Western Digital Caviar Blue WD3200AAKS vs Comparable 3.5" SATA Hard Disks
Item 1451: Western Digital WD3200AAKS
Size320 GB
Cache16 MB
RPM
Form Factor3.5"
InterfaceSATA
Speed3 Gb/s
Warranty3 year
WD3200AAKS Reviews2
Disk Interface RPM Cache (MB) Size (GB) Warranty Years Best Price Vendor Value (GB/$)
Maxtor MaXLine III 7l320s0 SATA 1.5 Gb/s 7200 16 320 49.99 6.40
Seagate st3320630ns SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 320 54.99 5.82
Western Digital Caviar Green WD3200AZDX SATA 6 Gb/s 32 320 59.95 5.34
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
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 AV-GP WD3200AVVS SATA 3 Gb/s 8 320 3 79.99 4.00
Western Digital RE3 WD3202ABYS SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 320 5 98.00 3.27
Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD3200KSRTL SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 320 3 119.00 2.69
Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 ST3320613AS SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 320 3 129.00 2.48
Seagate Barracuda ES ST3320620NS SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 320 189.00 1.69
Western Digital Caviar Blue WD3200AAKS SATA 3 Gb/s 16 320 3 0.00

Manufacturer's Specs

General
InterfaceSATA 3 Gb/s
Formatted Capacity320,072 MB
User Sectors Per Drive625,142,448
Capacity320 GB
Performance
Buffer To Host (Serial ATA)3 Gb/s (Max)
Buffer Size16 MB
Power
Standby0.97 Watts
Read/Write7.80 Watts
Sleep0.97 Watts
Idle7.20 Watts
Acoustics
Seek Mode 326 dBA (average)
Seek Mode 029 dBA (average)
Idle Mode25 dBA (average)

External links

Western Digital
http://www.wdc.com/
WD3200AAKS
http://www.wdc.com/en/produ...

Western Digital WD3200AAKS Reviews & Benchmarks

Silent PC Review - Western Digital's single-platter 320GB Caviar SE16 WD3200AAKS - April 9, 2008
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