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Western Digital 500GB WD Black Performance Internal Hard Drive HDD - 7200 RPM, SATA 6 Gb/s, 64 MB Cache, 3.5" - WD5003AZEX

4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars 14,662 ratings
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500GB
64 MB Cache
Hard Drive
Digital Storage Capacity 500 GB
Hard Disk Interface Serial ATA-600
Connectivity Technology SATA
Brand WD_BLACK
Hard Disk Form Factor 3.5 Inches
Hard Disk Description Mechanical Hard Disk
Compatible Devices PC
Installation Type Internal Hard Drive
Color 3.5" Desktop HDD
Hard Disk Size 500 GB

About this item

  • Desktop performance gaming hard drive
  • Performance storage available in up to 10TB* capacities | * As used for storage capacity, 1TB = one trillion bytes. Actual user capacity may be less depending on operating environment.
  • Designed for gamers, system builders, and creative professionals.
  • Western Digital’s StableTrac and Dynamic Cache Technology increase reliability and optimize performance
  • An industry-leading 5-year limited warranty** | ** See official Western Digital website for warranty details.

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  • Performance hard drive Acronis True Image WD Edition Software Quick install guide

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    Product Description

    WD Black performance storage is designed to enhance your PC experience across heavier computing tasks whether you are a digital artist, video editor, photographer, or gamer. Available with an impressive 256 MB of DRAM cache on higher capacity models, the WD Black drive is optimized for drive performance so you can spend more time experiencing the things you love most. Enhance your PC’s performance even further when you combine a WD Black drive with an SSD for a dual drive configuration, allowing you to benefit from the additional caching of your operating system onto the SSD for increased performance. All together, the WD Black drive gives you the hard drive performance, capacity and an industry leading 5-year limited warranty for an inspiring three-in-one storage solution.

    Customer reviews

    4.6 out of 5 stars
    4.6 out of 5
    14,662 global ratings

    Customers say

    Customers like the value, ease of installation, and warranty of the computer drive. They mention that it's well worth the price, easy to work with, and has a five-year warranty. They are also happy with quality, capacity, and performance. However, some customers have reported issues with recognition and noise.

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    1,779 customers mention1,504 positive275 negative

    Customers like the performance of the hard drive. They say it offers lightning-fast performance for their storage needs, with a respectable write speed. They appreciate the amazing transfer speeds and fast boot times. They also say the hard drives are solid and perform consistently. Customers say the system came up running without a problem and that the drives were delivered promptly.

    "...With its 7200 RPM speed and SATA 6 Gb/s interface, it offers lightning-fast performance for my storage needs...." Read more

    "...For this purpose, they have had a 100% success rate...." Read more

    "These 6 T 3.5 inch drives were delivered promptly and easy to install. I am glad I bought them" Read more

    "...I have not had any slow down, stutter, or frame rate issues that would suggest read speed is not consistent...." Read more

    1,025 customers mention794 positive231 negative

    Customers like the quality of the hard drive. They say it's a fast, reliable, and rock solid hard drive with excellent drive life. Some customers also mention that the hard drives are good and secure.

    "...A definite must-have for anyone seeking reliable and high-performance storage. Even in 2024, it is a valuable asset." Read more

    "...The Seagate was solid and reliable for roughly two years and I had no complaints...." Read more

    "Seerms fine; have not installed it yet. I would have preferred to get the drive in its new product packaging." Read more

    "...4 Stars for getting a defective, DOA, OEM Drive. It was factory-sealed so it is all on WD...." Read more

    668 customers mention622 positive46 negative

    Customers appreciate the value of the hard drive. They say it's well worth the price, provides decent performance at a decent price, and is a valuable asset. Some say it is the best choice for PC enthusiasts and gamers.

