Toshiba MKxx56GSY Series MK1656GSY vs Comparable 2.5" SATA Hard Disks
Item 4256: Toshiba MK1656GSY
Size160 GB
Cache16 MB
RPM7200
Form Factor2.5"
InterfaceSATA
Speed3 Gb/s
$ 76.67
Disk Interface RPM Cache (MB) Size (GB) Warranty Years Best Price Vendor Value (GB/$)
Toshiba MK7559GSXP SATA 3 Gb/s 5400 8 750 91.95 8.16
Seagate Momentus ST9640322AS SATA 3 Gb/s 5400 8 640 84.99 7.53
Hitachi 0J11562 SATA 3 Gb/s 5400 8 640 3 89.99 7.11
Hitachi 0Y30055 SATA 3 Gb/s 5400 8 500 3 79.99 6.25
Toshiba MKxx76GSX Series MK5076GSX SATA 3 Gb/s 5400 8 500 3 82.95 6.03
Samsung Spinpoint M8 HN-M500MBB SATA 3 Gb/s 8 500 89.99 5.56
Seagate Momentus 5400.6 ST9500325AS SATA 3 Gb/s 5400 8 500 92.00 5.43
Toshiba HDD2H84 SATA 5400 250 3 46.99 5.32
Western Digital Scorpio Blue WD5000BPVT SATA 3 Gb/s 5400 8 500 3 94.95 5.27
Western Digital AV-25 WD3200BUDT SATA 3 Gb/s 5400 32 320 3 64.40 4.97
Western Digital Scorpio Blue WD2500BEVT SATA 3 Gb/s 5400 8 250 3 54.99 4.55
Western Digital Scorpio Blue WD3200BPVT SATA 3 Gb/s 5400 8 320 3 73.99 4.32
Seagate Momentus 5400.6 ST9320325AS SATA 3 Gb/s 5400 8 320 75.22 4.25
Seagate Momentus 7200.4 ST9320423AS SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 320 76.49 4.18
Western Digital Scorpio Blue WD3200BEVT SATA 3 Gb/s 5400 8 320 3 79.16 4.04
Western Digital Scorpio Blue WD2500BPVT SATA 3 Gb/s 5400 8 250 3 64.41 3.88
Western Digital Scorpio Blue WDBABC3200ANC-NRSN SATA 3 Gb/s 5400 8 320 3 84.20 3.80
Toshiba MKxx65GSX Series MK3265GSX SATA 3 Gb/s 5400 8 320 85.00 3.76
Toshiba MKxx76GSX Series MK3276GSX SATA 3 Gb/s 5400 8 320 3 85.00 3.76
Seagate Momentus ST90250N1A1AS-RK SATA 3 Gb/s 5400 8 250 69.63 3.59
Hitachi Travelstar Z5K500 HTS545032A7E380 (0J11283) SATA 3 Gb/s 5400 8 320 89.99 3.56
Hitachi Travelstar Z5K320 HTS543232A7A384 SATA 3 Gb/s 5400 8 320 3 89.99 3.56
Samsung Spinpoint MP4 HM320HJ SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 320 89.99 3.56
Seagate Momentus 5400.6 ST9250315AS SATA 3 Gb/s 5400 8 250 74.99 3.33
Toshiba MKxx52GSX Series MK2552GSX SATA 3 Gb/s 5400 8 250 75.00 3.33
Western Digital Scorpio Blue WDBABB2500ANC-NRSN SATA 1.5 Gb/s 5400 8 250 3 75.00 3.33
Western Digital Scorpio Black WD2500BEKT SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 250 5 89.95 2.78
Seagate Momentus 7200.4 ST9250410AS SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 250 89.99 2.78
Samsung Spinpoint M7E HM251HI SATA 3 Gb/s 5400 8 250 89.99 2.78
Western Digital Scorpio WD2500BEVSRTL SATA 1.5 Gb/s 5400 8 250 3 89.99 2.78
Toshiba HDD2J96 SATA 5400 160 62.26 2.57
Western Digital Scorpio Blue WD1600BPVT SATA 3 Gb/s 5400 8 160 3 63.59 2.52
Lenovo ThinkPad 41N5692 SATA 1.5 Gb/s 5400 8 160 72.45 2.21
Western Digital Scorpio Blue WD1600BEVT SATA 3 Gb/s 5400 8 160 3 72.98 2.19
Seagate Momentus 5400.4 ST9160827AS SATA 3 Gb/s 5400 8 160 75.00 2.13
Toshiba MKxx56GSY Series MK1656GSY SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 160 76.67 2.09
Western Digital AV-25 WD1600BUDT SATA 3 Gb/s 5400 32 160 3 79.99 2.00
Samsung HN-M160MBB SATA 3 Gb/s 8 160 79.99 2.00
Seagate Momentus 5400.6 ST9160314AS SATA 3 Gb/s 5400 8 160 79.99 2.00
Lenovo ThinkPad 41N5737 SATA 1.5 Gb/s 7200 160 82.95 1.93
Seagate Momentus 7200.4 ST9160412AS SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 160 89.99 1.78
Western Digital Scorpio Black WD1600BEKT SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 160 5 95.99 1.67
Toshiba MKxx65GSX Series MK1665GSX SATA 3 Gb/s 5400 8 160 109.99 1.45
Toshiba MKxx52GSX Series MK1652GSX SATA 3 Gb/s 5400 8 160 119.95 1.33
Seagate Momentus 5400.3 ST9160821AS SATA 1.5 Gb/s 5400 8 160 149.95 1.07
Seagate Momentus 7200.2 ST9160823ASG SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 8 160 174.84 0.92
Seagate Momentus 7200.4 ST9160412ASG SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 160 3 189.95 0.84

Price History

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Recent Price Changes

2012-02-08 $76.67 +4.59
2012-02-08 $72.08 -4.59
2012-02-03 $76.67 -146.28
2012-01-25 $222.95 +153.96
2012-01-15 $68.99 +1.87
2012-01-10 $67.12 -3.12
2012-01-10 $70.24 -5.75
2012-01-10 $75.99 -7.00
2011-12-30 $82.99 +29.06
2011-12-29 $53.93 -0.19

Manufacturer's Specs

General
Drive Capacity160GB
Transfer Rate to Host3 Gb/sec
Number of Platters (disks)1
Drive InterfaceSerial-ATA Revision 2.6 / ATA-8
Number of Data Heads2
Performance
Rotational Speed7,200 RPM
Buffer Size16MB
Track-to-track Seek1ms
Average Seek Time11ms (Read), 12ms (Write)
Power
Seek Power2.3 watts
Standby Power0.16 watts
Sleep Power0.13 watts
Voltage5V (+/-5%)
Spin up (start) Power5.5 watts
Active Idle Power1.2 watts
Read/Write Power2.1 watts
Low Power Idle1.0 watts
Acoustics
Acoustics (seek)23 dBA
Acoustics (idle)23 dBA
Physical
Dimensions (W) x (D) x (H)69.85 mm (2.75") x 100 mm (3.94") x 9.5 mm (0.37")
Weight98 g (max)

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