Western Digital RE3 WD5002ABYS-01B1B0 vs Comparable 3.5" SATA Hard Disks
Item 1501: Western Digital WD5002ABYS-01B1B0
Size500 GB
Cache16 MB
RPM7200
Form Factor3.5"
InterfaceSATA
Speed3 Gb/s
Warranty5 year
Disk Interface RPM Cache (MB) Size (GB) Warranty Years Best Price Vendor Value (GB/$)
Seagate SV35.5 ST3500410SV SATA 3 Gb/s 16 500 48.67 10.27
Seagate Barracuda 7200.9 ST3500641AS SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 500 69.99 7.14
Western Digital Caviar Blue WD5000AAKX SATA 6 Gb/s 32 500 3 78.39 6.38
Seagate Barracuda ST500DM002 SATA 6 Gb/s 7200 16 500 79.35 6.30
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 84.99 5.88
Hitachi HDS721050CLA362 (0F10381) SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 500 84.99 5.88
Seagate Pipeline HD ST3500312CS SATA 3 Gb/s 8 500 84.99 5.88
Western Digital AV-GP WD5000AVCS SATA 3 Gb/s 16 500 3 85.60 5.84
Western Digital Caviar Green WD5000AZDX SATA 6 Gb/s 32 500 86.62 5.77
Western Digital Caviar Green WDBAAY5000ENC-NRSN SATA 3 Gb/s 500 3 88.99 5.62
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 ST3500413AS SATA 6 Gb/s 7200 16 500 94.99 5.26
Western Digital AV-GP WD5000AVDS SATA 3 Gb/s 32 500 3 99.00 5.05
Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 ST3500630AS SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 500 3 118.00 4.24
Seagate ST3500641AS-RK SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 500 119.99 4.17
Western Digital Caviar Green WD5000AADS SATA 3 Gb/s 32 500 3 129.99 3.85
Western Digital RE3 WD5002ABYS SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 500 5 129.99 3.85
Western Digital Caviar Black WD5002AALX SATA 6 Gb/s 7200 32 500 2 134.99 3.70
Western Digital RE4 WD5003ABYX SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 64 500 5 145.95 3.43
Seagate NL35 ST3500641NS SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 500 149.95 3.33
Western Digital Caviar Blue WD5000AAKS SATA 3 Gb/s 16 500 3 149.99 3.33
Seagate Barracuda ES.2 ST3500320NS SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 32 500 155.00 3.23
Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 ST3500320AS SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 32 500 3 168.15 2.97
Hitachi Deskstar E7K500 HDS725050KLA360 SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 500 169.95 2.94
HP Midline 458941-B21 SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 500 205.48 2.43
IBM 39M4558 SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 500 245.00 2.04
Cisco R200-D500GCSATA= SATA 7200 500 267.09 1.87
HP StorageWorks MSA2 AJ738A SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 500 350.00 1.43
Western Digital RE3 WD5002ABYS-01B1B0 SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 500 5 0.00

Manufacturer's Specs

General
InterfaceSATA 3 Gb/s
Formatted Capacity500,107 MB
User Sectors Per Drive976,773,168
Capacity500 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)
Buffer To Host (Serial ATA)3 Gb/s (Max)
Buffer Size16 MB
Power
Standby1.00 Watts
Read/Write8.3 Watts
Sleep1.00 Watts
Idle7.7 Watts
Acoustics
Seek Mode 329 dBA (average)
Seek Mode 026 dBA (average)
Idle Mode25 dBA (average)

External links

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http://www.wdc.com/
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