Western Digital Blue WD20EARZ internal hard drive 2 TB 5400 RPM 64 MB 3.5" Serial ATA III

WD Blue™ internal hard drives deliver reliability for office and web applications. They are ideal for use as primary drives in desktop PCs and for office applications. With a range of capacities and cache sizes, there’s a WD Blue internal hard drive that’s just right for you.

NoTouch Ramp Load technology
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.

Low power consumption
State-of-the-art seeking algorithms and advanced power management features ensure low power consumption

Tested for compatibility
We perform tests on hundreds of systems and a multitude of platforms in our FIT Lab to give our customers confidence that our drives will work in their systems.

Upgrading your drive is easy
Seamlessly migrate your current system to your new Western Digital drive using Acronis® True Image™ WD Edition software, available as a free download on the Western Digital Support site. This software enables you to copy all your data to a new drive so you don't have to reinstall your operating system to get all the benefits of a new drive.

The Western Digital® advantage
Western Digital puts our products through extensive Functional Integrity Testing (F.I.T.) prior to any product launch. On average, each new product goes through 600,000 hours of testing. Western Digital also has a detailed Knowledge Base with more than 1,000 helpful articles. You can also call toll-free support 7 days per week in the U.S. and Canada. See the Western Digital Support site for full details. Recommended use - WD Desktop hard drives are tested and recommended for use in PCs, industrial applications and external enclosures.

Specifications

Software
Windows operating systems supported	Windows 10, Windows 7, Windows 8.1
Mac operating systems supported	Mac OS X 10.11 El Capitan, Mac OS X 10.13 High Sierra
Hard drive
Component for	PC
HDD interface transfer rate	6 Gbit/s
HDD average transfer rate	180 MB/s
Start/stop cycles	300000
Hot-swap	No
HDD speed	5400 RPM
HDD size	3.5"
HDD capacity	2 TB
Features
Type	HDD
Component for	PC
HDD interface transfer rate	6 Gbit/s
HDD average transfer rate	180 MB/s
Interface	Serial ATA III
Windows operating systems supported	Windows 10, Windows 7, Windows 8.1
Mac operating systems supported	Mac OS X 10.11 El Capitan, Mac OS X 10.13 High Sierra
Start/stop cycles	300000
Hot-swap	No
HDD speed	5400 RPM
HDD size	3.5"
HDD capacity	2 TB
Storage drive buffer size	64 MB
Uncorrectable Bit Error Rate (UBER)	< 1 per 10^14 bits read
Advanced Format (AF)	Yes
Noise level (idle)	25 dB
Power
Power consumption (standby)	0.3 W
Power consumption (write)	4 W
Power consumption (read)	4 W
Power consumption (idle)	2.4 W
System requirements
Windows operating systems supported	Windows 10, Windows 7, Windows 8.1
Mac operating systems supported	Mac OS X 10.11 El Capitan, Mac OS X 10.13 High Sierra
Operational conditions
Operating temperature (T-T)	0 - 60 °C
Operating shock	70 G
Non-operating shock	300 G

Technical details
Quantity per pack	1 pc(s)
Sustainability compliance	Yes
Harmonized System (HS) code	84717050
Compliance certificates	CB, CE, Federal Communications Commission (FCC), KC, cTUVus, UKCA
Interface	Serial ATA III
Hot-swap	No
Sustainability
Sustainability compliance	Yes
Weight & dimensions
Width	101.6 mm
Weight	450 g
Height	26.1 mm
Depth	147 mm
Packaging data
Quantity per pack	1 pc(s)
Logistics data
Harmonized System (HS) code	84717050
Other features
Interface	Serial ATA III
Windows operating systems supported	Windows 10, Windows 7, Windows 8.1
Mac operating systems supported	Mac OS X 10.11 El Capitan, Mac OS X 10.13 High Sierra
Compliance certificates	CB, CE, Federal Communications Commission (FCC), KC, cTUVus, UKCA

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