Western Digital RE4 WD1503FYYS vs Comparable 3.5" SATA Hard Disks
Item 3715: Western Digital WD1503FYYS
Size1500 GB
Cache64 MB
RPM7200
Form Factor3.5"
InterfaceSATA
Speed3 Gb/s
Warranty5 year
WD1503FYYS Reviews1
Disk Interface RPM Cache (MB) Size (GB) Warranty Years Best Price Vendor Value (GB/$)
Seagate Barracuda Green ST1500DL003 SATA 6 Gb/s 64 1500 102.00 14.71
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 AV-GP WD15EURS SATA 3 Gb/s 64 1500 3 138.09 10.86
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
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
Western Digital RE4 WD1503FYYS SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 64 1500 5 0.00

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 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/
WD1503FYYS
http://www.wdc.com/en/produ...

Western Digital WD1503FYYS Reviews & Benchmarks

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

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