Blue 4TB Desktop Hard Drive, SATA w/ 256MB Cache
Product Info
Western Digital Blue PC Desktop Hard Drive
Reliable everyday computing
WD Blue internal hard drives deliver reliability for office and web applications. They are ideal for use as primary drives in desktop PCs and for office applications. With a range of capacities and cache sizes, there's a WD Blue internal hard drive that's just right for you.
- Designed for reliable, everyday computing
- Free Acronis® True Image™ WD Edition cloning software
- Low power consumption with advanced power management
Features
NoTouch Ramp Load technology
The 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.
Low power consumption
State-of-the-art seeking algorithms and advanced power management features ensure low power consumption
Tested for compatibility
We perform tests on hundreds of systems and a multitude of platforms in our FIT Lab to give our customers confidence that our drives will work in their systems.
Upgrading your drive is easy
Seamlessly migrate your current system to your new Western Digital drive using Acronis® True Image™ WD Edition software, available as a free download on the Western Digital Support site. This software 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.
The Western Digital® advantage
Western Digital puts our products through extensive Functional Integrity Testing (F.I.T.) prior to any product launch. On average, each new product goes through 600,000 hours of testing. Western Digital also has a detailed Knowledge Base with more than 1,000 helpful articles. You can also call toll-free support 7 days per week in the U.S. and Canada. See the Western Digital Support site for full details. Recommended use - WD Desktop hard drives are tested and recommended for use in PCs, industrial applications and external enclosures
Additional Information:
Compatibility
Windows® 10, Windows 8.1, Windows 7, macOS High Sierra™, macOS Sierra El Capitan
Specifications
| Make and Model | Western Digital Blue PC Desktop Hard Drive |
|---|---|
| Part Number | WD40EZAX |
| Drive | |
| Capacity | 4TB |
| Interface | SATA |
| Form Factor | 3.5" |
| Performance | |
| Transfer Rate | up to 185MB/s |
| Rotational Speed | 5400rpm |
| Cache | 256MB |
| Recording Technology | CMR |
| Reliability | |
| MTBF | N/A |
| Load / Unload | 300,000 Cycles |
| Annualized workload rating | 180 TB/yr |
| Read Errors | <1 in 1014 |
| Environmentals | |
| Acoustics | Idle: 23 dBA Seek Mode: 25 dBA |
| Shock | Operating (2 ms, read/write): 70 Gs Operating (2 ms, read):70 Gs Non-operating (2ms): 250 Gs |
| Temperature | Operating: 0 ~ 65° C Non-Operating: -40 ~ 70° C |
| Power | |
| Power Input | N/A |
| Power Usage | Typical Read / Write: 4.6W Idle: 3.7W Standby & Sleep Modes: 0.3W |
| Compatibility | Windows® 10, Windows 8.1, Windows 7, macOS High Sierra™, macOS Sierra El Capitan |
| Dimensions & Weight | |
| Dimensions (WxLxH) | 5.79" x 4" x 1.03" |
| Weight | 570gms |