    "...Even in 2024, it is a valuable asset." Read more

    "...This size was reasonably priced and available." Read more

    "...An increase in storage space and well worth the price." Read more

    "...1TB+ (BLUE & BLACK 64 MB CACHE DRIVES) his is by far the best choice for any PC ENTHUSIAST / GAMER for their Backup Storage & Installs of their..." Read more

    349 customers mention306 positive43 negative

    Customers find the installation process of the hard drive to be easy. They mention that it's simple to work with, and the RMA process is somewhat painless. They also say that the drive is dependable and trouble-free, and that the replacement was relatively easy.

    "...Looks like they're pushing in the new stuff now.Installation was easy, just crack open the PC case and slip it into the rack...." Read more

    "These 6 T 3.5 inch drives were delivered promptly and easy to install. I am glad I bought them" Read more

    "...So if your needing a DRIVE that's highly dependable, easy to work with and has a whole lot of WD Programs then WD should be the @1 Choice /..." Read more

    "Drive is fast enough, plenty of storage, and install was a breeze with Linux OS...." Read more

    299 customers mention286 positive13 negative

    Customers are satisfied with the capacity of the hard drive. They mention that it provides a good amount of storage at an extremely reasonable price. Some say that it's great for reliable mass storage and a fantastic boot drive for an HDD in this day and age. They also say that the drive has plenty of space to hold all their games. Overall, most are happy with the performance and the amount of space for the price.

    "...A definite must-have for anyone seeking reliable and high-performance storage. Even in 2024, it is a valuable asset." Read more

    "The product is great for storing my steam library of games that do not require a SSD. I am getting the read/write speeds as advertised...." Read more

    "...An increase in storage space and well worth the price." Read more

    "Perfect for storage and runs very quick and quiet. Can be used for storage and some light gaming...." Read more

    86 customers mention69 positive17 negative

    Customers like the warranty of the computer drive. They say it has a good warranty and is trouble free. Some customers also mention that the drive has gotten crazy long.

    "...one from Amazon is quiet, fast, and reliable - and comes with a five year factory warranty, which I verified by going to the Western Digital website..." Read more

    "...slightly pricey, these are great hard drives with good speeds and good warranty that I expect to be reliable over the long term.4.5 stars" Read more

    "...builders for several good reasons, among which are performance, warranty and, overall reliability...." Read more

    "...Great drive, great speed, great warranty, and 2TB for around $130 is fantastic." Read more

    792 customers mention360 positive432 negative

    Customers are mixed about the noise of the computer drive. Some mention it really is super quiet and barely makes a sound, while others say it's very noisy and annoying to listen to.

    "...is the noise it makes...." Read more

    "...of detail in my music that I never heard before and overall, the volume was louder as opposed to how the Seagate sounded, so I was a bit conflicted...." Read more

    "...It passed its smart test its just a noisy boy. I am guessing western digital said the hell with being quiet we gotta make this as fast as we can." Read more

    "...It was incredibly fast (~200ish MB avg) versus my other drives and quite quiet. It did click when writing data, but not very loud...." Read more

    52 customers mention5 positive47 negative

    Customers are dissatisfied with the recognition of the hard drive. They mention that it makes a strange clicking sound, and the PC does not recognize the drive. It is extremely difficult to get the drive recognized and viable by the OS. Some customers also mention that the BIOS does not detect the hard disc.

    "...After a week or so, I noticed my HDD was no longer listed in my drive list. I troubleshot the issue and wasn't able to figure out what was wrong...." Read more

    "...connection is made there is a strange clicking sound, pc does not recognize the drive...." Read more

    "...Eventually, the drive would no longer show up in the middle of using it causing crashes, and most commonly disk write errors on steam...." Read more

    "...Since this is greater than 2TB, it was not recognized readily by Windows 10...." Read more

