Western Digital Caviar SE WD2500AAJB vs Comparable 3.5" PATA Hard Disks
Item 2009: Western Digital WD2500AAJB
Size250 GB
Cache8 MB
RPM
Form Factor3.5"
InterfacePATA
Speed100 MB/s
Warranty3 year
$ 74.99
$ 74.99 + $7.28 shipping
$ 92.99 + $7.28 shipping
Disk Interface RPM Cache (MB) Size (GB) Warranty Years Best Price Vendor Value (GB/$)
Maxtor 5A320Jo PATA 133 MB/s 5400 2 320 27.99 11.43
Maxtor MaXLine II HDD-5A320J0-NDW-R PATA 133 MB/s 5400 2 320 37.99 8.42
Western Digital Caviar SE WD2500JB PATA 100 MB/s 7200 8 250 3 49.99 5.00
Seagate DB35 Series ST3250823ACE PATA 100 MB/s 7200 8 250 56.99 4.39
Seagate SV35.2 ST3250820AV PATA 100 MB/s 7200 8 250 68.50 3.65
Western Digital Caviar SE WD2500AAJB PATA 100 MB/s 8 250 3 74.99 3.33
Western Digital AV WD2500AVJB PATA 100 MB/s 7200 8 250 3 82.99 3.01
Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 ST3250820A PATA 100 MB/s 7200 8 250 3 89.99 2.78
Western Digital Caviar WD2500BB PATA 100 MB/s 7200 2 250 3 119.95 2.08

Price History

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Recent Price Changes

2012-02-01 $74.99 -9.00
2012-01-31 $74.99 +5.00
2012-01-31 $83.99 +3.99
2012-01-31 $80.00 -3.99
2012-01-22 $83.99 -3.31
2012-01-21 $87.30 -0.22
2012-01-21 $87.52 +7.52
2012-01-21 $80.00 -7.52
2012-01-21 $87.52 +0.22
2012-01-19 $87.30 +4.30

Manufacturer's Specs

General
InterfacePATA 100 MB/s
Formatted Capacity250,059 MB
User Sectors Per Drive488,397,168
Capacity250 GB
Performance
Transfer Rate (Buffer To Disk)126 MB/s (Max)
Buffer Size8 MB
Power
Standby0.66 Watts
Read/Write5.99 Watts
Sleep0.66 Watts
Idle5.18 Watts
Acoustics
Seek Mode 330 dBA (average)
Seek Mode 030 dBA (average)
Idle Mode29 dBA (average)

External links

Western Digital
http://www.wdc.com/
WD2500AAJB
http://www.wdc.com/en/produ...

Western Digital Caviar SE Reviews & Benchmarks

AnandTech - Western Digital WD1600AAJS: 160GB Served on Single Platter - Feb. 5, 2007

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