Western Digital Scorpio Black WD3200BEKT vs Comparable 2.5" SATA Hard Disks
Item 1526: Western Digital WD3200BEKT
Size320 GB
Cache16 MB
RPM7200
Form Factor2.5"
InterfaceSATA
Speed3 Gb/s
Warranty5 year
WD3200BEKT Reviews4
$ 99.99 + $6.29 shipping
Disk Interface RPM Cache (MB) Size (GB) Warranty Years Best Price Vendor Value (GB/$)
Western Digital Scorpio Blue WD10TPVT SATA 3 Gb/s 5200 8 1000 3 94.40 10.59
Toshiba MKxx59GSM Series MK1059GSM SATA 3 Gb/s 5400 8 1000 109.99 9.09
Toshiba MK7559GSXP SATA 3 Gb/s 5400 8 750 89.00 8.43
Seagate Momentus ST9640322AS SATA 3 Gb/s 5400 8 640 84.99 7.53
Western Digital Scorpio Blue WD7500BPVT SATA 3 Gb/s 5400 8 750 3 101.63 7.38
Hitachi 0J11562 SATA 3 Gb/s 5400 8 640 3 89.99 7.11
Hitachi 0J11563 SATA 3 Gb/s 5400 8 750 3 109.82 6.83
Samsung Spinpoint M8 HN-M750MBB SATA 3 Gb/s 5400 8 750 114.99 6.52
Western Digital Scorpio Blue WD6400BPVT SATA 3 Gb/s 5400 8 640 3 99.24 6.45
Hitachi 0Y30055 SATA 3 Gb/s 5400 8 500 3 79.99 6.25
Seagate Momentus ST906403N1A1AS-RK SATA 3 Gb/s 5400 8 640 3 113.98 5.62
Samsung Spinpoint M8 HN-M500MBB SATA 3 Gb/s 8 500 89.99 5.56
Seagate Momentus 5400.6 ST9500325AS SATA 3 Gb/s 5400 8 500 92.00 5.43
Western Digital Scorpio Blue WD5000BPVT SATA 3 Gb/s 5400 8 500 3 94.95 5.27
Hitachi Travelstar 7K500 HTS725050A9A364 SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 500 3 94.99 5.26
Western Digital Scorpio Blue WD5000BEVT SATA 3 Gb/s 5400 8 500 3 99.75 5.01
Hitachi Travelstar Z5K500 HTS545050A7E380 (0J11285) SATA 3 Gb/s 5400 8 500 99.99 5.00
Seagate Momentus ST905003N1A1AS-RK SATA 3 Gb/s 5400 8 500 106.89 4.68
Samsung Spinpoint M7E HM501II SATA 3 Gb/s 5400 8 500 109.99 4.55
Toshiba MKxx76GSX Series MK5076GSX SATA 3 Gb/s 5400 8 500 3 109.99 4.55
Toshiba MKxx61GSYN Series MK5061GSYN SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 500 3 114.99 4.35
Samsung HN-M101MBB SATA 3 Gb/s 8 500 114.99 4.35
Samsung Spinpoint MP4 HM500JJ SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 500 114.99 4.35
Western Digital Scorpio Blue WD3200BPVT SATA 3 Gb/s 5400 8 320 3 73.99 4.32
Western Digital Scorpio Blue WD3200BEVT SATA 3 Gb/s 5400 8 320 3 74.00 4.32
Seagate Momentus 5400.6 ST9320325AS SATA 3 Gb/s 5400 8 320 74.95 4.27
Seagate Momentus 7200.4 ST9500420AS SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 500 117.50 4.26
Samsung Spinpoint M7E HM321HI SATA 3 Gb/s 5400 8 320 79.95 4.00
Seagate Momentus 7200.4 ST9320423AS SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 320 81.89 3.91
Seagate Momentus 5400.6 ST320LT022 SATA 3 Gb/s 5400 8 320 2 82.93 3.86
Western Digital AV-25 WD3200BUCT SATA 3 Gb/s 5400 16 320 83.75 3.82
Western Digital Scorpio Blue WDBABC3200ANC-NRSN SATA 3 Gb/s 5400 8 320 3 84.50 3.79
Toshiba MKxx65GSX Series MK3265GSX SATA 3 Gb/s 5400 8 320 85.00 3.76
Hitachi Travelstar Z5K500 HTS545032A7E380 (0J11283) SATA 3 Gb/s 5400 8 320 89.99 3.56
Hitachi Travelstar Z5K320 HTS543232A7A384 SATA 3 Gb/s 5400 8 320 3 89.99 3.56
Samsung Spinpoint MP4 HM320HJ SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 320 89.99 3.56
Western Digital Scorpio Black WD3200BEKT SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 320 5 99.99 3.20
Lenovo ThinkPad 43N3403 SATA 1.5 Gb/s 5400 8 320 103.95 3.08
Toshiba MKxx76GSX Series MK3276GSX SATA 3 Gb/s 5400 8 320 3 109.99 2.91
Lenovo ThinkPad 43N3411 SATA 1.5 Gb/s 7200 320 124.95 2.56
Seagate Momentus XT ST93205620AS SATA 3 Gb/s 32 320 126.53 2.53
Seagate Momentus ST903203N1A2AS-RK SATA 3 Gb/s 5400 8 320 129.75 2.47
Toshiba MKxx52GSX Series MK3252GSX SATA 3 Gb/s 5400 8 320 139.95 2.29
Seagate Momentus ST903203N3A1AS-RK SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 320 149.90 2.13
HP AS282AA#ABA SATA 7200 320 313.00 1.02

