Western Digital Caviar Black WD2001FASS vs Comparable 3.5" SATA Hard Disks
Item 2960: Western Digital WD2001FASS
Size2000 GB
Cache64 MB
RPM7200
Form Factor3.5"
InterfaceSATA
Speed3 Gb/s
Warranty5 year
WD2001FASS Reviews11
Disk Interface RPM Cache (MB) Size (GB) Warranty Years Best Price Vendor Value (GB/$)
Seagate Barracuda Green ST2000DL003 SATA 6 Gb/s 64 2000 109.99 18.18
Seagate Barracuda ST320005N4A1AS-RK SATA 3 Gb/s 5900 32 2000 119.99 16.67
Western Digital Caviar Green WD25EZRX SATA 6 Gb/s 64 2500 151.00 16.56
Western Digital Caviar Green WD30EZRS SATA 3 Gb/s 64 3000 2 192.49 15.59
Western Digital Caviar Green WD30EZRX SATA 6 Gb/s 64 3000 192.90 15.55
Western Digital Caviar Green WD20EARX SATA 6 Gb/s 64 2000 129.99 15.39
Hitachi Deskstar 5K3000 HDS5C3020ALA632 SATA 6 Gb/s 32 2000 3 129.99 15.39
Western Digital Caviar Green WD30EZRSDTL SATA 3 Gb/s 64 3000 3 199.99 15.00
Western Digital Caviar Green WD20EARS SATA 3 Gb/s 64 2000 3 139.99 14.29
Hitachi Deskstar 0S03228 SATA 5400 3000 209.99 14.29
Western Digital Caviar Green WDBAAY0030HNC-NRSN SATA 3 Gb/s 3000 3 213.99 14.02
Seagate Barracuda ST3000DM001 SATA 6 Gb/s 7200 64 3000 217.55 13.79
Western Digital Caviar Green WDBAAY0020HNC-NRSN SATA 3 Gb/s 32 2000 3 149.99 13.33
Hitachi Deskstar H3IK30003254SW (0S03230) SATA 6 Gb/s 5400 32 3000 3 229.99 13.04
Samsung Spinpoint F4 HD204UI SATA 3 Gb/s 32 2000 159.99 12.50
Western Digital Caviar Green WD25EZRSDTL SATA 3 Gb/s 64 2500 199.99 12.50
Hitachi Deskstar 5K3000 HDS5C3030ALA630 (0F12460) SATA 6 Gb/s 32 3000 3 239.99 12.50
Seagate Barracuda ST2000DM001 SATA 6 Gb/s 7200 64 2000 167.98 11.91
Hitachi Deskstar H3IK20003272SP SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 2000 192.34 10.40
Western Digital AV-GP WD30EURS SATA 3 Gb/s 64 3000 3 299.99 10.00
Hitachi Deskstar 0S03086 SATA 6 Gb/s 7200 3000 3 319.99 9.38
Hitachi Deskstar 7K3000 HDS723020BLA642 SATA 6 Gb/s 7200 64 2000 3 219.99 9.09
Hitachi Deskstar H3IK30003272SW SATA 6 Gb/s 7200 3000 3 329.99 9.09
Seagate Barracuda XT ST32000641AS SATA 6 Gb/s 7200 64 2000 223.85 8.93
Western Digital Caviar Black WDBAAZ0020HNC-NRSN SATA 7200 32 2000 3 229.99 8.70
Western Digital Caviar Black WD2002FAEX SATA 6 Gb/s 7200 64 2000 5 249.99 8.00
Seagate SV35 ST2000VX002 SATA 6 Gb/s 5900 64 2000 5 249.99 8.00
Western Digital Caviar Green WD20EADS SATA 3 Gb/s 32 2000 3 275.00 7.27
Seagate Barracuda LP ST32000542AS SATA 3 Gb/s 5900 32 2000 3 275.00 7.27
Western Digital Caviar Black WD2001FASS SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 64 2000 5 300.00 6.67
Seagate Barracuda XT ST320005N1A1AS-RK SATA 6 Gb/s 7200 64 2000 3 325.00 6.15
Toshiba MK2002TSKB SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 64 2000 369.99 5.41
Western Digital RE4-GP WD2002FYPS SATA 3 Gb/s 64 2000 5 379.99 5.26
Seagate Constellation ES ST32000644NS SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 64 2000 5 389.95 5.13
HP StorageWorks P2000 AW556A SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 2000 425.00 4.71
Western Digital RE4 WD2003FYYS SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 64 2000 5 449.99 4.44
Hitachi Ultrastar 7K3000 HUA723020ALA640 SATA 6 Gb/s 7200 64 2000 5 499.99 4.00

Price History

Recent Price Changes

2012-02-09 $300.00 +10.01
2012-02-08 $289.99 -10.01
2012-01-24 $300.00 +25.00
2012-01-24 $275.00 -25.00
2012-01-23 $300.00 +25.00
2012-01-23 $275.00 -25.00
2012-01-09 $300.00 -79.00
2012-01-03 $379.00 +89.01
2011-12-28 $289.99 +47.04
2011-12-28 $242.95 -47.04

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 WD2001FASS Reviews & Benchmarks

Silent PC Review - WD Caviar Black 2TB & VelociRaptor 600GB - Oct. 10, 2010
Hot Hardware - Definitive 2TB HD Roundup: WD, Seagate, Samsung - April 16, 2010
StorageReview.com - Western Digital Caviar Black Review (2TB) - March 31, 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
Legit Reviews - Western Digital 2TB Caviar Green and Black Hard Drives - Sept. 18, 2009

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