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Digital Storage Capacity 500 GB
Hard Disk Interface Serial ATA-600
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Hard Disk Description Mechanical Hard Disk
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Installation Type Dashboard Mount,Screw In
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WD Blue Everyday Storage Mobile Hard Drive

Big capacity for portable computing.

Trusted engineering
Built to WD's highest standards of quality and reliability, WD Blue offers the features and entry-level capacities that are ideal for your computing needs. WD Blue is designed by the brand that you trust with the quality you would expect for a tested, proven, everyday storage solution.

A modern classic
WD Blue storage is designed and manufactured with technology found in WD's original award-winning desktop and mobile hard drives. WD Blue sets the baseline for everyday storage by consistently delivering improved performance over previous generations while successfully maintaining WD's quality and reliability for over six generations. The difference is that our colors never fade, generation after generation.

Your power of choice
WD Blue is available in a broad range of entry-level capacities, cache sizes, form factors and interfaces so you can be sure there's a drive that's the perfect fit for your system. However, not all hard drives are created equally and for your applications that demand more, WD gives you the power of choice.

Product Features

Drive with confidence
We perform tests on hundreds of systems, configurations, and a multitude of platforms in our FIT Lab to give our customers the confidence that our drives will work in their systems for the ultimate compatibility. WD Blue allows you to use our drive with confidence, knowing that our storage advancements such as NoTouch Ramp Load technology are proven and reliable everyday solutions.

NoTouch Ramp Load technology
The recording head never touches the disk media ensuring significantly less wear to the recording head and media as well as better drive protection in transit.

Upgrading your drive is easy
WD Acronis TrueImage, available as a free download on the WD Support site, enables you to copy all your data to a new drive so you don't have to reinstall your operating system to get all the benefits of a new drive.

Ideal for:
  • Family and business computing
  • Adding storage in notebooks or external enclosures
  • Adding extra storage space for photos, videos and music

Features at a glance

  • Solid performance and reliability
  • Built to the highest standards of quality

The WD advantage
WD puts our products through extensive Functional Integrity Testing (F.I.T.) prior to any product launch. On average, each new product goes through 600,000 hours of testing. WD also has a detailed Knowledge Base with more than 1,000 helpful articles. You can also call toll-free support 7 days per week in the U.S. and Canada. See the WD Support site for full details.

WD-certified packaging
All WD drives purchased from Amazon.com are shipped in WD-certified hard drive packaging. It is designed and fully tested to provide WD products with the highest of safety while in transit. With WD-certified packaging, you can rest assured that your WD hard drive will arrive safely, fully protected, in a non-descript, easy-open package.

Recommended use
WD Blue storage is tested and recommended for use in notebooks, external enclosures and certain industrial applications.

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4.4 out of 5 stars
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Customers like the quality, value, and storage space of the hard drive. For example, they mention it's a good general use drive, has double the capacity of the original drive, and is relatively inexpensive. They appreciate the performance, and fit. That said, opinions are mixed on noise.

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477 customers mention453 positive24 negative

Customers are satisfied with the performance of the hard drive. They mention that it works well, has no problems, and runs smoothly. Some say that it's perfect for replacing old laptop drives that were failing and that it doesn't have many bad sectors or CRC errors.

"...Quiet and no problems at all." Read more

"Got this for my 80gb backward compatible Playsation 3. It works absolutely great!..." Read more

"...Everything seems to be working. There was just one time where it made a weird scratching noise that was loud and I thought it would crash...." Read more

"...The laptop works better than before. The new HD appears to have no problems, is fast and does not produce noticeable noise...." Read more

299 customers mention252 positive47 negative

Customers like the quality of the hard drive. They say it's a good general use drive, with solid OEM level performance for a standard $800 laptop. They also mention that it has held up well and hasn't given them any trouble so far. Customers also appreciate its reliability and longevity.

