WD Caviar Black drives combine a high performance electronics architecture with a rock solid mechanical architecture to deliver the perfect storage solution for your fully-loaded PC or maxed out gaming machine. Cool drive operation, no-touch head technology, and leading-edge vibration protection ensure enhanced reliability and sustained data throughput.
It's ideal for power computing applications such as multimedia, video and photo editing, and maxed out gaming computers.
Features
High Performance Electronics Architecture - Dual processor - Twice the processing power to maximize performance.
- 32 MB cache - Bigger, faster cache means faster performance.
Rock Solid Mechanical Architecture - StableTrac - The motor shaft is secured at both ends to reduce system-induced vibration and stabilize platters for accurate tracking, during read and write operations.
- 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.
Massive Capacity Compatible - 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.
| Product Description | WD Caviar Black WD6401AALS - hard drive - 640 GB - SATA-300 |
| Device Type | Hard drive - internal |
| Form Factor | 3.5" x 1/3H |
| Capacity | 640 GB |
| Interface Type | Serial ATA-300 |
| Data Transfer Rate | 300 MBps |
| Spindle Speed | 7200 rpm |
| Buffer Size | 32 MB |
| Dimensions (WxLxH) | 10.2 cm x 14.7 cm x 2.5 cm |
| Weight | 0.63 kg |
| Manufacturer Warranty | 5 years warranty |
| OS Required | Microsoft Windows Vista / 2000 / XP |
- Multimedia
- Video and photo editing
- Gaming computers
- Up to 182,000 digital photos
- Up to 160,000 songs (MP3)
- Up to 16,000 songs (uncompressed CD quality)
- Up to 49 hours of Digital Video (DV)
- Up to 280 hours of DVD quality video
- Up to 77 hours of HD video
- Data Lifeguard is an exclusive set of data protection features, including shock protection, an environmental protection system and real-time embedded error detection and repair. WD's Data Lifeguard technology automatically finds, isolates, and repairs problems that may develop over the life of a hard drive.
- Data Lifeguard Tools are software utilities designed for WD hard drives that work with the embedded Data Lifeguard features to make hard drive installation,diagnostics and repair both simple and worry-free. (Download Data Lifeguard Tools)
- ShockGuard instantaneously protects the hard drive against damage from bumps and vibrations while it is running. This technology enables WD Caviar drives to achieve industry-leading shock specifications.