Western Digital AV-GP WD1600AVVS vs Comparable 3.5" SATA Hard Disks
Item 3697: Western Digital WD1600AVVS
Size160 GB
Cache8 MB
RPM
Form Factor3.5"
InterfaceSATA
Speed3 Gb/s
Warranty3 year
$ 76.99 + $7.86 shipping
$ 89.99
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
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
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
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 ST3500413AS SATA 6 Gb/s 7200 16 500 94.99 5.26
Western Digital AV-GP WD5000AVDS SATA 3 Gb/s 32 500 3 95.00 5.26
Western Digital AV WD3200AVJS SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 8 320 3 69.99 4.57
Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 ST3250310AS SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 8 250 3 56.99 4.39
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 AV WD2500AVJS SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 8 250 3 59.99 4.17
Seagate Pipeline HD ST3250312CS SATA 3 Gb/s 8 250 61.99 4.03
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 WD2500AAKX SATA 6 Gb/s 32 250 3 69.95 3.57
Maxtor 7Y250MO SATA 1.5 Gb/s 7200 250 75.00 3.33
Maxtor MaXLine Plus II 7Y250M0 SATA 1.5 Gb/s 7200 8 250 75.00 3.33
Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 ST3250820AS SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 8 250 3 79.99 3.13
Seagate Barracuda ST250DM000 SATA 6 Gb/s 7200 16 250 79.99 3.13
Western Digital WD2500AAVS SATA 3 Gb/s 5400 8 250 79.99 3.13
Western Digital AV-GP WD2500AVVS SATA 3 Gb/s 8 250 3 79.99 3.13
Lenovo 41N3015 SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 8 250 83.00 3.01
Western Digital Caviar RE WD2500SD SATA 1.5 Gb/s 7200 8 250 89.55 2.79
Western Digital Caviar SE WD1600AAJS SATA 3 Gb/s 8 160 3 63.88 2.50
Seagate Barracuda ST3160316AS SATA 6 Gb/s 7200 8 160 3 74.99 2.13
Western Digital AV-GP WD1600AVVS SATA 3 Gb/s 8 160 3 76.99 2.08
Western Digital AV WD1600AVJS SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 8 160 3 78.16 2.05
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 ST3160318AS SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 8 160 3 78.99 2.03
Western Digital Caviar SE WD1600JS SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 8 160 3 95.00 1.68
Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 ST3160815AS SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 8 160 3 95.00 1.68
Western Digital Caviar RE WD1600YS SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 160 119.95 1.33
HP Entry 458947-B21 SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 160 123.99 1.29
Western Digital Raptor WD1600ADFD SATA 1.5 Gb/s 10000 16 160 5 169.95 0.94
Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 ST3160813AS SATA 1.5 Gb/s 7200 8 160 3 169.95 0.94

Price History

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Recent Price Changes

2012-02-07 $76.99 -15.00
2012-02-07 $89.99 +10.00
2012-02-01 $79.99 -10.00
2012-01-16 $89.99 -43.70
2012-01-06 $91.99 -6.00
2012-01-05 $133.69 -3.20
2011-12-20 $97.99 -1.00
2011-12-20 $98.99 -12.50
2011-12-20 $111.49 +12.50
2011-12-19 $98.99 -12.50

Manufacturer's Specs

General
InterfaceSATA 3 Gb/s
Formatted Capacity160,041 MB
User Sectors Per Drive312,581,808
Capacity160 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/
WD1600AVVS
http://www.wdc.com/en/produ...

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