Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD5000AAKB

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Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD5000AAKB (500.00 gb)

$79.99

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Size	500.00GB
Cache (MB)	16
RPM	7200
Form Factor	3.5"
Interface	IDE Ultra ATA/100

Disk	Interface	Cache (MB)	Size (GB)	Price	Value (GB/$)

Western Digital Caviar SE WD5000AAJB	IDE Ultra ATA/100	8	500.00	74.99	6.67
Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 ST3500630A	IDE Ultra ATA/100	16	500.00	79.99	6.25
Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD5000AAKB	IDE Ultra ATA/100	16	500.00	79.99	6.25
Western Digital Caviar SE WD5000JBRTL	IDE Ultra ATA/100	8	500.00	99.99	5.00
Seagate SV35.2 ST3500630AV	IDE Ultra ATA/100	16	500.00	99.99	5.00
Hitachi Deskstar 7K500 HDS725050KLAT80 (0A31613)	IDE Ultra ATA/133	8	500.00	134.99	3.70

Newegg Price History

Chart showing price history

2008-07-31	$79.99	-25.00
2008-07-31	$104.99	+20.00
2008-07-24	$84.99	-20.00
2008-07-24	$104.99	+25.00
2008-07-23	$79.99	-5.00
2008-06-16	$84.99	-5.00
2008-06-03	$89.99	-5.00
2008-05-12	$94.99	-5.00
2008-04-16	$99.99	-5.00
2008-04-02	$104.99	-5.00
2008-04-02	$109.99	+5.00
2008-01-31	$104.99	-5.00
2008-01-22	$109.99

Manufacturer's Specs

General
Interface	EIDE 100 MB/s
Formatted Capacity	500,107 MB
User Sectors Per Drive	976,773,168
Capacity	500 GB
Performance
Transfer Rate (Buffer To Disk)	972 Mbits/s (Max)
Power
Standby	0.97 Watts
Read/Write	8.77 Watts
Sleep	0.97 Watts
Idle	8.40 Watts
Acoustics
Seek Mode 0	33 dBA (average)
Idle Mode	28 dBA (average)
Seek Mode 3	29 dBA (average)

External links

Western Digital	http://www.wdc.com
WD5000AAKB	http://www.wdc.com/en/produ...
	Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD5000AAKB (500.00 gb)

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