Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD7500AAKS vs Comparable 3.5" SATA Hard Disks
Item 748: Western Digital WD7500AAKS
Size750 GB
Cache16 MB
RPM7200
Form Factor3.5"
InterfaceSATA
Speed3 Gb/s
Warranty3 year
WD7500AAKS Reviews1
Disk Interface RPM Cache (MB) Size (GB) Warranty Years Best Price Vendor Value (GB/$)
Hitachi Deskstar 7K1000 HDD-HDS721075KLA330-NDW-R SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 32 750 89.99 8.33
Seagate Barracuda ES ST3750640NS SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 750 94.99 7.90
Western Digital Caviar Black WD7501AALS SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 32 750 5 94.99 7.90
Western Digital Caviar Green WD7500AARX SATA 6 Gb/s 64 750 3 98.25 7.63
Hitachi Deskstar 7K1000.D HDS721075DLE630 SATA 6 Gb/s 7200 32 750 99.99 7.50
Western Digital Caviar Blue WD7500AALX SATA 6 Gb/s 32 750 3 109.99 6.82
Western Digital AV-GP WD7500AVDS SATA 3 Gb/s 32 750 3 118.18 6.35
Western Digital Caviar Black WD7502AAEX SATA 6 Gb/s 7200 64 750 5 134.20 5.59
Western Digital Caviar Green WD7500AZRX SATA 6 Gb/s 64 750 169.64 4.42
Western Digital RE2-GP WD7500AYPS SATA 3 Gb/s 16 750 5 179.95 4.17
Western Digital Caviar Green WD7500AARS SATA 3 Gb/s 64 750 3 189.95 3.95
Western Digital Caviar Green WD7500AADS SATA 3 Gb/s 32 750 3 189.99 3.95
Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 ST3750330AS SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 32 750 3 219.95 3.41
Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 ST3750640AS SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 750 3 229.95 3.26
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 ST3750525AS SATA 6 Gb/s 7200 32 750 269.95 2.78
HP Midline 458930-B21 SATA 7200 750 270.00 2.78
Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD7500AAKS SATA 3 Gb/s 7200 16 750 3 0.00

Manufacturer's Specs

General
InterfaceSATA 3 Gb/s
Formatted Capacity750,156 MB
User Sectors Per Drive1,465,149,168
Capacity750 GB
Performance
Transfer Rate (Buffer To Disk)972 Mbits/s (Max)
Buffer To Host (Serial ATA)3 Gb/s (Max)
Power
Standby0.97 Watts
Read/Write8.77 Watts
Sleep0.97 Watts
Idle8.40 Watts
Acoustics
Seek Mode 329 dBA (average)
Seek Mode 033 dBA (average)
Idle Mode28 dBA (average)

External links

Western Digital
http://www.wdc.com/
WD7500AAKS
http://www.wdc.com/en/produ...

Western Digital WD7500AAKS Reviews & Benchmarks

Hot Hardware - Western Digital Caviar RE2 750 GB Recommended - March 17, 2008

Other Western Digital Caviar SE16 Reviews & Benchmarks

Silent PC Review - WD SE16 Caviar 640GB is now Blue - June 18, 2008
Silent PC Review - Western Digital's single-platter 320GB Caviar SE16 WD3200AAKS - April 9, 2008
The Tech Report - Western Digital's Caviar SE16 640GB hard drive - New platters for the sweet spot - March 25, 2008
AnandTech - Western Digital 640GB - Twice the Platters, Twice the Fun - March 21, 2008
AnandTech - Western Digital serves up 320GB on a Platter - Feb. 22, 2008
AnandTech - Western Digital SE16 750GB: "Quiet" a Performer - Aug. 9, 2007
Hot Hardware - Western Digital WD7500AAKS 750GB SATA HDD - Aug. 3, 2007
Tom's Hardware - WD's 750 GB Hard Disk Sets New Records - July 6, 2007
ExtremeTech - Western Digital's 750GB Perpendicular Hard Drive - June 21, 2007
StorageReview - Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD7500AAKS - June 18, 2007
The Tech Report - Western Digital's Caviar SE16 750GB hard drive - Seeking gets smarter - June 15, 2007
The Tech Report - WD's 500GB Caviar SE16 and RE2 hard drives - Desktop or enterprise? - Aug. 9, 2006
AnandTech - Western Digital and Seagate: 320GB Grudge Match - July 27, 2006
Silent PC Review - WD Caviar SE16 500GB: Big Low-Noise Champ? - June 17, 2006

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