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Compare Western Digital Caviar Blue 320GB vs Caviar Blue 500GB

Western Digital Caviar Blue 320GB and Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB are both hard disk drives with the same Cache (16MB), RPM (7200) and Form Factor (3.5"). The main differences are in Performance (+20%), Capacity and Interface.

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Western Digital Caviar Blue 320GB

Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB

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Brand

Western Digital

Brand

Western Digital

Model

WD3200AAKS

Model

WD5000AAKX

Release Date

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Release Date

📅 December 2010

* First availability for purchase, it may not correspond to the actual market launch date.

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Performance (Charts)

143rd / 637

(-20%)

Performance (Charts)

117th / 637

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Effective Value

62nd / 161

Effective Value

47th / 161

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Price/GB

$0.11

Price/GB

$0.09

GB/$1

9.15

GB/$1

11.63

Pros

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Pros

Reliability

Capacity

320 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"

Options (3)

	640 GB $34.36
	500 GB $48.95
	250 GB $149.95

Comparison and key differences summary

Reasons to buy the Western Digital Caviar Blue 320GB:

19% cheaper, you can save $8.01

Reasons to buy the Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB:

Moderately better performance, around +20%
Slightly better effective value.
More Capacity (+180 GB available)

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