Specifications

Model #

WD5000KS

Model Name

Caviar® SE16

Brand

Western Digital

Capacity

500 GB

Average Latency

4.20 ms (nominal)

Track-to-Track Seek Time:

2.0 ms (average)

Read Seek Time

8.9 ms

Write Seek Time

10.9 ms (average)

Transfer Rates

Buffer To Host (Serial ATA) 300 MB/s (Max)
Buffer To Disk 748 Mbits/s (Max)

Contact Start/Stop Cycles

50,000 minimum

Buffer Size

16 MB

Rotational Speed

7,200 RPM (nominal)

Acoustics

Idle Mode 28 dBA (average)
Seek Mode 0 33 dBA (average)
Seek Mode 3 29 dBA (average)

Shock

Operating Shock (Read) 65G, 2 ms
Non-operating Shock 250G, 2 ms

Interface

SATA 300 MB/s

Dimentions

Height 1.028'
Length 5.787'
Width 4.00'  (+/- 0.010 inch)

 Weight

1.32 Pounds (+/- .10 lb)

Warranty

3 Years

 Product Link

WD5000KS