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product_id: 1213821
title: "Western Digital 500GB WD Black Performance Internal Hard Drive HDD - 7200 RPM, SATA 6 Gb/s, 64 MB Cache, 3.5\" - WD5003AZEX"
brand: "western digital"
price: "€ 82.66"
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category: "Wd Black"
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# 7200 RPM speed 64 MB cache SATA 6 Gb/s interface Western Digital 500GB WD Black Performance Internal Hard Drive HDD - 7200 RPM, SATA 6 Gb/s, 64 MB Cache, 3.5" - WD5003AZEX

**Brand:** western digital
**Price:** € 82.66
**Availability:** ✅ In Stock

## Summary

> 💥 Power your PC with WD Black — where speed meets unstoppable reliability!

## Quick Answers

- **What is this?** Western Digital 500GB WD Black Performance Internal Hard Drive HDD - 7200 RPM, SATA 6 Gb/s, 64 MB Cache, 3.5" - WD5003AZEX by western digital
- **How much does it cost?** € 82.66 with free shipping
- **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship
- **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.nl](https://www.desertcart.nl/products/1213821-western-digital-500gb-wd-black-performance-internal-hard-drive-hdd)

## Best For

- western digital enthusiasts

## Why This Product

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

## Key Features

- • **64 MB Dynamic Cache:** Boosts performance by intelligently managing data flow for smoother operations.
- • **SATA 6 Gb/s Interface:** Maximize data transfer rates for next-level gaming and creative workflows.
- • **Designed for Pros & Gamers:** Tailored for creative professionals and gamers craving dependable, high-performance storage.
- • **Rock-Solid 5-Year Warranty:** Confidence backed by industry-leading reliability and long-term support.
- • **Blazing 7200 RPM Spin Speed:** Experience ultra-responsive load times and seamless multitasking.

## Overview

The Western Digital 500GB WD Black is a high-performance internal hard drive designed for gamers, creative pros, and system builders. Featuring a fast 7200 RPM rotational speed, SATA 6 Gb/s interface, and a 64 MB cache, it delivers rapid data access and smooth multitasking. Its StableTrac and Dynamic Cache technologies enhance reliability and performance, while a 5-year limited warranty ensures long-term peace of mind. Ideal for boosting desktop performance and handling demanding workloads with ease.

## Description

WD Black performance storage is designed to enhance your PC experience across heavier computing tasks whether you are a digital artist, video editor, photographer, or gamer. Available with an impressive 256 MB of DRAM cache on higher capacity models, the WD Black drive is optimized for drive performance so you can spend more time experiencing the things you love most. Enhance your PC’s performance even further when you combine a WD Black drive with an SSD for a dual drive configuration, allowing you to benefit from the additional caching of your operating system onto the SSD for increased performance. All together, the WD Black drive gives you the hard drive performance, capacity and an industry leading 5-year limited warranty for an inspiring three-in-one storage solution.

