Western Digital Caviar 500GB / SATA / 7200rpm / OEM Product Information

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Product Information : Western Digital Caviar 500GB / SATA / 7200rpm / OEM

SATA, 500 GB, 7200 rpm, External 3.5 More product info

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Product information

Product properties
Portable	No
Memory Card Reader This shows how many different types of memory cards that is supported bye the memory card reader. I.e. 1 x SD Card Slot, 1 x Memory Stick Card Slot, 1 x Memory Stick PRO: this is 3-in-1.	No
Storage
Storage capacity The size of the hard drive is measured in GB. This is how much data you can store in your drive.	500 GB
Cache memory Cache memory is a special high-speed storage mechanism. It can be either a reserved section of main memory or an independent high-speed storage device. Its very important for the quality and speed of the hard drive. More cache, the better.	16 MB
Size
Size Shows the physical size of the unit.	External 3.5"
Speed
Revolutions per min Indicates the maximum number of revolutions per minute (RPM). Is usually 5400, 7200, 10000 or 15000 etc. How many rotations the disk will spin in a minute.	7200 rpm
Access time order to read or write data in a particular place on the disk, the read/write head of the disk needs to be moved to the correct place (just as to play a particular song on a cassette of recorded music, the tape needs to be wound to the right place). This process is known as "seeking", and the time it takes for the head to move to the right place is the "seek time". Seek time for a given disk varies depending on how far the head's destination is from its origin at the time of each read or write instruction; usually one discusses a disk's average seek time.	8.9 ms
Interface Transfer Rate This is the speed of which the interface can transfer information. For example, USB 2.0 has 60MB/s transfer rate. ATA 133 has 133MB/s. SATA150 has 150MB/s. The speed is given in Megabytes.	150 MB/s
Interface
Interface Which connection or interface is used for connecting drive to a Pc.	SATA
Interface Type Which interface that is used for data transfer between hard drive and motherboard. I.e. ATA66/100/133, SATA150, SATA-2, Firewire, USB etc...	SATA
Internal/External Shows if product is external or internal. If it should be inside the pc. Or can be connected being outside the PC as an external unit.	Intern
Connections
Network Port	None
Hot Swap	No
Special Features
Manufacturer	Western Digital