State-of-the-art seeking algorithms and advanced power management features ensure low power consumption and long battery life.
In a notebook drive, silence is golden. WD's exclusive WhisperDrive technology yields one of the quietest 2.5-inch hard drives on the market.
Did you know...
It's easy to install an internal hard drive in your computer.
Designed for various applications.
WD Scorpio Blue has a portfolio of drives to satisfy all your portable computing needs. These drives are available in multiple z-heights including the 9.5 mm industry standard, 7 mm for use in thin notebooks and compatible with mainstream systems, and 12.5 mm primarily for external enclosures.
Rugged.
WD's ShockGuard technology protects the drive mechanics and platter surfaces from shocks.
Advanced Format (AF).
Technology adopted by WD and other drive manufacturers to increase media format efficiencies, thus enabling larger drive capacities. (PVT models only)
Reliable.
WD's SecurePark parks the recording heads off the disk surface during spin up, spin down, and when the drive is off. This ensures the recording head never touches the disk surface resulting in improved long term reliability due to less head wear, and improved non-operational shock tolerance.
Tested for compatibility.
We perform tests on hundreds of systems and a multitude of platforms in our FIT Lab and Mobile Compatibility Lab to give our customers confidence that our drives will work in their systems.
Ideal for:
Portable digital devices of all kinds including notebook computers, external storage, and digital media players.
Specifications:
WD Scorpio Blue 500 GB SATA Hard Drives ( WD5000LPVT)
| Performance Specifications |
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Rotational Speed |
5,400 RPM (nominal) |
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Buffer Size |
8 MB |
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| Transfer Rates |
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Buffer To Host (Serial ATA) |
3 Gb/s (Max) |
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| Physical Specifications |
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Formatted Capacity |
500,107 MB |
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Capacity |
500 GB |
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Interface |
SATA 3 Gb/s |
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User Sectors Per Drive |
976,773,168 |
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| Physical Dimensions |
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| English |
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Height |
0.27 Inches |
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Depth |
3.94 Inches |
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Width |
2.75 Inches |
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Weight |
0.20 Pounds |
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| Metric |
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Height |
6.8 mm |
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Depth |
100.2 mm |
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Width |
69.85 mm |
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Weight |
0.09 kg |
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| Environmental Specifications |
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| Shock |
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Operating Shock (Read) |
400G, 2ms |
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Non-operating Shock |
1000G, 2 ms |
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| Acoustics |
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Idle Mode |
17 dBA (average) |
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Seek Mode 0 |
22 dBA (average) |
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| Temperature (English) |
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Operating |
32 F to 140 F |
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Non-operating |
-40 F to 149 F |
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| Temperature (Metric) |
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Operating |
-0 C to 60 C |
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Non-operating |
-40 C to 65 C |
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| Electrical Specifications |
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| Current Requirements |
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Power Dissipation |
| |
Read/Write |
1.4 Watts |
| |
Idle |
0.55 Watts |
| |
Standby |
0.13 Watts |
| |
Sleep |
0.13 Watts |
| |
| As used for storage capacity, one megabyte (MB) = one million bytes, one gigabyte (GB) = one billion bytes, and one terabyte (TB) = one trillion bytes. Total accessible capacity varies depending on operating environment. As used for buffer or cache, one megabyte (MB) = 1,048,576 bytes. As used for transfer rate or interface, megabyte per second (MB/s) = one million bytes per second, megabit per second (Mb/s) = one million bits per second, and gigabit per second (Gb/s) = one billion bits per second. |
