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
$ 79.99 + $6.29 shipping
Disk Interface RPM Cache (MB) Size (GB) Warranty Years Best Price Vendor Value (GB/$)
Western Digital Scorpio Blue WD10TPVT SATA 3 Gb/s 5200 8 1000 3 85.99 11.63
Toshiba MK6465GSXW SATA 3 Gb/s 5400 8 640 59.99 10.67
Toshiba MK6459GSX SATA 5400 650 3 69.99 9.29
Western Digital Scorpio Blue WD7500BPVT SATA 3 Gb/s 5400 8 750 3 81.99 9.15
Samsung Spinpoint M8 HN-M750MBB SATA 3 Gb/s 5400 8 750 84.00 8.93
Western Digital Scorpio Blue WD6400BPVT SATA 3 Gb/s 5400 8 640 3 74.99 8.53
Toshiba HDD2K12 SATA 3 Gb/s 5400 8 750 3 89.99 8.33
Toshiba HDD2J92 SATA 3 Gb/s 5400 8 640 79.99 8.00
Samsung HN-M640MBB SATA 3 Gb/s 8 640 84.61 7.56
Toshiba MKxx76GSX Series MK6476GSX SATA 3 Gb/s 5400 8 640 1 85.96 7.45
Seagate Momentus 5400.6 ST9500325AS SATA 3 Gb/s 5400 8 500 67.99 7.35
Western Digital WD5000BPVT/R SATA 3 Gb/s 5400 8 500 67.99 7.35
Samsung Spinpoint M7 HM500JI SATA 3 Gb/s 5400 8 500 69.99 7.14
Seagate Momentus ST905003N1A1AS-RK SATA 3 Gb/s 5400 8 500 73.49 6.80
Hitachi 0Y30055 SATA 3 Gb/s 5400 8 500 3 76.05 6.57
Seagate Momentus ST906403N1A1AS-RK SATA 3 Gb/s 5400 8 640 3 97.37 6.57
Western Digital Scorpio Blue WD5000BPVT SATA 3 Gb/s 5400 8 500 3 76.14 6.57
Hitachi 0J11561 SATA 3 Gb/s 5400 8 500 3 79.66 6.28
Toshiba MK5059GSXP SATA 3 Gb/s 5400 8 500 79.99 6.25
Hitachi Travelstar 5K500.B HTS545050B9A300 (0A57915) SATA 3 Gb/s 5400 8 500 79.99 6.25
Hitachi Travelstar 0S02858 SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 500 79.99 6.25
Western Digital Scorpio Black WD5000BPKT SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 500 5 79.99 6.25
Toshiba MKxx76GSX Series MK5076GSX SATA 3 Gb/s 5400 8 500 1 79.99 6.25
Samsung Spinpoint M8 HN-M500MBB SATA 3 Gb/s 8 500 79.99 6.25
Hitachi Travelstar 7K750 0J12281 SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 500 79.99 6.25
Toshiba MK5065GSXW SATA 3 Gb/s 5400 8 500 79.99 6.25
Seagate Momentus 5400.6 ST9320325AS SATA 3 Gb/s 5400 8 320 53.00 6.04
Western Digital Scorpio Blue WD5000LPVT SATA 3 Gb/s 5400 8 500 84.99 5.88
Western Digital AV-25 WD5000BUCT SATA 3 Gb/s 5400 16 500 85.99 5.81
Western Digital Scorpio Blue WD5000BEVT SATA 3 Gb/s 5400 8 500 3 87.99 5.68
Hitachi Travelstar Z5K500 HTS545032A7E380 (0J11283) SATA 3 Gb/s 5400 8 320 59.99 5.33
Toshiba MK3265GSXW SATA 3 Gb/s 5400 8 320 59.99 5.33
Western Digital Scorpio Blue WD3200BPVT SATA 3 Gb/s 5400 8 320 3 60.00 5.33
Seagate Momentus ST905003N3A1AS-RK SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 500 94.99 5.26
Seagate Momentus 7200.4 ST9500423AS SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 500 95.73 5.22
Western Digital Scorpio Blue WD3200LPVT SATA 3 Gb/s 5400 8 320 61.39 5.21
