Western Digital Caviar Green 500GB vs Seagate Barracuda 500GB Hard Disk Comparison

Western Digital Caviar Green 500GB and Seagate Barracuda 500GB are both hard disk drives with the same Capacity (500 GB), Interface (SATA 6 Gb/s) and Form Factor (3.5"). The main differences are in Performance (+2%), Cache and RPM.

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Western Digital Caviar Green 500GB	Seagate Barracuda 500GB
Prices (Change region) Out of Stock Free shipping $68.00 - Buy now	Prices (Change region) Out of Stock Free shipping $60.00 Out of Stock $69.99 Out of Stock Free shipping $75.99 - Buy now Show 1 more offers
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Brand Western Digital	Brand Seagate
Model WD5000AZRX	Model ST500DM002
Release Date 📅 March 2012	Release Date 📅 November 2011
* First availability for purchase, it may not correspond to the actual market launch date.
User reviews ★★★★★ (295 reviews) Add a product review	User reviews ★★★★★ (121 reviews) Add a product review
Performance (Charts) 111th / 637 (-2%)	Performance (Charts) 110th / 637 (0%)
Effective Value 78th / 161	Effective Value 64th / 161
Price history View Details ►	Price history View Details ►
Price/GB $0.14	Price/GB $0.12
GB/$1 7.35	GB/$1 8.33
Pros Reliability Low power consumption	Pros Reliability Good performance
Capacity 500 GB	Capacity 500 GB
Cache 64MB	Cache 16MB
RPM 5400	RPM 7200
Interface SATA 6 Gb/s	Interface SATA 6 Gb/s
Form Factor 3.5"	Form Factor 3.5"
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