"...For $45, this is a good price for a roomy drive and gives new life to my PS3 for all my downloads. Quiet and no problems at all." Read more

"This drive was a great PS3 upgrade. I had a 1st gen. 60GB PS3 and my hard drive finally ran out of space when I installed GT6...." Read more

"...this hard drive to anyone who is looking for a good and stable secondary hard drive for a laptop." Read more

"...Not only is Samsung's SSD outstanding, but their cloning software is outstanding as well producing a bootable hard drive without any additional..." Read more

178 customers mention175 positive3 negative

Customers appreciate the value of the hard drive. They say it's a good price for a roomy drive and a relatively inexpensive way to upgrade PS3's storage.

"...For $45, this is a good price for a roomy drive and gives new life to my PS3 for all my downloads. Quiet and no problems at all." Read more

"...Will update if it's 6 feet under.Decent price, and I need reliability with my work as a field engineer...." Read more

"...to keep on hand.Pros-Inexpensive but not a cheap piece of junk like some other brands..." Read more

"...These new HDD are very low cost and quick. Not as fast or expensive as the SSD's but for a three-five year solution, totally worth the money." Read more

161 customers mention161 positive0 negative

Customers find the installation process of the computer drive to be quick and easy. They mention that the instructions are clear and easy to follow. They also say that the RMA process is super easy for the few drives that do fail.

"...I had no trouble reinstalling my OS using the recovery disks I created as a backup. Everything seems to be working...." Read more

"...The installation was extremely easy. However, I do have a few pointers for anyone attempting this upgrade for the first time:1...." Read more

"...This drive was packed well and there were no issues with installing it into the laptop and installing Windows Vista..." Read more

"...Also, the RMA process is super easy for the few drives that do fail. Overall, it's a great generic laptop drive for our IT dept...." Read more

68 customers mention57 positive11 negative

Customers like the fit of the hard drive. They mention that it fits perfectly into their slim PS3, MacBook Pro, and PS3 super slim. It also slips in nicely to the mounting bracket. Overall, most are satisfied with the performance and size of the drive.

"...Used it for my MacBook Pro and it fits perfectly. Overall still a good HD." Read more

"...of the brackets recommended (actually was the cheapest), The hard drive fit perfectly and was easy to set up in the PS3...." Read more

"Pretty good for my PS3, I only dinged it 1 star because I think a 500 gig drive should be cheaper...." Read more

"...Pros:- It's slim, Light, Fast and Playable.- Great for Laptop too.Cons:-..." Read more

46 customers mention41 positive5 negative

Customers like the storage space of the hard drive. They mention that it works great, has more space to work with, and double the capacity of the original drive. Some say that it holds data and is perfect for the PS3.

"If you have a Drobo or a home RAID, these are great drives to fill em up with. They are very good about honoring their refunds/replacement policy...." Read more

"...It receives power, spins and holds data. What more do you want?" Read more

"...I used it for the slim and it really gave me the space i needed...." Read more

"...This hard drive has all the storage and speed that my step mom will ever need." Read more

59 customers mention35 positive24 negative

Customers are mixed about the noise of the computer drive. Some mention that it runs quietly and without a lot of heat, while others say that it's noisy when seeking, particularly after a period of time. Some say that the clicking noise isn't really heard, while other say that there's a weird scratching noise that was loud.

"...Quiet and no problems at all." Read more

"...There was just one time where it made a weird scratching noise that was loud and I thought it would crash...." Read more

"...The new HD appears to have no problems, is fast and does not produce noticeable noise...." Read more

"...This hard drive works exactly as I need it. It's light and quiet...." Read more

18 customers mention4 positive14 negative

Customers are dissatisfied with the speed of the computer drive. They mention that it seems slightly slower than usual, takes a few seconds longer to load, and is not the biggest or fastest drive. However, it works as needed.