Review: This is the replacement drive I depend on - Greetings- I own and operate a one-man computer support company in a small town. Whenever customers' hard drives need replacing, WD Caviar and Scorpio (2.5") Black drives are all I use. I don't even give the customer the option, I just order this for them and install, as these have been very dependable and trouble free, and will probably outlast the computer, these days. Quality has been excellent. The only WD drive I have had go bad out of the box was a Caviar Blue (which WD warranted), and that was the last Blue I ordered, staying with the Black. It just works (and, if it doesn't, there's a 5-year warranty). A couple of tips: There are freeware utilities out there (ala Crystal Disk Info) that will read the SMART data from a hard drive and give you a calculated guess as to the health of your drive: Good, Caution, Failing, etc. If I ever get a "Caution" status, I just replace the drive - I don't fool around with these things. Maybe it runs for a year or two, or is heading south rapidly, you just don't know, so why risk it and wind up in a data recovery situation. It's not a question of "if" hard drives will fail, but "when". They all fail eventually. I'll just grab a WD Black and clone the old to new while I still have a somewhat healthy old drive. Another thing is that crashes and hard shutdowns/restarts can impact a drive negatively, causing it to fail prematurely. So keep that in mind if you have a drive go out sooner than expected. Just send it back and replace it if it's under warranty. If you have to order a replacement to get up and running while your old drive is being warranted, there's a bright side to having an extra drive. You can implement a backup scheme where you clone drives and swap them out on a monthly or other schedule, and this way you have a backup drive with all your data that can be taken offsite. This is just one way to put it to use, and there are others. The above accounts are based on my years of real world experience, and your experience may be different. But there you go. Hope this is useful.
Review: WD BLACK 500GB-1TB OR ANY STORAGE OPTION IS BY FAR THE #1 HDD w/ 64MB CACHE = AMAZING GAMING PERFORMANCE! - WD Is always my favorite HDD going back years!, this not only has amazing transfer speeds thanks to the SATA III (6 Gb/s Speeds) technology-but also the WD Cavier BLACK EDITION 500GB with an amazing super fast 64MB Cache makes this the BEST HDD (Leaving SSD's Out Of This) in the market today! Coming in many ranges from the 500GB to the 1TB+ (BLUE & BLACK 64 MB CACHE DRIVES) his is by far the best choice for any PC ENTHUSIAST / GAMER for their Backup Storage & Installs of their GAMES in the market today! (( OF COURSE THIS IS ONLY BASED ON MY EXPERIENCE WITH WD PRODUCTS, & HOW I FEEL THE OVERALL QUALITY, DURABILITY & TECHNOLOGY THEY'VE IMPLIMENTED INTO THEIR HIGH LINE DRIVES OR ANY DRIVE I'VE OWNED FOR THAT MATTER AND TOO COMPARED TO THE MANY OTHER BRANDS, I.e SEAGATE, IVE NEVER HAD WD HDD FAIL DUE TO THE AMOUNT OF USE AND STRESS I PUT ON MY DRIVES DUE TO GAMING, ETC. IN THE LONG RUN THE FAIL RATE IS SIGNIFICANTLY BETTER THAN ALL OTHER BRANDS IVE USED IN TERMS OF THEIR LONGEVITY & LIFESPAN)) - Also keep in mind even the lower end 320GB 16MB Cache BLUE models, even GREEN are all just great products regardless., It simply depends on how you use your HDD's (For me simply for Backing UP & Even INSTALL OF MY GAMES ON THE BLUE/BLACK 64 MB CACHE MODELS, But even the lower end models are still my choice for backup,,media, cloning, image backups and more.) - They come typically in a 8-16, 32,64MB Cache in this CAVIAR Models & in Many Ranges of DRIVE SIZES, the GREEN, BLUE & BLACK Models but yet all reliable and some!. So if your needing a DRIVE that's highly dependable, easy to work with and has a whole lot of WD Programs then WD should be the @1 Choice / Consideration for your HDD Needs Overall! I typically get the 350-500 (NEW) GB Base Models like these for backups, but even better is the the amazing quality their BLUE/BLACK 64MB Cache Models I use that too are at GREAT Prices and just PERFECT for all your GAMING related needs in conjunction with a good SSD drive to install your OS too, Simply put for the quality, durability, and range of Drive options it simply boils down for me to the PRICE to PERFORMANCE Value FACTOR when going with my WD HDD's.. Ill continue to be a loyal customer of WD Products for all my Drive needs (SSD is a different story) - I also must mention the expedited and fast shipping that desertcart always delivers on. Thanx again and I hope this is helpful for anyone looking for Hard Drive options. Jason C (UTAH)

## Features

- Desktop performance gaming hard drive
- Performance storage available in up to 10TB* capacities | * As used for storage capacity, 1TB = one trillion bytes. Actual user capacity may be less depending on operating environment.
- Designed for gamers, system builders, and creative professionals.
- Western Digital’s StableTrac and Dynamic Cache Technology increase reliability and optimize performance
- An industry-leading 5-year limited warranty** | ** See official Western Digital website for warranty details.

