Ultrastar DC HC500 SeriesHigh Capacity for Massive Data and Lower Total Cost of OwnershipDriving Up Capacity and Driving Down TCO for Cloud and Hyperscale Data CentersThe breadth and depth of Big Data is driving the universal need for higher capacities across a broad spectrum of applications and workloads. Laying the foundation for a worry-free data center, Western Digital delivers the capacity to conquer the data explosion with the Ultrastar DC HC500 series of hard drives. Built using HelioSeal technology, the industry’s only fifth-generation helium platform, the DC HC500 series is designed for public and private cloud environments, where storage density, Watts/TB and $/TB are critical for creating the most cost-efficient infrastructure. HelioSeal technology is key to achieving higher drive capacities, greater reliability ratings and extreme power efficiency. The result is a lower Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) for our cloud and enterprise customers.Beyond Air. Helium Takes You Higher.Responding to the complex needs of the modern data center, Western Digital has developed HelioSeal technology, a foundational building block for high-capacity hard disk drives (HDDs). This innovative technology hermetically seals the HDD and replaces the air inside with helium, which is one-seventh the density of air. The less dense atmosphere resets the boundaries and challenges of conventional high-capacity HDDs, allowing for dramatic increases in efficiency, reliability and value.Higher Capacity12TB CMR HDD, drop-in ready for capacity-optimized workloadsLower Power52% lower idle Watts/TB than 8TB Ultrastar air-filled drivesMore ReliableUnbeaten MTBF rating for an HDD at 2.5M hours

Sophisticated performance-enhancing features deliver the speed you need for demanding applications like photo and video editing and internet gaming.No CompromisesHigh performance, high capacity, high reliability, and cutting-edge technology; the ideal drive for those who demand the best.Feature RichHigh performance 7200 RPM Class spin speed, up to 64MB cache and SATA 6Gb/s interface for the ultimate in power computing for notebooks.High PerformanceDual processor and massive dynamic cache for fast read and write speeds.Dynamic CacheWD’s dynamic caching algorithm optimizes cache allocation between reads and writes, reducing congestion and improving overall drive performance.Dual ProcessorTwice the processing power capability of a single-core processor to maximize performance.Proven Mechanical ArchitectureEnhanced reliability features help protect the drive and the data stored on it.NoTouch Ramp Load TechnologyThe 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.Recommended UseWD Black mobile hard drives are tested and recommended for use in notebook computers.The WD AdvantageWD 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.

Work Hard. Play Hard. Store Harder. WD_BLACK™ hard drives are designed for desktop PC and power users who demand performance, with a variety of upgrade options available. For Creatives & Enthusiasts WD_BLACK™ drives deliver inspiring performance for storing large multimedia files of photos, videos and applications. For Gamers Tuned for performance and perfect for gaming. WD_BLACK™ drives offer large capacities to store your expanding gaming library. For Loading Games Or Large Files The WD_BLACK™ drive features a dual-core processor that offers twice the processing capability as a standard single-core processor to maximize drive performance. High-Speed Data Transfer With 256MB of cache on 4TB - 10TB models, WD's Dynamic Cache Technology improves performance in real time to allocate and optimize cache between reads and writes. Increased Reliability Helps reduce system-induced vibrations from other components, optimizing performance and reliability. Capacity for Basic Storage With up to 1TB, this storage size is intended for basic users who don’t plan to expand their digital library or digital archive. Get basic storage for photos, videos, games, music, files, etc. Capacity for Average Storage With 2TB to 4TB, this storage size is best for users who take lots of photos and videos with their smartphone and want to confidently back up or have a copy of their data. Get reliability and capacity for your current and near-future needs. Capacity for Enthusiasts and Prosumers With 5TB and up, this storage size is best for anyone considering the future of their system. Whether you’re a gamer, shoot professionally, or have a growing amount of files and projects, get the highest capacity plus a long 5-year limited warranty. Highest Capacity for Gamers As game sizes grow, so does the need for capacity. WD_BLACK™ hard drives deliver the best performance and reliability for gaming as well as a longer 5-year limited warranty to match your other performance PC components. Easy Backup And Upgrade Acronis True Image WD Edition software, available as a free download, can clone drives and backup your operating system, applications, settings and all of your data.

