Western Digital RE4 WD2003FYYS vs Comparable 3.5" SATA Hard Disks
Item 3699: Western Digital WD2003FYYS
Size2000 GB
Cache64 MB
RPM7200
Form Factor3.5"
InterfaceSATA
Speed3 Gb/s
Warranty5 year
WD2003FYYS Reviews5
$ 449.99 + $7.86 shipping
Disk Interface RPM Cache (MB) Size (GB) Warranty Years Best Price Vendor Value (GB/$)
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
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
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
Hitachi Deskstar 5K3000 HDS5C3030ALA630 (0F12460) SATA 6 Gb/s 32 3000 3 239.99 12.50
Seagate Barracuda ST2000DM001 SATA 6 Gb/s 7200 64 2000 167.97 11.91
Seagate Barracuda ST3000DM001 SATA 6 Gb/s 7200 64 3000 269.99 11.11
Hitachi H3IK40003254SW (0S03364) SATA 6 Gb/s 5400 32 4000 369.99 10.81
Hitachi Deskstar H3IK20003272SP SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 2000 193.75 10.32
Western Digital AV-GP WD30EURS SATA 3 Gb/s 64 3000 3 299.99 10.00
Hitachi Deskstar 0S03086 SATA 6 Gb/s 7200 3000 3 309.99 9.68
Hitachi Deskstar 7K3000 HDS723020BLA642 SATA 6 Gb/s 7200 64 2000 3 219.99 9.09
Hitachi Deskstar H3IK30003272SW SATA 6 Gb/s 7200 3000 3 329.99 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
Western Digital Caviar Black WD2002FAEX SATA 6 Gb/s 7200 64 2000 5 249.99 8.00
Seagate SV35 ST2000VX002 SATA 6 Gb/s 5900 64 2000 5 249.99 8.00
Western Digital Caviar Green WD20EADS SATA 3 Gb/s 32 2000 3 250.00 8.00
Seagate Barracuda LP ST32000542AS SATA 3 Gb/s 5900 32 2000 3 275.00 7.27
Western Digital Caviar Black WD2001FASS SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 64 2000 5 300.00 6.67
Seagate Barracuda XT ST320005N1A1AS-RK SATA 6 Gb/s 7200 64 2000 3 325.00 6.15
Toshiba MK2002TSKB SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 64 2000 369.99 5.41
Western Digital RE4-GP WD2002FYPS SATA 3 Gb/s 64 2000 5 379.99 5.26
Seagate Constellation ES ST32000644NS SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 64 2000 5 389.95 5.13
HP StorageWorks P2000 AW556A SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 2000 425.00 4.71
Western Digital RE4 WD2003FYYS SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 64 2000 5 449.99 4.44
Hitachi Ultrastar 7K3000 HUA723020ALA640 SATA 6 Gb/s 7200 64 2000 5 499.99 4.00

Price History

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Recent Price Changes

2012-01-19 $449.99 +100.00
2012-01-05 $349.99 +20.00
2011-12-27 $329.99 -50.00
2011-12-22 $379.99 +20.00
2011-12-19 $359.99 +10.00
2011-12-16 $349.99 +10.00
2011-12-13 $339.99 +10.00
2011-11-23 $329.99 -70.00
2011-11-14 $399.99 +70.00
2011-11-02 $329.99 +20.00

Manufacturer's Specs

General
InterfaceSATA 3 Gb/s
Formatted Capacity2,000,398 MB
User Sectors Per Drive3,907,029,168
Capacity2 TB
Performance
Buffer To Host (Serial ATA)3 Gb/s (Max)
Rotational Speed7,200 RPM (nominal)
Load/unload Cycles600,000 minimum
Buffer Size64 MB
Power
Standby1.50 Watts
Read/Write10.70 Watts
Sleep1.50 Watts
Idle8.10 Watts
Acoustics
Seek Mode 330 dBA (average)
Seek Mode 034 dBA (average)
Idle Mode29 dBA (average)

External links

Western Digital
http://www.wdc.com/
WD2003FYYS
http://www.wdc.com/en/produ...

Western Digital WD2003FYYS Reviews & Benchmarks

Hot Hardware - Definitive 2TB HD Roundup: WD, Seagate, Samsung - April 16, 2010
X-bit labs - 2 TB Hard Disk Drives: Now at 7,200 RPM - Jan. 11, 2010
Hot Hardware - Western Digital Caviar Black and RE4 2TB Drives Review - Dec. 9, 2009
Tom's Hardware - 500GB Per Platter: Three Next-Gen 7,200 RPM Hard Drives - Oct. 29, 2009
PC Perspective - Western Digital 7200RPM Caviar Black and RE4 Series 2TB Hard Drive Review - Sept. 7, 2009

Other Western Digital RE4 Reviews & Benchmarks

X-bit labs - Hard Disk Drives Roundup: Winter 2010 - Dec. 28, 2010

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