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| ASIN | B008968L6M |
| Best Sellers Rank | #244 in Internal Hard Drives |
| Brand | Western Digital |
| Color | Red |
| Customer Reviews | 4.5 4.5 out of 5 stars (2,581) |
| Date First Available | June 6, 2012 |
| Flash Memory Size | 500 GB |
| Hard Drive | 500 GB Mechanical Hard Disk |
| Hard Drive Interface | Serial ATA-600 |
| Hard Drive Rotational Speed | 7200 RPM |
| Hardware Platform | PC |
| Is Discontinued By Manufacturer | No |
| Item Dimensions LxWxH | 5.8 x 4 x 1 inches |
| Item Weight | 1.44 ounces |
| Item model number | WD5003AZEX-SPK3CA0 |
| Language | English |
| Manufacturer | Western Digital |
| Product Dimensions | 5.8 x 4 x 1 inches |
| Series | SN700 |
| Standing screen display size | 3.5 Inches |

## Product Details

- **Brand:** Western Digital
- **Color:** Red
- **Compatible Devices:** PC
- **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-600
- **Installation Type:** Internal Hard Drive
- **Special Feature:** SSD for NAS

## Images

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## Questions & Answers

**Q: Is this a 4K sector Advanced Format drive?**
A: No, from what I understand the Black Series are not 4K drives. This is from Western the Digital website:"What models utilize Advanced Format technology?Some models of the WD Caviar Green and WD Scorpio Blue product families are built using Advanced Format technology. Over time more models and capacities will be added. WD drives with Advanced Format technology include special installation information on the drive label so be sure to read the label on your drive before installing it."Others have posted in BLOGs: "...the drives with model numbers that end in EARS and AARS are the advance format drives...."I hope that helps to answer your inquiry!

**Q: Does this purchase  come with free download of  WD Acronics true image ?**
A: I do not know if Amazon has a deal that packages Acronis with the WD Black 500GB drive but this is not normally included.

**Q: Does this still have the 5-year warranty? And since the warranty is based on the manufacture date, do you happen to know the date of this drive?**
A: I bought this drive in 2017 and it began to fail 2019.  Still under WD warranty, however, they would not honor the warranty because it was an OEM drive not a boxed retail drive.  Even though it is within WD's warranty period, Amazon will not honor it.

**Q: Do you foresee any problems installing 2 WD 500Gb in a Dell 660, Win 8 desktop. 1 for storage/backup.**
A: No! (problems). First things first. I am not brand loyal about PC brands. I build all of my PC, CPU hand installed onto Motherboard, Windows installed on new WD HD etc. Video Cards, the works. Now I do favor WD-HD's because I once dropped one (up-side down) onto a hard floor from the table), and it still worked for years. I have always used (2) WD-HD's. I keep all of my files & drawings on my D-drive in case the Win- C-drive crash. You can still use your (old) D-drive even with a newly installed C-drive. So go ahead, Windows 7 can do it for sure, & so should Win-8.1

## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ This is the replacement drive I depend on
*by J***. on August 6, 2013*

Greetings- I own and operate a one-man computer support company in a small town. Whenever customers' hard drives need replacing, WD Caviar and Scorpio (2.5") Black drives are all I use. I don't even give the customer the option, I just order this for them and install, as these have been very dependable and trouble free, and will probably outlast the computer, these days. Quality has been excellent. The only WD drive I have had go bad out of the box was a Caviar Blue (which WD warranted), and that was the last Blue I ordered, staying with the Black. It just works (and, if it doesn't, there's a 5-year warranty). A couple of tips: There are freeware utilities out there (ala Crystal Disk Info) that will read the SMART data from a hard drive and give you a calculated guess as to the health of your drive: Good, Caution, Failing, etc. If I ever get a "Caution" status, I just replace the drive - I don't fool around with these things. Maybe it runs for a year or two, or is heading south rapidly, you just don't know, so why risk it and wind up in a data recovery situation. It's not a question of "if" hard drives will fail, but "when". They all fail eventually. I'll just grab a WD Black and clone the old to new while I still have a somewhat healthy old drive. Another thing is that crashes and hard shutdowns/restarts can impact a drive negatively, causing it to fail prematurely. So keep that in mind if you have a drive go out sooner than expected. Just send it back and replace it if it's under warranty. If you have to order a replacement to get up and running while your old drive is being warranted, there's a bright side to having an extra drive. You can implement a backup scheme where you clone drives and swap them out on a monthly or other schedule, and this way you have a backup drive with all your data that can be taken offsite. This is just one way to put it to use, and there are others. The above accounts are based on my years of real world experience, and your experience may be different. But there you go. Hope this is useful.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ WD BLACK 500GB-1TB OR ANY STORAGE OPTION IS BY FAR THE #1 HDD w/ 64MB CACHE = AMAZING GAMING PERFORMANCE!
*by I***. on July 11, 2014*

