Western Digital Caviar Green 500GB hard disk drive (part no. WD5000AAVS-00G9B0) offers 500GB capacity in a standard 3.5-inch form factor. Features 7200 RPM spindle speed with SATA II (3 Gb/s) interface and 8MB cache buffer. The Caviar Green line prioritizes efficiency and operates at lower temperatures with reduced power consumption compared to performance-class drives, making it suitable for always-on storage systems, NAS environments, and general-purpose file server deployments where sustained throughput and reliability matter more than peak speed. Compatible with standard server and workstation SATA backplanes; supports both new and legacy systems with SATA connectivity. Typical applications include archival storage, backup targets, and secondary drives in multi-disk configurations.
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