Western Digital Caviar WD2500BB (250 GB)

Western Digital Caviar WD2500BB vs Comparable 3.5" PATA Hard Disks

Disk	RPM	Cache (MB)	Size (GB)	Warranty Years	Best Price	Value (GB/$)

Western Digital Caviar SE WD2500JB	7200	8	250	3	42.99	5.82
Seagate DB35 Series ST3250823ACE	7200	8	250		64.99	3.85
Seagate SV35.2 ST3250820AV	7200	8	250		68.50	3.65
Western Digital AV WD2500AVJB	7200	8	250	3	72.99	3.43
Western Digital Caviar SE WD2500AAJB		8	250	3	74.99	3.33
Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 ST3250820A	7200	8	250	3	89.99	2.78
Western Digital Caviar WD2500BB	7200	2	250	3		0.00

Manufacturer's Specs

General

Interface

EIDE 100 MB/s

Formatted Capacity

250,059 MB

User Sectors Per Drive

488,397,168

Capacity

250 GB

Performance

Transfer Rate (Buffer To Disk)

748 Mbits/s (Max)

Power

Standby

1.10 Watts

Read/Write

8.60 Watts

Sleep

1.00 Watts

Idle

8.10 Watts

Acoustics

Seek Mode 3

29 dBA (average)

Seek Mode 0

33 dBA (average)

Idle Mode

28 dBA (average)

Manufacturer's Specs