Western Digital Caviar Green WD20EARX (2000 GB)

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Item 6355: Western Digital Caviar Green 2 TB WD20EARX
BrandWestern Digital
FamilyCaviar Green
PartWD20EARX
Size2000 GB
Cache64 MB
RPM
Form Factor3.5"
InterfaceSATA
Speed6 Gb/s
Warranty2 year
$ 79.99
$ 94.99
$ 99.99
Disk Interface RPM Cache (MB) Size (GB) Warranty Years Best Price Vendor Value (GB/$)
Western Digital AV-GP WD20EURS SATA 3 Gb/s 64 2000 3 78.99 25.32
Western Digital Green WD20EZRX SATA 6 Gb/s 64 2000 2 79.99 25.00
Western Digital Caviar Green WD20EARX SATA 6 Gb/s 64 2000 2 79.99 25.00
Seagate Barracuda ST2000DM001 SATA 6 Gb/s 7200 64 2000 89.98 22.23
Toshiba PH3200U-1I72 SATA 6 Gb/s 7200 64 2000 90.99 21.98
Toshiba DT01ACA200 SATA 6 Gb/s 7200 64 2000 2 91.35 21.89
Seagate Barracuda STBD2000101 SATA 7200 2000 93.31 21.43
Western Digital Caviar Green WDBAAY0020HNC-NRSN SATA 3 Gb/s 32 2000 3 99.00 20.20
Seagate SV35.5 ST2000VX000 SATA 6 Gb/s 7200 64 2000 106.58 18.77
Western Digital Red WD20EFRX SATA 6 Gb/s 64 2000 5 109.99 18.18
Western Digital Caviar Green WD20EADS SATA 3 Gb/s 32 2000 3 112.01 17.86
Western Digital Caviar Green WD20EARS SATA 3 Gb/s 64 2000 3 120.01 16.67
Hitachi 0F10452 SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 32 2000 129.00 15.50
Seagate Barracuda ST320005N4A1AS-RK SATA 3 Gb/s 5900 32 2000 129.99 15.39
Seagate Constellation CS ST2000NC001 SATA 6 Gb/s 7200 64 2000 130.46 15.33
Hitachi Deskstar H3IK20003272SP SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 2000 130.99 15.27
Hitachi Deskstar 7K3000 HDS723020BLA642 SATA 6 Gb/s 7200 64 2000 134.99 14.82
Western Digital Caviar Black WD2002FAEX SATA 6 Gb/s 7200 64 2000 5 142.97 13.99
Hitachi Deskstar 5K3000 HDS5C3020ALA632 SATA 6 Gb/s 32 2000 159.00 12.58
Toshiba MKx002TSKB Series MK2002TSKB SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 64 2000 5 159.99 12.50
Seagate Constellation ES.2 ST32000645NS SATA 6 Gb/s 7200 64 2000 160.00 12.50
Western Digital Caviar Black WDBAAZ0020HNC-NRSN SATA 7200 32 2000 3 169.99 11.77
Hitachi Ultrastar 7K3000 HUA723020ALA640 SATA 6 Gb/s 7200 64 2000 5 169.99 11.77
Western Digital RE4-GP WD2002FYPS SATA 3 Gb/s 64 2000 5 174.00 11.49
Hitachi 0G00062 SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 2000 3 176.96 11.30
Seagate Constellation ES ST32000644NS SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 64 2000 5 179.90 11.12
Seagate Pipeline HD ST2000VM002 SATA 3 Gb/s 5900 64 2000 198.33 10.08
Western Digital RE4 WD2003FYYS SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 64 2000 5 199.99 10.00
Seagate Constellation ES ST2000NM0011 SATA 6 Gb/s 7200 64 2000 199.99 10.00
Western Digital RE SATA WD2000FYYZ SATA 6 Gb/s 7200 64 2000 5 202.83 9.86
Western Digital WD RE WD200MFYYZ SATA 6 Gb/s 7200 64 2000 206.34 9.69
Hitachi Ultrastar 7K4000 HUS724020ALE640 SATA 6 Gb/s 7200 64 2000 209.08 9.57
Seagate Barracuda LP ST32000542AS SATA 3 Gb/s 5900 32 2000 3 212.54 9.41
Seagate Constellation ES.2 ST32000646NS SATA 6 Gb/s 7200 64 2000 215.00 9.30
Western Digital Caviar Black WD2001FASS SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 64 2000 5 220.00 9.09
Samsung Spinpoint F4 HD204UI SATA 3 Gb/s 32 2000 225.00 8.89
Hitachi Deskstar HD32000 IDK/7K SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 32 2000 249.99 8.00
Seagate Barracuda XT ST32000641AS SATA 6 Gb/s 7200 64 2000 250.35 7.99
Seagate Constellation ES ST2000NM0031 SATA 6 Gb/s 7200 64 2000 288.84 6.92
HP StorageWorks P2000 AW556A SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 2000 334.00 5.99
Western Digital AV-GP WD20EVDS SATA 3 Gb/s 32 2000 3 500.00 4.00

