WD Caviar
Black
®
™
SATA Hard Drives
Because you can
never have too
much performance
Maximum performance
Ultra-cool and quiet
Massive 2 TB capacity
Combines a high performance electronic
and mechanical architecture with up to
2 TB of storage to deliver a perfect
solution for the fully-loaded PC with an
ultra-fast processor.
WD Caviar Black
SATA Hard Drives
Product Features
Dual actuator technology
Massive capacity
WD Caviar Black SATA drives are
available in capacities up to 2 TB.
A head positioning system with two
actuators that improves positional
accuracy over the data track(s). The
primary actuator provides coarse
displacement using conventional
electromagnetic actuator principles.
The secondary actuator uses
piezoelectric motion to fine tune the
head positioning to a higher degree of
accuracy. (2 TB and 1.5 TB models only)
Dual processor
Twice the processing power to
maximize performance.
Colossal cache
NoTouch™ ramp load
technology
Bigger, faster cache of up to 64 MB
means faster performance.
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. (2 TB
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.
and 1.5 TB models only)
The fastest 7200 RPM hard drive on the planet!
MB/s
6000
MB/s
20
18
16
14
12
10
8
6
4
2
0
5000
4000
3000
2000
1000
0
WD Caviar Black
2 TB (WD2001FASS)
WD Caviar Black
1 TB (WD1001FALS)
Competitor A
1 TB
WD Caviar Black
2 TB (WD2001FASS)
Competitor B
1 TB
WD Caviar Black
1 TB (WD1001FALS)
Competitor A
1 TB
Competitor B
1 TB
PC Mark Vantage Gaming (MB/s)
PC Mark Vantage HDD
Product Specifications
Interface
SATA 6 Gb/s (EX, LX models)
SATA 3 Gb/s (LS, SS models)
Form factor
3.5-inch
Spin speed
7200 RPM
Models
SATA 6 Gb/s
WD5002AALX
WD6402AAEX
WD7502AAEX
WD1002FAEX
WD1502FAEX
WD2002FAEX
Capacities
500 GB
640 GB
750 GB
1 TB
2 TB
Limited Warranty
5 years
SATA 3 Gb/s
WD5001AALS
WD6401AALS
WD7501AALS
WD1001FALS
WD1501FASS
WD2001FASS
Cache
32 MB (LS, LX models)
64 MB (EX, SS models)
WD Caviar Black is part of WD’s complete lineup of desktop hard drives.
WD Caviar Blue
®
Desktop Hard Drives
Performance and reliability for
everyday computing.
™
WD Caviar Green
®
™
Desktop Hard Drives
Cool, quiet, eco-friendly.
WD Caviar Black
®
™
Desktop Hard Drives
Maximum performance for
power computing.
Western Digital, WD, the WD logo, Put Your Life On It and WD Caviar are registered trademarks in the U.S. and other countries; WD Caviar Blue, WD Caviar Green, WD Caviar Black, NoTouch, and StableTrac are trademarks of Western Digital Technologies, Inc. Other marks may be
mentioned herein that belong to other companies. Pictures shown may vary from actual product. Not all products may be available in all regions of the world. All product and packaging specifications subject to change without notice.
© 2010 Western Digital Technologies, Inc. All rights reserved.
As used for storage capacity, one megabyte (MB) = one million bytes, one gigabyte (GB) = one billion bytes, and one terabyte (TB) = one trillion bytes. Total accessible capacity varies depending on operating environment. As used for transfer rate or interface, megabyte per second
(MB/s) = one million bytes per second, and gigabit per second (Gb/s) = one billion bits per second.
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