Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD5000KSRTL

Comparable Disks
Item 933: Western Digital WD5000KSRTL
Amazon.com
$ 54.00
PC Connection
$ 62.49 + $ 11.61 shipping
Newegg.com
$ 69.99 + $ 7.86 shipping
eCost.com
$ 71.99 + $ 11.91 shipping
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/$)
Seagate Barracuda ES ST3750641NS SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 750 59.99 Newegg.com 12.50  
Seagate Barracuda 7200.9 ST3500641AS SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 500 44.99 Newegg.com 11.11
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 Caviar Green WD6400AARS SATA 3 Gb/s 64 640 62.99 Amazon.com 10.16
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
Western Digital Caviar Green WD6400AACS SATA 3 Gb/s 16 640 64.83 PC Connection 9.87
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 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
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 HD502IJ SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 500 63.99 eCost.com 7.81
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
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

2010-03-10 PC Connection $62.49 -7.46
2010-03-09 eCost.com $71.99 +8.00
2010-03-04 eCost.com $63.99 -8.00
2010-02-28 Amazon.com $54.00 +0.60
2010-02-24 PC Connection $69.95 +7.46
2010-02-20 eCost.com $71.99
2010-02-16 PC Connection $62.49
2010-01-14 Amazon.com $53.40
2009-08-21 Newegg.com $69.99 -3.00
2009-07-16 Newegg.com $72.99 -12.00

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