Western Digital Scorpio Blue WD3200BEVTRTL

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Item 1521: Western Digital WD3200BEVTRTL
PC Connection
$ 81.02 + $ 11.59 shipping
Newegg.com
$ 84.99 + $ 7.28 shipping
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
Hitachi Travelstar 5K500.B HTS545032B9A300 (0A57913) SATA 3 Gb/s 5400 8 320 46.99 Newegg.com 6.81  
Samsung Spinpoint M7E HM641JI SATA 3 Gb/s 5400 8 640 99.99 Newegg.com 6.40  
Western Digital Scorpio Blue WD6400BEVT SATA 3 Gb/s 5400 8 640 99.99 Amazon.com 6.40
Hitachi Travelstar 5K500.B HTS545050B9A300 (0A57915) SATA 3 Gb/s 5400 8 500 79.99 Newegg.com 6.25  
Western Digital Scorpio Blue WD5000BEVT SATA 3 Gb/s 5400 8 500 79.99 Amazon.com 6.25
Seagate Momentus ST905003N1A1AS-RK SATA 3 Gb/s 5400 8 500 80.00 Amazon.com 6.25
Western Digital Scorpio Blue WD3200BEVT SATA 3 Gb/s 5400 8 320 52.99 Amazon.com 6.04
Seagate Momentus 5400.6 ST9500325AS SATA 3 Gb/s 5400 8 500 82.99 eCost.com 6.02
Hitachi Travelstar HD20500 IDK/5K SATA 3 Gb/s 5400 500 84.99 Newegg.com 5.88  
Western Digital Scorpio Blue WD5000BEVTRTL SATA 3 Gb/s 5400 8 500 89.00 Amazon.com 5.62
Seagate Momentus 5400.6 ST9320325AS SATA 3 Gb/s 5400 8 320 56.99 eCost.com 5.62
Fujitsu 2.5" SATA MJA2500BH SATA 3 Gb/s 5400 8 500 89.99 Amazon.com 5.56  
Fujitsu 2.5" SATA MJA2500BH-G2 SATA 3 Gb/s 5400 8 500 89.99 Newegg.com 5.56  
Samsung Spinpoint M7E HM501II SATA 3 Gb/s 5400 8 500 89.99 Newegg.com 5.56  
Fujitsu 2.5" SATA MJA2320BH-G2 SATA 3 Gb/s 5400 8 320 59.99 Newegg.com 5.33  
Hitachi Travelstar 5K320 HTS543232L9A300 (0A56417) 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 MK5055GSX SATA 3 Gb/s 5400 8 500 94.00 Amazon.com 5.32  
Seagate Momentus 7200.4 ST9500420AS SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 500 94.99 eCost.com 5.26
Seagate Momentus 5400.6 ST9500325ASG SATA 3 Gb/s 5400 8 500 95.99 eCost.com 5.21
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 63.44 Amazon.com 5.04
Hitachi Travelstar 7K500 HD20500 IDK/7K SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 500 99.99 Amazon.com 5.00  
Western Digital Scorpio Blue WD5000BPVT SATA 3 Gb/s 5400 8 500 99.99 Amazon.com 5.00
Western Digital Scorpio Black WD3200BEKT SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 320 67.49 ZipZoomfly.com 4.74
Fujitsu 2.5" SATA MJA2320BH SATA 3 Gb/s 5400 8 320 69.99 Newegg.com 4.57  
Western Digital Scorpio Blue WD3200BPVT SATA 3 Gb/s 5400 8 320 69.99 Amazon.com 4.57
Fujitsu 2.5" SATA MJA2400BH SATA 3 Gb/s 5400 8 400 89.99 Newegg.com 4.44  
Western Digital Scorpio Blue WD4000BEVT SATA 3 Gb/s 5400 8 400 90.41 PC Connection 4.42
Hitachi Travelstar 7K320 HTS723232L9A360 (0A57547) SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 320 74.99 Newegg.com 4.27  
Seagate Momentus ST903203N1A2AS-RK SATA 3 Gb/s 5400 8 320 74.99 Amazon.com 4.27
Seagate Momentus 5400 FDE.3 ST9320329AS SATA 3 Gb/s 5400 8 320 74.99 Newegg.com 4.27
Hitachi Travelstar HD20320 IDK/7K (0S00154) SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 320 79.99 Newegg.com 4.00  
Total Micro 320-GI2STM SATA 5400 320 79.99 Newegg.com 4.00  
Western Digital Scorpio Black WD3200BJKT SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 320 79.99 eCost.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 16 320 108.34 Amazon.com 2.95
Seagate Momentus 5400.5 ST9320320AS SATA 3 Gb/s 5400 8 320 110.00 Amazon.com 2.91
Fujitsu 2.5" SATA MHZ2320BH-G2 SATA 3 Gb/s 5400 8 320 159.95 Amazon.com 2.00  

Price History

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Recent Price Changes

2010-03-12 PC Connection $81.02 -9.80
2010-02-16 PC Connection $90.82
2009-04-01 Newegg.com $84.99 -50.00
2009-04-01 Newegg.com $134.99 +55.00
2009-02-11 Newegg.com $79.99 -55.00
2008-12-04 Newegg.com $134.99

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)

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External links

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