Western Digital VelociRaptor WD1500HLFS

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Item 73: Western Digital WD1500HLFS
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$ 154.95
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Size150 GB
Cache (MB)16
RPM10000
Form Factor3.5"
InterfaceSATA
Speed3 Gb/s
Disk Interface RPM Cache (MB) Size (GB) Best Price Vendor Value (GB/$)
Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 ST31500341AS SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 32 1500 99.00 PC Connection 15.15
Samsung EcoGreen F2 Series HD154UI SATA 3 Gb/s 32 1500 99.99 Amazon.com 15.00
Seagate Barracuda LP ST31500541AS SATA 3 Gb/s 5900 32 1500 99.99 Newegg.com 15.00
Western Digital Caviar Green WD15EARS SATA 3 Gb/s 64 1500 99.99 Amazon.com 15.00
Western Digital Caviar Green WD15EADS SATA 3 Gb/s 32 1500 103.49 ZipZoomfly.com 14.49
Hitachi Deskstar HD32000 IDK/7K SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 32 2000 139.99 Amazon.com 14.29  
Seagate Barracuda ST315005N4A1AS-RK SATA 3 Gb/s 5900 32 1500 109.99 Newegg.com 13.64
Seagate Barracuda LP ST32000542AS SATA 3 Gb/s 5900 32 2000 149.99 Newegg.com 13.33
Western Digital Caviar Green WD20EARS SATA 3 Gb/s 64 2000 149.99 Amazon.com 13.33
Hitachi Deskstar 0F10311 SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 32 2000 153.99 ZipZoomfly.com 12.99  
Western Digital Caviar Green WD20EADS SATA 3 Gb/s 32 2000 158.99 ZipZoomfly.com 12.58
Seagate Barracuda ES ST3750641NS SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 750 59.99 Newegg.com 12.50  
Hitachi Deskstar 7K1000.C HDS721010CLA332 (0F10383) SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 32 1000 79.99 Newegg.com 12.50  
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 ST31000528AS SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 32 1000 79.99 Newegg.com 12.50
Western Digital Caviar Green WD10EARS SATA 3 Gb/s 64 1000 79.99 Amazon.com 12.50
Western Digital AV-GP WD15EVDS SATA 3 Gb/s 32 1500 119.99 Newegg.com 12.50
Seagate Barracuda ST320005N4A1AS-RK SATA 3 Gb/s 5900 32 2000 164.44 Amazon.com 12.16
Hitachi Deskstar 7K1000.B HD31000 IDK/7K (0A38016) SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 1000 84.99 Newegg.com 11.77  
Seagate Barracuda LP ST31000520AS SATA 3 Gb/s 32 1000 84.99 Newegg.com 11.77
Western Digital Caviar Green WD10EADS SATA 3 Gb/s 32 1000 84.99 Newegg.com 11.77
Western Digital AV-GP WD10EVVS SATA 3 Gb/s 8 1000 87.20 Amazon.com 11.47
Western Digital AV-GP WD20EVDS SATA 3 Gb/s 32 2000 177.99 ZipZoomfly.com 11.24
Western Digital Caviar Green WD20000CSRTL SATA 3 Gb/s 2000 179.00 Amazon.com 11.17  
Western Digital Caviar Blue WD10EALS SATA 3 Gb/s 32 1000 89.99 Newegg.com 11.11
Western Digital AV-GP WD10EVDS SATA 3 Gb/s 32 1000 89.99 Amazon.com 11.11
Samsung Spinpoint F3EG HD203WI SATA 3 Gb/s 5400 32 2000 179.99 Newegg.com 11.11
Western Digital Caviar Blue WD6400AAKS SATA 3 Gb/s 16 640 57.96 Amazon.com 11.04
Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 ST31000333AS SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 32 1000 92.58 Amazon.com 10.80
Western Digital Caviar Green WD7500AADS SATA 3 Gb/s 32 750 69.95 PC Connection 10.72
Samsung Spinpoint F3 HD754JJ SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 32 750 69.99 Newegg.com 10.72
Western Digital AV-GP WD7500AVVS SATA 3 Gb/s 8 750 69.99 eCost.com 10.72
Western Digital Caviar Black WD7501AALS SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 32 750 69.99 Amazon.com 10.72
Western Digital Caviar Green WD8000AARS SATA 3 Gb/s 64 800 74.99 Amazon.com 10.67
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 ST3750528AS SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 32 750 71.05 Amazon.com 10.56
Western Digital Caviar Green WD10000CSRTL SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 1000 94.99 Newegg.com 10.53
Hitachi Deskstar 7K1000.B 0A38016 SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 1000 97.44 Amazon.com 10.26  
Western Digital Caviar Green WD6400AARS SATA 3 Gb/s 64 640 62.99 Amazon.com 10.16
Western Digital Caviar Black WD1001FALS SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 32 1000 98.99 eCost.com 10.10
Western Digital Caviar Green WD10000LSRTL SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 1000 99.00 Amazon.com 10.10  
Western Digital Caviar Blue WD5000AAKS SATA 3 Gb/s 16 500 49.95 PC Connection 10.01
Seagate Pipeline HD ST31000322CS SATA 3 Gb/s 8 1000 99.99 Newegg.com 10.00
Seagate ST310005N1A1AS-RK SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 32 1000 99.99 Amazon.com 10.00
