Western Digital Caviar Blue WD1600AAJB vs Comparable 3.5" PATA Hard Disks
Item 14: Western Digital WD1600AAJB
Size160 GB
Cache8 MB
RPM
Form Factor3.5"
InterfacePATA
Speed100 MB/s
Warranty3 year
Disk Interface RPM Cache (MB) Size (GB) Warranty Years Best Price Vendor Value (GB/$)
Samsung HA250JC PATA 100 MB/s 5400 2 250 27.99 8.93
Western Digital Caviar SE WD2500JB PATA 100 MB/s 7200 8 250 3 27.99 8.93
Samsung SV1604E PATA 133 MB/s 5400 2 160 19.99 8.00
Western Digital Caviar WD1600BB PATA 100 MB/s 7200 2 160 3 22.99 6.96
Maxtor HDMXDX4R160L0 PATA 133 MB/s 5400 2 160 24.99 6.40
Seagate DB35 Series 7200.3 ST3160215ACE PATA 100 MB/s 7200 2 160 26.99 5.93
Seagate ST3160022ACE PATA 100 MB/s 5400 2 160 27.99 5.72
Seagate DB35 Series ST3250823ACE PATA 100 MB/s 7200 8 250 44.99 5.56
Western Digital HDWD1600AABB PATA 100 MB/s 7200 2 160 29.99 5.34
Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 ST3320620A PATA 100 MB/s 7200 16 320 3 64.00 5.00
Seagate DB35 Series 7200.2 ST3160212ACE PATA 100 MB/s 7200 2 160 39.99 4.00
Seagate SV35.2 ST3250820AV PATA 100 MB/s 7200 8 250 69.00 3.62
Western Digital AV WD3200AVJB PATA 100 MB/s 7200 8 320 3 91.99 3.48
Western Digital Caviar SE WD3200AAJB PATA 100 MB/s 8 320 3 94.99 3.37
Western Digital AV WD2500AVJB PATA 100 MB/s 7200 8 250 3 76.99 3.25
Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 ST3250820A PATA 100 MB/s 7200 8 250 3 80.00 3.13
Western Digital Caviar SE WD2500AAJB PATA 100 MB/s 8 250 3 87.99 2.84
Western Digital Caviar Blue WD1600AAJB PATA 100 MB/s 8 160 3 75.00 2.13
Seagate Barracuda 7200.7 ST3160021A PATA 100 MB/s 7200 2 160 5 75.00 2.13
Western Digital AV WD1600AVJB PATA 100 MB/s 7200 8 160 3 80.00 2.00
Western Digital Caviar SE WD1600JB PATA 100 MB/s 7200 8 160 85.00 1.88
Maxtor 4R160L0 PATA 133 MB/s 160 165.00 0.97

Price History

Recent Price Changes

2012-05-17 $75.00 +5.00
2012-05-16 $70.00 -5.00
2012-05-14 $75.00 -19.50
2012-05-10 $94.50 -0.50
2012-05-10 $95.00 -4.00
2012-05-09 $99.00 +3.12
2012-05-09 $95.88 -3.12
2012-05-08 $99.00 -23.95
2012-05-08 $122.95 +43.45
2012-05-08 $79.50 -43.45

Manufacturer's Specs

General
InterfacePATA 100 MB/s
Formatted Capacity160,041 MB
User Sectors Per Drive312,581,808
Capacity160 GB
Performance
Transfer Rate (Buffer To Disk)972 Mb/s (Max)
Buffer Size8 MB
Power
Standby0.97 Watts
Read/Write6.61 Watts
Sleep0.97 Watts
Idle6.24 Watts
Acoustics
Seek Mode 325 dBA (average)
Seek Mode 027 dBA (average)
Idle Mode24 dBA (average)

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