---
product_id: 1050583
title: "Blue 500GB Desktop Hard Disk Drive - 7200 RPM SATA 6 Gb/s 16MB Cache 3.5 Inch - WD5000AAKX"
brand: "wd"
price: "587 kr"
currency: DKK
in_stock: true
reviews_count: 11
category: "Wd"
url: https://www.desertcart.dk/products/1050583-blue-500gb-desktop-hard-disk-drive-7200-rpm-sata-6
store_origin: DK
region: Denmark
---

# 7200 RPM speed SATA 6 Gb/s interface 16MB cache memory Blue 500GB Desktop Hard Disk Drive - 7200 RPM SATA 6 Gb/s 16MB Cache 3.5 Inch - WD5000AAKX

**Brand:** wd
**Price:** 587 kr
**Availability:** ✅ In Stock

## Summary

> 💾 Upgrade your desktop storage game with WD Blue — speed, reliability, and peace of mind in one sleek package!

## Quick Answers

- **What is this?** Blue 500GB Desktop Hard Disk Drive - 7200 RPM SATA 6 Gb/s 16MB Cache 3.5 Inch - WD5000AAKX by wd
- **How much does it cost?** 587 kr with free shipping
- **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship
- **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.dk](https://www.desertcart.dk/products/1050583-blue-500gb-desktop-hard-disk-drive-7200-rpm-sata-6)

## Best For

- wd enthusiasts

## Why This Product

- Trusted wd brand quality
- Free international shipping included
- Worldwide delivery with tracking
- 15-day hassle-free returns

## Key Features

- • **Smart 16MB Cache:** Boosts read/write efficiency for smoother workflows.
- • **IntelliSeek Technology:** Optimizes seek speeds to reduce noise, vibration, and power use—work quietly and efficiently.
- • **Data LifeGuard Protection:** Continuous health monitoring safeguards your valuable data, so you never miss a beat.
- • **Blazing 7200 RPM Performance:** Experience lightning-fast data access and seamless multitasking.
- • **Next-Gen SATA 6 Gb/s Interface:** Maximize transfer speeds with cutting-edge connectivity.

## Overview

The WD Blue 500GB Desktop Hard Disk Drive combines a high-speed 7200 RPM spindle with a SATA 6 Gb/s interface and 16MB cache to deliver reliable, fast storage for Mac and PC users. Featuring IntelliSeek technology for quieter operation and Data LifeGuard algorithms for continuous drive health monitoring, this 3.5-inch HDD is designed for professionals seeking dependable performance and longevity. Backed by a 2-year warranty, it’s the smart upgrade for your desktop storage needs.

## Description

Compatible with: Mac; PC.

Review: Fast, quiet, solid - My use for these drives is to replace a couple of aging five year old 80GB drives in Windows XP and XP Media Center machines. Those drives are still running fine, however, for the price, I had absolutely no reason not to upgrade them at this time. I came across this drive middle of last week and desertcart was selling it new for $29 - I was scratching my head thinking "what's the deal" and "what's wrong with these drives"? Sure, even though they were above $25, desertcart was still charging for the shipping - so I took two to bring the per drive shipping down slightly. The old 3Gb version of this drive was selling for over $40 - so again, scratching my head about this. Maybe it was a pricing mistake? Whatever - it was a great price. The drives arrived yesterday, same standard OEM packaging all of my six other WD drives have come in over the past 9 months. I used Clonezilla to clone the old drives on to the new, it went smoothly without any issues. I'm storing the old drives just in case these new ones have any issues I won't have to rebuild the system drives from scratch. I know that the motherboards in my machines cannot make use of the 6Gb throughput, however, these drives are definitely faster than what they're replacing - older WD drives which indicate they are 7200RPM and 3Gb. Specs on the older drives indicate performance shouldn't be all that different, but it is, and for the better. I won't question it. The drive indicates you can jumper pins 5 and 6 to limit it to 3Gb, but I didn't understand the benefit of doing it, so I left it unjumpered and it's working well. To summarize - these drives are fast, quiet, and so far are performing excellently. I'm very happy with them thus far.
Review: Not one disk error ..did a surface test - I love Disk drives SATA for storage. I love ssd for OS much faster. The photo above shows how long my hard drives been on for 1 is over 13 years old the other 2 about a year. No telling how long a disk drive will last if anyone says they can tell you they are lying. I took out my older one and replaced it because the hard drive i took out was causing long boots and slowing down searches on PC but it is still loaded with things I can still use if I want it is far from dead It is a tad newer than the 13 year old. I only buy them when they are cheap and on sale because no matter the review you could get a bad one ..in my case been lucky so far. I grabbed the 2 Blue western Digitals as back up so no telling how long they will last. No One can tell me that. Hopefully my next motherboard board will handle 2 ssd and 4 SATA...

