Western Digital RE2 WD7500AYYS vs Comparable 3.5" SATA Hard Disks
Item 1034: Western Digital WD7500AYYS
Size750 GB
Cache16 MB
RPM7200
Form Factor3.5"
InterfaceSATA
Speed3 Gb/s
Disk Interface RPM Cache (MB) Size (GB) Warranty Years Best Price Vendor Value (GB/$)
Hitachi Deskstar 7K1000 HDD-HDS721075KLA330-NDW-R SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 32 750 89.99 8.33
Seagate Barracuda ES ST3750640NS SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 750 94.99 7.90
Western Digital Caviar Black WD7501AALS SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 32 750 5 94.99 7.90
Western Digital Caviar Green WD7500AARX SATA 6 Gb/s 64 750 3 98.25 7.63
Hitachi Deskstar 7K1000.D HDS721075DLE630 SATA 6 Gb/s 7200 32 750 99.99 7.50
Western Digital Caviar Blue WD7500AALX SATA 6 Gb/s 32 750 3 109.99 6.82
Western Digital AV-GP WD7500AVDS SATA 3 Gb/s 32 750 3 118.18 6.35
Western Digital Caviar Black WD7502AAEX SATA 6 Gb/s 7200 64 750 5 134.20 5.59
Western Digital Caviar Green WD7500AZRX SATA 6 Gb/s 64 750 169.64 4.42
Western Digital RE2-GP WD7500AYPS SATA 3 Gb/s 16 750 5 179.95 4.17
Western Digital Caviar Green WD7500AARS SATA 3 Gb/s 64 750 3 189.95 3.95
Western Digital Caviar Green WD7500AADS SATA 3 Gb/s 32 750 3 189.99 3.95
Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 ST3750330AS SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 32 750 3 219.95 3.41
Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 ST3750640AS SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 750 3 229.95 3.26
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 ST3750525AS SATA 6 Gb/s 7200 32 750 269.95 2.78
HP Midline 458930-B21 SATA 7200 750 270.00 2.78
Western Digital RE2 WD7500AYYS SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 750 0.00

Manufacturer's Specs

General
InterfaceSATA 3 Gb/s
Formatted Capacity750,156 MB
User Sectors Per Drive1,465,149,168
Capacity750 GB
Performance
Read Seek Time8.9 ms
Full Stroke Seek21.0 ms (average)
Rotational Speed7,200 RPM (nominal)
Average Latency4.20 ms (nominal)
Track-To-Track Seek Time0.6 ms (average)
Load/unload Cycles50,000 minimum
Write Seek Time9.6 ms (average)
Buffer To Host (Serial ATA)3 Gb/s (Max)
Buffer Size16 MB
Power
Standby0.97 Watts
Read/Write11.50 Watts
Sleep0.97 Watts
Idle8.50 Watts
Acoustics
Seek Mode 034 dBA (average)
Idle Mode28 dBA (average)

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Western Digital RE2 Reviews & Benchmarks

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