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Western Digital 1TB RE3 and Western Digital 1TB WD Purple are both hard disk drives with the same Capacity (1000 GB) and Form Factor (3.5"). The main differences are in Cache, RPM and Interface.
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Western Digital 1TB RE3 SATA 3 7200 RPM 32MB - WD1002FBYS
Western Digital 1TB RE3
Western Digital 1TB WD Purple 5400 RPM SATA 6 Gb/s 64MB Cache 3.5" - WD10PURZ
Western Digital 1TB WD Purple
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$70.00
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$209.59
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Brand
Western Digital
Brand
Western Digital
Model
WD1002FBYS
Model
WD10PURZ
Release Date
📅 October 2011
Release Date
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* First availability for purchase, it may not correspond to the actual market launch date.
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Performance (Charts)
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Performance (Charts)
81st / 637
Effective Value
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Effective Value
23rd / 161
Price history
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Price/GB
$0.05
Price/GB
$0.05
GB/$1
21.74
GB/$1
20
Capacity
1000 GB
Capacity
1000 GB
Cache
32MB
Cache
64MB
RPM
7200
RPM
5400
Interface
SATA 3 Gb/s
Interface
SATA 6 Gb/s
Form Factor
3.5"
Form Factor
3.5"
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Western Digital Purple 14TB 14TB
$612.23
WD Purple 3TB WD30PURZ 3TB
$163.00
WD Purple 6TB WD60PURZ 6TB
$238.99
Western Digital Purple 10TB WD102PURZ 10TB
$448.95
Western Digital 2TB WD Purple 2TB
$140.00
Western Digital 12TB WD Purple 12TB
$542.00
WD Purple 4TB WD40PURZ 4TB
$124.95
Western Digital Purple 8TB WD82PURZ 8TB
$219.99

Comparison and key differences summary

Reasons to buy the Western Digital 1TB RE3:

  • 67% cheaper, you can save $139.59
  • Higher Revolutions Per Minute (+1800 RPM)

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Reasons to buy the Western Digital 1TB WD Purple:

  • More Internal Cache (+32 MB available)

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