model number | AC14300 | AC420400 | WD43AA | WD64AA | WD75AA | WD84AA | WD102AA | WD136AA | WD153AA | WD153AA | WD172AA | WD181AA | WD205AA | WD205AA | WD272AA | WD307AA | WD450AA | WD102BA | WD136BA | WD153BA | WD205BA | |
capacity | GB | 4.3 | 20.4 | 4.3 | 6.4 | 7.5 | 8.5 | 10.3 | 13.6 | 15.4 | 15.3 | 17.2 | 18.1 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 27.2 | 30.8 | 45.0 | 10.3 | 13.7 | 15.4 | 20.5 |
buffer size | kB | 512 | 2048 | 2048 | 2048 | 2048 | 2048 | 2048 | 2048 | 2048 | 2048 | 2048 | 2048 | 2048 | 2048 | 2048 | 2048 | 2048 | 2048 | 2048 | 2048 | 2048 |
heads | 2 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | |
areal density | MB/in2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
track density | tpi | |||||||||||||||||||||
recording density | kbpi | |||||||||||||||||||||
average seek | ms | 9.50 | 9.00 | 9.50 | 9.50 | 9.50 | 9.50 | 9.50 | 9.50 | 9.50 | 9.50 | 9.50 | 9.50 | 9.50 | 9.50 | 9.50 | 9.50 | 9.50 | 8.90 | 8.90 | 8.90 | 8.90 |
rotation speed | RPM | 5400 | 5400 | 5400 | 5400 | 5400 | 5400 | 5400 | 5400 | 5400 | 5400 | 5400 | 5400 | 5400 | 5400 | 5400 | 5400 | 5400 | 7200 | 7200 | 7200 | 7200 |
media rate (max.) | MB/s | 21.43 | 24.51 | 30.50 | 29.20 | 37.62 | 30.50 | 29.20 | 29.20 | 29.20 | 30.50 | 30.50 | 29.20 | 29.20 | 33.88 | 37.62 | 38.00 | 38.00 | 38.00 | 38.00 |