Seagate SV35.5 ST31000525SV SATA 3 Gb/s 32 1000 100.99 eCost.com 9.90
Western Digital Caviar Green WD6400AACS SATA 3 Gb/s 16 640 64.83 PC Connection 9.87
Western Digital Caviar Green WD6400AADS SATA 3 Gb/s 32 640 64.99 Newegg.com 9.85
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 ST3500418AS SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 500 50.93 ZipZoomfly.com 9.82
Seagate Pipeline HD ST3500321CS SATA 3 Gb/s 8 500 51.99 eCost.com 9.62
Western Digital AV-GP WD7500AVDS SATA 3 Gb/s 32 750 78.99 Buy.com 9.49
Western Digital Caviar Green WD5000AADS SATA 3 Gb/s 32 500 52.95 PC Connection 9.44
Hitachi Deskstar P7K500 HDP725050GLA360 (0A35415) SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 500 53.99 Newegg.com 9.26  
Western Digital Caviar Black WD1002FAEX SATA 6 Gb/s 7200 64 1000 107.99 ZipZoomfly.com 9.26
Western Digital Caviar Green WD5000CSRTL SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 500 54.00 Amazon.com 9.26  
Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD5000KSRTL SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 500 54.00 Amazon.com 9.26  
Western Digital Caviar Black WD6401AALS SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 32 640 69.95 PC Connection 9.15
Hitachi HDS721050CLA362 (0F10381) SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 500 54.99 Newegg.com 9.09  
Samsung Spinpoint F3 HD502HJ SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 500 54.99 Newegg.com 9.09
Western Digital AV-GP WD5000AVDS SATA 3 Gb/s 32 500 54.99 Newegg.com 9.09
Western Digital AV-GP WD5000AVVS SATA 3 Gb/s 8 500 54.99 Newegg.com 9.09
Samsung Spinpoint F1 HD103UJ SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 32 1000 109.99 eCost.com 9.09
Samsung F1 RAID Class HE753LJ SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 32 750 84.99 Newegg.com 8.82
Seagate Pipeline HD ST3500312CS SATA 3 Gb/s 8 500 56.99 eCost.com 8.77
Western Digital Caviar Green WD5000AAVS SATA 3 Gb/s 16 500 56.99 Buy.com 8.77
Western Digital Caviar Black WD6402AAEX SATA 6 Gb/s 7200 64 640 74.67 Amazon.com 8.57
Samsung Spinpoint F3 HD103SJ SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 32 750 89.99 Newegg.com 8.33
Western Digital Caviar Black WD5001AALS SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 32 500 60.99 eCost.com 8.20
Samsung F1 RAID Class HE103UJ SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 32 1000 123.99 Amazon.com 8.07
Seagate SV35.5 ST3500410SV SATA 3 Gb/s 16 500 62.63 PC Connection 7.98
Samsung Spinpoint F1 HD642JJ SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 640 80.99 eCost.com 7.90
Western Digital RE2-GP WD7500AYPS SATA 3 Gb/s 16 750 99.99 Newegg.com 7.50
Seagate ST3500641AS-RK SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 500 66.98 Amazon.com 7.46
Western Digital AV WD5000AVJS SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 8 500 68.70 PC Connection 7.28
Hitachi Deskstar E7K1000 HDE721010SLA330 (0A38028) SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 32 1000 139.99 Newegg.com 7.14  
Western Digital Caviar SE WD3200AAJS SATA 3 Gb/s 8 320 44.95 PC Connection 7.12
Western Digital Caviar Blue WD3200AAKS SATA 3 Gb/s 16 320 45.89 ZipZoomfly.com 6.97
Western Digital RE3 WD1002FBYS SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 32 1000 143.99 ZipZoomfly.com 6.94
Hitachi Deskstar 7K1000.C HDS721032CLA362 (0A39264) SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 320 47.99 Newegg.com 6.67  
Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 ST3320613AS SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 320 47.99 Newegg.com 6.67
Western Digital AV-GP WD3200AVVS SATA 3 Gb/s 8 320 47.99 Newegg.com 6.67
Seagate Barracuda ES.2 ST31000340NS SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 32 1000 149.99 Amazon.com 6.67
Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD3200KSRTL SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 320 48.01 Amazon.com 6.67  
Samsung Spinpoint F1 HD322HJ SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 320 48.99 eCost.com 6.53
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 ST3320418AS SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 320 49.00 Amazon.com 6.53
Western Digital AV WD3200AVJS SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 8 320 49.99 Newegg.com 6.40
Western Digital RE3 WD5002ABYS SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 500 78.99 ZipZoomfly.com 6.33
Samsung F1 RAID Class HE502IJ SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 500 79.99 Newegg.com 6.25
