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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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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