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Recent Price Changes

2013-05-19 $94.99 +13.00
2013-05-18 $81.99 -13.00
2013-05-17 $94.99 +5.31
2013-05-17 $89.68 +7.69
2013-05-17 $81.99 -13.00
2013-05-17 $94.99 +13.00
2013-05-16 $79.99 +1.00
2013-05-16 $81.99 -3.00
2013-05-15 $84.99 -10.00
2013-05-15 $94.99 +5.29

Manufacturer's Specs

General
InterfaceSATA 6 Gb/s
Formatted Capacity2,000,398 MB
User Sectors Per Drive3,907,029,168
Capacity2 TB
Performance
Buffer To Host (Serial ATA)6 Gb/s (Max)
Rotational SpeedIntelliPower *
Buffer Size64 MB
Power
Standby0.70 Watts
Read/Write5.30 Watts
Sleep0.70 Watts
Idle3.30 Watts
Acoustics
Seek Mode 325 dBA (average)
Seek Mode 029 dBA (average)
Idle Mode24 dBA (average)
Physical
Width101.6 mm
Depth147 mm
Weight0.64 kg
Height26.1 mm

External links

Western Digital
http://www.wdc.com/
WD20EARX
http://www.wdc.com/global/p...

Western Digital Caviar Green Reviews & Benchmarks

eTeknix - Western Digital Caviar Green 3TB Hard Drive Review - Oct. 24, 2011
Tom's Hardware - Four 3 TB Hard Drives, Tested And Reviewed - Sept. 8, 2011
Hot Hardware - 3TB Hard Drive Round-up: Hitachi, Seagate, WD - Sept. 7, 2011
Tech ARP - Western Digital Caviar Green (WD30EZRX) 3 TB Desktop Hard Disk Drive Review - June 9, 2011
X-bit labs - New Evolution Spiral: 3 TB Hard Disk Drives Roundup - Feb. 8, 2011
Hardware Heaven - Western Digital Caviar Green 3TB Hard Drive Review - Jan. 1, 2011
X-bit labs - Hard Disk Drives Roundup: Winter 2010 - Dec. 28, 2010
Tech ARP - Western Digital Caviar Green (Advanced Format) 3 TB Hard Disk Drive Review Rev. 2.0 - Dec. 24, 2010
Silent PC Review - New high areal density 2-and-3 TB Greens from WD | silentpcreview.com - Dec. 7, 2010
The Tech Report - Western Digital's Caviar Green 3TB hard drive - The next mechanical milestone comes with complications - Oct. 28, 2010
TweakTown - Western Digital Caviar Green 3TB Hard Drive - Oct. 19, 2010
AnandTech - Western Digital Caviar Green 3TB and My Book Essential 3TB Drives Reviewed - Oct. 19, 2010
Hot Hardware - WD Caviar Green 3TB Hard Drive Review - Oct. 19, 2010
Legit Reviews - Western Digital 3TB Caviar Green Hard Drive Review - Oct. 19, 2010
PC Perspective - Western Digital Caviar Green 3TB Review - Oct. 19, 2010
StorageReview.com - Western Digital Caviar Green 2TB Review (WD20EARS) - June 24, 2010
X-bit labs - 500 GB Hard Disk Drives Roundup - May 3, 2010
Silent PC Review - Recommended Hard Drives - April 28, 2010
X-bit labs - Roundup: New Hard Disk Drives with 1 TB and 2 TB Storage Capacities - April 16, 2010
