Western Digital RE3 WD5002ABYS-01B1B0

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Item 1501: Western Digital WD5002ABYS-01B1B0
Newegg.com
$ 89.99
Size500 GB
Cache (MB)16
RPM7200
Form Factor3.5"
InterfaceSATA
Speed3 Gb/s
Disk Interface RPM Cache (MB) Size (GB) Best Price Vendor Value (GB/$)
Samsung EcoGreen F2 Series HD154UI SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 32 1500 94.99 Amazon.com 15.79
Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 ST31500341AS SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 32 1500 98.99 ZipZoomfly.com 15.15
Seagate Barracuda LP ST31500541AS SATA 3 Gb/s 5900 32 1500 99.99 Newegg.com 15.00
Western Digital Caviar Green WD15EADS SATA 3 Gb/s 32 1500 103.49 ZipZoomfly.com 14.49
Western Digital Caviar Green WD15EARS SATA 3 Gb/s 64 1500 109.99 Amazon.com 13.64
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  
Samsung EcoGreen F2 Series HD103SI SATA 3 Gb/s 5400 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
Hitachi Deskstar 7K1000.B 0A38016 SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 1000 84.99 Amazon.com 11.77  
Hitachi Deskstar 7K1000.B HD31000 IDK/7K (0A38016) SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 1000 84.99 Newegg.com 11.77  
Samsung Spinpoint F1 HD103UJ SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 32 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 Caviar Green WD10000LSRTL SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 1000 89.00 Amazon.com 11.24  
Seagate Barracuda 7200.9 ST3500641AS SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 500 44.99 Newegg.com 11.11
Samsung Spinpoint F3 HD103SJ SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 32 1000 89.99 Newegg.com 11.11  
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 ST31000528AS SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 32 1000 89.99 Amazon.com 11.11
Western Digital AV-GP WD10EVDS SATA 3 Gb/s 32 1000 89.99 Amazon.com 11.11
Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 ST31000333AS SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 32 1000 92.58 Amazon.com 10.80
Western Digital Caviar Blue WD6400AAKS SATA 3 Gb/s 16 640 59.46 Amazon.com 10.76
Western Digital Caviar Green WD7500AADS SATA 3 Gb/s 32 750 69.95 PC Connection 10.72
Samsung Spinpoint F1 HD753LJ 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 AV-GP WD10EVVS SATA 3 Gb/s 8 1000 94.08 Amazon.com 10.63
Western Digital Caviar Green WD10000CSRTL SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 1000 94.99 Newegg.com 10.53
Western Digital Caviar Green WD10EACS SATA 3 Gb/s 16 1000 94.99 Amazon.com 10.53
Western Digital Caviar Green WD8000AARS SATA 3 Gb/s 64 800 76.26 Amazon.com 10.49
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 32 1000 98.99 eCost.com 10.10
Western Digital Caviar Blue WD5000AAKS SATA 3 Gb/s 16 500 49.95 PC Connection 10.01
Western Digital Caviar Green WD6400AADS SATA 3 Gb/s 32 640 63.99 Amazon.com 10.00
Samsung HD754JJ SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 32 750 74.99 Newegg.com 10.00  
Seagate Pipeline HD ST31000322CS SATA 3 Gb/s 8 1000 99.99 Newegg.com 10.00
Western Digital Caviar Blue WD10EALS SATA 3 Gb/s 32 1000 99.99 Newegg.com 10.00
Western Digital Caviar Green WD6400AACS SATA 3 Gb/s 16 640 64.83 PC Connection 9.87
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 ST3750528AS SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 32 750 75.99 eCost.com 9.87
Seagate SV35.5 ST31000525SV SATA 3 Gb/s 32 1000 105.86 PC Connection 9.45
Western Digital Caviar Green WD5000AADS SATA 3 Gb/s 32 500 52.95 PC Connection 9.44
Seagate Pipeline HD ST3500321CS SATA 3 Gb/s 8 500 52.99 eCost.com 9.44
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 ST3500418AS SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 500 53.09 ZipZoomfly.com 9.42
Western Digital Caviar Black WD7501AALS SATA 3 Gb/s 32 750 79.95 PC Connection 9.38
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 32 640 69.95 PC Connection 9.15
Seagate ST310005N1A1AS-RK SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 32 1000 109.95 PC Connection 9.10
Hitachi Deskstar P7K500 HDP725050GLA360 (0A35415) SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 500 54.99 Newegg.com 9.09  
