Western Digital Scorpio Blue WD3200BEVTRTL

Comparable 2.5" SATA Hard Disks
Item 1521: Western Digital WD3200BEVTRTL
Size320 GB
Cache (MB)8
RPM5400
Form Factor2.5"
InterfaceSATA
Speed3 Gb/s
$ 54.99 + $7.28 shipping
$ 59.95 + $6.27 shipping
$ 82.95
Disk Interface RPM Cache (MB) Size (GB) Best Price Vendor Value (GB/$)
Hitachi Travelstar 5K500.B HTS545050B9A300 (0A57915) SATA 3 Gb/s 5400 8 500 49.99 Newegg.com 10.00  
Western Digital Scorpio Blue WD5000BEVT SATA 3 Gb/s 5400 8 500 51.98 Amazon Marketplace 9.62
Western Digital Scorpio Blue WD6400BEVT SATA 3 Gb/s 5400 8 640 71.99 ZipZoomfly.com 8.89
Western Digital Scorpio Blue WD5000BPVT SATA 3 Gb/s 5400 8 500 57.35 PC Connection 8.72
Seagate Momentus 5400 ST9500327AS SATA 3 Gb/s 5400 8 500 57.99 Amazon Marketplace 8.62
Hitachi Travelstar HD20500 IDK/5K SATA 3 Gb/s 5400 500 58.99 Amazon Marketplace 8.48  
Seagate Momentus 5400.6 ST9500325AS SATA 3 Gb/s 5400 8 500 59.99 Amazon.com 8.33
Seagate Momentus 5400.6 ST9500325ASG SATA 3 Gb/s 5400 8 500 59.99 Newegg.com 8.33
Toshiba MKxx65GSX Series MK5065GSX SATA 3 Gb/s 5400 8 500 59.99 Newegg.com 8.33
Samsung Spinpoint M7 HM500JI SATA 3 Gb/s 5400 8 500 62.75 Amazon Marketplace 7.97
Seagate Momentus 7200.4 ST9500420AS SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 500 62.78 Amazon Marketplace 7.96
Western Digital Scorpio Blue WD5000BEVTRTL SATA 3 Gb/s 5400 8 500 64.46 Amazon Marketplace 7.76
Western Digital AV-25 WD5000BUDT SATA 3 Gb/s 5400 32 500 64.99 Newegg.com 7.69
Western Digital Scorpio Blue WD3200BEVT SATA 3 Gb/s 5400 8 320 42.79 Amazon Marketplace 7.48
Western Digital Scorpio Blue WD3200BPVT SATA 3 Gb/s 5400 8 320 43.16 Amazon Marketplace 7.41
Seagate Momentus 7200.4 ST9500420ASG SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 500 69.99 Amazon.com 7.14
Seagate Momentus 5400.6 ST9320325AS SATA 3 Gb/s 5400 8 320 46.63 Amazon Marketplace 6.86
Seagate Momentus ST905003N1A1AS-RK SATA 3 Gb/s 5400 8 500 72.99 Amazon Marketplace 6.85
Hitachi Travelstar 0S02858 SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 500 74.24 Buy.com 6.73  
Western Digital Scorpio Black WD5000BEKT SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 500 74.50 Amazon Marketplace 6.71
Samsung Spinpoint MP4 HM500JJ SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 500 74.99 Newegg.com 6.67  
Toshiba MKxx65GSX Series MK3265GSX SATA 3 Gb/s 5400 8 320 48.24 PC Connection 6.63
Hitachi Travelstar 5K320 HTS543232L9A300 (0A56417) SATA 3 Gb/s 5400 8 320 49.99 Newegg.com 6.40  
Samsung Spinpoint M7 HM320II SATA 3 Gb/s 5400 8 320 49.99 ZipZoomfly.com 6.40
Samsung Spinpoint M7E HM321HI SATA 3 Gb/s 5400 8 320 49.99 Amazon.com 6.40  
Seagate Momentus 7200.3 ST9320421AS SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 320 49.99 Amazon Marketplace 6.40
Seagate Momentus 7200.4 ST9320423AS SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 320 51.54 Amazon Marketplace 6.21
