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Western Digital 500 GB 2.5-Inch SATA Internal Hard Drive

Western Digital 500 GB 2.5-Inch SATA Internal Hard Drive

$92.85 + $7.73 shipping In Stock. Ships from and sold by Computer Brain

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Pros:

build quality (2)

  • ...almost silent, and also stays very cool. It runs fast and the build quality is top notch . I would recommend WDC to anybody who is considering any type...[1.0]
  • ...PS3. It works great and was very simple to install. It seems well built and runs quietly, I have had no problems. I would recommend...[0.8]

capacity (2)

  • ...his drive quickly and easily installed into my MacBook laptop. The capacity is great , and the drive is so quiet, I have to strain to hear it. Excellent...[1.0]
  • ... Pros: Faster and bigger capacity than my original 45gb hard drive. Cons: Vista formats the laptop...[0.6400000000000001]

customer service (3)

  • ...exchange with amazon and they sent me another with 1day shipping, great service , so i got the 2nd drive, threw it into SATA to USB enclosure...[1.0]
  • ...Got this product a bit late but amazon's customers service was awesome , just installed it now and makes my ps3 store more files. Install...[0.9]
  • ...smoother. So to sum up: Great product + price, Amazon gave me AMAZING customer service , my local USPS office sucks....[0.8]

drive (15)

  • ...Wanted to keep my files separated and needed more space. This drive has been very good . Virtually silent and doesn't generate a lot of heat as some...[1.0]
  • ...decent videos on You Tube just so you feel more comfort. The drive runs great . The drive was only $90 with free shipping from Amazon. A great...[0.9]
  • ...drive runs great. I'm glad I upgraded my PS3. Bottom line, the drive works great and it was a very easy to upgrade. I chose this 5400 rpm 2 1...[0.9]
  • ...This drive was easy to install, I noticed my laptop is a lot faster and this drive...[0.9]

general (15)

  • ...to install and it works great.no heat and also not that loud. i love it so far, it gets the job done....[1.0]
  • ...This hard drive was a great purchase ...heard lots of bad feed back about bad packaging..i have to...[1.0]
  • ....my macbook works great and its really silent....would most definitely recommend this to anyone lookin to upgrade their macbooks......[1.0]
  • ... This thing is great . Windows 7 rated it almost a full point higher than the hard...[1.0]

hard drive (9)

  • ...Super quiet internal hard drive perfect upgrade for 20GB and 60GB PS3s, which can take a maximum of...[0.9]
  • ...great. We upgrded from the 160 gig to this 500 gig drive. This hard drive is quiet ....[0.9]
  • ...This hard drive was a great purchase...heard lots of bad feed back about bad packaging....[0.8]
  • ... Excellent hard drive . The only thing that troubled me was getting the mini torx screw...[0.8]

install (3)

  • ...need more room to keep both of them, its was easy to set up and install also a great price and delivery, now i can keep all my files in an internal...[0.9]
  • ...of reviews stating drive failure, so that's the one I chose. Installing was extremely easy after backing up my data. The longest part of the whole procedure...[0.8]
  • ...That had 8 gigs remaining.)It took me a maximum of 8 mins to install it and,I was good to go!!! You really can't go wrong here.Bottom Line Good Buy...[0.7200000000000001]

installation (3)

  • ...shipping. Received and updated my Apple Macbook, with this HD. Installation was simple and went without any hitches. HD operates quietly and without...[0.8]
  • ...drive was exactly what I needed for my wife's MacBook. I had no problems with the installation , formatting, and re-loading of the data from TimeMachine. And...[0.8]
  • ...have to use the internal HD on my Mac as a backup anymore. Installation is very easy and noticed there is not much of a weight difference between...[0.8]

price (10)

  • ...black casing on either side keeping it horizontal in the box. Great Buy !...[1.0]
  • ...t had it for too long, so can't comment on it's durability. Excellent buy ....[1.0]
  • ...formatting, and re-loading of the data from TimeMachine. And, the price was great . Couldn't have asked for an easier upgrade after her original...[1.0]
  • ...great. The drive was only $90 with free shipping from Amazon. A great deal . The drive runs great. I'm glad I upgraded my PS3. Bottom...[1.0]

reliability (15)

  • ...gb hard drive in my Acer laptop. wasn't hard to install and it works great .no heat and also not that loud.i love it so far, it gets the...[1.0]
  • ...ESC and re-initiate the shutdown. With the stock drive, I did not have this problem -- I could just press CTRL+OPTION+CMD+EJECT with any number...[1.0]
  • ...Excellent transaction. Worked perfectly with no problems.Western Digital 320GB Scorpio Blue SATAII 5400RPM...[1.0]
  • ...installation was a breeze. I formatted, re-installed the OS, and it works beautifully ! It does not feel any bulkier, and runs just as quiet as before...[1.0]

replacement (2)

  • ...hard drive in the Lenovo ThinkPad R61i, and this drive was a perfect replacement . Install is very simple, and for $60, the price is unbeatable...[0.8]
  • ...It's a great replacement 4 my HP pavilion DV6000 hard drive...,it's quickly, smooth and...[0.8]

upgrade (5)

  • ...Hard Drive to upgrade the Drive on my 80 GB PS3. It was very easy to upgrade the hard drive. Instructions are on Playstation Network (on...[0.8]
  • ...Super quiet internal hard drive perfect upgrade for 20GB and 60GB PS3s, which can take a maximum of 250GB and...[0.8]
  • ...This Product was an amazing upgrade for my white macbook(2.4 gthz, 2 GB ram, 500 GB hard drive,Mac...[0.8]
  • ...As many have stated, this is a great upgrade for your PS3. What on earth could you do with 500gb is beyond...[0.8]

usability (2)

  • ...The product shipped quickly. It was very easy to install . It has a lot more memory for your dollar then you get with...[1.0]
  • ...this hard drive to upgrade my PS3. It works great and was very simple to install . It seems well built and runs quietly, I have had no problems...[1.0]

working (5)

  • ...20 gigs is 20 gigs man...ha.ha....its cool though..my macbook works great and its really silent....would most definitely recommend this...[0.9]
  • ...using Super Duper 2.5, and booya, ready for the hard drive swap works amazing and i recommend it to anyone looking for a larger hard drive...[0.9]
  • ...replace the old one of a MSI wind. I replace it by mysel and works perfec t...[0.9]
  • ...Anyway, the second drive arrived in good condition and seems to work just fine . Runs nice and cool and is quiet....[0.8]

Cons:

sectors (2)

  • ...it was of really bad quality. I got this hard drive because my old hard drive got some bad sectors on it after a while, it was just too loud, and I wanted more...[-0.4]
  • ...After 3 months, I got a bunch of bad sectors on the disk and had to return it. ...[-0.8]
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