform PC
Brand Western Digital
Package Qty. 20

Dimensions

Height 1.03 in.
Depth 5.79 in.
Width 4 in.
Weight 1.32 lb.

Warranty

Warranty 3 Years

Miscellaneous

Product ID 29040493
Release Date January, 2006

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