Hitachi Travelstar 7K320 HTS723232L9A360 (0A57547) SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 320 54.99 Newegg.com 5.82  
Western Digital Scorpio Black WD3200BEKT SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 320 54.99 eCost.com 5.82
Western Digital Scorpio Blue WD3200BEVTRTL SATA 3 Gb/s 5400 8 320 54.99 Newegg.com 5.82
Western Digital AV-25 WD3200BUDT SATA 3 Gb/s 5400 32 320 54.99 Newegg.com 5.82
Seagate Momentus ST903203N1A2AS-RK SATA 3 Gb/s 5400 8 320 59.98 Amazon Marketplace 5.34
Hitachi Travelstar HD20320 IDK/7K (0S00154) SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 320 59.99 Newegg.com 5.33  
Samsung Spinpoint MP4 HM320HJ SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 320 59.99 Newegg.com 5.33  
Fujitsu 2.5" SATA MJA2320BH-G2 SATA 3 Gb/s 5400 8 320 62.99 eCost.com 5.08  
Toshiba MJA2500BH Series MJA2320BH SATA 3 Gb/s 5400 8 320 63.24 Buy.com 5.06
Seagate Momentus ST903203N3A1AS-RK SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 320 66.22 Amazon Marketplace 4.83
Western Digital Scorpio Black WD3200BEKTRTL SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 320 69.99 Newegg.com 4.57
Western Digital Scorpio Black WD3200BJKT SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 320 69.99 Newegg.com 4.57
Toshiba MHZ2xxxBJ Series MHZ2320BJ SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 320 79.99 Newegg.com 4.00
Toshiba MKxx56GSY Series MK3256GSY SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 320 79.99 Newegg.com 4.00
Toshiba MHZ2xxxBH Series MHZ2320BH SATA 3 Gb/s 5400 8 320 84.00 Amazon Marketplace 3.81
Lenovo ThinkPad 43N3403 SATA 1.5 Gb/s 5400 8 320 85.79 Amazon Marketplace 3.73  
Lenovo ThinkPad 43N3411 SATA 1.5 Gb/s 7200 320 103.53 Amazon Marketplace 3.09  
Seagate Momentus XT ST93205620AS SATA 3 Gb/s 32 320 111.99 eCost.com 2.86
Toshiba MKxx52GSX Series MK3252GSX SATA 3 Gb/s 5400 8 320 115.00 Amazon Marketplace 2.78
Seagate Momentus 5400.5 ST9320320AS SATA 3 Gb/s 5400 8 320 139.95 Amazon Marketplace 2.29
HP AS282AA#ABA SATA 7200 320 249.00 Amazon Marketplace 1.29  

Price History

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Recent Price Changes

2010-09-01 Amazon Marketplace $82.95 +1.00
2010-08-30 Amazon Marketplace $81.95 +21.16
2010-08-30 Amazon Marketplace $60.79 -3.20
2010-08-28 Amazon Marketplace $63.99 -3.52
2010-08-26 Amazon Marketplace $67.51 +3.52
2010-08-24 Amazon Marketplace $63.99
2010-06-01 Newegg.com $54.99 -30.00
2010-04-17 PC Connection $59.95 -21.07
2010-03-12 PC Connection $81.02 -9.80
2010-02-16 PC Connection $90.82

Manufacturer's Specs

Performance
Read Seek Time12.0 ms
Track-To-Track Seek Time2.0 ms (average)
Buffer To Host (Serial ATA)3 Gb/s (Max)
Power
Standby0.25 Watts
Read/Write2.50 Watts
Sleep0.10 Watts
Idle0.85 Watts
Acoustics
Seek Mode 026 dBA (average)
Idle Mode24 dBA (average)

External links

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http://www.wdc.com/
WD3200BEVTRTL
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