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Recent Price Changes

2012-01-20 $99.99 -20.00
2011-12-06 $119.99 -10.00
2011-11-03 $129.99 +30.00
2011-11-02 $99.99 +10.00
2011-11-02 $89.99 -10.00
2011-11-01 $99.99 +10.00
2011-10-31 $89.99 -10.00
2011-10-26 $99.99 +20.00
2011-10-20 $79.99 +20.00
2011-10-20 $59.99 -20.00

Manufacturer's Specs

General
InterfaceSATA 3 Gb/s
Formatted Capacity320,072 MB
Capacity320 GB
Performance
Read Seek Time12.0 ms
Rotational Speed7,200 RPM (nominal)
Average Latency5.50 ms (nominal)
Track-To-Track Seek Time2.0 ms (average)
Buffer To Host (Serial ATA)3 Gb/s (Max)
Buffer Size16 MB
Power
Standby0.25 Watts
Read/Write2.50 Watts
Sleep0.15 Watts
Idle0.85 Watts
Acoustics
Seek Mode 025 dBA (average)
Idle Mode22 dBA (average)

External links

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http://www.wdc.com/
WD3200BEKT
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Western Digital WD3200BEKT Reviews & Benchmarks

The Tech Report - Today's solid-state drives: The value perspective - Quantifying the value of today's SSD goodness - July 6, 2010
Tom's Hardware - Next-Gen 7,200 RPM Notebook Hard Drives : Notebook Hard Drives Reach 90 MB/s - Aug. 28, 2008
The Tech Report - Seven 2.5-inch mobile drives compared: Solid-state flash takes on the mechanical monarchy - July 14, 2008
Gizmodo - Lightning Review: Western Digital's 320GB 7200RPM Scorpio Black Laptop Drive - June 24, 2008

Other Western Digital Scorpio Black Reviews & Benchmarks

Silent PC Review - WD Scorpio Black 750GB & Scorpio Blue 1TB - Nov. 8, 2011
Tom's Hardware - Six 2.5” High-Capacity Notebook Hard Drives - Nov. 3, 2011
Legit Reviews - WD Scorpio Black 750GB Notebook Hard Drive Review - July 22, 2011
TweakTown - Western Digital Scorpio Black 750GB 2.5-inch Hard Drive Review - March 30, 2011
Tech ARP - Western Digital Scorpio Black (AFT) 750 GB Hard Disk Drive Review - March 25, 2011
techwarelabs.com - Western Digital Scorpio Black 2.5" laptop hard drive | TechwareLabs - Feb. 7, 2011
Tom's Hardware - Three 7200 RPM Notebook Hard Drives For 2011 : More Capacity, More Speed - Jan. 27, 2011
The Tech Report - Western Digital's Scorpio Black 750GB notebook hard drive - The best gets even better? - Jan. 20, 2011
The Tech Report - Notebook hard drives square off at 7,200 RPM - A step up in performance without losing capacity - Dec. 2, 2010
Legit Reviews - WD Scorpio Black 500GB Notebook Hard Drive Review - Sept. 27, 2010
Tech ARP - Western Digital Scorpio Black 500 GB Hard Disk Drive Review - Sept. 10, 2010

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