Western Digital Caviar RE WD2500YS vs Comparable 3.5" SATA Hard Disks
Item 1031: Western Digital WD2500YS
Size250 GB
Cache16 MB
RPM7200
Form Factor3.5"
InterfaceSATA
Speed3 Gb/s
$ 59.99
Disk Interface RPM Cache (MB) Size (GB) Warranty Years Best Price Vendor Value (GB/$)
Western Digital Caviar Green WD10EARS SATA 3 Gb/s 64 1000 3 69.99 14.29
Seagate SV35 ST31000526SV SATA 6 Gb/s 7200 32 1000 3 79.95 12.51
Seagate Barracuda ES ST3750640NS SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 750 59.99 12.50
Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 ST3750330AS SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 32 750 3 74.00 10.14
Seagate SV35.5 ST3500410SV SATA 3 Gb/s 16 500 49.55 10.09
Hitachi Deskstar E7K500 HDS725050KLA360 SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 500 54.99 9.09
Hitachi Deskstar 7K1000.B HDT721064SLA360 SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 640 74.99 8.53
Seagate Pipeline HD ST3500312CS SATA 3 Gb/s 8 500 60.59 8.25
Western Digital Caviar Green WD5000AZDX SATA 6 Gb/s 32 500 67.99 7.35
Seagate Barracuda ES ST3500630NS SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 500 69.99 7.14
Maxtor MaXLine Pro 500 7H500F0 SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 500 69.99 7.14
Hitachi Ultrastar A7K1000 HUA721050KLA330-PULL SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 32 500 69.99 7.14
Western Digital Caviar Blue WD5000AAKX SATA 6 Gb/s 32 500 3 72.62 6.89
Western Digital Caviar Green WDBAAY5000ENC-NRSN SATA 3 Gb/s 500 3 73.30 6.82
Seagate Barracuda ST500DM002 SATA 6 Gb/s 7200 16 500 73.98 6.76
Western Digital RE3 WD5002ABYS SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 500 5 74.95 6.67
Seagate Barracuda 7200.8 ST3400832AS SATA 1.5 Gb/s 7200 8 400 59.99 6.67
Western Digital WD5000AARS SATA 3 Gb/s 500 74.99 6.67
Seagate ST3500641AS-RK SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 500 74.99 6.67
Western Digital Caviar Green WD5000AZRX SATA 6 Gb/s 64 500 76.33 6.55
Western Digital AV-GP WD5000AUDX SATA 6 Gb/s 32 500 78.08 6.40
Maxtor MaXLine III 7l320s0 SATA 1.5 Gb/s 7200 16 320 49.99 6.40
Western Digital Caviar Blue WD2500AAKX SATA 6 Gb/s 32 250 3 39.99 6.25
Maxtor MaXLine III 7L250S0 SATA 1.5 Gb/s 7200 16 250 41.99 5.95
Maxtor MaXLine Plus II 7Y250M00653RA SATA 1.5 Gb/s 7200 8 250 41.99 5.95
Seagate st3320630ns SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 320 54.99 5.82
Western Digital RE2 WD4000YR SATA 1.5 Gb/s 7200 16 400 69.99 5.72
Hitachi Deskstar 7K250 HDS722525VLSA80 SATA 1.5 Gb/s 7200 8 250 44.99 5.56
Seagate DB35.4 ST3250310CS SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 8 250 44.99 5.56
Western Digital WD2500AAVS SATA 3 Gb/s 5400 8 250 44.99 5.56
Western Digital Caviar Green WD3200AZDX SATA 6 Gb/s 32 320 59.95 5.34
Hitachi Deskstar 7K400 HDS724040KLSA80 SATA 1.5 Gb/s 7200 8 400 75.00 5.33
Seagate Pipeline HD ST3250312CS SATA 3 Gb/s 8 250 49.95 5.01
Seagate ST3250412CS SATA 3 Gb/s 5900 16 250 49.99 5.00
Western Digital AV-GP WD2500AVVS SATA 3 Gb/s 8 250 3 49.99 5.00
Western Digital AV WD3200AVJS SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 8 320 3 69.69 4.59
Western Digital AV-GP WD3200AUDX SATA 6 Gb/s 32 320 69.99 4.57
Western Digital Caviar Blue WD3200AAKX SATA 6 Gb/s 32 320 3 69.99 4.57
