WD Blue 7mm slim drives have revolutionized the mobile hard drive by combining enterprise-grade craftsmanship with a massive 1 TB capacity, packed into a slim 7mm form factor.
Quiet.
In a notebook drive, silence is golden. WD's exclusive noise reducing technologies yield one of the quietest 2.5-inch hard drives on the market.
Available SATA 6 Gb/s interface.
The SATA 6 Gb/s interface provides greater flexibility for use with the latest operating systems as well as backwards compatibility to legacy systems with SATA 3 Gb/s requirements. (xPVX models only).
WD quality.
Built to the highest standards of quality and reliability, these drives offer the features and capacity ideal for your everyday computing needs.
Upgrading your drive is easy.
WD Acronis True Image, available as a free download on the WD Support site, 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.
Compatible.
Our latest generation of 7 mm 2.5-inch mobile drives is designed for thin and light mobile applications, and is also compatible with most standard 9.5 mm bays. (LPVX models).
Did you know...
It's easy to install an internal hard drive in your laptop.
The WD advantage.
WD puts our products through extensive Functional Integrity Testing (F.I.T) prior to any product launch. This testing ensures our products consistently meet the highest quality and reliability standards of the WD brand. WD also has a detailed Knowledge Base with more than 1,000 helpful articles as well as helpful software and utilities. Our customer support lines have longer operational hours to ensure you get the help you need when you need it. Our toll-free customer support lines are here to help or you can access our WD Support site for additional details.
Massive engineering in an ultra-slim world.
WD has pioneered an entirely new way of engineering the hard drive. With the highest possible aerial density inside the thinnest space, the WD Blue ultra-slim hard drive is our most advanced form factor ever at just 5 mm thin. That's 35 percent thinner than most popular smartphones and 47 percent thinner than a standard mobile hard drive.
Feather weight in a heavy weight class.
The WD Blue ultra-slim hard drive is 36 percent lighter than standard mobile hard drives, weighing in at just 74 grams, (2.61 ounces). Our new intelligent micro PCBA also helps reduce drive mass for 47 percent less total volume without compromising mobility requirements, making WD Blue as light as a feather!
Best-in-class acoustics.
WD's exclusive noise reducing technologies make the WD Blue 5 mm ultra-slim hard drive whisper quiet. At merely 15 decibels while idle and 17 decibels during seek operations on average, this drive is over 10 percent quieter than the closest competitor drive in its class.
State of the art, from the start.
An ultra-slim design that does not compromise, WD Blue was designed with stronger aluminum materials and a harder Tied-Shaft motor which increases drive pinch strength as much as 30 percent. These advanced engineering improvements allow for a more rigid structure without degrading performance or increasing power consumption.
WD Blue ultra-slim has also revolutionized the mobile hard drive with influences of enterprise-grade craftsmanship, featuring a new superior grade, high performance Dual Stage Actuator. Our state-of-the-art technology helps to reduce vibrations and acoustics that are emitted from within your system, increasing drive reliability and adds value by helping protect your investment.
Sealed to perfection.
Achieving a 5 mm profile with 47 percent less volume required a wide range of innovations, from the thermosphere down to protons and electrons. We introduced new manufacturing techniques and pioneered capabilities only thought previously as unimaginable. Our engineers pushed into new boundaries and developed a drive so advanced, it's reflection is simply remarkable. This combination of unique challenges allowed WD to create a design so slim, so compact, that it is sealed to perfection.
More products. More options. More solutions. More you.
Your digital life is unique and you need a family of internal hard drives that are as individual as you are. WD offers more than a one-size-fits-all hard drive. WD offers you choice. And that’s a powerful thing.
WD Blue
Solid performance and reliability for everyday computing.
WD Blue hard drives deliver solid performance and reliability for desktops PCs, external enclosures and for certain industrial applications.
WD Blue hard drives deliver solid performance and reliability for desktops PCs, external enclosures and for certain industrial applications.
WD Black
Maximum performance for power computing.
WD Black hard drives are designed for enthusiasts and creative professionals looking for leading-edge performance.
WD Green
Cool, quiet operation for efficient eco-conscious computing.
WD Green hard drives are designed for use as secondary drives in PCs, for external enclosures and other applications for which low noise and low heat are beneficial.
WD Red
The new color of NAS.
WD Red hard drives are designed and tested for compatibility in the unique 24x7 operating environment and demanding system requirements of home and small office NAS.
Specifications:
| Product Specifications |
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Interface |
SATA 6 Gb/s |
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| Performance Specifications |
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|
Rotational Speed |
5,400 RPM (nominal) |
|
Buffer Size |
16 MB |
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Average Latency |
5.50 ms (nominal) |
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| Transfer Rates |
|
Buffer To Host (Serial ATA) |
6 Gb/s (Max) |
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| Physical Specifications |
|
|
Formatted Capacity |
1,000,204 MB |
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Capacity |
1 TB |
|
User Sectors Per Drive |
1,953,525,168 |
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| Physical Dimensions |
|
| English |
|
Height |
0.28 Inches |
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Depth |
3.94 Inches |
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Width |
2.75 Inches |
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Weight |
0.21 Pounds |
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| Metric |
|
Height |
7.0 mm |
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Depth |
100.2 mm |
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Width |
69.85 mm |
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Weight |
0.09 kg |
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| Environmental Specifications |
|
| Shock |
|
Operating Shock (Read) |
350G, 2ms |
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Non-operating Shock |
1000G, 2 ms |
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| Acoustics |
|
Idle Mode |
20 dBA (average) |
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Seek Mode 0 |
21 dBA (average) |
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| Temperature (English) |
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Operating |
32 F to 140 F |
|
Non-operating |
-40 F to 149 F |
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| Temperature (Metric) |
|
Operating |
-0 C to 60 C |
|
Non-operating |
-40 C to 65 C |
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| Electrical Specifications |
|
| Current Requirements |
|
Power Dissipation |
|
Read/Write |
1.7 Watts |
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Idle |
0.57 Watts |
|
Standby |
0.18 Watts |
|
Sleep |
0.18 Watts |
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| Compatibility |
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| Operating System |
|
Compatibility |
Windows/Mac |
