Western Digital AV WD1600AVJB vs Comparable 3.5" PATA Hard Disks
Item 3626: Western Digital WD1600AVJB
Size160 GB
Cache8 MB
RPM7200
Form Factor3.5"
InterfacePATA
Speed100 MB/s
Warranty3 year
$ 104.99 + $7.28 shipping
Disk Interface RPM Cache (MB) Size (GB) Warranty Years Best Price Vendor Value (GB/$)
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
Maxtor 4R160L0 PATA 133 MB/s 160 34.95 4.58
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 DB35 Series 7200.3 ST3160215ACE PATA 100 MB/s 7200 2 160 49.00 3.27
Western Digital HDWD1600AABB PATA 100 MB/s 7200 2 160 49.99 3.20
Seagate DB35 Series 7200.2 ST3160212ACE PATA 100 MB/s 7200 2 160 49.99 3.20
Maxtor HDMXDX4R160L0 PATA 133 MB/s 5400 2 160 49.99 3.20
Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 ST3250820A PATA 100 MB/s 7200 8 250 3 89.99 2.78
Western Digital Caviar WD1600BB PATA 100 MB/s 7200 2 160 3 59.99 2.67
Western Digital AV WD1600AVJB PATA 100 MB/s 7200 8 160 3 79.99 2.00
Western Digital Caviar Blue WD1600AAJB PATA 100 MB/s 8 160 3 84.95 1.88
Seagate ST3160022ACE PATA 100 MB/s 5400 2 160 93.00 1.72

Price History

Recent Price Changes

2012-02-09 $79.99 -5.01
2012-02-02 $85.00 -3.99
2012-01-31 $88.99 -10.01
2012-01-30 $99.00 -1.41
2012-01-30 $100.41 +12.26
2012-01-19 $88.15 -21.84
2012-01-16 $109.99 +6.14
2012-01-15 $103.85 -6.14
2012-01-15 $109.99 +6.14
2012-01-15 $103.85 -6.14

Manufacturer's Specs

General
InterfacePATA 100 MB/s
Formatted Capacity160,041 MB
User Sectors Per Drive312,581,808
Capacity160 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
Transfer Rate (Buffer To Disk)972 Mb/s (Max)
Write Seek Time10.9 ms (average)
Buffer Size8 MB
Power
Standby0.97 Watts
Read/Write6.61 Watts
Sleep0.97 Watts
Idle6.24 Watts
Acoustics
Seek Mode 325 dBA (average)
Idle Mode24 dBA (average)

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