Western Digital Blue 3.5" 8 TB 5640 RPM WD80EAAZ

WD BlueTM 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.

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 ImageTM 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.

Weight & dimensions


Height

26.1 mm


Width
1.6 mm


Depth
7 mm


Weight

750 g



Logistics data


Harmonized System (HS) code

84717050



Features


HDD interface transfer rate

6 Gbit/s


HDD size

3.5"


HDD capacity

8 TB


Noise level (idle)

25 dB


Mac operating systems supported

Mac OS X 10.11 El Capitan, Mac OS X 10.13 High Sierra


Advanced Format (AF)

Yes


HDD average transfer rate
5 MB/s


Type

HDD


Windows operating systems supported

Windows 10, Windows 7, Windows 8.1


Storage drive buffer size

256 MB


HDD speed

5640 RPM


Hot-swap

No


Component for

PC


Interface

Serial ATA III



Operational conditions


Operating temperature (T-T)

0 - 65 -C


Storage temperature (T-T)

-40 - 70 -C


Non-operating shock

250 G


Operating shock

70 G



Power


Power consumption (read)

6.2 W


Power consumption (write)

6.2 W


Power consumption (standby)

0.4 W


Power consumption (idle)

4.1 W



Packaging data


Quantity

1