PLUG. PLAY. DESTROY.Experience lightning fast gameplay with this bootable, plug and play add-in-card that reaches extreme velocity with minimum effort. Includes customizable RGB lighting and heatsink.REACH EXTREME VELOCITYGet in the game faster with the WD_BLACK™ AN1500 NVMe™ SSD Add-in-Card. Internally powered by two SSDs using PCIe® Gen3 technology, reach up to 6500MB/s read speed and up to 4100MB/s write speed to minimize load times.MORE CAPACITY FOR YOUR GAMESKeep numerous games and your rig running smooth with the WD_BLACK™ AN1500 NVMe™ SSD Add-in-Card, allowing you to save up to 4TB of data.PLUG AND OUTPLAYReaching extreme velocity has never been easier. The bootable WD_BLACK™ AN1500 NVMe™ SSD Add-In-Card simply connects into your PCIe® expansion slot, requiring no external power or cables. Primed with an enterprise grade RAID controller, this plug and play add-in-card can run your entire operating system while you game, giving you solid reliability and effortless performance that holds nothing back.LIGHT UP YOUR STATION WITH RGBEnhance your gaming station with fully customizable RGB lighting controlled through the downloadable WD_BLACK™ Dashboard (Windows® only), designed to match your style with various colors and 13 different LED pattern effects to choose from.THROTTLE THE ENEMY. NOT YOUR RIG.Help keep your rig running at top speeds with the WD_BLACK™ AN1500 NVMe™ SSD Add-In-Card, featuring a fanless and silent heatsink to sustain performance and help keep you from throttling down.OPTIMIZED WITH THE WD_BLACK™ DASHBOARD Take total control with the downloadable WD_BLACK™ Dashboard, allowing you to monitor the health of your drive and optimize performance using gaming mode to ensure you’re firing on all cylinders during intense gaming sessions.

Highest Capacities for Lower TCOTotal Cost of Ownership (TCO) Drives the Data Center ArchitectureData center decisions are driven by TCO. Higher capacity hard drives play a leading role in reducing TCO. An 18TB data center HDD provides 29% more capacity in the same form factor as a 14TB HDD. Higher capacity HDDs enable data centers to lower CapEx by reducing supporting hardware and system level costs when compared to lower capacity drives. Helium-sealed, low power, high reliability drives reduce energy and maintenance costs, contributing to OpEx savings. For example, a data center using 18TB HDDs vs. 14TB HDDs can require 22% fewer racks while consuming 21% less power per TB at idle, resulting in significant overall TCO reduction for data center environments.Raising the Capacity Bar with New TechnologiesUltrastar DC HC550 integrates a suite of technologies on a 9-disk platform to create a new class of HDDs. 18TB capacity is achieved by combining technologies that improve areal density working together with technologies that improve performance and reduce power consumption.The first HDD in the industry to harness Energy-Assisted Magnetic Recording (EAMR) technology improves writability and therefore increases areal density.The industry’s first Triple Stage Actuator (TSA) enhances head-positioning accuracy, delivering better performance and increased areal density.HelioSeal® technology is the foundation for Western Digital’s high capacity HDDs and this is the 6th generation of HelioSeal product. Western Digital has shipped >65 million HelioSeal products to date.

