Western Digital Caviar Green WD5000AADS

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Item 2310: Western Digital WD5000AADS
Size500 GB
Cache (MB)32
RPM
Form Factor3.5"
InterfaceSATA
Speed3 Gb/s
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Disk Interface RPM Cache (MB) Size (GB) Best Price Vendor Value (GB/$)
Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 ST31000333AS SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 32 1000 54.99 Newegg.com 18.19
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 ST31000528AS SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 32 1000 55.95 Amazon Marketplace 17.87
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 ST3500418AS SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 500 28.99 Newegg.com 17.25
Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 ST3500620AS SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 500 29.49 Newegg.com 16.95  
Western Digital AV-GP RFHWD5000AVVS SATA 3 Gb/s 8 500 30.99 Newegg.com 16.13  
Samsung Spinpoint F3 HD103SJ SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 32 1000 62.00 Amazon Marketplace 16.13
Western Digital Caviar Green WD10EARS SATA 3 Gb/s 64 1000 63.99 eCost.com 15.63
Western Digital Caviar Green WD10000CSRTL SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 1000 64.50 Amazon Marketplace 15.50
Hitachi Deskstar P7K500 0A35415 SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 500 32.49 Newegg.com 15.39  
Western Digital Caviar Green WD8000AARS SATA 3 Gb/s 64 800 58.52 Amazon Marketplace 13.67
Western Digital Caviar Blue WD6400AAKS SATA 3 Gb/s 16 640 47.99 Amazon Marketplace 13.34
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 ST3750528AS SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 32 750 57.90 Amazon Marketplace 12.95
Western Digital Caviar Green WD7500AADS SATA 3 Gb/s 32 750 60.02 Amazon Marketplace 12.50
Western Digital Caviar Green WD5000CSRTL SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 500 41.99 Amazon Marketplace 11.91  
Western Digital Caviar Green WD6400AADS SATA 3 Gb/s 32 640 53.99 Amazon Marketplace 11.85
Western Digital Caviar Green WD6400AARS SATA 3 Gb/s 64 640 54.99 Newegg.com 11.64
Seagate ST3500641AS-RK SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 500 43.99 Amazon Marketplace 11.37
Western Digital Caviar Blue WD5000AAKS SATA 3 Gb/s 16 500 43.99 eCost.com 11.37
Western Digital Caviar Green WD5000AADS SATA 3 Gb/s 32 500 44.95 PC Connection 11.12
Seagate Pipeline HD ST3500312CS SATA 3 Gb/s 8 500 45.98 PC Connection 10.87
Western Digital Caviar Black WD6401AALS SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 32 640 59.99 Newegg.com 10.67
Seagate SV35.5 ST3500410SV SATA 3 Gb/s 16 500 47.90 Amazon Marketplace 10.44
Western Digital RE3 WD5002ABYS SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 500 48.99 Amazon Marketplace 10.21
Seagate Constellation ES ST3500514NS SATA 3 Gb/s 32 500 49.95 Amazon Marketplace 10.01
Samsung Spinpoint F3 HD502HJ SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 500 49.99 Amazon Marketplace 10.00
Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD5000KSRTL SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 500 50.00 Amazon Marketplace 10.00  
Western Digital AV-GP WD5000AVDS SATA 3 Gb/s 32 500 50.34 Amazon Marketplace 9.93
Western Digital RE3 WD5002ABYS-01B1B0 SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 500 51.99 Newegg.com 9.62
Hitachi HDS721050CLA362 (0F10381) SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 500 53.99 Newegg.com 9.26  
Western Digital AV-GP WD5000AVVS SATA 3 Gb/s 8 500 54.40 PC Connection 9.19
Western Digital Caviar Green WD5000AAVS SATA 3 Gb/s 16 500 56.24 Buy.com 8.89
Western Digital Caviar Black WD5001AALS SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 32 500 57.01 Amazon Marketplace 8.77
Western Digital RE4 WD5003ABYX SATA 6 Gb/s 7200 64 500 79.99 Newegg.com 6.25
Lenovo 43R1990 SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 8 500 81.52 Amazon Marketplace 6.13  
Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 ST3500320AS SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 32 500 124.49 Amazon Marketplace 4.02
HP PV943UT SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 500 139.99 Newegg.com 3.57  
Seagate Barracuda ES.2 ST3500320NS SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 32 500 149.95 Amazon Marketplace 3.33
HP 395473-B21 SATA 1.5 Gb/s 7200 500 159.50 Amazon Marketplace 3.13  
Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 ST3500630AS SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 500 159.95 Amazon Marketplace 3.13
Lenovo ThinkServer 45J6197 SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 500 219.99 Buy.com 2.27  
HP Midline 458941-B21 SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 500 220.00 Amazon Marketplace 2.27  
Lenovo ThinkServer 45J6202Â SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 500 229.99 Newegg.com 2.17  
HP Midline 458928-B21 SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 500 243.99 Buy.com 2.05  
Seagate SV35.3 ST3500320SV SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 32 500 249.95 Amazon Marketplace 2.00
Cisco R200-D500GCSATA= SATA 7200 500 271.99 Amazon Marketplace 1.84  
HP StorageWorks MSA2 AJ738A SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 500 291.99 Amazon Marketplace 1.71  
IBM 39M4558 SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 500 333.99 Buy.com 1.50  

Price History

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Recent Price Changes

2010-09-02 eCost.com $914.99 +15.00
2010-09-01 Buy.com $843.99 -16.00
2010-09-01 Buy.com $50.00 -1.05
2010-08-30 Buy.com $859.99 +16.00
2010-08-30 Buy.com $51.05 +1.05
2010-08-28 eCost.com $45.99 -1.00
2010-08-26 eCost.com $46.99 +1.00
2010-08-26 eCost.com $899.99 -15.00
2010-08-25 eCost.com $45.99 +1.00
2010-08-25 eCost.com $914.99 +15.00

Manufacturer's Specs

General
InterfaceSATA 3 Gb/s
Formatted Capacity500,107 MB
User Sectors Per Drive976,773,168
Capacity500 GB
Performance
Buffer To Host (Serial ATA)3 Gb/s (Max)
Buffer Size32 MB
Power
Standby0.80 Watts
Read/Write6.00 Watts
Sleep0.80 Watts
Idle3.70 Watts
Acoustics
Seek Mode 326 dBA (average)
Seek Mode 029 dBA (average)
Idle Mode25 dBA (average)

External links

Western Digital
http://www.wdc.com/
WD5000AADS
http://www.wdc.com/en/produ...

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