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WD Black Performance Mobile 2.5" WD5000LPLX 500 GB
CMR

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WD Black Performance Mobile 2.5" [WD5000LPLX]
from £34.95 up to £39.50 
WD WD5000LPLX
Black (dynamic caching)5 year warranty
500 GB
CMR
500 GB
SMR
1 TB
Placement
built-in
Type
HDD
Features
pC
Size
500 GB
Form factor
2.5 "
Connection
SATA3
Manufacturer's warranty
5 years
Cache memory
32 MB
Record technology
CMR
RPM
7200 rpm
Average search time
3 ms
Operation power consumption
2 W
Standby power consumption
0.85 W
Shockproof
400 G
Reading noise level
25 dB
Standby mode noise level
23 dB
MTBF
600 K
Size
100x70x7 mm
Weight
92 g
Official Website
shop.westerndigital.com
Added to E-Catalog
september 2015

A compact and powerful 2.5″ internal hard drive from the 2015 WD Black Performance Mobile line of high-performance mobile HDDs. This family includes models from 250 GB to 1 TB with 7200 rpm platters that are optimized for resource-intensive tasks. It is positioned as a product of the middle price category, designed for use in high-performance laptops and mobile gaming systems. Perfect for cost-effective portable workstations focused on creating and processing digital content.

It's a great storage solution for graphic artists, video editors, photographers and gamers alike. The WD Black Performance Mobile 2.5″ WD5000LPLX hard drive can be used as a system drive or paired with an even faster SSD drive. A capacity of 500 GB is enough to store moderate amounts of SD / HD / UHD media content, colorful modern games and store files of working projects. Equipped with a high-performance dual-core controller, working in conjunction with a 32 MB buffer. It uses the classic CMR magnetic recording method, which provides high-speed data access.

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WD Black Performance Mobile 2.5" WD5000LPLX configurations

Price for WD Black Performance Mobile 2.5" WD5000LPLX
WD Black Performance Mobile 2.5" WD5000LPLX 500 GB
CMR
from £34.952 offers
WD Black Performance Mobile 2.5" WD5000LPSX 500 GB
SMR
from £49.996 offers
WD Black Performance Mobile 2.5" WD10SPSX 1 TBfrom £67.993 offers
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500 GB, built-in, pC, 2.5 ", buffer: 8 MB, 5400 rpm, connection: SATA3, warranty 3 years
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external, 750 - 5000 GB, 2.5 ", 5400 rpm
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external, 3000 - 22000 GB, 3.5 "
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built-in, 2000 - 24000 GB, 3.5 ", 7200 rpm
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built-in, 320 - 2000 GB, 2.5 ", 5200 rpm / 5400 rpm
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