Western Digital Caviar Black WD2001FASS (2000 GB)

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Item 2960: Western Digital Caviar Black 2 TB WD2001FASS
BrandWestern Digital
FamilyCaviar Black
PartWD2001FASS
Size2000 GB
Cache64 MB
RPM7200
Form Factor3.5"
InterfaceSATA
Speed3 Gb/s
Warranty5 year
WD2001FASS Reviews11
$ 220.00

Maximum performance

Sophisticated performance enhancing features deliver the speed you need for demanding applications like photo and video editing and Internet gaming.

No compromises

High performance, high capacity, high reliability, and cutting-edge technology make up WD Black, the ideal drive for those who demand only the best.

Industry-leading warranty

WD Black carries the highest available warranty protection on the market, a 5-year limited warranty

Dual processor

Twice the processing power to maximize performance. (wdc.com)

Disk Interface RPM Cache (MB) Size (GB) Warranty Years Best Price Vendor Value (GB/$)
Western Digital AV-GP WD20EURS SATA 3 Gb/s 64 2000 3 75.99 26.32
Western Digital Green WD20EZRX SATA 6 Gb/s 64 2000 2 79.99 25.00
Western Digital Caviar Green WD20EARX SATA 6 Gb/s 64 2000 2 79.99 25.00
Western Digital Caviar Green WD30EZRX SATA 6 Gb/s 64 3000 2 119.99 25.00
Seagate Barracuda ST2000DM001 SATA 6 Gb/s 7200 64 2000 83.95 23.82
Seagate ST4000DM000 SATA 6 Gb/s 7200 64 4000 168.59 23.73
Western Digital WD25EZRS SATA 3 Gb/s 2500 105.50 23.70
Seagate Barracuda STBD3000100 SATA 6 Gb/s 7200 64 3000 127.99 23.44
Toshiba DT01ACA300 SATA 6 Gb/s 7200 64 3000 2 129.99 23.08
Western Digital Caviar Green WDBAAY0030HNC-NRSN SATA 3 Gb/s 3000 3 134.00 22.39
Western Digital Caviar Green WD20EADS SATA 3 Gb/s 32 2000 3 89.99 22.22
Seagate Barracuda ST3000DM001 SATA 6 Gb/s 7200 64 3000 134.99 22.22
Toshiba PH3200U-1I72 SATA 6 Gb/s 7200 64 2000 90.99 21.98
Toshiba DT01ACA200 SATA 6 Gb/s 7200 64 2000 2 91.35 21.89
Western Digital Caviar Green WD20EARS SATA 3 Gb/s 64 2000 3 91.99 21.74
Seagate Barracuda STBD2000101 SATA 7200 2000 93.31 21.43
Toshiba PH3300U-1I72 SATA 6 Gb/s 7200 64 3000 142.10 21.11
Western Digital AV-GP WD30EURS SATA 3 Gb/s 64 3000 3 142.66 21.03
Seagate SV35.5 ST3000VX000 SATA 6 Gb/s 7200 64 3000 142.99 20.98
Western Digital Red WD30EFRX SATA 6 Gb/s 64 3000 5 144.99 20.69
Western Digital Caviar Green WDBAAY0020HNC-NRSN SATA 3 Gb/s 32 2000 3 99.00 20.20
Western Digital Caviar Green WD25EZRX SATA 6 Gb/s 64 2500 2 124.19 20.13
Seagate SV35.5 ST2000VX000 SATA 6 Gb/s 7200 64 2000 107.55 18.60
Western Digital Red WD20EFRX SATA 6 Gb/s 64 2000 5 109.99 18.18
Western Digital AV-GP WD25EURS SATA 3 Gb/s 64 2500 3 141.99 17.61
Hitachi Deskstar 7K3000 HDS723030ALA640 (0F12450) SATA 6 Gb/s 7200 64 3000 5 173.00 17.34
Hitachi Deskstar 7K3000 HDS723030ALA640 SATA 6 Gb/s 7200 64 3000 179.99 16.67
Hitachi Deskstar 5K3000 HDS5C3030ALA630 (0F12460) SATA 6 Gb/s 32 3000 3 179.99 16.67
Hitachi Deskstar 0S03228 SATA 5400 3000 189.99 15.79