"...It works absolutely great! At first when I swapped it, it seemed slightly slower than usual, but after a few hours it went to top speed, now faster..." Read more

"...It could be just a bad sector on the hard drive. It is not the fastest hard drive, but it works...." Read more

"...-Great warrantyCons-Not as fast or reliable as the WD Black series, but you get what you pay for." Read more

"...Everything went smooth and am still using it. am starting to look into swapping over to a SSD though to further speed it up...." Read more

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i order it on 11/23/2014 and got it on 11/28/2014!way early than expected awesome!well first size might look too Thin but do not let that fool you(Playstation 3 Slim) it fits perfect update took me a while cause USB ports were not working so i took a cotton swab with alcohol and clean the ports(unplug Playstation from energy source and HDMI) also for USB cable i use a Gold Plated i do not know if it make any difference but just for the thought and a 8G Kingstom usb memory stick for the PUP file(Playstation3 Upgrade).it might take less than a hour but i have the issue with the USB ports so other than that it took me about 45 mins. and now i have my PS3 upgraded with 412 GB out of 500 GB also my new HDD came in perfect conditions so will be buying this product again since i have two PS3 i want to be ready for the next upgrade!
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BBP
5.0 out of 5 stars Great little drive for my PS3
Reviewed in the United States on April 16, 2014
Capacity: 500 GBVerified Purchase
I bought this in January 2014 to replace the puny 40GB drive that came pre-installed with my PS3 (white fatty). I don't know how I got by with so little for so long. Most disc-based games these days require some kind of install, and more and more games are going the digital download route (I'm part of PlayStation Plus), so I needed more room badly. I considered going up to 750GB or even 1TB, but 500 GB seemed to be sweet spot between performance and cost. I didn't want to spend too much, especially since I'd likely be purchasing a PS4 in a year.

I spent several hours reading reviews and comparing prices, deciding between traditional hard drives and SSD. In the end, I chose this one, based on my positive experience with the WD brand and based on the price. For $45, this is a good price for a roomy drive and gives new life to my PS3 for all my downloads. Quiet and no problems at all.
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Kabir Kitagawa
5.0 out of 5 stars It works absolutely great! At first when I swapped it
Reviewed in the United States on July 4, 2015
Capacity: 500 GBVerified Purchase
Got this for my 80gb backward compatible Playsation 3. It works absolutely great! At first when I swapped it, it seemed slightly slower than usual, but after a few hours it went to top speed, now faster than my original 80gb drive. So don't be alarmed if this happens. Also, make sure you have your game saves on a usb drive. Some saves may not be copy-able so you might have to have Playsation Plus to upload the saves. You don't necessarily need a backup device and spend extra money. Make sure to sync all your trophies to your account before you swap hard-drives.
The only issue was unrelated to the product itself, as it was just my PS3 mount/screws. For those of you buying it for a fat PS3, don't worry about getting a new mount since this will fit in the original. The issue I had was that the PS3 screws were easily stripped. If it comes to that case, go to a hardware store and have them pliers the screws if it gets stripped. They won't charge you. Or if you have pliers yourself you can do it yourself, but if you neve rused them have a professional do it.
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Joseph Gascon
4.0 out of 5 stars Reasonable price for the hard drive
Reviewed in the United States on September 28, 2014
Capacity: 500 GBVerified Purchase
I got this hard drive to replace a laptop hard drive that crashed. It is 5400 rpm and 500 GB of space. From pictures of the way it was packaged online, it looked exactly what I saw. I had no trouble reinstalling my OS using the recovery disks I created as a backup. Everything seems to be working. There was just one time where it made a weird scratching noise that was loud and I thought it would crash. It could be just a bad sector on the hard drive. It is not the fastest hard drive, but it works. Only time will tell if any problems occur with the hard drive. I haven't had any problems with Western Digital hard drives especially the portable external hard drives. I would recommend this hard drive if your looking for a price of $49.99 or lower for a new 500 GB and 5400 rpm. If you have extra money to spend, you should go get a 7200 rpm hard drive version instead. I got the hard drive in 2 days since I had the Amazon Prime membership. It arrived through USPS on the time I usually walk to get the mail.
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Don Draper
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent 1st Gen. PS3 Upgrade
Reviewed in the United States on September 27, 2014
Capacity: 500 GBVerified Purchase
This drive was a great PS3 upgrade. I had a 1st gen. 60GB PS3 and my hard drive finally ran out of space when I installed GT6. Now I have plenty of room for more games, music and videos. The installation was extremely easy. However, I do have a few pointers for anyone attempting this upgrade for the first time:
1. Backup your PS3 to a USB FAT32 formatted flash drive. PS3 will only recognize flash drives that have been formatted as FAT32. I had a Kingston 64GB USB flash drive that came FAT32 formatted out of the box. It took about 3.5 hrs. to backup the system. Go to: Settings -> System Settings -> Backup Utility.
2. The factory installed screws are tight and they will strip easily if you are not careful. Get a good quality screw driver that fits the screws well. The screwdriver should have a handle which you can grip and apply a decent amount of torque to the screws. Hold the drive cage in one hand and firmly apply pressure with the screwdriver using your other hand towards the drive while twisting the screw. You’ll feel a slight pop and the screw will come out.
3. Install the new drive and restore the backup data.
4. Have fun with your upgraded PS3!
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Andrew
5.0 out of 5 stars Good hard drive
Reviewed in the United States on January 1, 2015
Capacity: 320 GBVerified Purchase
My wife has an Inspiron 1520 (Win XP) since 2008 or so. It had an 80 GB drive which got pretty full. Thus, I decided to buy a cheap larger HD and found this one. I cloned the drive taking precautions not to copy the MediaDirect partition, the recovery partition and the Master Boot Record. Somebody interested may find on Internet that this is quite important when cloning a Dell laptop which has hidden HD partitions. Have used free Acronis software.
Everything went smoothly in the first attempt. The laptop works better than before. The new HD appears to have no problems, is fast and does not produce noticeable noise.
This is a slim drive (7 mm)and the package contained no spacer(s). I concluded that this should not matter.
Overall, a very good purchase.
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socaljazzdude
5.0 out of 5 stars Works great!!
Reviewed in the United States on November 30, 2013
Capacity: 500 GBVerified Purchase
I just installed this as a secondary HDD in my HP DV7t-6100. As I expected, the drive is a slightly smaller than a standard laptop hard drive. I had to carefully position this Western Digital 500GB Blue Bare Drive into the hard drive caddy, but once I got it installed, my system booted up and immediately recognized the drive and prompted me to restart my machine. After restarting, I opened up Disk Manager in Windows 7 and proceeded to format the drive to NTFS.

