Western Digital Caviar RE WD3200YS vs Comparable 3.5" SATA Hard Disks
Item 15: Western Digital WD3200YS
Size320 GB
Cache16 MB
RPM7200
Form Factor3.5"
InterfaceSATA
Speed3 Gb/s
$ 70.99
Disk Interface RPM Cache (MB) Size (GB) Warranty Years Best Price Vendor Value (GB/$)
Western Digital Caviar Green WD20EADS SATA 3 Gb/s 32 2000 3 89.99 22.22
Seagate Barracuda Green ST1500DL003 SATA 6 Gb/s 64 1500 89.99 16.67
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
Western Digital Caviar Green WD10EADS SATA 3 Gb/s 32 1000 3 79.99 12.50
Samsung EcoGreen F2 Series HD103SI SATA 3 Gb/s 32 1000 79.99 12.50
Western Digital Caviar Blue WD10EALS SATA 3 Gb/s 32 1000 3 79.99 12.50
Western Digital Caviar Blue WD10EALX SATA 6 Gb/s 32 1000 3 79.99 12.50
Western Digital Caviar Green WD10EARX SATA 6 Gb/s 64 1000 3 79.99 12.50
Western Digital HDWD10EVVS/R SATA 3 Gb/s 16 1000 84.99 11.77
Western Digital AV-GP WD10EURS SATA 3 Gb/s 64 1000 3 84.99 11.77
Western Digital AV-GP WD10EUCX SATA 6 Gb/s 16 1000 84.99 11.77
Hitachi Ultrastar A7K1000 HUA721010KLA330 SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 32 1000 84.99 11.77
Western Digital Caviar Green WDBAAY0010HNC-NRSN SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 32 1000 3 85.89 11.64
Hitachi Deskstar 7K1000.C 0F10383 SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 32 1000 88.99 11.24
Samsung F1 RAID Class HE103UJ SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 32 1000 88.99 11.24
Western Digital AV-GP WD10EVDS SATA 3 Gb/s 32 1000 3 88.99 11.24
Western Digital Caviar Green WD10EAVS SATA 3 Gb/s 8 1000 89.99 11.11
Western Digital HDWD10EVDS/R SATA 3 Gb/s 32 1000 89.99 11.11
Western Digital WD1001FAES SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 64 1000 89.99 11.11
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
Seagate Barracuda ES.2 ST3750330NS SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 32 750 79.99 9.38
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 ST3750525AS SATA 6 Gb/s 7200 32 750 79.99 9.38
Hitachi Deskstar E7K500 HDS725050KLA360 SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 500 54.99 9.09
Western Digital Caviar Green WD7500AZRX SATA 6 Gb/s 64 750 84.92 8.83
Western Digital Caviar Green WD7500AACS SATA 3 Gb/s 16 750 3 84.99 8.82
Western Digital Caviar Black WD7502AAEX SATA 6 Gb/s 7200 64 750 5 85.99 8.72
Hitachi Deskstar 7K1000.B HDT721064SLA360 SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 640 74.99 8.53
Western Digital Caviar Black WD7501AALS SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 32 750 5 87.99 8.52
Seagate Barracuda ES ST3750641NS SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 750 89.80 8.35
Western Digital Caviar Green WD7500AARX SATA 6 Gb/s 64 750 3 89.99 8.33
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 73.09 6.84
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 Green WD5000AAVS SATA 3 Gb/s 16 500 3 79.99 6.25
Samsung Spinpoint F3 HD502HJ SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 500 79.99 6.25
Hitachi HDS721050CLA362 (0F10381) SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 500 79.99 6.25
Hitachi Ultrastar A7K2000 0F11000 SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 32 500 3 79.99 6.25
Western Digital AV-GP WD5000AVCS SATA 3 Gb/s 16 500 3 79.99 6.25
Hitachi Deskstar 7K1000.D HDS721050DLE630 (0F13178) SATA 6 Gb/s 7200 32 500 79.99 6.25
Western Digital Caviar Blue WDBAAX5000ENC-NRSN SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 500 3 80.99 6.17
Western Digital RE4 WD5003ABYX SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 64 500 5 82.99 6.02
Seagate st3320630ns SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 320 54.99 5.82
Western Digital RE2-GP WD5000ABPS SATA 3 Gb/s 16 500 5 85.99 5.81
Western Digital RE2 WD4000YR SATA 1.5 Gb/s 7200 16 400 69.99 5.72
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 ST3500418AS SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 500 3 88.10 5.68
Western Digital AV-GP WD5000AVDS SATA 3 Gb/s 32 500 3 89.42 5.59
Western Digital Caviar Green WD5000AADS SATA 3 Gb/s 32 500 3 89.99 5.56
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 ST3500413AS SATA 6 Gb/s 7200 16 500 89.99 5.56
Seagate SV35 ST3500411SV SATA 6 Gb/s 7200 16 500 3 89.99 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
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
Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 ST3400620AS SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 400 3 89.00 4.49
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

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2012-05-10 $70.99

Manufacturer's Specs

General
InterfaceSATA 3 Gb/s
Formatted Capacity320,072 MB
User Sectors Per Drive625,142,448
Capacity320 GB
Performance
Read Seek Time8.9 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 Time2.0 ms (average)
Buffer To Host (Serial ATA)3 Gb/s (Max)
Transfer Rate (Buffer To Disk)61 MB/s (Sustained)
Write Seek Time8.9 ms (average)
Buffer Size16 MB
Power
Standby1.60 Watts
Read/Write9.50 Watts
Sleep1.50 Watts
Idle8.75 Watts
Acoustics
Seek Mode 329 dBA (average)
Seek Mode 033 dBA (average)
Idle Mode28 dBA (average)

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