Hitachi Deskstar 5K3000 HDS5C3030ALA630 SATA 6 Gb/s 32 3000 3 189.99 15.79
Hitachi 0F10452 SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 32 2000 129.00 15.50
Seagate Barracuda ST320005N4A1AS-RK SATA 3 Gb/s 5900 32 2000 129.99 15.39
Hitachi Deskstar H3IK20003272SP SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 2000 130.99 15.27
Seagate Constellation CS ST2000NC001 SATA 6 Gb/s 7200 64 2000 131.42 15.22
Hitachi Deskstar 5K3000 HDS5C3030ALA630 SATA 6 Gb/s 32 3000 199.00 15.08
Hitachi Deskstar 7K3000 HDS723020BLA642 SATA 6 Gb/s 7200 64 2000 134.99 14.82
Seagate Constellation ES.2 ST33000650NS SATA 6 Gb/s 7200 64 3000 209.00 14.35
Western Digital Caviar Black WD2002FAEX SATA 6 Gb/s 7200 64 2000 5 141.40 14.14
Seagate Constellation CS ST3000NC002 SATA 6 Gb/s 7200 64 3000 219.99 13.64
Toshiba MKx002TSKB Series MK2002TSKB SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 64 2000 5 159.99 12.50
Western Digital Black WD3001FAEX SATA 6 Gb/s 7200 64 3000 5 239.99 12.50
Seagate Constellation ES.2 ST32000645NS SATA 6 Gb/s 7200 64 2000 160.00 12.50
Western Digital RE4-GP WD2002FYPS SATA 3 Gb/s 64 2000 5 164.99 12.12
Western Digital Caviar Black WDBAAZ0020HNC-NRSN SATA 7200 32 2000 3 169.98 11.77
Hitachi Ultrastar 7K3000 HUA723020ALA640 SATA 6 Gb/s 7200 64 2000 5 169.99 11.77
Hitachi Ultrastar 7K4000 HUS724030ALE640 SATA 6 Gb/s 7200 64 3000 259.99 11.54
Seagate Pipeline HD ST2000VM002 SATA 3 Gb/s 5900 64 2000 176.25 11.35
Hitachi 0G00062 SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 2000 3 176.96 11.30
Seagate Constellation ES ST32000644NS SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 64 2000 5 179.45 11.15
Hitachi Deskstar 5K3000 HDS5C3020ALA632 SATA 6 Gb/s 32 2000 180.00 11.11
Western Digital RE4 WD2003FYYS SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 64 2000 5 199.99 10.00
Seagate Constellation ES ST2000NM0011 SATA 6 Gb/s 7200 64 2000 199.99 10.00
Western Digital WD RE WD200MFYYZ SATA 6 Gb/s 7200 64 2000 206.34 9.69
Western Digital RE SATA WD2000FYYZ SATA 6 Gb/s 7200 64 2000 5 211.30 9.47
Seagate Constellation ES.2 ST32000646NS SATA 6 Gb/s 7200 64 2000 215.00 9.30
Western Digital Caviar Black WD2001FASS SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 64 2000 5 220.00 9.09
Samsung Spinpoint F4 HD204UI SATA 3 Gb/s 32 2000 225.00 8.89
Seagate Barracuda LP ST32000542AS SATA 3 Gb/s 5900 32 2000 3 238.88 8.37
Hitachi Deskstar HD32000 IDK/7K SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 32 2000 249.99 8.00
Seagate Barracuda XT ST32000641AS SATA 6 Gb/s 7200 64 2000 250.35 7.99
Hitachi Ultrastar 7K4000 HUS724020ALE640 SATA 6 Gb/s 7200 64 2000 268.11 7.46
Seagate Constellation ES ST2000NM0031 SATA 6 Gb/s 7200 64 2000 298.86 6.69
HP StorageWorks P2000 AW556A SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 2000 334.00 5.99
Western Digital AV-GP WD20EVDS SATA 3 Gb/s 32 2000 3 500.00 4.00