Seagate Barracuda ES.2 ST3250310NS SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 32 250 54.99 4.55
Western Digital Caviar RE WD3200YS SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 320 70.99 4.51
Western Digital Caviar Blue WDBAAX3200ENC-NRSN SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 320 3 72.00 4.44
Seagate Barracuda ST320DM000 SATA 6 Gb/s 7200 16 320 74.99 4.27
Western Digital Caviar Green WD3200AZRX SATA 6 Gb/s 64 320 74.99 4.27
Western Digital Caviar RE WD2500YS SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 250 59.99 4.17
Seagate Barracuda ST250DM000 SATA 6 Gb/s 7200 16 250 63.83 3.92
Lenovo 41N3015 SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 8 250 66.99 3.73
Western Digital RE3 WD2502ABYS SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 250 5 71.99 3.47
HP EA788UT#ABA SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 250 74.99 3.33
Seagate NL35 250 ST3250823NS SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 8 250 80.00 3.13
Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 ST3250310AS SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 8 250 3 85.00 2.94
Western Digital RE4 WD2503ABYX SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 64 250 5 85.00 2.94
Western Digital AV WD2500AVKX SATA 6 Gb/s 7200 16 250 86.34 2.90
Western Digital AV WD2500AVJS SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 8 250 3 89.99 2.78
Western Digital Caviar Blue WD2500AAKS SATA 3 Gb/s 16 250 3 99.00 2.53
Western Digital Caviar SE WD2500JD SATA 1.5 Gb/s 7200 8 250 109.65 2.28
Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 ST3250820AS SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 8 250 3 114.99 2.17
Western Digital Caviar RE WD2500SD SATA 1.5 Gb/s 7200 8 250 129.95 1.92
Cisco R200-D250GCSATA SATA 7200 250 133.99 1.87
HP Entry 571232-B21 SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 250 139.99 1.79
Western Digital VelociRaptor WD2500HHTZ SATA 6 Gb/s 10000 64 250 142.50 1.75
Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 ST3250620AS SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 250 3 143.95 1.74
HP 349239-B21 SATA 1.5 Gb/s 7200 250 145.00 1.72
HP Entry 571230-B21 SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 250 149.28 1.67
Maxtor MaXLine Plus II 7Y250M0 SATA 1.5 Gb/s 7200 8 250 189.00 1.32
Maxtor 7Y250MO SATA 1.5 Gb/s 7200 250 189.00 1.32
HP 411276-B21 SATA 1.5 Gb/s 7200 250 199.99 1.25
HP PY278AA SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 8 250 220.00 1.14
HP Midline 458926-B21 SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 250 230.00 1.09

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Recent Price Changes

2012-05-18 $59.99 -5.00
2011-12-21 $64.99

Manufacturer's Specs

General
InterfaceSATA 3 Gb/s
Formatted Capacity250,059 MB
User Sectors Per Drive490,234,752
Capacity250 GB
Performance
Read Seek Time8.7 ms
Full Stroke Seek21.0 ms (average)
Rotational Speed7,200 RPM (nominal)
Average Latency4.20 ms (nominal)
Start/Stop Cycles50,000 minimum
Track-To-Track Seek Time0.6 ms (average)
Transfer Rate (Buffer To Disk)70 MB/s (Sustained)
Buffer To Host (Serial ATA)3 Gb/s (Max)
Buffer Size16 MB
Power
Standby2.00 Watts
Read/Write10.75 Watts
Sleep2.00 Watts
Idle8.90 Watts
Acoustics
Seek Mode 033 dBA (average)
Idle Mode28 dBA (average)

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