Western Digital 500GB Caviar Blue WD5000AAKS vs Seagate Barracuda 500GB Hard Disk Comparison

Western Digital 500GB Caviar Blue WD5000AAKS and Seagate Barracuda 500GB are both hard disk drives with the same Capacity (500 GB), Cache (16MB) and RPM (7200). The main differences are in Performance (+21%) and Interface.

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Western Digital 500GB Caviar Blue WD5000AAKS	Seagate Barracuda 500GB
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Brand Western Digital	Brand Seagate
Model WD5000AAKS	Model ST500DM002
Release Date -	Release Date 📅 November 2011
* First availability for purchase, it may not correspond to the actual market launch date.
User reviews Add a product review	User reviews ★★★★★ (121 reviews) Add a product review
Performance (Charts) 133rd / 637 (-21%)	Performance (Charts) 110th / 637 (0%)
Effective Value 79th / 161	Effective Value 65th / 161
Price history View Details ►	Price history View Details ►
Price/GB $0.10	Price/GB $0.12
GB/$1 10.21	GB/$1 8.33
Pros -	Pros Reliability Good performance
Capacity 500 GB	Capacity 500 GB
Cache 16MB	Cache 16MB
RPM 7200	RPM 7200
Interface SATA 3 Gb/s	Interface SATA 6 Gb/s
Form Factor 3.5"	Form Factor 3.5"