Western Digital AV-GP WD3200AVVS vs Comparable 3.5" SATA Hard Disks
Item 3623: Western Digital WD3200AVVS
Size320 GB
Cache8 MB
RPM
Form Factor3.5"
InterfaceSATA
Speed3 Gb/s
Warranty3 year
$ 74.95
$ 89.99 + $7.76 shipping
$ 121.99
Disk Interface RPM Cache (MB) Size (GB) Warranty Years Best Price Vendor Value (GB/$)
Western Digital Caviar Green WD10EADS SATA 3 Gb/s 32 1000 3 89.99 11.11
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
Hitachi Deskstar 7K1000 HDD-HDS721075KLA330-NDW-R SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 32 750 89.99 8.33
Western Digital RE2 WD4000YR SATA 1.5 Gb/s 7200 16 400 54.99 7.27
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
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
Seagate Barracuda ST500DM002 SATA 6 Gb/s 7200 16 500 82.99 6.02
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 Caviar Blue WDBAAX5000ENC-NRSN SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 500 3 89.99 5.56
Western Digital Caviar Green WDBAAY5000ENC-NRSN SATA 3 Gb/s 500 3 91.99 5.44
Hitachi Ultrastar A7K1000 HUA721050KLA330-PULL SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 32 500 93.99 5.32
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 3 274.50 1.17

Price History

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Recent Price Changes

2012-02-11 $89.99 -2.96
2012-02-07 $74.95 -21.73
2012-02-01 $96.68 -25.31
2012-02-01 $121.99 +32.09
2012-02-01 $89.90 -32.09
2012-01-29 $121.99 +17.97
2012-01-29 $104.02 +2.02
2012-01-28 $92.95 -7.00
2012-01-27 $102.00 -19.99
2012-01-24 $121.99 +32.09

Manufacturer's Specs

General
InterfaceSATA 3 Gb/s
Formatted Capacity320,072 MB
User Sectors Per Drive625,142,448
Capacity320 GB
Performance
Buffer To Host (Serial ATA)3 Gb/s (Max)
Rotational SpeedIntelliPower *
Buffer Size8 MB
Power
Standby0.80 Watts
Read/Write4.70 Watts
Sleep0.80 Watts
Idle2.30 Watts
Acoustics
Seek Mode 322 dBA (average)
Idle Mode22 dBA (average)

External links

Western Digital
http://www.wdc.com/
WD3200AVVS
http://www.wdc.com/en/produ...

Western Digital AV-GP Reviews & Benchmarks

Hot Hardware - 3TB Hard Drive Round-up: Hitachi, Seagate, WD - Sept. 7, 2011
Tech ARP - Western Digital AV-GP (WD30EURS) 3 TB Hard Disk Drive Review Rev. 2.0 - Sept. 5, 2011
X-bit labs - Hard Disk Drives Roundup: Winter 2010 - Dec. 28, 2010
Missing Remote - Review Western Digital AV-GP 2 TB Hard Disk Drive - Dec. 15, 2010
Silent PC Review - New high areal density 2-and-3 TB Greens from WD | silentpcreview.com - Dec. 7, 2010
Hot Hardware - Definitive 2TB HD Roundup: WD, Seagate, Samsung - April 16, 2010
X-bit labs - Life After 1 TB: Seven Hard Disk Drives with 1.5 TB and 2 TB Storage Capacity - Aug. 15, 2009

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