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 Posted: Tue Jun 02, 2009 12:52 am Post subject: WD5000AADS: where in the world is Caviar Sandiego? |
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Look folks:
http://www.wdc.com/en/products/products.asp?driveid=607
I assume this is the new GP with 500GB plates, but I can not find it in my country. There are no reviews, too. 
Need more infos about performance of this puppy  |
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dhanson865
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| Posted: Tue Jun 02, 2009 11:39 am Post subject: |
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http://www.wdc.com/en/library/sata/2879-701229.pdf the specs PDF still doesn't list the model yet. Until you see WD5000AADS in the spec sheet it might be hard to find in some locations.
Here in the US I see plenty of vendors with 10-15 units in stock selling it around $60.
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| Posted: Wed Jun 10, 2009 4:10 pm Post subject: |
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| It's a single platter drive, possibly the lowest power 3.5" drive out there. |
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Guess now is the turn for the 1 TB capacity point. Akiba reports that WD10EADS, originally a 3 x 333 GB drive, quietly transitions to a 2 x 500 GB platform.
http://www.watch.impress.co.jp/akiba/hotline/20090516/ni_cwd1t.html
^ The new revision.
^ Up close. The new sub model is 00M2B0 (old is 00L5B1). Shopping for it will be difficult because retailers do not list sub models. |
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_MarcoM_
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| Posted: Thu Jun 11, 2009 5:48 pm Post subject: |
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You're a good detective, line 
If only we can have benchmarks, especially access time... |
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| Posted: Fri Jun 12, 2009 1:44 am Post subject: |
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| Is WD going to release a single platter 500GB Caviar Blue? |
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| Posted: Fri Jun 12, 2009 11:22 am Post subject: |
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| Kreed wrote: | | Is WD going to release a single platter 500GB Caviar Blue? |
Maybe. But the 500GB Caviar Black now uses a single platter. But its only the WD5001AALS-00L3B2 variant.
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| Posted: Fri Jun 12, 2009 11:01 pm Post subject: |
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@ dhanson865
Now the WD5000AADS is in the spec sheet  |
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| Posted: Sun Jun 14, 2009 1:43 pm Post subject: |
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A man has bought new WD10EADS-00M2B0. HD Tune:
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| Posted: Tue Jun 16, 2009 4:24 am Post subject: |
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| angelkiller wrote: | | Kreed wrote: | | Is WD going to release a single platter 500GB Caviar Blue? |
Maybe. But the 500GB Caviar Black now uses a single platter. But its only the WD5001AALS-00L3B2 variant. |
Where did you get the information the 500GB Black uses a single platter?
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Hmm, now i get to play the "which version with notably different specs but annoyingly identical model numbers" game again next time i get a new HDD!
I can see why WD do this (its not just them, but usually is) to get rid of the older generation gradually, but it sure is a pain for those buying, especially since no online retailer i know of posts the full model or is willing to guarantee i get the newer one.
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Well since WD5000AADS is in the spec sheet and it wasn't before I might assume that there is no two platter version of this drive.
Unfortunately I don't trust WDC that much so the safest way to get the one platter 500GB drive I know of is to get the Samsung F2 EcoGreen HD502HI instead. Besides it's cheaper.
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| Posted: Wed Jun 17, 2009 12:57 am Post subject: |
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| angelkiller wrote: | | the 500GB Caviar Black now uses a single platter |
That's wrong assumption, you were misinformed. Nor WD, Seagate, Hitachi, nor Samsung don't have at the present moment the 500Gb 7200rpm drive on a 1 platter.
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| Posted: Wed Jun 17, 2009 3:25 am Post subject: |
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| angelkiller wrote: |
Maybe. But the 500GB Caviar Black now uses a single platter. But its only the WD5001AALS-00L3B2 variant. |
Where did you get this info? A single-platter Caviar Black would be nice.
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| Posted: Wed Jun 17, 2009 3:26 am Post subject: |
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| Ksanderash wrote: | | angelkiller wrote: | | the 500GB Caviar Black now uses a single platter |
That's wrong assumption, you were misinformed. Nor WD, Seagate, Hitachi, nor Samsung don't have at the present moment the 500Gb 7200rpm drive on a 1 platter. |
Seagate 7200.12 500 GB should be single-platter. |
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Ksanderash
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| Posted: Sat Jun 20, 2009 2:56 am Post subject: |
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| ekerazha wrote: | | Ksanderash wrote: | | angelkiller wrote: | | the 500GB Caviar Black now uses a single platter |
That's wrong assumption, you were misinformed. Nor WD, Seagate, Hitachi, nor Samsung don't have at the present moment the 500Gb 7200rpm drive on a 1 platter. |
Seagate 7200.12 500 GB should be single-platter. |
Ah, yeah, you're right. It was said too categorical Of course, 7200.12 series.