This hard drive works exactly as I need it. It's light and quiet. So far so good, so I definitely recommend this hard drive to anyone who is looking for a good and stable secondary hard drive for a laptop.
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MARCO N TRI
1.0 out of 5 stars Não fui feliz na 1a compra na Amazon.
Reviewed in Brazil on February 9, 2021
Capacity: 500 GBVerified Purchase
Não foi possível instalar o sistema operacional. Estou devolvendo o produto.
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1.0 out of 5 stars Não fui feliz na 1a compra na Amazon.
Reviewed in Brazil on February 9, 2021
Não foi possível instalar o sistema operacional. Estou devolvendo o produto.
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Narayan Ji Mishra
5.0 out of 5 stars Good
Reviewed in India on March 7, 2020
Capacity: 320 GBVerified Purchase
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Mozart Daniel
5.0 out of 5 stars Llegada antes de lo esperado y funcionamiento sin errores.
Reviewed in Mexico on December 26, 2016
Capacity: 320 GBVerified Purchase
Adquirí este producto para ocuparlo mediante un case en mi WIi U y no ha habido inconveniente alguno. Las velocidades de transferencia son muy buenas, aunque bien por el precio que pagué, podría haber tenido algo más de espacio en otras opciones, pero este disco duro es de buena calidad y duradero, eso espero.
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Joe
5.0 out of 5 stars Good hard drive with a great reputation
Reviewed in Canada on March 17, 2016
Capacity: 500 GBVerified Purchase
Works great so fare. Had to replace the hard drive in an All-In-One PC.

Did the job and works good!
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JM
5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in Canada on September 8, 2014
Capacity: 320 GBVerified Purchase
Good little replacement drive, wish it was black but this is the next best thing from WD
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