Western Digital AV-GP WD15EVDS vs Comparable 3.5" SATA Hard Disks
Item 3627: Western Digital WD15EVDS
Size1500 GB
Cache32 MB
RPM
Form Factor3.5"
InterfaceSATA
Speed3 Gb/s
Warranty3 year
$ 198.95
Disk Interface RPM Cache (MB) Size (GB) Warranty Years Best Price Vendor Value (GB/$)
Seagate Barracuda Green ST2000DL003 SATA 6 Gb/s 64 2000 109.99 18.18
Seagate Barracuda ST320005N4A1AS-RK SATA 3 Gb/s 5900 32 2000 119.99 16.67
Western Digital Caviar Green WD25EZRX SATA 6 Gb/s 64 2500 151.00 16.56
Western Digital Caviar Green WD30EZRS SATA 3 Gb/s 64 3000 2 192.49 15.59
Western Digital Caviar Green WD30EZRX SATA 6 Gb/s 64 3000 192.90 15.55
Western Digital Caviar Green WD20EARX SATA 6 Gb/s 64 2000 129.99 15.39
Hitachi Deskstar 5K3000 HDS5C3020ALA632 SATA 6 Gb/s 32 2000 3 129.99 15.39
Seagate Barracuda Green ST1500DL003 SATA 6 Gb/s 64 1500 102.00 14.71
Western Digital Caviar Green WD20EARS SATA 3 Gb/s 64 2000 3 139.95 14.29
Hitachi Deskstar 0S03228 SATA 5400 3000 209.99 14.29
Western Digital Caviar Green WDBAAY0030HNC-NRSN SATA 3 Gb/s 3000 3 213.99 14.02
Western Digital Caviar Green WDBAAY0020HNC-NRSN SATA 3 Gb/s 32 2000 3 143.00 13.99
Western Digital Caviar Green WD15EARS SATA 3 Gb/s 64 1500 3 108.00 13.89
Western Digital Caviar Green WD15EARX SATA 6 Gb/s 64 1500 3 114.32 13.12
Hitachi Deskstar H3IK30003254SW (0S03230) SATA 6 Gb/s 5400 32 3000 3 229.99 13.04
Samsung Spinpoint F4 HD204UI SATA 3 Gb/s 32 2000 159.99 12.50
Western Digital Caviar Green WD25EZRSDTL SATA 3 Gb/s 64 2500 199.99 12.50
Seagate Barracuda LP ST31500541AS SATA 3 Gb/s 5900 32 1500 3 124.00 12.10
Western Digital Caviar Green WD15EADS SATA 3 Gb/s 32 1500 3 124.99 12.00
Seagate Barracuda ST2000DM001 SATA 6 Gb/s 7200 64 2000 167.97 11.91
Western Digital Caviar Green WDBAAY0015HNC-NRSN SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 32 1500 3 129.99 11.54
Seagate Barracuda ST1500DM003 SATA 6 Gb/s 7200 64 1500 134.15 11.18
Western Digital AV-GP WD15EURS SATA 3 Gb/s 64 1500 3 138.09 10.86
Hitachi Deskstar H3IK20003272SP SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 2000 193.75 10.32
Seagate Barracuda ST315005N4A1AS-RK SATA 3 Gb/s 5900 32 1500 149.99 10.00
Western Digital Caviar Black WD1502FAEX SATA 6 Gb/s 7200 64 1500 5 159.99 9.38
Hitachi Deskstar 7K3000 HDS723020BLA642 SATA 6 Gb/s 7200 64 2000 3 219.99 9.09
Seagate Barracuda XT ST32000641AS SATA 6 Gb/s 7200 64 2000 223.85 8.93
Western Digital Caviar Black WDBAAZ0020HNC-NRSN SATA 7200 32 2000 3 229.99 8.70
Samsung EcoGreen F2 Series HD154UI SATA 3 Gb/s 32 1500 188.95 7.94
Western Digital RE4-GP WD1502FYPS SATA 3 Gb/s 64 1500 5 189.71 7.91
Western Digital AV-GP WD15EVDS SATA 3 Gb/s 32 1500 3 198.95 7.54
Western Digital Caviar Black WD1501FASS SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 32 1500 5 199.99 7.50
Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 ST31500341AS SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 32 1500 3 289.95 5.17

Price History

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Recent Price Changes

2012-01-27 $198.95 +89.95
2012-01-27 $109.00 -89.95
2012-01-21 $198.95 +89.95
2012-01-21 $109.00 -89.95
2012-01-19 $198.95 +89.95
2012-01-19 $109.00 -89.95
2011-12-19 $198.95 -51.00
2011-12-17 $249.95 +60.00
2011-12-14 $189.95 +19.96
2011-12-08 $169.99 +10.00

Manufacturer's Specs

General
InterfaceSATA 3 Gb/s
Formatted Capacity1,500,301 MB
User Sectors Per Drive2,930,277,168
Capacity1.5 TB
Performance
Buffer To Host (Serial ATA)3 Gb/s (Max)
Rotational SpeedIntelliPower *
Buffer Size32 MB
Power
Standby0.66 Watts
Read/Write5.91 Watts
Sleep0.66 Watts
Idle4.90 Watts
Acoustics
Seek Mode 026 dBA (average)
Idle Mode25 dBA (average)

External links

Western Digital
http://www.wdc.com/
WD15EVDS
http://www.wdc.com/en/produ...

Western Digital AV-GP Reviews & Benchmarks

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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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