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Western Digital® Caviar® Blue™ 500GB SATA Desktop Hard Drive

Western Digital® Caviar® Blue™ 500GB SATA Desktop Hard Drive

Item: 682060    Model: WDBAAX5000ENC

Western Digital® Caviar® Blue™ 500GB SATA Desktop Hard Drive
4.5stars
( 284 reviews)
  • 500GB Storage Capacity
  • 3.5" Hard Drive for desktop PC and Mac® computers
  • Serial ATA (SATA) 3Gb/s interface
  • NoTouch™ ramp load technology; recording head never touches the disc media ensuring less wear and better drive protection
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Western Digital® Caviar® Blue™ 500GB Internal SATA Desktop Hard Drive (7200 RPM)
 
4.3

(based on 284 reviews)

Ratings Distribution

  • 5 Stars

     

    (151)

  • 4 Stars

     

    (99)

  • 3 Stars

     

    (14)

  • 2 Stars

     

    (5)

  • 1 Stars

     

    (15)

92%

of respondents would recommend this to a friend.

Pros

  • Easy to install (243)
  • Quiet (218)
  • Fast (204)
  • Reliable (165)
  • Highly compatible (151)

Cons

  • Unreliable (11)
  • Difficult to install (10)
  • Runs hot (5)

Best Uses

  • High-end multimedia (83)
  • Gaming (43)
  • Multimedia (32)
  • Upgrade (31)
  • Replacement (19)
    • Reviewer Profile:
    • Heavy duty user (118), Frequent user (105), Quality oriented (36), Budget shopper (14), Infrequent user (8)
    • Primary use:
    • Personal (234), Business (44)

Most Liked Positive Review

 

Incredible fast and Silent....

Honestly, I have bought 3 500gb Sata II drives. Seagate, Maxtor and Western Digital. Eventhough Seagate and Maxtor has longer warrantee; however, they made Loud Noise when I transfer or install programs....Read complete review

Honestly, I have bought 3 500gb Sata II drives. Seagate, Maxtor and Western Digital. Eventhough Seagate and Maxtor has longer warrantee; however, they made Loud Noise when I transfer or install programs. Western Digital is the best of all three. I never use WD; however, after this baby. Bye bye to seagate and maxtor. Thank you so much western, u made my life less noisy

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Most Liked Negative Review

 

Terrible Choice for a Hard Drive

This WD 500G hard drive is the worst choice you could make. After shopping for large slave (secondary) hard drive I chose this WD because of their reputation but boy was I WRONG. ...Read complete review

This WD 500G hard drive is the worst choice you could make. After shopping for large slave (secondary) hard drive I chose this WD because of their reputation but boy was I WRONG. The first one I received was defective from the start so WD replaced it using their RMA program. A pain when I needed one at the time I bought the first one. After one year and 3 months the replacement one crashed in the middle of doing a newsletter causing me to miss a deadline. The drive started intermittently locking up and then without time to back up any files, it vanished from computer recognition. Running the diagnostic software showed that the hard drive had 15 attritubes that are below tolerance. [...]I'll never buy any WD product and would advise that you didn't either! Their products are JUNK.

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(11 of 36 customers found this review helpful)

 
1.0

Not Vista OS Compatible

By me

from San Luis Obispo, CA

About Me Quality Oriented

Verified Buyer

Pros

  • Easy To Install
  • High Capacity
  • Quiet

Cons

    Best Uses

      Comments about Western Digital® Caviar® Blue™ 500GB Internal SATA Desktop Hard Drive (7200 RPM):

      The manufacturer's packaging does not disclose the fact the buyer can not install Vista operating system on the HD. Once you are home, unpackaged the product and read the enclosures (or try to install Vista) you then learn it isn't compatible with Windows Vista OS.

      • Primary use:
      • Personal

      Comment on this review(earn points)

      (8 of 10 customers found this review helpful)

       
      1.0

      Failed very early in it's life.