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 Caviar SE WD5000AAJS SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 8 500 54.99 Amazon.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
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 57.87 PC Connection 8.64
Western Digital Caviar Black WD5001AALS SATA 3 Gb/s 32 500 60.99 eCost.com 8.20
Seagate SV35.5 ST3500410SV SATA 3 Gb/s 16 500 62.63 PC Connection 7.98
Maxtor Ultra 16 L01F500 SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 500 62.98 Amazon.com 7.94  
Samsung Spinpoint F1 HD642JJ SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 640 80.99 eCost.com 7.90
Samsung Spinpoint F1 HD502IJ SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 500 63.99 eCost.com 7.81
Western Digital RE2-GP WD7500AYPS SATA 3 Gb/s 16 750 99.99 Newegg.com 7.50
Western Digital AV WD5000AVJS SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 8 500 68.70 PC Connection 7.28
Seagate ST3500641AS-RK SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 500 69.99 Amazon.com 7.14
Seagate DB35 7200.3 ST3750840SCE SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 8 750 107.99 Amazon.com 6.95
Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 ST3750330AS SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 32 750 109.99 Amazon.com 6.82
Samsung F1 RAID Class HE502IJ SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 500 78.20 Amazon.com 6.39
Western Digital RE3 WD5002ABYS SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 500 78.99 ZipZoomfly.com 6.33
Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD5000KS SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 500 79.50 Amazon.com 6.29  
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
Western Digital RE2-GP WD5000ABPS SATA 3 Gb/s 16 500 98.99 eCost.com 5.05
Western Digital RE2 WD5001ABYS SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 500 109.00 Amazon.com 4.59
Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 ST3500630AS SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 500 115.00 Amazon.com 4.35
Western Digital RE2 WD5000YS SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 500 115.00 Amazon.com 4.35  
Western Digital RE2 WD5000ABYS SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 500 125.00 Amazon.com 4.00
HP PV943UT SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 500 151.20 Amazon.com 3.31  
Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 ST3500320AS SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 32 500 159.95 Amazon.com 3.13
Seagate Barracuda ES ST3500630NS SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 500 172.50 Amazon.com 2.90
Lenovo ThinkServer 45J6197 SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 500 241.99 Amazon.com 2.07  
Seagate SV35.2 ST3500630SV SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 500 249.95 Amazon.com 2.00
Lenovo ThinkServer 45J6202Â SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 500 249.99 Newegg.com 2.00  
HP Midline 458928-B21 SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 500 269.00 Amazon.com 1.86  
HP 395473-B21 SATA 1.5 Gb/s 7200 500 338.19 Amazon.com 1.48  
IBM 39M4558 SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 500 339.99 Newegg.com 1.47  

Price History

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Recent Price Changes

2010-03-03 Newegg.com $89.99 +10.00
2010-01-22 Newegg.com $79.99 -10.00
2010-01-06 Newegg.com $89.99 +10.00
2009-12-15 Newegg.com $79.99 -10.00
2009-05-07 Newegg.com $89.99 +5.00
2009-04-09 Newegg.com $84.99 -5.00
2008-10-16 Newegg.com $89.99

Manufacturer's Specs

General
InterfaceSATA 3 Gb/s
Formatted Capacity500,107 MB
User Sectors Per Drive976,773,168
Capacity500 GB
Performance
Read Seek Time8.9 ms
Full Stroke Seek21.0 ms (average)
Rotational Speed7,200 RPM (nominal)
Average Latency4.20 ms (nominal)
Track-To-Track Seek Time0.6 ms (average)
Buffer To Host (Serial ATA)3 Gb/s (Max)
Buffer Size16 MB
Power
Standby1.00 Watts
Read/Write8.3 Watts
Sleep1.00 Watts
Idle7.7 Watts
Acoustics
Seek Mode 329 dBA (average)
Seek Mode 026 dBA (average)
Idle Mode25 dBA (average)

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