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Western Digital 500GB WD RE4 Enterprise SATA Hard Drive

  • Price: $99.95
  • B&H # WEWD5003ABYX
  • Mfr# WD5003ABYX

Product Highlights

  • Dual Processing Power
  • Advanced RAFF Technology
  • Motor Shaft on Both Ends
  • Reduces Power Consumption & Vibration
  • Multi-axis Shock Sensor
  • TLER (Time-Limited Error Recovery)
  • NoTouch Ramp Load Technology
  • Thermal Extended Burn-in Test
  • Third Generation Dynamic Fly Height
  • 64 MB Cache / 1.2 Million Hours MTBF

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The Western Digital 500GB WD RE4 Enterprise SATA Hard Drive is coupled with dual processors, which has twice the processing power to maximize the performance. Advanced RAFF technology monitors the drive and corrects both linear and rotational vibration, thus ensuring optimum performance even in high vibration environments.

Featured motor shaft on both ends minimizes the system-induced vibration and stabilizes platters for accurate tracking, during read and write operations. IntelliSeek feature enables you to calculate the optimum seek speeds, thereby reducing power consumption, noise, and vibration. Multi-axis shock sensor automatically detects the subtlest shock events, allowing you to protect the data.

With TLER (Time-Limited Error Recovery) feature, the WD RE4 SATA Hard Drive minimizes drive fallout caused by the extended hard drive error-recovery processes. The NoTouch Ramp Load technology ensures that the recording head never touches the disk media, providing enhanced drive protection in transit. Thermal cycling makes sure that each drive is tested by an extended burn-in for reliable operation.

Consistency can be achieved with third generation dynamic fly height, which enables each read-write head’s fly height to be adjusted in real-time. With 64 MB cache, the 500 GB SATA Hard Drive ensures faster data transactions by reducing the time required for data transactions. The 1.2 million hours MTBF (tested at 100% duty cycle) makes the hard drive more reliable.

The WD RE4 Enterprise SATA Hard Drive is ideal for use in servers, video surveillance, and other demanding write-intensive applications.

Dual processor - twice the processing power to maximize the performance
Advanced RAFF technology - monitors the drive and corrects both linear and rotational vibration, thus ensuring optimum performance even in high vibration environments
Motor shaft on both ends minimizes the system-induced vibration and stabilizes platters for accurate tracking, during read and write operations
IntelliSeek feature - enables you to calculate the optimum seek speeds, thereby reducing power consumption, noise, and vibration
Multi-axis shock sensor - automatically detects the subtlest shock events, allowing you to protect the data
TLER (Time-Limited Error Recovery) feature - minimizes drive fallout caused by the extended hard drive error-recovery processes
NoTouch Ramp Load technology ensures that the recording head never touches the disk media, providing enhanced drive protection in transit
Thermal cycling makes sure that each drive is tested by an extended burn-in for reliable operation
Third generation dynamic fly height - enables each read-write head's fly height to be adjusted in real-time for consistency
64 MB cache ensures faster data transactions
1.2 million hours MTBF offers 24x7 reliability
Ideal for use in servers, video surveillance, and other demanding write-intensive applications
Interface SATA 3 Gb/s
Capacity 500 GB
User sectors per drive 976,773,168
Native Command Queuing Yes
SATA Latching Connector Yes
Agency Approval 3.5"
Configuration Heads/disk: 2/1
Bytes per sector (STD): 512
Performance Data transfer rate (max)
Buffer to host: 3 Gb/s
Host to/from drive (sustained): 128 MB/s

Cache (MB): 64
Rotational speed (RPM): 7200
Average drive ready time (sec): 14
Reliability/Data Integrity Load/unload cycles: 600,000
Non-recoverable read errors per bits read: <1 in 10¹
Power Management 12VDC (A, max): 2.25

Average power requirements
Read/Write: 6.4W
Idle: 4.5W
Standby: 0.8W
Sleep: 0.8W
Environmental Operating Temperature: 41 to 131°F (5 to 55°C)
Non-operating Temperature: -40 to 158°F (-40 to 70°C)

Shock (Gs)
Operating (2 ms, read/write): 30
Operating (2 ms, read): 65
Non-operating (2 ms): 350

Acoustics Average acoustics (dBA)
Idle mode: 27
Performance seek mode: 30
Quiet seek mode: 29
Dimensions Height: 1.028" (26.1mm)
Length: 5.787" (147mm)
Width (± 0.01"): 4" (101.6mm)
Weight 0.99 lb (0.4 kg)

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Western Digital500GB WD RE4 Enterprise SATA Hard Drive
 
4.7

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        5.0

        Good Product, Great Service

        By Rapper

        from Dayton OH

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        Pros

        • Easy To Install
        • Reliable

        Cons

          Best Uses

          • DVR raid array

          Comments about Western Digital 500GB WD RE4 Enterprise SATA Hard Drive:

          We use these drives in our DVR recorders and they work like a champ. They are made just for this type of application.

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          5.0

          RE4 is the best hard drive

          By ROC

          from MD

          About Me Heavy Duty User

          Verified Buyer

          Pros

          • Best Quality

          Cons

          • Price High

          Best Uses

          • Server

          Comments about Western Digital 500GB WD RE4 Enterprise SATA Hard Drive:

          I use RE4 for server os, it's most stable hard drive.
          2 years, price still not go down

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          • Business

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          4.0

          Great Part, Great Service

          By ShastaSam

          from Shasta, CA

          About Me Tech Savvy

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          • Reliable

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              Comments about Western Digital 500GB WD RE4 Enterprise SATA Hard Drive:

              The product arrived as expected. [...] But once installed, it worked flawlessly. Have always liked the service of B&H.

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              • Business
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              • Mac

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