      By Jimmy can jump

      from Framingham, MA

      About Me Frequent User

      Verified Reviewer

      Pros

      • Easy To Install
      • Fast
      • Quiet

      Cons

      • Runs Hot
      • Unreliable

      Best Uses

        Comments about Western Digital® Caviar® Blue™ 500GB Internal SATA Desktop Hard Drive (7200 RPM):

        Install was a snap, and all was good until drive developed bad sectors and became unusable after only 9 months.

        • Primary use:
        • Personal

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        (8 of 14 customers found this review helpful)

         
        1.0

        Terrible Choice for a Hard Drive

        By Old Car Dude

        from Winston Salem, NC

        About Me Quality Oriented

        Pros

        • High Capacity

        Cons

        • Unreliable

        Best Uses

          Comments about Western Digital® Caviar® Blue™ 500GB Internal SATA Desktop Hard Drive (7200 RPM):

          This WD 500G hard drive is the worst choice you could make. After shopping for large slave (secondary) hard drive I chose this WD because of their reputation but boy was I WRONG. The first one I received was defective from the start so WD replaced it using their RMA program. A pain when I needed one at the time I bought the first one. After one year and 3 months the replacement one crashed in the middle of doing a newsletter causing me to miss a deadline. The drive started intermittently locking up and then without time to back up any files, it vanished from computer recognition. Running the diagnostic software showed that the hard drive had 15 attritubes that are below tolerance. [...]I'll never buy any WD product and would advise that you didn't either! Their products are JUNK.

          • Primary use:
          • Personal

          Comment on this review(earn points)

          (8 of 16 customers found this review helpful)

           
          1.0

          DEAD HARD DRIVE

          By PC WHIZ

          from NEWELL, PA

          About Me Quality Oriented

          Verified Reviewer

          Pros

          • Easy To Install
          • Fast
          • High Capacity
          • Powerful
          • Quiet

          Cons

          • Unreliable

          Best Uses

          • Backup Storage Drive

          Comments about Western Digital® Caviar® Blue™ 500GB Internal SATA Desktop Hard Drive (7200 RPM):

          I had recieved this as a gift and installed it into my PC as a backup hard drive for my important files and pictures. The drive was quite fast and quiet. But fast and quiet DOESN'T make up for quality. I had a power flash at the house and the computer was on a power surge protector. When I restarted the computer back up, the hard drive started checking for errors. After 2 1/2 days, the computer remained stuck on 4% complete. Tried to restart the PC again and the hard drive was fried. I never had this happen with Maxtor or any other hard drives. I will NEVER buy WD Hard Drives AGAIN!!!!

          • Primary use:
          • Personal

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          (5 of 6 customers found this review helpful)

           
          5.0

          Disk

          By Roger

          from Fort Wayne

          About Me Heavy Duty User

          Verified Buyer

          Pros

          • Easy To Install
          • Highly Compatible
          • Quiet
          • Reliable

          Cons

            Best Uses

            • High-End Multimedia

            Comments about Western Digital® Caviar® Blue™ 500GB Internal SATA Desktop Hard Drive (7200 RPM):

            na

            • Primary use:
            • Personal

            Comment on this review(earn points)

            (5 of 6 customers found this review helpful)

             
            5.0

            Great Drive, Great Value

            By Farmer Al

            from Burlington, NJ

            About Me Quality Oriented

            Pros

            • Easy To Install
            • Fast
            • High Capacity
            • Powerful
            • Quiet
            • Reliable

            Cons

            • None

            Best Uses

            • Gaming
            • Multimedia
            • Upgrade

            Comments about Western Digital® Caviar® Blue™ 500GB Internal SATA Desktop Hard Drive (7200 RPM):

            Very easy to install, quiet and fast. You can't do any better than that, at least as far as hard drives go. In my 15+ years of upgrading computers, Western Digital hard drives have always been reliable and never had one go bad. So far, this drive has been no exception. Great performing drive. Highly recommended.

            • Primary use:
            • Personal

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            get answers from real customers and in-house experts with AnswerBox.

            86 Questions | 99 Answers
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            • Q:

              Will this hard drive work on Dell Xps 420?
              Asked on 9/23/2012 by computer12

              1 answer

              • A:

                Yes, it will work with the stock motherboard because it accepts up to 5 SATA connections.

