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
Disk Interface RPM Cache (MB) Size (GB) Warranty Years Best Price Vendor Value (GB/$)
Samsung HA250JC PATA 100 MB/s 5400 2 250 27.99 8.93
Western Digital Caviar SE WD2500JB PATA 100 MB/s 7200 8 250 3 27.99 8.93
Seagate DB35 Series ST3250823ACE PATA 100 MB/s 7200 8 250 44.99 5.56
Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 ST3320620A PATA 100 MB/s 7200 16 320 3 64.00 5.00
Seagate SV35.2 ST3250820AV PATA 100 MB/s 7200 8 250 69.00 3.62
Western Digital AV WD3200AVJB PATA 100 MB/s 7200 8 320 3 91.99 3.48
Western Digital Caviar SE WD3200AAJB PATA 100 MB/s 8 320 3 94.99 3.37
Western Digital AV WD2500AVJB PATA 100 MB/s 7200 8 250 3 76.99 3.25
Western Digital Caviar SE WD3200JB PATA 100 MB/s 7200 8 320 99.00 3.23
Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 ST3250820A PATA 100 MB/s 7200 8 250 3 80.00 3.13
Western Digital Caviar Blue WDBAAV3200ENC-NRSN PATA 133 MB/s 7200 8 320 3 106.99 2.99
Western Digital Caviar SE WD2500AAJB PATA 100 MB/s 8 250 3 87.99 2.84
Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 ST3250620A PATA 100 MB/s 7200 16 250 3 189.00 1.32

Price History

Recent Price Changes

2012-05-11 $87.99 +1.00
2012-04-30 $86.99 +1.01
2012-04-27 $85.98 +1.17
2012-04-26 $84.81 -0.67
2012-04-26 $85.48 -2.51
2012-04-22 $87.99 -2.00
2012-04-19 $89.99 +2.00
2012-04-17 $87.99 -2.00
2012-04-16 $89.99 +0.10
2012-04-09 $89.89 +2.37

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)

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