Storage for advanced smart video solutionsWD Purple™ Pro drives are designed for new generations of high-end AI-enabled recorders, video analytics appliances, deep-learning servers and cloud solutions that can benefit from high-capacity storage with high performance and additional workload capability. WD Purple Pro drives feature AllFrame™ AI technology, which helps reduce frame loss, improve overall video playback, and not only enables recording of multiple streams per camera but also supports up to 32 AI streams per drive for deep learning analytics within the system. WD Purple Pro drives also feature enterprise-class performance, data integrity and drive reliability, especially in larger-scale systems and enclosures where operational vibration is present.Empower your smart video solution.Western Digital is a worldwide leader in the hard drive industry. With WD Purple™ Pro smart video storage, you have a drive engineered for high performance, durability and workload capability for advanced always-on AI-enabled smart video recorders, appliances, and servers. Efficiently and effectively extract value and insights from streamed and stored video, and help deliver a smarter world with advanced WD Purple Pro smart video storage.Western Digital's exclusive AllFrame™ AI technologyAll WD Purple™ Pro drives are equipped with AllFrame AI technology, which not only improves ATA streaming to help reduce frame loss and improve overall video playback, but supports up to 32 AI streams for Deep Learning analytics within the system.Multiple cameras, multiple streamsModern recorders now support multiple video streams per camera. WD Purple™ Pro drives are optimized to support up to 64 HD single-stream cameras, and can also support many of the latest smart cameras that transmit multiple streams. With this flexibility, you can upgrade or scale your security or smart video solution in the future.Advanced workload capability for advanced systemsWD Purple™ Pro drives feature a workload rating up to 550TB/year to support the heavy video data capture and analysis found in advanced AI-enabled recorders, video analytics appliances, deep learning analytics servers and cloud-based storage. The combination of streaming optimizations and enhanced durability and reliability make WD Purple Pro smart video storage ideal for all analytics servers, whether processing video streamed directly from cameras or large-scale captured video data sets.Designed for reliable operation in advanced high-performance smart video solutionsWith an MTBF of up to 2.5 million hours (12TB, 14TB, and 18TB), WD Purple™ Pro drives are engineered for advanced smart video solutions that operate 24/7. With tarnish-resistant components and full multi-bay support, WD Purple Pro drives deliver reliable operation in large scale surveillance systems even in harsh environments.Field-proven high capacityNow on its 6th generation, field-proven HelioSeal™ technology delivers trusted high-capacity WD Purple™ Pro hard drives (12TB, 14TB and 18TB) for the massive storage needs of AI-driven smart video and deep learning analytics.Proactive storage management with WDDAWestern Digital® Device Analytics™ (WDDA) provides a wealth of storage device parametric operational and diagnostic data to compatible systems; algorithms interpret the data and direct the system to alert system administrators of specific recommended actions to address potential issues. WDDA is intended to empower OEMs, system integrators, and IT professionals to better monitor and proactively manage supported storage devices to maintain optimal operation.

With capacities up to 10TB1, WD_BLACK Gaming Hard Drives let you download the latest AAA titles while also keeping your ever-growing catalog of classics and favorites ready to play. Don't compromise on your game collection. Store more and game more with WD_BLACK.Gaming Performance and CapacityWD_BLACK is purpose-built to enhance your PC gaming experience. Available with an impressive 256 MB of DRAM cache on higher capacity models, the WD_BLACK HDD is performance-optimized so you can spend more time gaming and less time loading. Combine a WD_BLACK HDD with a WD_BLACK SSD for a dual-drive configuration that maximizes your gaming experience while letting you keep more of your favorite games. The WD_BLACK HDD gives you fast hard drive speeds, high capacity, and an industry-leading 5-year2 limited warranty for an inspiring game storage solution.Drive Your GameThe WD_BLACK HDD is the perfect storage solution for your gaming rig, offering large cache sizes plus large capacities to store your favorite titles and their downloadable content (DLC). Paired with an SSD, the powerful drive delivers exceptional system performance and capacity.Store More, Play MoreWith capacities up to 10TB1, WD_BLACK Gaming Hard Drives let you download the latest AAA titles while also keeping your ever-growing catalog of classics and favorites ready to play. Don't compromise on your game collection. Store more and game more with WD_BLACK.Increased ReliabilityThe WD_BLACK Gaming Hard Drive is equipped with StableTrac™ Technology (2TB1 and larger models). This secures the motor shaft inside of the hard drive to increase reliability and help reduce impact due to system-induced vibrations from other components such as additional gaming hardware. Stabilizing the platters inside the WD_BLACK drive results in more accurate tracking in a particular sector during read and write operations, optimizing performance and reliability.Commanding PerformanceThe WD_BLACK drive delivers high-speed read rates and transfers of your games with impressive cache sizes of up to 256 MB of DRAM on our high-capacity models. Western Digital’s Dynamic Cache Technology improves caching algorithms in real time to allocate and optimize cache between reads and writes. Spend less time loading and more time winning.Battle-Tested Dual ProcessorWhen it comes to processing power, more is better for loading today's larger games. The WD_BLACK Gaming Hard Drive features a dual-core processor that offers twice the processing capability as a single-core processor to maximize drive performance for geting into the game faster.