## Features

- IntelliSeek: Calculates optimum seek speeds to lower power consumption, noise and vibration.
- Data LifeGuard: Advanced algorithms monitor your drive continuously so it stays in optimum health.
- NoTouch Ramp Load Technology: Safely positions the recording head off the disk surface to protect your data.
- 2-year seller waranty
- Package includes a hard drive only - no screws, cables, manuals included. Please purchase mounting hardware and cables separately if necessary.

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| ASIN | B00461G3MS |
| Best Sellers Rank | #87 in Internal Hard Drives |
| Brand | WD |
| Color | Blue |
| Computer Memory Type | SDRAM |
| Customer Reviews | 4.4 4.4 out of 5 stars (5,690) |
| Date First Available | October 11, 2010 |
| Flash Memory Size | 500 |
| Hard Drive | 500 GB Mechanical Hard Disk |
| Hard Drive Interface | Serial ATA |
| Hard Drive Rotational Speed | 7200 RPM |
| Hardware Platform | Mac; PC |
| Is Discontinued By Manufacturer | No |
| Item Dimensions LxWxH | 1.03 x 4 x 5.79 inches |
| Item Weight | 15.9 ounces |
| Item model number | WD5000AAKX |
| Language | English |
| Manufacturer | Western Digital |
| National Stock Number | 7025-01-615-7968 |
| Operating System | Windows |
| Processor Brand | WD |
| Product Dimensions | 1.03 x 4 x 5.79 inches |
| Series | Blue |
| Standing screen display size | 3.5 Inches |
| Voltage | 12 Volts |

## Product Details

- **Brand:** WD
- **Color:** Blue
- **Compatible Devices:** Desktop
- **Connectivity Technology:** SATA
- **Digital Storage Capacity:** 500 GB
- **Hard Disk Description:** Mechanical Hard Disk
- **Hard Disk Form Factor:** 3.5 Inches
- **Hard Disk Interface:** Serial ATA
- **Installation Type:** Internal Hard Drive
- **Special Feature:** Portable

## Images

![Blue 500GB Desktop Hard Disk Drive - 7200 RPM SATA 6 Gb/s 16MB Cache 3.5 Inch - WD5000AAKX - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/61IvwSwUdoL.jpg)

## Questions & Answers

**Q: Can i use this Sata III HDD in a Sata II Motherboard?**
A: SATA III (revision 3.x) interface, formally known as SATA 6Gb/s, is a third generation SATA interface running at 6.0Gb/s. The bandwidth throughput, which is supported by the interface, is up to 600MB/s. This interface is backwards compatible with SATA 3 Gb/s interface, also known as SATA II.  In other words, your motherboard will address the drive, but you won't benefit from the increased speed capability of this strong WD hard drive.  One solution is to buy a Rosewill RC-227 PCI-Express 2.0 SATA III (6.0Gb/s) Controller Card.  Of course, your motherboard must have a PCI-e x1 slot available.  A $19 solution..

**Q: replacing the old hard drive for my dell dimension 8300 series ( 8 years old PC). Will the WD Cavier Blue 500 GB work for my PC?**
A: Locate the Dell ID number on your PC and call Dell support. They will be able to examine your PC over the Internet and recommend a drive for you. E.g., does your PC have an IDE interface or is it even SATA capable? Then they will tell you about Henry's concerns in the previous answer. Partitioning is not the easiest system for novices.In addition, Dell can run a utility for you (or show you how) to identify all BIOS upgrades available for you - video, etc. that way, you spend you money one time, and get precisely the drive you need.  That said, buy a new PC.  When the drive's inserted, you'll still have a moderately functional 8-yr old computer.

