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WD Caviar Blue WD3200AAKB - hard drive - 320 GB - ATA-100

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Hard drive size: 320 GB
Interface type: ATA-100
Form factor: 3.5" x 1/3H
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The Western Digital Caviar Blue WD3200AAKB is a 320GB, standard hard disk drive.Compared to other standard hard drives on the market, it is midpriced at around $200.Its burst transfer rate is 100 MBps.This is a 7200 rpm drive and comes with a 16MB cache.

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Description: The Western Digital Caviar Blue WD3200AAKB is a 320GB, standard hard disk drive.Compared to other standard hard drives on the market, it is midpriced at around $200.Its burst transfer rate is 100 MBps.This is a 7200 rpm drive and comes with a 16MB cache.

Pros: Has a 320GB capacity, which is somewhat larger than some similarly priced hard drives.In fact, the average cost of a product with this large a capacity is $270.Also, this hard drive has a 16MB buffer, which is larger than some similarly priced hard drives.

Cons: None noted, given available product data.

Suitability: Suitable for replacement or upgrade on many desktop PCs or workstations.

Value: In general, this hard drive has good features for the money.On the other hand, you would typically pay about 25% less to get a standard hard drive having a comparable data transfer rate.

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