Western Digital

Western Digital Caviar Green WD5000AADS 500 GB Internal Hard Drive - SATA/300 - 5400 rpm - 32 MB Buffer - 3.5" - Hot Swappable

• Manufacturer - Western Digital Corporation
• Manufacturer Part Number - WD5000AADS
• Manufacturer Website Address - www.wdc.com
• Brand Name - Western Digital
• Product Line - Caviar Green
• Product Model - WD5000AADS
• Product Name - Caviar Green WD5000AADS Hard Drive
• Product Type - Hard Drive
• Storage Capacity - 500 GB
• Rotational Speed - 5400 rpm
• Buffer - 32 MB
• Hard Drive Interface - SATA/300
• SATA Pin - 7-pin
• Form Factor - Internal
• Drive Width - 3.5"
• Hot Swappable - Yes
• Height - 26 mm
• Width - 102 mm
• Depth - 147 mm
• Weight (Approximate) - 730 g

Western Digital Cororpation or WD as the company is commonly referred to, is a manufacturer of computer hard drives (hard disk drive). Western Digital has a long history in the electronics industry as an integrated circuit and storage products maker. Western Digital was first started April 23 1970 under the name General Digital and was first in the manufacturing of MOS semiconductor test equipment. Using startup capital from individual investors and the widely known Emerson Electric Company. Western Digital moved to Lake Forest, California USA and adopted to their current name by July 1971. Western Digital is currently without doubt one of the largest hard drive company in the world with a total revenue of US$7.453 billion and 51,000 employees, this is a far cry from a company that started making their money selling calculator chips back in the 1970s.