Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB vs Toshiba DT01ACA050 500GB Hard Disk Comparison

Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB and Toshiba DT01ACA050 500GB are both hard disk drives with the same Capacity (500 GB), RPM (7200) and Interface (SATA 6 Gb/s). The main differences are in Performance (+39%) and Cache.

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Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB	Toshiba DT01ACA050 500GB
Prices (Change region) In Stock Free shipping $45.99 In Stock $49.99 Last updated 54 minutes ago.	Prices (Change region) In Stock Free shipping $35.00 In Stock $38.33 Last updated 54 minutes ago.
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Brand Western Digital	Brand Toshiba
Model WD5000AAKX	Model DT01ACA050
Release Date 📅 December 2010	Release Date 📅 August 2012
* First availability for purchase, it may not correspond to the actual market launch date.
User reviews ★★★★★ (110 reviews) Add a product review	User reviews Add a product review
Performance (Charts) 117th / 637 (-39%)	Performance (Charts) 71st / 637 (0%)
Effective Value 52nd / 161	Effective Value 3rd / 161
Price history View Details ►	Price history View Details ►
Price/GB $0.09	Price/GB $0.07
GB/$1 10.87	GB/$1 14.29
Pros Reliability	Pros -
Capacity 500 GB	Capacity 500 GB
Cache 16MB	Cache 32MB
RPM 7200	RPM 7200
Interface SATA 6 Gb/s	Interface SATA 6 Gb/s
Form Factor 3.5"	Form Factor 3.5"