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 49.55 10.09
Hitachi Deskstar E7K500 HDS725050KLA360 SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 500 54.99 9.09
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 73.30 6.82
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
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
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
Western Digital RE2-GP WD5000ABPS SATA 3 Gb/s 16 500 5 85.99 5.81
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
HP PV943UT SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 500 95.00 5.26
Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 ST3500630AS SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 500 3 96.00 5.21
Western Digital Caviar Blue WD5000AAKS SATA 3 Gb/s 16 500 3 99.99 5.00
Western Digital Caviar Black WD5002AALX SATA 6 Gb/s 7200 32 500 2 99.99 5.00
Lenovo 43R1990 SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 8 500 108.66 4.60
Western Digital Caviar Green WD5000CSRTL SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 500 3 109.99 4.55
Seagate Constellation ES ST3500514NS SATA 3 Gb/s 32 500 5 132.55 3.77
Seagate Constellation ES ST500NM0011 SATA 6 Gb/s 7200 64 500 137.65 3.63
Seagate Barracuda ES.2 ST3500320NS SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 32 500 139.00 3.60
Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 ST3500620AS SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 500 3 144.00 3.47
Seagate NL35 ST3500641NS SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 500 148.00 3.38
HP 395473-B21 SATA 1.5 Gb/s 7200 500 165.00 3.03
Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 ST3500320AS SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 32 500 3 182.00 2.75
Western Digital VelociRaptor WD5000HHTZ SATA 6 Gb/s 10000 64 500 187.92 2.66
HP Midline 458941-B21 SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 500 227.47 2.20
HP Midline 458928-B21 SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 500 236.99 2.11
Seagate Barracuda 7200.9 ST3500641AS SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 500 240.00 2.08
IBM 39M4558 SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 500 245.00 2.04
Cisco R200-D500GCSATA= SATA 7200 500 273.83 1.83
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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