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    5 Stars
    The best of the best drives out there
    I am a full time professional photographer and I’ve been using WD Black drives now since 2015. I currently have 8 spinning in my raid 5 enclosures and just had one give sector errors. The drive that is bad is from 2017. Yep 7 years old. It’s only one of 2 drives that I’ve owned that went bad from them and that one died a few days before its 5 year warranty ended. WD replaced it. Yes that took time and the drive that I’m putting in for the bad one is that other replacement. I couldn’t wait and had bought a new one so I had an extra for the last 2 years. Hot swapped it and now I’m waiting for the drive to rebuild and I’ll be up and running.Later this year I’ll likely go to SSD drives bit for now WD Black Drives are my go to!
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    Sudip Menon
    5.0 out of 5 stars Stellar Performance Upgrade
    Reviewed in the United States on March 21, 2024
    Capacity: 4TBStyle: 256 MB CachePattern: Hard DriveVerified Purchase
    This purchase has truly exceeded my expectations. With its 7200 RPM speed and SATA 6 Gb/s interface, it offers lightning-fast performance for my storage needs. Whether it's gaming, multimedia editing, or everyday computing, this HDD delivers consistently smooth operation. Plus, the generous 4TB capacity ensures I have ample space for all my files. A definite must-have for anyone seeking reliable and high-performance storage. Even in 2024, it is a valuable asset.
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    umeweall
    5.0 out of 5 stars Great Drive And Has Been Flawless For Over Two Years
    Reviewed in the United States on April 11, 2024
    Capacity: 2TBStyle: 64 MB CachePattern: Hard DriveVerified Purchase
    I have four of these drives, which I rotate in usage for doing 'system image' backups to. I do an image backup every month, as a just in case measure. If my main drive in my computer dies, I can plug this disk into the external disk housing and restore my system disk within hours (yes, I have a blank disk on hand, same brand/model, so that I can restore the image to). I have had no issues with any of the four disks that I have been using to do the image saves to. Although the disks are not in use everyday, they have handled the job over the years that I needed them to do. For this purpose, they have had a 100% success rate. BTW, 'yes', I create a new system recovery DVD, with each image backup, to have a fresh/current recovery DVD on hand, as the system does go through updates during a month, and you need that reflected in your recovery disk/image save.

    BTW
    I highly recommend that a 'system image' backup be done on any new system, immediately after set-up in house. This way you will always have the capability to restore your system to 'new' condition, if anything ever happens to it (system disk crash/infected system).
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    Deep Wang
    5.0 out of 5 stars Works Like A Dream. A Somewhat Noisy Dream.
    Reviewed in the United States on May 13, 2022
    Capacity: 4TBStyle: 256 MB CachePattern: Hard DriveVerified Purchase
    I needed a bigger HDD for the huge influx of 4K footage I'm working with. Got it in a cardboard box and a non-static/spill-proof metallic sleeve. Two plastic shock absorbers were located at the top and bottom of the drive.

    Date of manufacture was dated 20 FEB 2022. Looks like they're pushing in the new stuff now.

    Installation was easy, just crack open the PC case and slip it into the rack. I knew about the noisy reputation that WD Black Drive's had, so I ordered a couple of noise-isolating screws and rubber washer to help mitigate the impending cacophony. After slamming everything together, I shoved it all into the PC.

    Storage size and transfer rate is top-notch, I can both watch and edit 4K movies with no trouble at all. The only problem (which is honestly a non-issue for me, but maybe not for you) is the noise it makes. Every so often, maybe every 5-10 seconds the disk head moves and you can hear a slight "thunk". You get used to it after a while, and this IS a performance drive, so noise like that is to be expected. Might be a bit jarring to people who weren't around when your computer sounding like an old muscle car starting up was standard.

    When going through heavy loads, the HDD spins to a high speed, but thanks to those noise-isolating screws and washers, I barely hear it. And since I'm only using this drive for editing, when I'm not editing Windows automatically turns off the drive so the "thunking" isn't around unless the drive is on and in use. No "scratching" or similar noises have been heard from the drive yet, and I've been using it heavily since Day-1. Only Whirling of the disks and the every present "thunk".

