Western Digital Caviar Green 3TB vs Caviar Green 500GB Hard Disk Comparison

Western Digital Caviar Green 3TB and Western Digital Caviar Green 500GB are both hard disk drives with the same Cache (64MB), RPM (5400) and Interface (SATA 6 Gb/s). The main differences are in Performance (+11%) and Capacity.

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Western Digital Caviar Green 3TB	Western Digital Caviar Green 500GB
Prices (Change region) Out of Stock Free shipping $187.49 - Buy now	Prices (Change region) Out of Stock Free shipping $68.00 - Buy now
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Brand Western Digital	Brand Western Digital
Model WD30EZRX	Model WD5000AZRX
Release Date 📅 July 2011	Release Date 📅 March 2012
* First availability for purchase, it may not correspond to the actual market launch date.
User reviews ★★★★★ (295 reviews) Add a product review	User reviews ★★★★★ (295 reviews) Add a product review
Performance (Charts) 101st / 637 (0%)	Performance (Charts) 111th / 637 (-11%)
Effective Value 138th / 161	Effective Value 78th / 161
Price history View Details ►	Price history View Details ►
Price/GB $0.06	Price/GB $0.14
GB/$1 16	GB/$1 7.35
Pros ReliabilityLow power consumption	Pros Reliability Low power consumption
Capacity 3000 GB	Capacity 500 GB
Cache 64MB	Cache 64MB
RPM 5400	RPM 5400
Interface SATA 6 Gb/s	Interface SATA 6 Gb/s
Form Factor 3.5"	Form Factor 3.5"
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