With capacities up to 10TB1, WD_BLACK Gaming Hard Drives let you download the latest AAA titles while also keeping your ever-growing catalog of classics and favorites ready to play. Don't compromise on your game collection. Store more and game more with WD_BLACK.Gaming Performance and CapacityWD_BLACK is purpose-built to enhance your PC gaming experience. Available with an impressive 256 MB of DRAM cache on higher capacity models, the WD_BLACK HDD is performance-optimized so you can spend more time gaming and less time loading. Combine a WD_BLACK HDD with a WD_BLACK SSD for a dual-drive configuration that maximizes your gaming experience while letting you keep more of your favorite games. The WD_BLACK HDD gives you fast hard drive speeds, high capacity, and an industry-leading 5-year2 limited warranty for an inspiring game storage solution.Drive Your GameThe WD_BLACK HDD is the perfect storage solution for your gaming rig, offering large cache sizes plus large capacities to store your favorite titles and their downloadable content (DLC). Paired with an SSD, the powerful drive delivers exceptional system performance and capacity.Store More, Play MoreWith capacities up to 10TB1, WD_BLACK Gaming Hard Drives let you download the latest AAA titles while also keeping your ever-growing catalog of classics and favorites ready to play. Don't compromise on your game collection. Store more and game more with WD_BLACK.Increased ReliabilityThe WD_BLACK Gaming Hard Drive is equipped with StableTrac™ Technology (2TB1 and larger models). This secures the motor shaft inside of the hard drive to increase reliability and help reduce impact due to system-induced vibrations from other components such as additional gaming hardware. Stabilizing the platters inside the WD_BLACK drive results in more accurate tracking in a particular sector during read and write operations, optimizing performance and reliability.Commanding PerformanceThe WD_BLACK drive delivers high-speed read rates and transfers of your games with impressive cache sizes of up to 256 MB of DRAM on our high-capacity models. Western Digital’s Dynamic Cache Technology improves caching algorithms in real time to allocate and optimize cache between reads and writes. Spend less time loading and more time winning.Battle-Tested Dual ProcessorWhen it comes to processing power, more is better for loading today's larger games. The WD_BLACK Gaming Hard Drive features a dual-core processor that offers twice the processing capability as a single-core processor to maximize drive performance for geting into the game faster.

Elevate Your CreativityBreathe new life into your PC so you can push your work further and grow your creative potential. Designed specifically for professionals, content creators, and editors, the WD Blue SA510 SATA SSD includes Acronis® True Image™ for Western Digital backup and cyber protection software plus a free three month Dropbox Professional trial.Upgrade Your CreativityFeaturing read speeds up to 560MB/s (500GB and 1TB models), this fast SATA SSD delivers a performance boost that keeps up with your workloads so you can stay creative and be more productive.Give Your PC a MakeoverWhy buy an expensive new desktop? With capacities of up to 1TB, high endurance,plus low power draw for more laptop life between charges and reduced vibrations compared to HDDs, the WD Blue SA510 SATA SSD is the perfect drive for a powerful PC upgrade.Help Protect Your ContentClone your computer’s entire hard drive to your WD Blue SA510 drive with the included Acronis True Image™ for Western Digital software. This easy, efficient software also helps provide AI-based protection against ransomware and defend you from many attacks.Easily Share Files with DropboxDropbox makes it easier than ever to store and collaborate. Share your content—from photos and videos to documents and presentations and more—via a single, easy-to access place with your free three-month trial of Dropbox Professional when you purchase a WD Blue SA510 drive.Create with More ControlStress less and keep your projects on point as the downloadable Western Digital SSD Dashboard helps you monitor your drive’s health, temperature, available space, firmware version, and more.Plug It into Your Current PCThe WD Blue SA510 SATA SSD comes in 2.5" and M.2 form factors for increased compatibility, fitting into many PC slots including those of many older machines.