Seagate Pipeline HD ST3320310CS SATA 3 Gb/s 8 320 52.43 PC Connection 6.10
Seagate Constellation ES ST31000524NS SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 32 1000 165.99 Buy.com 6.02
Western Digital Caviar SE WD2500AAJS SATA 3 Gb/s 8 250 41.99 eCost.com 5.95
Seagate Barracuda ES.2 ST3750330NS SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 32 750 129.99 Newegg.com 5.77
Western Digital RE3 WD7502ABYS SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 32 750 129.99 Newegg.com 5.77
Samsung Spinpoint F1 HD502IJ SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 500 88.99 eCost.com 5.62
Seagate SV35.4 ST3320410SV SATA 3 Gb/s 16 320 56.99 eCost.com 5.62
Samsung Spinpoint F3 HD253GJ SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 250 44.99 Newegg.com 5.56  
Western Digital Caviar Blue WD2500AAKS SATA 3 Gb/s 16 250 44.99 eCost.com 5.56
Western Digital AV-GP WD2500AVVS SATA 3 Gb/s 8 250 44.99 Newegg.com 5.56
Seagate Barracuda ES.2 ST3500320NS SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 32 500 89.99 Newegg.com 5.56
Western Digital RE3 WD5002ABYS-01B1B0 SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 500 89.99 Newegg.com 5.56
Seagate Pipeline HD ST3250312CS SATA 3 Gb/s 8 250 45.30 PC Connection 5.52
Seagate SV35.5 ST3250311SV SATA 3 Gb/s 8 250 47.01 PC Connection 5.32
Seagate SV35.3 ST3250310SV SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 8 250 47.99 eCost.com 5.21
Western Digital AV WD2500AVJS SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 8 250 47.99 Newegg.com 5.21
Western Digital RE3 WD3202ABYS SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 320 69.99 Amazon.com 4.57
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 ST3160318AS SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 8 160 37.99 Newegg.com 4.21
Western Digital RE3 WD2502ABYS-01B7A0 SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 250 59.99 Newegg.com 4.17
Western Digital Caviar SE WD1600AAJS SATA 3 Gb/s 8 160 38.95 PC Connection 4.11
Hitachi Deskstar 7K1000 0A38005 SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 8 160 38.99 Newegg.com 4.10  
Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 ST3160813AS SATA 1.5 Gb/s 7200 8 160 38.99 Newegg.com 4.10
Samsung Spinpoint F1 HD252HJ SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 250 61.99 Buy.com 4.03
Western Digital RE3 WD2502ABYS SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 250 64.99 ZipZoomfly.com 3.85
HP PV943UT SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 500 139.99 Newegg.com 3.57  
Samsung Spinpoint F1 HD161GJ SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 8 160 44.99 Amazon.com 3.56
Samsung HD161HJ SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 8 160 44.99 Amazon.com 3.56  
Western Digital AV WD1600AVJS SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 8 160 44.99 Newegg.com 3.56
Samsung SpinPoint P Series SP2004C SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 8 200 56.99 eCost.com 3.51  
Seagate Barracuda ES.2 ST3250310NS SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 32 250 73.99 eCost.com 3.38
Western Digital AV-GP WD1600AVVS SATA 3 Gb/s 8 160 49.24 Buy.com 3.25
Samsung SpinPoint P Series SP2504C SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 8 250 86.99 eCost.com 2.87
HP PV944UT SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 160 71.24 Buy.com 2.25  
Lenovo ThinkServer 45J6196Â SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 250 119.99 Newegg.com 2.08  
Lenovo ThinkServer 45J6201Â SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 250 119.99 Newegg.com 2.08  
HP Midline 458926-B21 SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 250 136.99 Buy.com 1.82  
HP Midline 458939-B21 SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 250 136.99 Buy.com 1.82  
HP 349239-B21 SATA 1.5 Gb/s 7200 250 139.00 Buy.com 1.80  
HP 411276-B21 SATA 1.5 Gb/s 7200 250 139.00 Buy.com 1.80  
HP PY277AA SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 160 89.00 Buy.com 1.80  
HP Entry 458947-B21 SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 160 99.25 Buy.com 1.61  
Lenovo ThinkServer 45J6200Â SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 160 99.99 Newegg.com 1.60  
HP Entry 458945-B21 SATA 1.5 Gb/s 7200 160 100.95 Buy.com 1.58  
Lenovo ThinkServer 45J6195Â SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 160 109.99 Newegg.com 1.45  
Western Digital VelociRaptor WD1500HLFS SATA 3 Gb/s 10000 16 150 154.95 PC Connection 0.97
HP Raptor EW222UT SATA 3 Gb/s 10000 160 179.99 Newegg.com 0.89  