                Answered on 9/23/2012 by Community Answer from None
            • Q:

              Will this drive work in a HP Pavilion Slimline S5310f, replacing the current WD hardrive
              Asked on 8/9/2012 by nana

              1 answer

              • A:

                Yes this hard drive is fully compatible with the HP Pavilion Slimline S5310f.

                Answered on 8/10/2012 by Community Answer from None
            • Q:

              How is this produced installed onto Desktop Computer, can it be done at home?. and will I loose any files after replacing? Thanks
              Asked on 7/10/2012 by Sully

              1 answer

              • A:

                This HD can be installed at home, on any PC/MAC that has the compatible serial ATP Interface, which you can verify by checking the cable that connects to your existing HD. It is a standard connection so should work on most Desktop units. You would need to transfer the files on your existing Hard Drive to this new unit to not loose any files.

                Answered on 7/10/2012 by Community Answer from None
            • Q:

              I presently have a Samsung sp1614C in my HP computer, will this Western Digital do as a replacement with present hookups in the cpu case?
              Asked on 5/9/2012 by joville newbie from Commerce Twp. Michigan

              1 answer

              • CUSTOMER CARE

                A:

                Yes, this product is very similar to the hard drive you presently have in your PC. You should have no problem switching the hard drive with this Western Digital unit. To place an order for this item, please contact us by dialing 1-800-333-3330.

                Answered on 5/14/2012 by Liz C from Staples
            • Q:

              will this hard drive work in my security systems dvr recorder?
              all I know, is that it states I need a DVR rated G drive.
              Asked on 4/17/2012 by Anonymous

              2 answers

              • CUSTOMER CARE

                A:

                This is an internal drive, and would not be able to be installed in your DVR recorder. You would need to purchase a DVR expander such as Western Digital WDBABT0010HBK-NESN. We may be able to special order this item for you. To request a special order, please contact us by dialing 1-800-333-3330.

                Answered on 4/18/2012 by Liz C from Staples
              • A:

                You should use an external hard drive if your existing unit already has a hard drive installed. Western Digital makes several that will work with your unit if your system has a USB port. They are very easy to install - Plug and Play capable. You can find them here: http://www.staples.com/office/supplies/StaplesSearch?searchkey=external+hard+drive&storeId=10001&catalogId=10051&langId=-1&fromUrl=home

                Answered on 4/19/2012 by Community Answer from None
            • Q:

              Will this drive work in a Compaq Presarion S4000V?
              Asked on 4/5/2012 by Anonymous

              1 answer

              • CUSTOMER CARE

                A:

                No, the biggest hard drive option for your PC is a 250 GB hard drive (7200 rpm). We have a Western Digital Caviar Blue Desktop WD2500AAKX 250 GB 7200 rpm 3.5" Internal Hard Drive; however, it is not on Staples.com. To order this hard drive, please call us and reference item number IM1 DN1585.

                Answered on 4/10/2012 by Dawn B from Staples
            • Q:

              Can this harddrive be added to my Pavilion m8000n
              Asked on 7/30/2011 by Anonymous

              1 answer

              • A:

                Yes, this SATA hard drive is compatible with your SATA desktop.

                Answered on 8/4/2011 by Anonymous from None
            • Q:

              is this hard drive for a dell xps m1710 laptop
              Asked on 7/19/2011 by rache from lynchburg, va

              1 answer

              • A:

                No. This is a 3.5" drive; the laptop requires a 2.5" drive.

                Answered on 7/21/2011 by Anonymous from None
            • Q:

              Will this drive work in an EMachine model T5048?
              Asked on 4/13/2011 by Anonymous

              1 answer

              • CUSTOMER CARE

                A:

                This desktop hard drive is compatible with a PC & or a MAC that has Serial ATA interface.

                Answered on 4/18/2011 by Laura B from Staples
            • Q:

              WILL THIS WORK IN HP PAVILLION A1010N
              Asked on 3/31/2011 by RON from BENSALEM PA

              1 answer

              • CUSTOMER CARE

                A:

                Your HP Pavillion must have a Serial ATA interface.

                Answered on 4/8/2011 by Darlene S from Staples
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