Seagate Momentus 5400.6 ST320LT022 SATA 3 Gb/s 5400 8 320 2 64.49 4.96
Western Digital Scorpio Blue WDBABC3200ANC-NRSN SATA 3 Gb/s 5400 8 320 3 66.11 4.84
Seagate Momentus ST903203N3A1AS-RK SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 320 67.34 4.75
Western Digital Scorpio Blue WD3200BEVT SATA 3 Gb/s 5400 8 320 3 69.95 4.57
Seagate ST9320423ASG SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 320 69.99 4.57
Toshiba MKxx76GSX Series MK3276GSX SATA 3 Gb/s 5400 8 320 1 69.99 4.57
Hitachi Travelstar Z5K320 HTS543232A7A384 SATA 3 Gb/s 5400 8 320 3 69.99 4.57
Seagate Momentus Thin ST320LT020 SATA 3 Gb/s 5400 16 320 69.99 4.57
Seagate Momentus 7200.4 ST9320423AS SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 320 71.29 4.49
Hitachi Travelstar Z5K320 HTE543232A7A384 (Part#: 0J13113) SATA 3 Gb/s 5400 8 320 3 71.99 4.45
Western Digital AV-25 WD3200BUCT SATA 3 Gb/s 5400 16 320 72.86 4.39
Toshiba MKxx61GSYN Series MK3261GSYN SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 320 3 75.00 4.27
Hitachi Travelstar Z7K320 HTE723232A7A364 (Part#: 0J13213) SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 320 3 79.99 4.00
Western Digital Scorpio Black WD3200BEKT SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 320 5 79.99 4.00
Seagate Momentus ST903203N1A2AS-RK SATA 3 Gb/s 5400 8 320 79.99 4.00
Samsung Spinpoint M8 HN-M320MBB SATA 3 Gb/s 8 320 79.99 4.00
Seagate Momentus Thin ST320LT007 SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 320 84.49 3.79
Seagate Momentus XT ST93205620AS SATA 3 Gb/s 32 320 124.25 2.58
Toshiba MKxx65GSX Series MK3265GSX SATA 3 Gb/s 5400 8 320 129.00 2.48
Lenovo ThinkPad 43N3403 SATA 1.5 Gb/s 5400 8 320 139.00 2.30
Lenovo ThinkPad 43N3411 SATA 1.5 Gb/s 7200 320 139.00 2.30
Toshiba MKxx52GSX Series MK3252GSX SATA 3 Gb/s 5400 8 320 139.95 2.29
Western Digital AV-25 WD3200BUDT SATA 3 Gb/s 5400 32 320 3 154.90 2.07
Samsung Spinpoint M7E HM321HI SATA 3 Gb/s 5400 8 320 159.95 2.00
Hitachi Travelstar 5K500.B 0Y30053 SATA 5400 8 320 3 167.82 1.91
Seagate Momentus 5400.5 ST9320320AS SATA 3 Gb/s 5400 8 320 169.95 1.88
Western Digital Scorpio Black WD3200BJKT SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 320 5 275.00 1.16
HP AS282AA#ABA SATA 7200 320 313.00 1.02

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Recent Price Changes

2012-05-16 $79.99 -10.00
2012-05-09 $89.99 +10.00
2012-04-23 $79.99 +5.00
2012-04-10 $74.99 -5.00
2012-04-04 $79.99 -60.00
2012-02-16 $139.99 +30.00
2012-02-06 $109.99 +10.00
2012-01-20 $99.99 -20.00
2011-12-06 $119.99 -10.00
2011-11-03 $129.99 +30.00

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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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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