WD Caviar Blue 500 GB Desktop SATA Internal Hard Disk Drive (HDD) (WD5000AAKX)  (Interface: SATA, Form Factor: 3.5 Inch)

I have been using it for some time... The product works very well in humid and dusty conditions. The drive cooling system works well and response is very good... over all value for money.. I would say better than seagate.

Bought this after my previous WD Caviar Blue 500 developed bad sectors due to SMPS fault. Changed the SMPS and re-ordered the same HDD. Works better.

Compared to Seagate, WD Blue is trouble-less, less noise, and no-complaint performance. So if you are looking for a trouble-free experience you can try this model. Yes of course, the HDD is little sensitive to voltage problems. Use a good SMPS to ensure better ROI.

When gaming the temp goes to 55c which is not good for the drive's life. Otherwise its a great HDD, better than seagate barracuda. Windows 8 loads very fast(3-4 sec for me).

Flipkart delivery was very fast but the packaging was not good.

A decent hard disk from WD. My windows 7 gave it 5.9 out of 7.9 in the performance index which I assume is decent. I guess even Seagate would give more or less the same value and Seagate hard disks are much more popular than WD.But I guess WD is more gaining popularity now.I had earlier bought an external hard disk (WD My Passport) for my laptop and I found it as a good product which prompted me to buy WD product again.

Coming to Flipkart, great service as I got the hard disk within 2 days...

You will be better of spending 1k more and getting a 1TB hdd.

I recommend going for a 1tb hdd.


THis a good hdd.
Scores 5.9 on win7 test.

overall good

Great copying speeds and can be accessed very quickly. Has a very good rpm of 7200 which makes it a really good hdd at a good price.

It have speed of 6 gbps which is really very fast and this makes your computer work more quickly. WD is one of the most trusted company in terms of hard-drives so you can purchase it without thinking of company's services.