Western Digital AV-GP WD7500AVDS vs Comparable 3.5" SATA Hard Disks
Item 3693: Western Digital WD7500AVDS
Size750 GB
Cache32 MB
RPM
Form Factor3.5"
InterfaceSATA
Speed3 Gb/s
Warranty3 year
$ 118.18
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 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
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
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
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 Caviar Green WD10EADS SATA 3 Gb/s 32 1000 3 89.99 11.11
Western Digital AV-GP WD15EURS SATA 3 Gb/s 64 1500 3 138.09 10.86
Western Digital Caviar Green WD10EZRX SATA 6 Gb/s 64 1000 103.29 9.68
Western Digital Caviar Green WD10EARX SATA 6 Gb/s 64 1000 3 104.99 9.52
Western Digital Caviar Green WDBAAY0010HNC-NRSN SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 32 1000 3 109.00 9.17
Western Digital Caviar Green WD10EADX SATA 6 Gb/s 32 1000 112.00 8.93
Seagate Barracuda Green ST1000DL002 SATA 3 Gb/s 5900 32 1000 116.00 8.62
Western Digital AV-GP WD10EURX SATA 6 Gb/s 64 1000 117.29 8.53
Seagate Barracuda ST1000DM003 SATA 6 Gb/s 7200 64 1000 118.84 8.41
Western Digital AV-GP WD10EURS SATA 3 Gb/s 64 1000 3 119.84 8.34
Hitachi Deskstar 7K1000 HDD-HDS721075KLA330-NDW-R SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 32 750 89.99 8.33
Western Digital Caviar Green WD10EARS SATA 3 Gb/s 64 1000 3 119.99 8.33
Western Digital Caviar Black WD1001FALS SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 32 1000 5 119.99 8.33
Western Digital AV-GP WD10EUCX SATA 6 Gb/s 16 1000 119.99 8.33
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 ST31000524AS SATA 6 Gb/s 7200 32 1000 121.99 8.20
Western Digital Caviar Blue WD10EALS SATA 3 Gb/s 32 1000 3 124.00 8.06
G-TECH 0G00149 SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 8 1000 3 126.00 7.94
Seagate Barracuda ES ST3750640NS SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 750 94.99 7.90
Western Digital Caviar Black WD7501AALS SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 32 750 5 94.99 7.90
Samsung EcoGreen F2 Series HD103SI SATA 3 Gb/s 32 1000 129.99 7.69
Western Digital WD1001FAES SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 64 1000 129.99 7.69
Hitachi Deskstar 7K1000.C HDS721010CLA332 (0F10383) SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 32 1000 129.99 7.69
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 ST31000528AS SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 32 1000 3 130.99 7.63
Western Digital Caviar Green WD7500AARX SATA 6 Gb/s 64 750 3 99.99 7.50
Hitachi Deskstar 7K1000.D HDS721075DLE630 SATA 6 Gb/s 7200 32 750 99.99 7.50
Seagate Pipeline HD ST31000322CS SATA 3 Gb/s 8 1000 139.99 7.14
Western Digital Caviar Blue WD7500AALX SATA 6 Gb/s 32 750 3 109.99 6.82
Western Digital AV-GP WD7500AVDS SATA 3 Gb/s 32 750 3 118.18 6.35
Western Digital Caviar Black WD7502AAEX SATA 6 Gb/s 7200 64 750 5 135.96 5.52
Western Digital Caviar Green WD7500AZRX SATA 6 Gb/s 64 750 170.23 4.41
Western Digital RE2-GP WD7500AYPS SATA 3 Gb/s 16 750 5 179.95 4.17
Western Digital Caviar Green WD7500AARS SATA 3 Gb/s 64 750 3 189.95 3.95
Western Digital Caviar Green WD7500AADS SATA 3 Gb/s 32 750 3 189.99 3.95
Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 ST3750330AS SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 32 750 3 219.95 3.41
Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 ST3750640AS SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 750 3 229.95 3.26
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 ST3750525AS SATA 6 Gb/s 7200 32 750 269.95 2.78
HP Midline 458930-B21 SATA 7200 750 270.00 2.78

Price History

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Recent Price Changes

2012-01-06 $118.18 +48.65
2011-07-11 $69.53 +2.09
2011-07-06 $67.44 +0.75
2011-05-02 $66.69 +0.55
2011-05-02 $66.14 -0.72
2011-04-30 $66.86 -0.75
2011-04-12 $67.61 -1.08
2011-04-08 $68.69 -2.20
2011-04-08 $70.89 -0.03
2011-04-04 $70.92 +7.88

Manufacturer's Specs

General
InterfaceSATA 3 Gb/s
Formatted Capacity750,156 MB
User Sectors Per Drive1,465,149,168
Capacity750 GB
Performance
Buffer To Host (Serial ATA)3 Gb/s (Max)
Rotational SpeedIntelliPower *
Buffer Size32 MB
Power
Standby0.40 Watts
Read/Write5.40 Watts
Sleep0.40 Watts
Idle2.80 Watts
Acoustics
Seek Mode 325 dBA (average)
Idle Mode24 dBA (average)

External links

Western Digital
http://www.wdc.com/
WD7500AVDS
http://www.wdc.com/en/produ...

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