Hot Hardware - Definitive 2TB HD Roundup: WD, Seagate, Samsung - April 16, 2010
X-bit labs - Terabyte Hard Disk Drives Roundup: Round Three - March 8, 2010
Hot Hardware - Exploring WD's Advanced Format HD Technology - Feb. 26, 2010
Tom's Hardware - HDDs, The Next Generation: Drives With 4KB Sectors On The Way - Feb. 26, 2010
X-bit labs - 2 TB Hard Disk Drives: Now at 7,200 RPM - Jan. 11, 2010
Silent PC Review - Western Digital Green 1.5TB vs. Seagate 7200.12 500GB - Dec. 9, 2009
Macintosh Performance Guide - Low-power 2TB hard drives — Seagate Barracuda LP Western Digital Caviar Green - Nov. 24, 2009
Legit Reviews - Western Digital 2TB Caviar Green and Black Hard Drives - Sept. 18, 2009
X-bit labs - Life After 1 TB: Seven Hard Disk Drives with 1.5 TB and 2 TB Storage Capacity - Aug. 15, 2009
Tom's Hardware - 1.5 TB Low-Power HDDs: Green Gets Big - June 24, 2009
Tom's Hardware - New Desktop Hard Drives: Speed Or Capacity? : New HDDs With 500 GB Per Platter (500 GB To 2 TB) - April 21, 2009
Hot Hardware - Western Digital 2TB Caviar Green Power Hard Drive - April 8, 2009
Silent PC Review - WD Caviar Green 2TB & Seagate Pipeline HD 500GB: Two Very Quiet Drives - March 26, 2009
PC Perspective - Western Digital 2TB Caviar Green Review: Bigger and Quieter! - March 11, 2009
The Tech Report - Western Digital's Caviar Green 2TB hard drive: An energy-efficient step up the capacity ladder - Feb. 10, 2009
Tom's Hardware - WD's 2nd Gen GP: More Speed, Less Power : Just Another Green Product? - Dec. 3, 2008
The Tech Report - Western Digital's Caviar Green hard drive: 333GB platters come to the eco-Caviar - Oct. 27, 2008
Tom's Hardware - Energy-Saving Hard Drives - June 3, 2008
Hot Hardware - WD Caviar & RE2 GreenPower 1TB HDs - March 24, 2008
Silent PC Review - Terabyte Round III: WD Caviar Green Power WD10EACS - Feb. 26, 2008
Silent PC Review - WD Green Power: A New Benchmark in HDD Acoustics & Power - Dec. 4, 2007
ExtremeTech - RAID Class Terabyte Hard Drives - Nov. 29, 2007
AnandTech - Seagate and Western Digital 1TB Drives: Improved and Green - Nov. 26, 2007
Tom's Hardware - The Terabyte Battle - Nov. 5, 2007
ExtremeTech - Western Digital WD10EACS and Seagate 7200.11 Terabyte Hard Drive Reviews - Oct. 25, 2007
The Tech Report - Western Digital's Caviar GP hard drive - Is it easy being green? - Oct. 16, 2007
Tom's Hardware - WD Caviar GP: The "Green" 1 TB Drive - Oct. 11, 2007
StorageReview - Faceoff at One Terabyte: Seagate's Barracuda ES.2 and WD's Caviar GreenPower - Oct. 1, 2007

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