**Q: does this come with the windows 7 license, since it has windows 7  os**
A: No, It is compatible with Windows 7. It is only a hard drive, it should work with any OS.

**Q: I have one caviar blue made in 2012 that has 6 year run time and never had one problem. Does everyone have similar success with theirs?**
A: The answer, yes. I have run spinner type hard drives for over ten years, until they become so outdated that I replace them will higher capacity hard drives. When I get the jitters about hard drive longevity, I simply but another one as a back up. At the moment, I only run hard mounted hard drives for system requirements and backups. I use external hard drives for all common storage. Have a problem with the computer, the external hard drive with all your data, can simply be plugged into another computer. Have a good week.

## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Fast, quiet, solid
*by H***D on February 20, 2011*

My use for these drives is to replace a couple of aging five year old 80GB drives in Windows XP and XP Media Center machines. Those drives are still running fine, however, for the price, I had absolutely no reason not to upgrade them at this time. I came across this drive middle of last week and Amazon was selling it new for $29 - I was scratching my head thinking "what's the deal" and "what's wrong with these drives"? Sure, even though they were above $25, Amazon was still charging for the shipping - so I took two to bring the per drive shipping down slightly. The old 3Gb version of this drive was selling for over $40 - so again, scratching my head about this. Maybe it was a pricing mistake? Whatever - it was a great price. The drives arrived yesterday, same standard OEM packaging all of my six other WD drives have come in over the past 9 months. I used Clonezilla to clone the old drives on to the new, it went smoothly without any issues. I'm storing the old drives just in case these new ones have any issues I won't have to rebuild the system drives from scratch. I know that the motherboards in my machines cannot make use of the 6Gb throughput, however, these drives are definitely faster than what they're replacing - older WD drives which indicate they are 7200RPM and 3Gb. Specs on the older drives indicate performance shouldn't be all that different, but it is, and for the better. I won't question it. The drive indicates you can jumper pins 5 and 6 to limit it to 3Gb, but I didn't understand the benefit of doing it, so I left it unjumpered and it's working well. To summarize - these drives are fast, quiet, and so far are performing excellently. I'm very happy with them thus far.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Not one disk error ..did a surface test
*by A***C on November 23, 2024*

I love Disk drives SATA for storage. I love ssd for OS much faster. The photo above shows how long my hard drives been on for 1 is over 13 years old the other 2 about a year. No telling how long a disk drive will last if anyone says they can tell you they are lying. I took out my older one and replaced it because the hard drive i took out was causing long boots and slowing down searches on PC but it is still loaded with things I can still use if I want it is far from dead It is a tad newer than the 13 year old. I only buy them when they are cheap and on sale because no matter the review you could get a bad one ..in my case been lucky so far. I grabbed the 2 Blue western Digitals as back up so no telling how long they will last. No One can tell me that. Hopefully my next motherboard board will handle 2 ssd and 4 SATA...

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Good drive at a good price
*by T***E on August 15, 2011*

I'm overall happy with this drive. Western Digital drives typically last a long time for me as long as they have decent cooling. I've only used this particular one for a week. As expected, no problems. Am reviewing it now because it'll probably be quiet a few years before it fails. I've a touch of buyers remorse in that the 1TB drives are starting to really drop in price now. I think they're the best bang for buck at the moment. Such is life. At least it's quiet. I'm typing this review on the very quiet office desktop this drive went into. I can hear crickets outside and a computer in a different room, but can't hear this little PC two feet away. Here's the build: Thermaltake Mini ITX Case ASRock E350M1 Mini-ITX Motherboard Western Digital 500 GB Drive G.SKILL 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3 1333 Memory F3-10600CL9D-8GBNT random DVD burner 1080p TV with HDMI in and decent speakers

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