WD Is always my favorite HDD going back years!, this not only has amazing transfer speeds thanks to the SATA III (6 Gb/s Speeds) technology-but also the WD Cavier BLACK EDITION 500GB with an amazing super fast 64MB Cache makes this the BEST HDD (Leaving SSD's Out Of This) in the market today! Coming in many ranges from the 500GB to the 1TB+ (BLUE & BLACK 64 MB CACHE DRIVES) his is by far the best choice for any PC ENTHUSIAST / GAMER for their Backup Storage & Installs of their GAMES in the market today! (( OF COURSE THIS IS ONLY BASED ON MY EXPERIENCE WITH WD PRODUCTS, & HOW I FEEL THE OVERALL QUALITY, DURABILITY & TECHNOLOGY THEY'VE IMPLIMENTED INTO THEIR HIGH LINE DRIVES OR ANY DRIVE I'VE OWNED FOR THAT MATTER AND TOO COMPARED TO THE MANY OTHER BRANDS, I.e SEAGATE, IVE NEVER HAD WD HDD FAIL DUE TO THE AMOUNT OF USE AND STRESS I PUT ON MY DRIVES DUE TO GAMING, ETC. IN THE LONG RUN THE FAIL RATE IS SIGNIFICANTLY BETTER THAN ALL OTHER BRANDS IVE USED IN TERMS OF THEIR LONGEVITY & LIFESPAN)) - Also keep in mind even the lower end 320GB 16MB Cache BLUE models, even GREEN are all just great products regardless., It simply depends on how you use your HDD's (For me simply for Backing UP & Even INSTALL OF MY GAMES ON THE BLUE/BLACK 64 MB CACHE MODELS, But even the lower end models are still my choice for backup,,media, cloning, image backups and more.) - They come typically in a 8-16, 32,64MB Cache in this CAVIAR Models & in Many Ranges of DRIVE SIZES, the GREEN, BLUE & BLACK Models but yet all reliable and some!. So if your needing a DRIVE that's highly dependable, easy to work with and has a whole lot of WD Programs then WD should be the @1 Choice / Consideration for your HDD Needs Overall! I typically get the 350-500 (NEW) GB Base Models like these for backups, but even better is the the amazing quality their BLUE/BLACK 64MB Cache Models I use that too are at GREAT Prices and just PERFECT for all your GAMING related needs in conjunction with a good SSD drive to install your OS too, Simply put for the quality, durability, and range of Drive options it simply boils down for me to the PRICE to PERFORMANCE Value FACTOR when going with my WD HDD's.. Ill continue to be a loyal customer of WD Products for all my Drive needs (SSD is a different story) - I also must mention the expedited and fast shipping that AMAZON always delivers on. Thanx again and I hope this is helpful for anyone looking for Hard Drive options. Jason C (UTAH)

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Review
*by C***A on November 17, 2022*

J'ai acheté ce disque dur de 8To pour faire du montage vidéo sur un nouveau PC. Dès que j'ai monté et allumé l'ordinateur, toute la caisse de la tour s'est mise à vibrer et à faire un bruit d'avion qui décolle insupportable. J'ai donc contacté le support Western Digital pour faire un échange standard. Je vous passe toute la procédure, les formulaires, l'envoi du disque... ils ont testé l'engin et ont conclu à la même chose que moi : il y avait un défaut d'équilibre des plateaux du disque et donc - même si le DD fonctionnait - il aurait à terme fini par défaillir. Donc, ils ont accepté l'échange standard. Seulement il n'y en avait pas en stock. La production asiatique n'arrive pas à fournir, à cause des arrêts intempestifs des usines à cause de la CoVid19, donc il fallait attendre... Et j'ai attendu 1 long mois et demi. Je les ai appelé dans le laps temps pour savoir où cela en était et ils m'ont à chaque fois répondu qu'ils attendaient aussi des livraisons. Le disque dur est enfin arrivé, je l'ai monté dans le PC et celui-là ne fait aucun bruit, à part un petit sifflement quand il démarre, ou un petit "cloc" quand les têtes se déverrouillent, mais rien que de très normal pour un 7000 tours. Depuis il fonctionne très bien et j'espère qu'il va durer car j'ai tous mes films de famille dessus. (J'ai des backups sur plusieurs BluRay tout de même et un NAS au cas où). J'en suis très content.

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