Price History

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Recent Price Changes

2010-03-09 Amazon.com $159.99 +6.41
2010-03-03 Amazon.com $153.58 -3.94
2010-02-28 Amazon.com $157.52 +12.52
2010-02-27 PC Connection $154.95 -15.00
2010-02-23 Amazon.com $145.00 -14.99
2010-02-20 eCost.com $187.99
2010-02-16 PC Connection $169.95
2010-02-14 Amazon.com $159.99 -5.71
2010-02-10 Newegg.com $159.99 +10.00
2010-02-08 Newegg.com $149.99 -10.00

Manufacturer's Specs

General
InterfaceSATA 3 Gb/s
Formatted Capacity150,039 MB
User Sectors Per Drive293,046,768
Capacity150 GB
Performance
Read Seek Time4.2 ms
Rotational Speed10,000 RPM (nominal)
Average Latency3.00 ms (nominal)
Track-To-Track Seek Time0.7 ms (average)
Load/unload Cycles50,000 minimum
Write Seek Time4.7 ms (average)
Buffer To Host (Serial ATA)3 Gb/s (Max)
Buffer Size16 MB
Power
Standby0.42 Watts
Read/Write6.08 Watts
Sleep0.42 Watts
Idle4.53 Watts
Acoustics
Seek Mode 036 dBA (average)
Idle Mode29 dBA (average)

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