Toshiba MKxx52GSX Series MK2552GSX vs Comparable 2.5" SATA Hard Disks
Item 4276: Toshiba MK2552GSX
Size250 GB
Cache8 MB
RPM5400
Form Factor2.5"
InterfaceSATA
Speed3 Gb/s
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 75.44 4.24
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 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
Western Digital AV-25 WD3200BUCT SATA 3 Gb/s 5400 16 320 85.23 3.75
Seagate Momentus ST90250N1A1AS-RK SATA 3 Gb/s 5400 8 250 69.63 3.59
Seagate Momentus ST903203N3A1AS-RK SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 320 89.95 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
Hitachi Travelstar Z5K500 HTS545032A7E380 (0J11283) SATA 3 Gb/s 5400 8 320 89.99 3.56
Western Digital Scorpio Blue WD2500BPVT SATA 3 Gb/s 5400 8 250 3 73.11 3.42
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
Seagate Momentus 5400.6 ST250LT020 SATA 3 Gb/s 5400 8 250 154.99 1.61
HP Entry 460355-B21 SATA 3 Gb/s 5400 250 224.00 1.12

Price History

Recent Price Changes

2012-02-02 $75.00 +6.00
2012-02-02 $69.00 -6.00
2012-01-30 $75.00 +6.00
2012-01-30 $69.00 -6.00
2012-01-23 $75.00 -74.95
2012-01-17 $149.95 +84.95
2012-01-17 $65.00 -84.95
2011-12-21 $149.95 +69.96
2011-12-18 $79.99 -5.00
2011-12-15 $84.99 -34.96

Manufacturer's Specs

General
Drive Capacity250GB
Transfer Rate to Host3 Gb/sec
Number of Platters (disks)2
Drive InterfaceSerial ATA Revision 2.6 / ATA-8
Number of Data Heads4
Performance
Rotational Speed5,400 RPM
Buffer Size8MB
Track-to-track Seek2ms
Average Seek Time12ms
Power
Seek Power2.2 watts
Standby Power0.16 watts
Sleep Power0.13 watts
Voltage5V (+/-5%)
Spin up (start) Power4.7 watts
Active Idle Power0.85 watts
Read/Write Power2.0 watts
Low Power Idle0.9 watts
Acoustics
Acoustics (seek)27 dBA
Acoustics (idle)25 dBA
Physical
Dimensions (W) x (D) x (H)69.85 mm (2.75") x 100 mm (3.94") x 9.5 mm (0.37")
Weight101 g (3.57 oz.)

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