Western Digital Caviar Black 500 GB
Category: Storage
Manufacturer: Western Digital
Type: HDD
Interface: SATA
Capacity: 500
Read: 550 MB/s
Price: $135.54 from Amazon
Western Digital Caviar Black 500 GB
Type
HDD
Interface
SATA
Capacity
500
Read
550 MB/s
Best price from Amazon
$135.54
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Overview
This is a 500GB 3.5" HDD on the SATA interface. Sequential throughput reaches 550 MB/s reads and 520 MB/s writes, backed by 32MB of cache. At roughly $0.27 per gigabyte it sits in the high-end tier. SATA throughput caps near 550 MB/s — fine for game libraries and backups, slower for heavy scratch work.
At $135.54 it sits in the high-end drive bracket. Drop it into the PlanMyPC builder to check compatibility with the rest of your parts and compare current drive prices across retailers. Warranty coverage follows Western Digital's standard policy — confirm regional terms on the listing. Every published spec is tabulated below, and compatibility against your current part list is checked automatically.
| Specification | Value |
|---|---|
| Type | HDD |
| Cache | 32 |
| Capacity | 500 |
| Interface | SATA |
| Read Speed | 550 MB/s |
| Form Factor | 3.5" |
| Write Speed | 520 MB/s |
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