Western Digital Caviar Green WD20EADS

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Item 1462: Western Digital WD20EADS
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$ 179.99
Size2000 GB
Cache (MB)32
RPM
Form Factor3.5"
InterfaceSATA
Speed3 Gb/s
Disk Interface RPM Cache (MB) Size (GB) Best Price Vendor Value (GB/$)
Hitachi Deskstar HD32000 IDK/7K SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 32 2000 149.99 Amazon.com 13.33  
Hitachi Deskstar 0F10311 SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 32 2000 155.99 ZipZoomfly.com 12.82  
Seagate Barracuda LP ST32000542AS SATA 3 Gb/s 5900 32 2000 159.99 Newegg.com 12.50
Western Digital Caviar Green WD20EADS SATA 3 Gb/s 32 2000 165.99 eCost.com 12.05
Western Digital Caviar Green WD20EARS SATA 3 Gb/s 64 2000 171.99 eCost.com 11.63
Western Digital Caviar Green WD20000CSRTL SATA 3 Gb/s 2000 179.00 Amazon.com 11.17  
Samsung Spinpoint F3EG HD203WI SATA 3 Gb/s 32 2000 179.99 Newegg.com 11.11  
Western Digital AV-GP WD20EVDS SATA 3 Gb/s 32 2000 182.99 eCost.com 10.93
Seagate Barracuda ST320005N4A1AS-RK SATA 3 Gb/s 5900 32 2000 190.65 Amazon.com 10.49
Western Digital Caviar Black WD2001FASS SATA 3 Gb/s 64 2000 278.99 ZipZoomfly.com 7.17
Seagate Barracuda XT ST32000641AS SATA 6 Gb/s 7200 64 2000 279.99 Newegg.com 7.14
Western Digital RE4-GP WD2002FYPS SATA 3 Gb/s 64 2000 309.99 Amazon.com 6.45
Western Digital RE4 WD2003FYYS SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 64 2000 399.99 Amazon.com 5.00
HP StorageWorks P2000 AW556A SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 2000 899.99 Newegg.com 2.22  

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Recent Price Changes

2010-03-09 ZipZoomfly.com $165.99 -14.00
2010-03-07 PC Connection $169.95 -7.00
2010-03-07 eCost.com $165.99 -6.00
2010-03-06 Amazon.com $169.99 -9.43
2010-03-05 ZipZoomfly.com $179.99 +10.00
2010-03-04 Amazon.com $179.42 -0.57
2010-03-04 eCost.com $171.99 -17.00
2010-03-02 ZipZoomfly.com $169.99 -5.00
2010-02-28 Amazon.com $179.99 +10.00
2010-02-28 Amazon.com $169.99 +9.99

Manufacturer's Specs

General
InterfaceSATA 3 Gb/s
Formatted Capacity2,000,398 MB
User Sectors Per Drive3,907,029,168
Capacity2 TB
Performance
Buffer To Host (Serial ATA)3 Gb/s (Max)
Buffer Size32 MB
Power
Standby0.80 Watts
Read/Write6.00 Watts
Sleep0.80 Watts
Idle3.70 Watts
Acoustics
Seek Mode 326 dBA (average)
Seek Mode 029 dBA (average)
Idle Mode25 dBA (average)

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External links

Western Digital http://www.wdc.com
WD20EADS http://www.wdc.com/en/produ...

Reviews & Benchmarks

X-bit labs - 2 TB Hard Disk Drives: Now at 7,200 RPM - 2010-01-11
Macintosh Performance Guide - Low-power 2TB hard drives — Seagate Barracuda LP Western Digital Caviar Green - 2009-11-24
Legit Reviews - Western Digital 2TB Caviar Green and Black Hard Drives - 2009-09-18
X-bit labs - Life After 1 TB: Seven Hard Disk Drives with 1.5 TB and 2 TB Storage Capacity - 2009-08-15
Tom's Hardware - New Desktop Hard Drives: Speed Or Capacity? : New HDDs With 500 GB Per Platter (500 GB To 2 TB) - 2009-04-21
Hot Hardware - Western Digital 2TB Caviar Green Power Hard Drive Recommended - 2009-04-08
Silent PC Review - WD Caviar Green 2TB & Seagate Pipeline HD 500GB: Two Very Quiet Drives - 2009-03-26
PC Perspective - Western Digital 2TB Caviar Green Review: Bigger and Quieter! - 2009-03-11
The Tech Report - Western Digital's Caviar Green 2TB hard drive: An energy-efficient step up the capacity ladder - 2009-02-10

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