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Western Digital Caviar® 500GB EIDE/PATA Internal Hard Drive

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  • Item: 728738
  • Model: WD5000JBRTL

  • 500GB
  • EIDE/PATA interface
  • WhisperDrive™ technology minimizes noise to levels virtually below the threshold of human hearing
  • 8MB cache buffer
  • 7200 RPM

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Compatibility PC
Special Features Whisper Drive Technology
Warranty 1 year
Networked No
Encryption Type None
Capacity 500GB
Manufacturer Model WD5000JBRTL
Manufacturer Western Digital
Rotation Speed 7200 RPM
Drive Capacity 500GB
Internal or External Internal

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Western Digital Caviar® 500GB EIDE/PATA Internal Hard Drive
Avg. Customer Rating:
 
4.5 stars
(based on 72 reviews)
97% of respondents would recommend this to a friend.

Customers most agreed on the following attributes:

Pros:
Easy to install (63), Quiet (53), Highly compatible (52), Fast (47), Reliable (36)
Best Uses:
High-end multimedia (27), Gaming (5)
Describe Yourself:
Frequent user (37), Heavy duty user (33)
Primary use:
Personal (59), Business (13)
Reviewed by 72 CustomersSort by:
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great product at a great price
By williep2Verified Buyer from Bluefield Virginia on 11/17/2009
Pros:
Easy To Install, Fast, Highly Compatible, Quiet, Reliable
Best Uses:
High-End Multimedia
Describe Yourself:
Heavy Duty User
Primary use:
Personal
Bottom Line:
Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

Comments about Western Digital Caviar® 500GB EIDE/PATA Internal Hard Drive:

Cd wouldn't boot in my computer, but the directions showed me how to make a bootable disk which worked well.

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Still doing it's job
By FrankVerified Buyer from Mineola, New york on 11/12/2009
Pros:
Easy To Install, Highly Compatible, Quiet
Best Uses:
Backups, File storage
Describe Yourself:
Heavy Duty User
Primary use:
Business
Bottom Line:
Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

Comments about Western Digital Caviar® 500GB EIDE/PATA Internal Hard Drive:

This drive is being used to backup the workstations and fileserver on the network.

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Performing exactly as expected.
By SpaceguyVerified Buyer from Sunnyvale on 11/12/2009
Pros:
Easy To Install, Highly Compatible
Describe Yourself:
Heavy Duty User
Primary use:
Personal
Bottom Line:
Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

Comments about Western Digital Caviar® 500GB EIDE/PATA Internal Hard Drive:

Replaced a bad hard drive with great results.

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Nice drive
By TiremanVerified Buyer from Akron, OH on 11/10/2009
Pros:
Easy To Install
Describe Yourself:
Heavy Duty User
Primary use:
Personal
Bottom Line:
Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

Comments about Western Digital Caviar® 500GB EIDE/PATA Internal Hard Drive:

This is my back-up drive

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wesxtern digital right on target
By John e boyVerified Buyer from Daly City, Ca on 11/10/2009
Pros:
Easy To Install, Fast, Highly Compatible, Quiet, Reliable
Describe Yourself:
Frequent User
Primary use:
Personal
Bottom Line:
Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

Comments about Western Digital Caviar® 500GB EIDE/PATA Internal Hard Drive:

Installed as a second hardrive for windows 7. Still XP on my old drive to access files.

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Fast & Easy
By ServerDudeVerified Buyer from Chicago, IL on 11/6/2009
Pros:
Easy To Install, Fast, Highly Compatible
Best Uses:
High-End Multimedia
Describe Yourself:
Heavy Duty User
Primary use:
Personal
Bottom Line:
Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

Comments about Western Digital Caviar® 500GB EIDE/PATA Internal Hard Drive:

Works well in older PC. The motherboard would not recognize any drive over 500GB This was the largest that would work. It works great!

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