Western Digital AV WD2500AVJB vs Comparable 3.5" PATA Hard Disks
Item 3581: Western Digital WD2500AVJB
Size250 GB
Cache8 MB
RPM7200
Form Factor3.5"
InterfacePATA
Speed100 MB/s
Warranty3 year
Disk Interface RPM Cache (MB) Size (GB) Warranty Years Best Price Vendor Value (GB/$)
Maxtor 5A320Jo PATA 133 MB/s 5400 2 320 31.99 10.00
Maxtor MaXLine II HDD-5A320J0-NDW-R PATA 133 MB/s 5400 2 320 37.99 8.42
Maxtor DiamondMax 10 6L250R0 PATA 133 MB/s 7200 16 250 39.99 6.25
Western Digital Caviar SE WD2500JB PATA 100 MB/s 7200 8 250 3 42.99 5.82
Seagate DB35 Series ST3250823ACE PATA 100 MB/s 7200 8 250 59.99 4.17
Seagate SV35.2 ST3250820AV PATA 100 MB/s 7200 8 250 68.50 3.65
Western Digital AV WD2500AVJB PATA 100 MB/s 7200 8 250 3 72.99 3.43
Western Digital Caviar SE WD2500AAJB PATA 100 MB/s 8 250 3 74.99 3.33
Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 ST3250820A PATA 100 MB/s 7200 8 250 3 89.99 2.78

Price History

Recent Price Changes

2012-02-07 $72.99 -7.00
2012-02-07 $79.99 -3.00
2012-02-02 $82.99 -24.14
2012-01-28 $107.13 -9.95
2012-01-25 $117.08 +0.86
2012-01-25 $116.22 +8.73
2012-01-20 $107.49 -2.01
2012-01-18 $109.50 -7.38
2012-01-14 $116.88 +15.38
2012-01-13 $101.50 -28.05

Manufacturer's Specs

General
InterfacePATA 100 MB/s
Formatted Capacity251,059 MB
User Sectors Per Drive490,350,672
Capacity250 GB
Performance
Acoustics (Sone)< 1
Rotational Speed7,200 RPM (nominal)
Average Latency4.20 ms (nominal)
Load/unload Cycles50,000 minimum
Transfer Rate (Buffer To Disk)126 MB/s (Max)
Buffer Size8 MB
Power
Standby0.90 Watts
Read/Write6.00 Watts
Sleep0.90 Watts
Idle5.50 Watts
Acoustics
Seek Mode 326 dBA (average)
Idle Mode25 dBA (average)

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