Western Digital Caviar Blue WD10EALS vs Comparable 3.5" SATA Hard Disks
Item 3710: Western Digital WD10EALS
Size1000 GB
Cache32 MB
RPM
Form Factor3.5"
InterfaceSATA
Speed3 Gb/s
Warranty3 year
WD10EALS Reviews2
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 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
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
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
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
Seagate Pipeline HD ST31000322CS SATA 3 Gb/s 8 1000 139.99 7.14
Western Digital Caviar Black WD1002FAEX SATA 6 Gb/s 7200 64 1000 5 143.99 6.94
Hitachi Deskstar 7K1000.D HDS721010DLE630 (0F13180) SATA 6 Gb/s 7200 32 1000 149.99 6.67
Western Digital Caviar Blue WD10EALX SATA 6 Gb/s 32 1000 3 149.99 6.67
Samsung Spinpoint F3 HD103SJ SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 32 1000 159.99 6.25
Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 ST31000340AS SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 32 1000 3 163.00 6.13
Seagate ST310005N1A1AS-RK SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 32 1000 169.99 5.88
Seagate Barracuda ES.2 ST31000340NS SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 32 1000 185.00 5.41
Western Digital Caviar Black WDBAAZ0010HNC-NRSN SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 32 1000 3 199.99 5.00
HP Midline 454146-B21 SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 1000 215.00 4.65
Hitachi Deskstar 7K1000.B 0A38016 SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 1000 229.95 4.35
Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 ST31000333AS SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 32 1000 3 229.95 4.35
Seagate Barracuda LP ST31000520AS SATA 3 Gb/s 32 1000 3 249.95 4.00
Western Digital RE4 WD1003FBYX SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 64 1000 5 259.95 3.85
HP StorageWorks MSA2 AJ740A SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 1000 275.00 3.64
Seagate Constellation ES ST31000524NS SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 32 1000 5 298.65 3.35
Hitachi Ultrastar A7K1000 HUA721010KLA330 SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 32 1000 299.00 3.34
IBM 43W7630 SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 1000 346.00 2.89

Price History

Recent Price Changes

2012-02-11 $124.00 -15.99
2012-01-25 $139.99 -10.00
2012-01-25 $149.99 +24.99
2012-01-24 $125.00 -44.99
2012-01-10 $169.99 -15.00
2012-01-08 $184.99 +5.99
2012-01-08 $179.00 -5.99
2011-12-17 $184.99 -15.00
2011-12-15 $199.99 -25.00
2011-12-14 $224.99 +95.00

Manufacturer's Specs

General
InterfaceSATA 3 Gb/s
Formatted Capacity1,000,204 MB
User Sectors Per Drive1,953,525,169
Capacity1 TB
Performance
Transfer Rate (Buffer To Disk)126 MB/s (Max)
Buffer Size32 MB
Power
Standby0.70 Watts
Read/Write6.80 Watts
Sleep0.70 Watts
Idle6.10 Watts
Acoustics
Seek Mode 033 dBA (average)
Idle Mode28 dBA (average)

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