WD Blue 1TB

The WD Blue 1TB hard drive is one of the standard internal HDDs for households and casual users. 3.5" HDDs are designed mainly for desktop PCs and data centres. One of the crucial characteristics is clearly the rotational speed of the HDD. The 5400 rev/min RPM should satisfy the demands of most typical users. The total capacity of the hard drive is 1000 GB. The storage has a 64 MB memory cache. All the data communication between the Western Digital hard disk and the PC or other devices takes place using the SATA III interface.

WD Blue 1TB Hard Disk Key Features

• 64 MB memory cache
• Western Digital 3.5" format disk for standard bays
• Standard power consumption is 4 W, while in stand-by mode it makes 0.3 W
• It communicates with a PC or other devices using the SATA III interface

Other Hard Drive Features

The HDD boasts a unique design. The enclosure conceals a mechanism that uses moving platters, complete with hard disk heads that facilitate reading and writing of data. These moving parts are not particularly resistant against shock or impact, but this weak point is well-compensated by a great combo of a low price and great storage capacity. The important criterion that determines the speed of a hard drive is the number of revolutions per minute (RPM). With the WD Blue 1TB, we have 5400 rev/min RPM. You can find these drives mainly in computers and other home devices that aren't built for high performance. Data transmission and stability is also influenced by the disk buffer - the so-called cache. The Western Digital hard drive features a 64 MB cache that stores the last data inputs for their prompt retrieval and reading.

Connecting the Western Digital Hard Disk

If you want to install the WD Blue 1TB in your computer or other device, it must have a 3.5" slot. Data transfer takes place through the SATA III interface with a speed of 3 Gbit/s. This technology ranks among the most popular HDD data transfer options available and delivers a speed of 600 MB/s.