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

Price History

Recent Price Changes

2012-04-23 $76.99 -27.01
2012-04-20 $104.00 +27.01
2012-03-16 $76.99 -32.01
2012-03-15 $109.00 -6.80
2012-03-14 $115.80 +3.37
2012-03-14 $112.43 +39.44
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

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)

External links

eBay Auctions

Product Price Shipping Total Bids Time Left

eBay Stores

Product Price Shipping Total Store