    This will give you good storage and speed with the only trade-off being noise. Keep that in mind as you eye that "Add To Cart" button.
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    Armani Rodriguez
    5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful HDD and Fast speeds!
    Reviewed in the United States on January 14, 2024
    Capacity: 1TBStyle: 64 MB CachePattern: Hard DriveVerified Purchase
    People really diss on HDD's which is quite unfortunate but to be honest they are better than many say and I can say that because I've bought thie and while many head for SSD's you should consider this whether it be for gaming or for storage.

    I had an old HDD 1TB which noticeable it was failing on me and made it impossible to load anything in a timely matter which at one point it told me the drive had failed and attempted to reboot. That lead to the purchase of this which was mine breaking cause it was so much faster loading almost everything games, files, storage it did really well.
    I also used this to build my PC and it was amazing!
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    Jonah A.
    4.0 out of 5 stars For an HDD its fast, but noisy
    Reviewed in the United States on February 19, 2024
    Capacity: 10TBStyle: 256 MB CachePattern: Hard DriveVerified Purchase
    The product is great for storing my steam library of games that do not require a SSD. I am getting the read/write speeds as advertised. The only thing i didn't like is the fact that unlike my old hard drive the mounting screws in the middle of covered up. This means i had to mount it using only three of the 4 screws which is... fine since i won't be moving my computer much.

    Other then that the only complaint i have about it is its noisy. The first day i had it i downloaded 2.5 Terabytes of data onto it. It makes a a rhythmic thumping sound in it and when i am reading data i can definitely hear the heads seeking data on the platters. This actually got me to immedily perform a smart test to ensure it wasn't DOA. It passed its smart test its just a noisy boy. I am guessing western digital said the hell with being quiet we gotta make this as fast as we can.
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    Juan
    5.0 out of 5 stars Llego antes de la fecha de entrega
    Reviewed in Mexico on October 27, 2023
    Capacity: 10TBStyle: 256 MB CachePattern: Hard DriveVerified Purchase
    Llego bien el producto, solo hay que darle formato para poder utilizarlo, trabaja bien hasta el momento
    excelente calidad
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    Juan
    5.0 out of 5 stars Llego antes de la fecha de entrega
    Reviewed in Mexico on October 27, 2023
    Llego bien el producto, solo hay que darle formato para poder utilizarlo, trabaja bien hasta el momento
    excelente calidad
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    Mario V.
    5.0 out of 5 stars El poder del sol en la palma de mi mano
    Reviewed in Mexico on July 8, 2023
    Capacity: 6TBStyle: 128 MB CachePattern: Hard DriveVerified Purchase
    Llevaba tiempo queriendo conseguir esta belleza pero temía por la seguridad del mismo pero Amazon es fantástico, llego perfectamente protegido e incluso días antes de la fecha estimada.
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    E Roman
    5.0 out of 5 stars No esta mal
    Reviewed in Mexico on July 7, 2023
    Capacity: 8TBStyle: 128 MB CachePattern: Hard DriveVerified Purchase
    Hasta ahora sin fallas.
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    leticia chaves
    1.0 out of 5 stars Veio com defeito
    Reviewed in Brazil on February 24, 2023
    Capacity: 8TBStyle: 128 MB CachePattern: Hard DriveVerified Purchase
    Comprei o HD e não funciona simplesmente não liga ou dá sinal de vida.
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    Geniana d.
    5.0 out of 5 stars Produto de Excelência, Vendedor Profissional
    Reviewed in Brazil on December 1, 2022
    Capacity: 4TBStyle: 256 MB CachePattern: Hard DriveVerified Purchase
    O vendedor cancelou a compra por problema com o fornecedor, mas me manteve informada e prontamente providenciou um novo item, que chegou dentro do novo prazo. Talvez por isso, o hd chegou parecendo embalado às pressas sem proteções anti-impacto como deveria ser para esse tipo de produto e valor, mas com a embalagem antiestática apropriada. O item em si é original da WD, produto de excelência como descrito no anúncio, sem problemas em 3 meses de uso. Apenas não encontrei o tamanho do buffer alegado pelo fabricante, mesmo usando ferramentas como CrystalDiskInfo, Sentinel, Aida64 ou Sepeccy.
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