Western Digital AV WD3200AVJS vs Comparable 3.5" SATA Hard Disks
Item 3597: Western Digital WD3200AVJS
Size320 GB
Cache8 MB
RPM7200
Form Factor3.5"
InterfaceSATA
Speed3 Gb/s
Warranty3 year
Disk Interface RPM Cache (MB) Size (GB) Warranty Years Best Price Vendor Value (GB/$)
Seagate SV35.5 ST3500410SV SATA 3 Gb/s 16 500 48.67 10.27
Hitachi Deskstar 7K1000.B HDT721064SLA360 SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 640 69.95 9.15
Maxtor MaXLine Pro 500 7H500F0 SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 500 59.99 8.33
Seagate Barracuda ES ST3400620NS SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 400 54.99 7.27
Seagate Barracuda 7200.9 ST3500641AS SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 500 69.99 7.14
Seagate Barracuda ST500DM002 SATA 6 Gb/s 7200 16 500 74.99 6.67
Hitachi Deskstar 7K1000.D HDS721050DLE630 (0F13178) SATA 6 Gb/s 7200 32 500 79.99 6.25
Western Digital Caviar Blue WD5000AAKX SATA 6 Gb/s 32 500 3 81.22 6.16
Hitachi HDS721050CLA362 (0F10381) SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 500 84.99 5.88
Western Digital AV-GP WD5000AVCS SATA 3 Gb/s 16 500 3 85.60 5.84
Seagate Pipeline HD ST3500312CS SATA 3 Gb/s 8 500 86.99 5.75
Western Digital RE2 WD4000YR SATA 1.5 Gb/s 7200 16 400 69.99 5.72
Western Digital AV WD3200AVJS SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 8 320 3 69.99 4.57
Seagate Barracuda ST320DM000 SATA 6 Gb/s 7200 16 320 74.00 4.32
Western Digital AV-GP WD3200AVVS SATA 3 Gb/s 8 320 3 74.95 4.27
Western Digital Caviar Green WD3200AZDX SATA 6 Gb/s 32 320 80.89 3.96
Western Digital Caviar Blue WD3200AAKX SATA 6 Gb/s 32 320 3 82.60 3.87
Western Digital Caviar Blue WD3200AAKS SATA 3 Gb/s 16 320 3 98.67 3.24
Western Digital Caviar SE WD3200AAJS SATA 3 Gb/s 8 320 3 99.99 3.20
Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 ST3320613AS SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 320 3 112.00 2.86
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 ST3320418AS SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 320 3 115.00 2.78
Western Digital RE3 WD3202ABYS SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 320 5 139.99 2.29
Western Digital Caviar Blue WDBAAX3200ENC-NRSN SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 320 3 274.99 1.16

Price History

Recent Price Changes

2012-02-07 $69.99 -30.00
2012-02-05 $99.99 +6.00
2012-02-01 $93.99 +34.30
2012-02-01 $59.69 -34.30
2012-01-29 $93.99 +34.30
2012-01-29 $59.69 -34.30
2012-01-29 $93.99 +0.73
2012-01-28 $93.26 +15.66
2012-01-24 $77.60 +17.91
2012-01-24 $59.69 -196.78

Manufacturer's Specs

General
InterfaceSATA 3 Gb/s
Formatted Capacity320,072 MB
User Sectors Per Drive625,142,448
Capacity320 GB
Performance
Read Seek Time8.9 ms
Acoustics (Sone)< 1
Full Stroke Seek21.0 ms (average)
Rotational Speed7,200 RPM (nominal)
Average Latency4.20 ms (nominal)
Track-To-Track Seek Time2.0 ms (average)
Load/unload Cycles50,000 minimum
Write Seek Time10.9 ms (average)
Buffer To Host (Serial ATA)3 Gb/s (Max)
Buffer Size8 MB
Power
Standby0.97 Watts
Read/Write7.80 Watts
Sleep0.97 Watts
Idle7.20 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