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| Posted: Sat Jun 20, 2009 12:25 pm Post subject: |
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I have the opportunity to buy the HD502HI (Samsung Ecogreen F2) or the new WD5000AADS.
Which one to buy? To decide, desperately need a review on the WD  |
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_MarcoM_
The WD5000AADS of course! You'll be the first owner here! Can you imagine this splendour?!
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| Posted: Sat Jun 20, 2009 3:23 pm Post subject: |
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| Ksanderash wrote: | _MarcoM_
The WD5000AADS of course! You'll be the first owner here! Can you imagine this splendour?! |
Ahahah it's true! |
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| Posted: Mon Jun 22, 2009 8:12 pm Post subject: 808GB version of this drive |
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There's a new drive as well:
Western Digital Green 808GB WD8088AADS
It's not in the list on the WD website, but searching for it found a page:
http://www.wdc.com/en/products/products.asp?driveid=613
I note that the AADS (<1TB) models have Read/Write|Idle specs of 6.0/3.7W, as opposed to the EADS models with 5.4/2.8W.
Kind of makes me wonder what's the point of an 808GB drive - the funny size alone might be enough to put some consumers off.
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| Posted: Mon Jun 22, 2009 9:44 pm Post subject: Re: 808GB version of this drive |
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| bgiddins wrote: | There's a new drive as well:
Western Digital Green 808GB WD8088AADS
It's not in the list on the WD website, but searching for it found a page:
http://www.wdc.com/en/products/products.asp?driveid=613
I note that the AADS (<1TB) models have Read/Write|Idle specs of 6.0/3.7W, as opposed to the EADS models with 5.4/2.8W. |
Perhaps these new one-platter-disks spins at higher rpm than EADS or AACS... I need urgently a review. Seriously |
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| Posted: Mon Jun 22, 2009 11:46 pm Post subject: Re: 808GB version of this drive |
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| _MarcoM_ wrote: | | Perhaps these new one-platter-disks spins at higher rpm than EADS or AACS... I need urgently a review. Seriously |
Can't you please adopt the new WD and make us a review or keep it a secret for you and laugh at us for having no information when you realize that you have the quietest and fastest HDD in your hands 
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| Posted: Tue Jun 23, 2009 4:02 am Post subject: Re: 808GB version of this drive |
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| _MarcoM_ wrote: | | Perhaps these new one-platter-disks spins at higher rpm than EADS or AACS... I need urgently a review. Seriously |
You're an incorrigible optimist. And I think WD8088AADS is made on the base of defective EADS platters, having thus max ~75-80Mb/sec at the beginning
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| Posted: Tue Jun 23, 2009 10:26 pm Post subject: |
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Bad news my friends, just checked my local store, i had to wait almost one month to buy this puppy
Hell, and no review on internet, except this stupid one on newegg: http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductReview.aspx?Item=N82E16822136358
"Pros: Good, and Fast 32MB cache. I own other WD HDs --250GB 16MB cache and 320GB 8MB cache. ALL is Good.
Cons: no
Other Thoughts: When I order it, I know it is not the ratail HD. But it is good and Green." 
Tech Level of the owner: high 
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| Posted: Tue Jun 23, 2009 11:20 pm Post subject: |
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Another crappy review by the owner:
I just bought a 500GB Green, WD5000AADS (32MB cache). Here are the results I got in HDTune 2.55 on Vista HP SP2:
Min: 37.7MB/s
Max: 91.3MB/s
Avg: 70.5MB/s
Access: 15.9ms
Burst: 121.7Mb/s
CPU Usage: 7.7%
http://forums.whirlpool.net.au/forum-replies.cfm?t=1175694&r=19647358#r19647358
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| Posted: Tue Jun 23, 2009 11:50 pm Post subject: |
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| 91MB/s max doesn't make sense for this drive, it should be over 100. |
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Access: 15.9ms looks a bit slow to me.
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| Posted: Wed Jun 24, 2009 8:32 am Post subject: |
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| JVM wrote: | | Access: 15.9ms looks a bit slow to me. |
I'm assuming you mean it looks slower than the 14.x shown in the screenshot higher in the thread.
AAM settings affect access time. Depending on the batch of drives the default setting may be different and some motherboard BIOSes set AAM on boot.
Either way BIOS or Hitachi Feature Tool you can change the access time of your drive.
Oh and don't forget to short stroke if you don't need all that capacity.
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| dhanson865 wrote: | | JVM wrote: | | Access: 15.9ms looks a bit slow to me. |
I'm assuming you mean it looks slower than the 14.x shown in the screenshot higher in the thread.
AAM settings affect access time. Depending on the batch of drives the default setting may be different and some motherboard BIOSes set AAM on boot.
Either way BIOS or Hitachi Feature Tool you can change the access time of your drive.
Oh and don't forget to short stroke if you don't need all that capacity. |
What does short stroke do, how do you do it, and does it have any negative effect on the drive?
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