Western Digital Scorpio Blue WD3200BEVT

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Size320 GB
Cache (MB)8
RPM5400
Form Factor2.5"
InterfaceSATA
Speed3 Gb/s
Disk Interface RPM Cache (MB) Size (GB) Best Price Vendor Value (GB/$)
Samsung Spinpoint M7 HM500JI SATA 3 Gb/s 5400 8 500 69.99 Amazon.com 7.14
Fujitsu 2.5" SATA MJA2320BH-G2 SATA 3 Gb/s 5400 8 320 49.99 Newegg.com 6.40  
Western Digital Scorpio Blue WD3200BEVT SATA 3 Gb/s 5400 8 320 53.99 eCost.com 5.93
Seagate Momentus 5400.6 ST9320325AS SATA 3 Gb/s 5400 8 320 58.99 eCost.com 5.42
Hitachi Travelstar 5K320 HTS543232L9A300 (0A56417) SATA 3 Gb/s 5400 8 320 59.99 Newegg.com 5.33  
Hitachi Travelstar 5K500.B HTS545032B9A300 (0A57913) SATA 3 Gb/s 5400 8 320 59.99 Newegg.com 5.33  
Samsung Spinpoint M7 HM320II SATA 3 Gb/s 5400 8 320 59.99 Newegg.com 5.33
Samsung Spinpoint M7E HM321HI SATA 3 Gb/s 5400 8 320 59.99 Amazon.com 5.33  
Seagate Momentus 7200.4 ST9320423AS SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 320 59.99 Amazon.com 5.33
Toshiba MK3263GSX SATA 3 Gb/s 5400 8 320 59.99 Newegg.com 5.33  
Toshiba MK3265GSX SATA 3 Gb/s 5400 8 320 59.99 Newegg.com 5.33  
Seagate Momentus 7200.3 ST9320421AS SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 320 62.99 ZipZoomfly.com 5.08
Samsung Spinpoint M Series HM320JI SATA 1.5 Gb/s 5400 8 320 64.99 ZipZoomfly.com 4.92
Fujitsu 2.5" SATA MJA2320BH SATA 3 Gb/s 5400 8 320 65.24 Buy.com 4.90  
Western Digital Scorpio Black WD3200BEKT SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 320 67.49 ZipZoomfly.com 4.74
Hitachi Travelstar 7K320 HTS723232L9A360 (0A57547) SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 320 69.99 Newegg.com 4.57  
Western Digital Scorpio Blue WD3200BPVT SATA 3 Gb/s 5400 8 320 69.99 Amazon.com 4.57
Seagate Momentus 5400 FDE.3 ST9320329AS SATA 3 Gb/s 5400 8 320 74.99 Newegg.com 4.27
Total Micro 320-GI2STM SATA 5400 320 75.99 Buy.com 4.21  
Seagate Momentus ST903203N1A2AS-RK SATA 3 Gb/s 5400 8 320 76.84 Amazon.com 4.16
Western Digital Scorpio Black WD3200BJKT SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 320 77.99 eCost.com 4.10
Hitachi Travelstar HD20320 IDK/7K (0S00154) SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 320 79.99 Newegg.com 4.00  
Western Digital Scorpio Blue WD3200BEVTRTL SATA 3 Gb/s 5400 8 320 81.02 PC Connection 3.95
Seagate Momentus ST903203N3A1AS-RK SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 320 106.24 Buy.com 3.01

Price History

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Recent Price Changes

2010-03-21 eCost.com $53.99 -3.00
2010-03-20 Buy.com $54.99 -2.62
2010-03-20 Amazon.com $59.99 +3.04
2010-03-20 eCost.com $56.99 +2.00
2010-03-18 Amazon.com $56.95 -2.27
2010-03-18 Amazon.com $59.22 +6.23
2010-03-18 Buy.com $57.61 +2.62
2010-03-16 Buy.com $54.99 -2.62
2010-03-16 ZipZoomfly.com $53.99 -6.00
2010-03-09 Newegg.com $59.99 +5.00

Manufacturer's Specs

General
InterfaceSATA 3 Gb/s
Formatted Capacity320,072 MB
User Sectors Per Drive625,142,448
Capacity320 GB
Performance
Read Seek Time12.0 ms
Rotational Speed5,400 RPM (nominal)
Average Latency5.50 ms (nominal)
Track-To-Track Seek Time2.0 ms (average)
Buffer To Host (Serial ATA)3 Gb/s (Max)
Buffer Size8 MB
Power
Standby0.25 Watts
Read/Write2.50 Watts
Sleep0.10 Watts
Idle0.85 Watts
Acoustics
Seek Mode 026 dBA (average)
Idle Mode24 dBA (average)

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External links

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Reviews & Benchmarks

The Tech Report - Seven 2.5-inch mobile drives compared: Solid-state flash takes on the mechanical monarchy - 2008-07-14
Tom's Hardware - WD and Toshiba Join the 320 GB 2.5" HDD Club - 2008-02-18
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