Review on Western Digital WD5000AAKS: The High-Capacity 500GB Hard Drive You Need by Swami Swami ᠌

First of all, I would like to draw attention to the low weight of the hdd, 420 grams, hence the many problems - the top cover is thin, while working it makes the sound of a kettle starting to boil. The low weight of the case does not dampen vibrations well. The read speed drops almost linearly from 115Mbps at the beginning of the disk to 55Mbps towards the end of the disk. For comparison, I took a 5-year-old WD 160GB, 90Mbps at the beginning of the disk and 50Mbps at the end. Taking into account the fact that for this money you can take a 1TB disk, buying this piece of iron is pointless. Simultaneously with WD I tested TOSHIBA DT01ACA050, Toshiba is much better.