Price History

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Recent Price Changes

2013-05-08 $220.00 -5.00
2013-05-02 $225.00 +38.75
2013-04-30 $186.25 +3.28
2013-04-29 $182.97 -3.28
2013-04-28 $186.25 +3.28
2013-04-23 $182.97 -3.28
2013-04-23 $186.25 +3.28
2013-04-22 $182.97 +29.96
2013-04-22 $153.01 +1.01
2013-04-16 $152.00 -1.01

Manufacturer's Specs

General
InterfaceSATA 3 Gb/s
Formatted Capacity2,000,398 MB
User Sectors Per Drive3,907,029,168
Capacity2 TB
Performance
Buffer To Host (Serial ATA)3 Gb/s (Max)
Buffer Size64 MB
Power
Standby1.30 Watts
Read/Write10.70 Watts
Sleep1.30 Watts
Idle8.20 Watts
Acoustics
Seek Mode 330 dBA (average)
Seek Mode 034 dBA (average)
Idle Mode29 dBA (average)

External links

Western Digital
http://www.wdc.com/
WD2001FASS
http://www.wdc.com/en/produ...

Western Digital WD2001FASS Reviews & Benchmarks

Silent PC Review - WD Caviar Black 2TB & VelociRaptor 600GB - Oct. 10, 2010
The Tech Report - Today's solid-state drives: The value perspective - Quantifying the value of today's SSD goodness - July 6, 2010
Hot Hardware - Definitive 2TB HD Roundup: WD, Seagate, Samsung - April 16, 2010
StorageReview.com - Western Digital Caviar Black Review (2TB) - March 31, 2010
X-bit labs - 2 TB Hard Disk Drives: Now at 7,200 RPM - Jan. 11, 2010
Hot Hardware - Western Digital Caviar Black and RE4 2TB Drives Review - Dec. 9, 2009
Tom's Hardware - 500GB Per Platter: Three Next-Gen 7,200 RPM Hard Drives - Oct. 29, 2009
The Tech Report - Western Digital's Caviar Black 2TB hard drive - Introducing the dual-stage actuator - Oct. 26, 2009
Register Hardware - WD Caviar Black 2TB 7200rpm hard drive - Two terabytes of performance HDD - but it comes at a price - Oct. 7, 2009
Legit Reviews - Western Digital 2TB Caviar Green and Black Hard Drives - Sept. 18, 2009
PC Perspective - Western Digital 7200RPM Caviar Black and RE4 Series 2TB Hard Drive Review - Sept. 7, 2009

Other Western Digital Caviar Black Reviews & Benchmarks

X-bit labs - Hard Disk Drives Roundup: Winter 2010 - Dec. 28, 2010
ThinkComputers - Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB (WD1002FAEX) SATA 6GB/s Hard Drive Review | Unbiased Computer Hardware Reviews - ThinkComputers.org - Dec. 17, 2010
The Tech Report - 7,200-RPM terabytes from Hitachi, Samsung, Seagate, and WD face off - Introducing the Barracuda 7200.12, Caviar Black, Deskstar 7K1000.C, and SpinPoint F3 - July 27, 2010
X-bit labs - 500 GB Hard Disk Drives Roundup - May 3, 2010
X-bit labs - Roundup: New Hard Disk Drives with 1 TB and 2 TB Storage Capacities - April 16, 2010
X-bit labs - Terabyte Hard Disk Drives Roundup: Round Three - March 8, 2010
HardOCP - SATA 6Gb/s on Your New Motherboard? - Feb. 20, 2010
The Tech Report - Western Digital's 6Gbps Caviar Black 1TB hard drive - Two 500GB platters get a faster interface - Feb. 17, 2010
PC Perspective - Western Digital SATA 6Gb/sec 1TB Caviar Black (WD1002FAEX) Review - Feb. 14, 2010
Silent PC Review - Caviar Black: WD's Performance 1TB HDD - Jan. 13, 2009
Tom's Hardware - 1TB Evolves: New Drives, More Speed : Hitachi, WD: 1-TB Drives Revised - Sept. 12, 2008
The Tech Report - Western Digital's Caviar Black hard drive: After you've had Caviar, will you ever go back? - Aug. 28, 2008

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