Western Digital Caviar SE WD2500JB vs Comparable 3.5" PATA Hard Disks
Item 1023: Western Digital WD2500JB
Size250 GB
Cache8 MB
RPM7200
Form Factor3.5"
InterfacePATA
Speed100 MB/s
Warranty3 year
$ 42.99
Disk Interface RPM Cache (MB) Size (GB) Warranty Years Best Price Vendor Value (GB/$)
Maxtor 5A320Jo PATA 133 MB/s 5400 2 320 31.99 10.00
Maxtor MaXLine II HDD-5A320J0-NDW-R PATA 133 MB/s 5400 2 320 37.99 8.42
Maxtor DiamondMax 10 6L250R0 PATA 133 MB/s 7200 16 250 39.99 6.25
Western Digital Caviar SE WD2500JB PATA 100 MB/s 7200 8 250 3 42.99 5.82
Seagate DB35 Series ST3250823ACE PATA 100 MB/s 7200 8 250 59.99 4.17
Seagate SV35.2 ST3250820AV PATA 100 MB/s 7200 8 250 68.50 3.65
Western Digital AV WD2500AVJB PATA 100 MB/s 7200 8 250 3 72.99 3.43
Western Digital Caviar SE WD2500AAJB PATA 100 MB/s 8 250 3 74.99 3.33
Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 ST3250820A PATA 100 MB/s 7200 8 250 3 89.99 2.78

Price History

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Recent Price Changes

2012-02-07 $42.99 -7.00
2012-02-01 $49.99 -2.00
2012-01-31 $51.99 -3.00
2012-01-16 $54.99 +2.00
2011-12-15 $52.99 +3.00
2011-12-08 $49.99 -3.00
2011-11-22 $52.99 -2.00
2011-11-19 $54.99 -5.00
2011-11-14 $59.99 +10.00
2011-10-29 $49.99 +5.00

Manufacturer's Specs

General
InterfaceEIDE 100 MB/s
Formatted Capacity250,059 MB
User Sectors Per Drive488,397,168
Capacity250 GB
Performance
Transfer Rate (Buffer To Disk)748 Mbits/s (Max)
Power
Standby1.10 Watts
Read/Write8.60 Watts
Sleep1.00 Watts
Idle8.10 Watts
Acoustics
Seek Mode 329 dBA (average)
Seek Mode 033 dBA (average)
Idle Mode28 dBA (average)

External links

Western Digital
http://www.wdc.com/
WD2500JB
http://www.wdc.com/en/produ...

Western Digital Caviar SE Reviews & Benchmarks

AnandTech - Western Digital WD1600AAJS: 160GB Served on Single Platter - Feb. 5, 2007

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